Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
NameCol. Francis Thornton Jr. 
379, FSB1-SD, M
379, FSB1-SD, MBirth4 Jan 1681/2, “The Hills”, Gloucester County, Virginia
Death6 Feb 1738/9, “Snow Creek”, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
BurialThornton, Forbes & Washington Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia380
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FatherFrancis Thornton , M (1651-~1726)
MotherAlice Stafford Savage , F (1653-1695)
Spouses
1Mary Taliaferro , JWQX-1P, F
, JWQX-1P, FBirthabt 1685, “Powhattan”, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Memo(Essex County did not exist until 1692)
Death01 Aug 1741, “Snow Creek”, Spotsylvania County, Virginia381
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FatherJohn Taliaferro , 4DMX-ZR, M (1656-1720)
MotherSarah Smith , 4DMZ-0W, F (~1666->1720)
Marriage1703, “Snow Creek”, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Notes for Col. Francis Thornton Jr.
Burgess of Spotsylvania 1723 to 1726; Justice for Caroline county 1723. He moved to and built "Snow Creek" about 1703.
Research notes for Col. Francis Thornton Jr.
^NOTE Dates of birth for children differ from records provided by LDS AF, VMJ, ARR and FCP.
^BIRTH **LDS AF has Stafford Co.; BLEVINS has 24 Jan.
^MARR **From FCP: Tyler’s Vol XI, July 1929; BLEVINS has Stafford Co. VA 1703.
^DEATH **From BLEVINS; others just state Bef 28 Jun. From FCP: Tyler’s gives a date of 1682 to 1752. This does not match the Petworth Parish Vestry book entry dated 28 Jun 1738, which named his nephew, William Thornton, to replace Francis Thornton, deceased. ARR gives date of 11 Nov 1748 at "Snow Creek". VLLM gives date of 1752.
^BIRTH **LDS AF has Stafford Co.; BLEVINS has 24 Jan.
^MARR **From FCP: Tyler’s Vol XI, July 1929; BLEVINS has Stafford Co. VA 1703.
^DEATH **From BLEVINS; others just state Bef 28 Jun. From FCP: Tyler’s gives a date of 1682 to 1752. This does not match the Petworth Parish Vestry book entry dated 28 Jun 1738, which named his nephew, William Thornton, to replace Francis Thornton, deceased. ARR gives date of 11 Nov 1748 at "Snow Creek". VLLM gives date of 1752.
Reference notes for Col. Francis Thornton Jr.
get info from:
9181. “The Thornton Family,” W. G. Stanard, William & Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 4 No. 2, October 1895, pp. 89-93.
9181. “The Thornton Family,” W. G. Stanard, William & Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 4 No. 2, October 1895, pp. 89-93.
Research notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
^NAME **SLH has Mary SMYTHE Taliaferro.
^BIRTH **Place from ARR is Gloucester County, year from LDS AF. ARR has year as 1685, FCP has 1689.
^BIRTH **Place from ARR is Gloucester County, year from LDS AF. ARR has year as 1685, FCP has 1689.