Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
NameMildred Thornton 305,306,307, F
Birth19 or 21 Mar 1720/1, "Snow Creek", Spotsylvania County, Virginia308
Death16 Nov 1779, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia234
BurialWalker Family Cemetery, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia309
MemoNo original marker.
FatherCol. Francis Thornton Jr. , M (1682-1739)
MotherMary Taliaferro , F (~1685-1741)
Spouses
1Nicholas Meriwether 282,299,300, G Grandson, M
Birthabt 1714, Hanover County, Virginia
Death12 May 1739, Virginia302,303
BurialUnknown, Virginia304
FatherWilliam Meriwether , M (~1688-1751)
MotherElizabeth Bushrod , F (~1690-)
Marriageabt 1738, Virginia206,301
ChildrenMildred , F (1739-ca1760)
Birth25 Jan 1715/16, King and Queen County, Virginia323
Death9 Nov 1794, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia
BurialWalker Family Cemetery, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia324
MemoNo original marker known.
FatherThomas Walker , M (~1689-)
MotherSusanna Peachey , F (-~1736)
Marriage22 Jun 1741, Louisa County, Virginia
ChildrenMary , F (1742-1824)
 John , M (1744-1809)
 Susan , F (1746-)
 Thomas , M (1748-1798)
 Lucy , F (1751-~1800)
 Elizabeth , F (1753-)
 Mildred "Milly" , F (1753-1790)
 Sarah , F (1758-<1790)
 Martha , F (1760-)
 Reuben , M (1762-1765)
 Francis , M (1764-1806)
 Peachy , F (1767-)
Notes for Mildred Thornton
She and her second husband, Dr. Thomas Walker, built “Castle Hill” on land she inherited from her first husband Nicholas Meriwether.
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