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.
Children:
Rowland, married Elizabeth Catlett
FRANCIS, born 1690
Anthony, born 1695, died 1757
FRANCIS THORNTON JR., born 1690, of
Fredericksberg, VA, Burgess of Spottsylvania Co., VA, married
Mary Taliaferro, the daughter of Col. John Taliaferro who died
1744.
(See
Taliaferro Family Addendum)
Children:
, born
1714
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)
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