Thomas Ammon¹

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1. [S375] Headley, Robert K., Married Well and Often, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia 1649-1800, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003). p.15, Thomas Ammon and Sarah Edrington, 24 Jan 1733/34.

Francis Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in0law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.
2. [S33] Assumption of this researcher: Assume birth within a few years of sister Alice (Alcey.)
3. [S576] Barnes, Robert and Catherine, Indexers, Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol V (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982). The Thornton Family, W.G. Stanard, p. 29, 33, Francis Thornton, d. 1767 in King George Co., wife Elizabeth.
4. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, King George Co Will Book A-1, pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in-law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.
5. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, King George Co Will Book A-1, pp. 204-205, will of Elizabeth Thornton dated 2 Sep 1748, probated 5 Sep 1751, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.264-265, names son Francis Thornton, daughter Elizabeth Thornton, daughter, Alce Fitzhugh, son-in-law John Fitzhugh, grandsons William and Francis Thornton.

Elizabeth Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in0law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.
2. [S33] Assumption of this researcher: Assume birth within a few years of sister Alice (Alcey.)
3. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, King George Co Will Book A-1, pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in-law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.
4. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, King George Co Will Book A-1, pp. 204-205, will of Elizabeth Thornton dated 2 Sep 1748, probated 5 Sep 1751, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.264-265, names son Francis Thornton, daughter Elizabeth Thornton, daughter, Alce Fitzhugh, son-in-law John Fitzhugh, grandsons William and Francis Thornton.

Colonel John Catlett¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in-law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.

Francis Thornton, Sr¹

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Daughter:	Elizabeth Thornton+ (1674/75 - )
Daughter:	Margaret Thornton (1678 - )
Son:	William Thornton (1680 - )
Daughter:	Sarah Thornton (1680 - )
Son:	Francis Thornton, Jr (1682 - )
Son:	Rowland Thornton+ (1685 - abt 1741/42)
Daughter:	Ann Thornton (1689/90 - )
Son:	Anthony Thornton (1691 - )

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.
3. [S576] Barnes, Robert and Catherine, Indexers, Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol V (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982). The Thornton Family, W.G. Stanard, Francis Thornton, b. 5 Nov 1651 in Glouster Co., Virginia, settled in Stafford Co. before 1700, m. 1st Alice Savage, m. 2nd Jane (widow of John Harvey), no issue.
4. [S579] Old Rappahannock County Deed & Will Book: 6, pp. 211-212, 20 Nov 1678, Anthony Savage to son-in-law Francis Thornton and his wife Alice, 300 acres, land was a gift, also name grandaughter Margaret Thornton, County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States.

Ann¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.

Riding¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.

William Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Francis Thornton, Jr¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Anthony Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.
3. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, King George Co Will Book A-1, pp. 109-100, will of Rowland Thornton dated 21 Sep 1741, probated 5 Mar 1741/42, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.147-149, names wife Elizabeth Catlett, son Francis, daughters Elizabeth and Alcey Thornton, father-in-law Colonel John Catlett, brother Anthony Thornton.

Elizabeth Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Sarah Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Margaret Thornton¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.
3. [S1022] Mackenzie, George Norbury;Rhoades, Nelson Osgood, editors, Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1912; reprint Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2016). Volume V, Strother Family, p. 493, William Strother entry, b. 1653, d. 1726, King George County, m. circa 1694 Margaret Thornton, dau. of Francis Thornton Sr.

Gibson¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.

Taliaferro¹

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.

William Strother^1,2

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1. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.
2. [S1022] Mackenzie, George Norbury;Rhoades, Nelson Osgood, editors, Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1912; reprint Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2016). Volume V, Strother Family, p. 493, William Strother entry, b. 1653, d. 1726, King George County, m. circa 1694 Margaret Thornton, dau. of Francis Thornton Sr.

Alice Savage¹

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Daughter:	Elizabeth Thornton+ (1674/75 - )
Daughter:	Margaret Thornton (1678 - )
Son:	William Thornton (1680 - )
Daughter:	Sarah Thornton (1680 - )
Son:	Francis Thornton, Jr (1682 - )
Son:	Rowland Thornton+ (1685 - abt 1741/42)
Daughter:	Ann Thornton (1689/90 - )
Son:	Anthony Thornton (1691 - )

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1. [S579] Old Rappahannock County Deed & Will Book: 6, pp. 211-212, 20 Nov 1678, Anthony Savage to son-in-law Francis Thornton and his wife Alice, 300 acres, land was a gift, also name grandaughter Margaret Thornton, County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States.
2. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Anthony Savage¹

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1. [S579] Old Rappahannock County Deed & Will Book: 6, pp. 211-212, 20 Nov 1678, Anthony Savage to son-in-law Francis Thornton and his wife Alice, 300 acres, land was a gift, also name grandaughter Margaret Thornton, County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States.

Ann Thornton¹

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1. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Edwin Conway¹

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1. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.

Francis Conway¹

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1. [S610] Francis Thornton Bible Record, 1651-1726, The Holy Bible (London: Bill and Barker, 1672); Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1938. Transcript, made by George Harrison Sanford King, book in possession of Va Historical Society (Mss6:4 T3975:1), gift of Laura Thornton in 1938.
2. [S609] King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, King George County Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 and Miscellaneous Notes, (Fredericksburg, Virginia: George H. S. King, 1978; reprint Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1986). pp. 35-37, will of Francis Thornton dated10 May 1726, probated 7 Oct 1726, recorded Will Book A-1 pp.48-51, heirs wife Ann Thornton, eldest son William, sons Francis, Rowland, and Anthony, daughters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Taliaferro, Margaret Strother, grandson Francis Conway, stepson George Riding, stepdaughter Margaret Riding.