46. Thornton Family |
From Yorkshire, England came the first ancestor to America; the descendant of William who died 1600 and is said to be of noble ancestry. WILLIAM THORNTON, known as "Gentleman of the Hills," born in Yorkshire, died, York Co., VA, came to Virginia in 1641 and settled in Petsworth Parish in what is now Gloucester Co. and later moved to Stafford Co. By 1646 he had moved to York Co. , VA. His son: Francis Thornton, born 1651 Stafford Co., VA, married Alice Savage, the daughter of Capt. Anthony Savage.
FRANCIS, born 1690 Anthony, born 1695, died 1757 (See Taliaferro Family Addendum) Children:
Mildred, married Samuel Washington, the brother of the President. John (Col.) ELIZABETH THORNTON, born 1714 Fredericksberg, VA, died 1756, married Thomas Meriwether (1714-1756) of "Cloverfields ". (See Meriwether Family Addendum) Ref: (1 v 7), (20), (62), (79 f). |