McDonald and Potts family tree- black Jewish YAHYA family line 2 » Col Francis Thornton, II III (1683-1737)

Personal data Col Francis Thornton, II III 

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Household of Col Francis Thornton, II III

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Mary Frances Gregory) is 35 years younger.

He has/had a relationship with Mary Frances Gregory.


Child(ren):

  2. Mildred Thornton  1740-1804 

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Sources

  1. Geni World Family Tree
    Francis Thornton, Jr.<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 4 1682 - Stafford County, Virginia<br>Occupation: Burgess for Spottsylvania; Lt. Col. of His Majesty's Militia in Spottsylvania<br>Marriage: Spouse: Mary Thornton (born Taliaferro), of Powhatan - 1703 - Snow Creek, Essex County, Virginia<br>Death: Feb 6 1737 - Snow Creek, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia<br>Father: Francis Thornton, Sr.<br>Mother: Alice Thornton (born Savage)<br>Wife: Mary Thornton (born Taliaferro), of Powhatan<br>Children: Reuben Thornton, Alice Taylor (born Thornton), Jane Champe (born Thornton), John Thornton, Mary Battaile (born Thornton), Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill, William Montpelier Thornton, I</a>, Sarah Taliaferro (born Thornton), Elizabeth Meriwether (born Thornton), Mildred Walker (born Thornton), Lydia Watts (born Thorton), Ann Jackson (born Thornton)<br>Siblings: Elizabeth Conway Gibson (born Thornton), Margaret Strother (born Thornton), Alice (born Thornton), of Rappahannock County, VA, William Thornton, Sr., Martha Catlett (born Thornton), Rowland Thornton, of "Crowes", Ann Thornton, Sarah Alice Taliaferro (born Thornton), Anthony Thornton
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  2. WikiTree
    Francis Thornton, II<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 4 1683 - Stafford, Virginia<br>Marriage: 1703 - Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia<br>Death: Feb 6 1737 - Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia<br>Father: Major Francis Thornton<br>Mother: Alice Thornton (born Savage)<br>Wife: Mary Thornton (born Taliaferro)<br>Children: Mildred Walker (born Thornton Meriwether)Lydia Watts (born Thornton)Elizabeth Meriwether (born Thornton)Alice Taylor (born Thornton Catlett)Reuben ThorntonCol. John ThorntonCol. Francis Thornton, IIIMary ThorntonJane Champe (born Thornton)<br>Siblings: Margaret Strother (born Thornton)Rowland ThorntonElizabeth Gibson (born Thornton Conway)Anthony Thornton, IWilliam ThorntonAnne Morgan (born Thornton)Sarah Taliaferro (born Thornton)<br>Photos:
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Historical events

Birthday January 4, 1683

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1683: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
    • September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
    • September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
    • October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
    • November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

Day of death February 6, 1737

  • The temperature on February 6, 1737 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1737: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
    • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
    • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
    • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.


Same birth/death day

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Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Thornton, II


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