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Données personnelles Lt.-Gen. William IV 'the immigrant' Thornton 

• Il est né en l'an 1620 dans Yorkshire, England.Source 4

  "The Hills"

• Immigré(e)(s) en l'an 1634.Les sources 6, 7
• Professions:
• Headright (indentured worker), of William Pryor.Source 8
• en l'an 1677 Vestryman of Petsworth Parish.Source 8
• Résidant:
• le 16 février 1665: .Les sources 6, 8
• (Nickname) : The Immigrant.Source 9
• (Property) : Deed Book 6, Pg. 83. Rappahannock Co, Virginia, USA.Les sources 6, 10
• (Alt. Birth) environ 1620.Les sources 6, 8
• (Alt. Birth) en l'an 1620.Source 5
• (Alt. Birth) en l'an 1620: Yorkshire, England.Les sources 10, 11
• (Alt. Birth) environ 1624.
• (Property) en l'an 1649: Land Grant.Source 12
• (Property) le 16 février 1666: Land Grant.Source 8
• (Alt. Death) le 15 février 1671: Stafford Co, Virginia, USA.Les sources 3, 11
• (Property) en l'an 1675: Deed.Source 8
• (Alt. Death) en l'an 1708: Stafford Co, Virginia, USA.Les sources 3, 4
• (Alt. Death) en l'an 1708: Stafford Co, Virginia, USA.Les sources 6, 13
• (Property) en l'an 1708: Deed.Source 8
• Il est décédé en l'an 1708 dans Stafford Co., Virginia, il avait 88 ans.Les sources 6, 13

  Son's home, Francis
  Cod's Creek

• Il est enterré en l'an 1708 dans Stafford Co, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Les sources 3, 10
• Un enfant de William III Thornton et Bridget Marshall
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 15 janvier 2023.

Famille de Lt.-Gen. William IV 'the immigrant' Thornton

(1) Il est marié avec Anne Bellinton.

Ils se sont mariés

Enfant(s):

1. Luke Thornton  1642-1725 

(2) Il est marié avec Elizabeth Rowland.

Ils se sont mariés en l'an 1648 à York Co, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, il avait 28 ans.Les sources 6, 14

Enfant(s):

1. William V Thornton  1649-1726 
2. Francis Thornton  1651-1727 
3. Rowland Thornton  1654-1701

(3) Il est marié avec Eliza (Elsie) Billington.

Ils se sont mariés en l'an 1641 à Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, il avait 21 ans.Source 4

Notes par Lt.-Gen. William IV 'the immigrant' Thornton

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patchildress&id=I2404

Son of Wlliam & Brdget Marshall
G.son of Willam & Frances Robinson
G.g.son of William & Barbara Westby
G.g.g. son of Francis & Joan Delaryver (Delovier)

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[Marcine's Genealogy.ged]
[Luttrell-Marcine.FTW]

Virginia County Records, VII; Gloucester Co., Book 5.
Original Source Page #: 573
Name: Wm. Thornton
Date: 1665
Comment: 164 acres

There have been in Virginia several different families of this name, the largest and most prominent has been that which originally settled in Gloucester county, spread to Stafford, King George, Richmond, Northumberland, Essex, Caroline, Spottsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, Madison, Brunswick, and other counties, and has now representatives in almost every State in the Union.  (2)

This William Thornton originally settled in York County and later moved to Stafford County where he built a home and named it "The Hills."

William Thorneton is a headright of William Pryor who received 1300 acres on the north side of Charles River in 1642 (York Co., Va.?) (5) This may be the same William Prior who died between 1646 - 1647 and owned the ship Honor.

The first of the name of whom there is any record is said to have come from Yorkshire. On May 11, 1646, William Thornton obliged himself, by a paper recorded in York county (including Gloucester), to care for the cattle of John Liptrot until the latter came of age. [York Co., Virginia Wills & Deeds, 1645-1649, #2 page 278/9] (2)

In 1649 he received a land grant of 164 acres in Gloucester Co., the grant being awarded for the transfer of 4 persons from England, this being one of the first Patents in Virginia.  (Virginia Land Patent Book 5, page 573.)

On February 16th, 1665-'66, as "Mr. William Thornton", he had a grant of 164 acres of land, in Petsworth parish, Gloucester, adjoining the land where he lived, and that of Mr. Richard Barnard.  And in 1675, William Thornton, Sr., filed a deed of gift to his four children: Francis, Rowland, William and Esther.

