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Francis Thornton

M, b. 4 January 1682, d. 6 February 1737

Parents

Father	Francis Thornton, Sr (b. 5 November 1651, d. between 10 May 1726 and 7 October 1726)
Mother	Alice Savage (b. 1651, d. 5 June 1695)

Children with Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro (b. 1683, d. 1720)

Daughter	Elizabeth Thornton+ (b. 1719, d. October 1774)
Daughter	Mildred Thornton (b. 19 March 1721, d. 16 November 1778)

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Included in charts - lists	Carol Gilstrap Ancestors
Relationship	6th great-grandfather of Carol Jay Gilstrap 8th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 8th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 8th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 8th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 8th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 8th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Biography

Name		Francis Thornton was also known as Francis Thornton.
Name		He was also known as Francis Thornton, II.
Person Source		He had person sources.¹
Birth	4 January 1682	He was born on 4 January 1682 in Fall Hill, Gloucester, VirginiaB G.
Birth	4 January 1682	He was born on 4 January 1682 in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United StatesB G.
Birth	4 January 1682	He was born on 4 January 1682 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States of AmericaB G.
Marriage	1703	He and Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro were married in 1703 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial AmericaB G.
Death	6 February 1737	He died on 6 February 1737 at age 55 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United StatesB G O.
Death	6 February 1737	He died on 6 February 1737 at age 55 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USAB G O.
Burial	June 1738	He was buried in June 1738 in Thornton-Forbes-Washington Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United StatesB G.
Death	28 June 1738	He died on 28 June 1738 at age 56 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USAB G O.

Last Edited

25 July 2025

Citations

[S592] Gray Family Tree, Elizabeth Thornton