He was a vestryman of Petsworth parish in 1677.(1)  There is on record in Essex a power of attorney, dated September, 1673, from William Thornton, of Gloucester, to James Kay, of Rappahannock Co., concerning 2,000 acres of land in the freshes of Rappahannock, on the north side of the river, adjoining the lands of Andrew Buckner, Col. Wm. Ball, and Mr. Richard Whitehead, and Muddy Creek, a tract of land which he had bought from Mott.  (2)

In 1679, William issued the below deed to his wife, Elizabeth in Rappahannock Co., Virginia. (4)
William Thornton to his wife, Elizabeth  (NOTE: Spelling updated to current practice)

November 4, 1679

Know all men by these presents that I, William Thornton for the consideration of the acknowledgement of the thirds or dower my wife, Elizabeth Thornton, now has or hereafter may have of and to one dividend of six hundred acres of land sold to Mr. Waters and his heirs, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, feeoffeed and confirmed unto my said now wife, one mare about three years old also a sorrel color, whitish in the forehead and marked with a hole in the right ear. And also one yearling cow calf marked with two cross and two shoats natural marked, being black with a white face. To have and to hold the said mare and her increase (except one weanable foal), such as the said William Thornton or his heirs or assigns shall at any time hereafter make choice of happens to have fallen so from the above said mare, upon such demand as the said Thornton or his assigns shall make together with the so above said yearling cow calf, with all their & every of their increase, unto the aforesaid Elizabeth Thornton & to her own proper use, & to her heirs and assigns forever (except as before excepted)??. all of him the said William Thornton, his heirs or assigns, or any other person claiming from by or under him, them any of them.

In witness whereof I have here unto set both my hand & seal this 4th day of November 1679.

Sealed & delivered in fee (S) William Thornton
(SEAL)
Recorded in Circuit Court Rappahannock
anno 1649 Edmo. Craske Cl Cur

NOTES:

1. As shown in (Old) Rappahannock Deed Book 6, Page 86, William Thornton issued a deed to John Waters on October 22, 1678.

2. Rappahannock County Deeds 1682-88, VII, Page 265 includes a deed dated 7 April 1686 from John Waters to John Savage showing Savage paying Waters 3,750 pounds of tobacco for 200 acres in Gloucester County on the South side of Piscaton Creek, land purchased by Waters from Wm. Thornton.

There is also recorded in Essex, in 1708, a deed, dated July 16, 1675, from William Thornton, of Gloucester, gentleman, to Francis and Rowland, "two of his sons", conveying 2,000 acres in Rappahannock county, and also a power of attorney, dated 1708, from Wm Thornton, formerly of Gloucester, but now of Stafford, authorizing the confirmation of said deed. So in his old age Wm. Thornton removed from Gloucester to Stafford.  (2)

He died in 1708 at the home of his son, Col. Francis Thornton, in Stafford Co., and it is stated that his tombstone bears his Coat of Arms, (See Crozier's "General Armory," 1904 edition, page 126, Burke's "General Armory," 1878 edition, page 1010.).   (3)

Arms:     Argent, a chevron sable between three hawthorne trees proper.
Crest:    Out of a ducal Coronet or, a lions head proper.
Motto:    None recorder, few of the older arms being accompanied by recorded mottos.  One Yorkshire line of the family used the motto: Deo spes mes (My hope is in God).
Authority:     Crozier's "General Armory," 1904 edition, page 126. Burke's "Geneal Armory," 1878 edition, page 1010.

Note:

Crozier, best considered of all of the published American heraldic authorities, records the above described coat and crest as authentic for descendants of William Thornton, of "The Hills," Yorkshire, England, who came to America and settled in York Co., Virginia, in the year 1646.

Burke, British authority, records the same as authentic for the family of Thornton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, which was the center of the residence of this family.  Kirkland Hall, in Lancaster, was the seat of one line.  This line bore the lion's head of red.  A line owning the estate of Birkin, in Yorkshire, England, bore the lion's head of purple, and placed the coronet around the neck of the lion rather than under it.  A Yorkshire line with branches in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, England, bore the same arms, but changed the crest to a dragon's head and wings of silver issuing from the ducal coronet of gold.

O'Hart, in the 1923 edition of his "Irish Pedigrees," Volume 2, states that the Thorntons of England were among the twelve families among whom Queen Elizabeth divided 111,000 acres in the County of Limerick, in Ireland, which she had taken from the FitzGeralds, Earls of Desmond.  This accounts for the branches of the family which settled in Ireland.

It is believed, although no proof exists, that William Thornton married, first Elisa Belling, about 1640/42, a daughter of Luke Belling (Bellington?) and Elisa Russell in Linenburg Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia.  (13) He married second Elizabeth Rowland, March 27, 1648 in Gloucester Co., Virginia.  (See also deed, Rappahannock Co., Deed Book 6, Page 83 which lists wife "Elizabeth").

After doing lots of research I have concluded that William Thornton could NOT have married Eliza BILLINGTON, the daughter of Luke BILLINGTON as is currently believed.

To come to this conclusion, I first searched for information on the Wills of Luke Billington and his wife Barbara, of Rappahannock Co., Va. which were proved in 1672 and 1674.  This listed their children: Luke, Elitia, Elizabeth, Jane, Barbara and Mary. (6) (12)

Several sources have shown that Elizabeth is the one who went by Eliza and that Elitia was also known as Alicia. ; I also found that Eliza Billington married Dennis McCarty and had at least one child by 1679 as is shown in the quote below. (7) (12)

"Captain Daniel McCarty, of Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co., the son of Dennis and Eliza (Billington) McCarty of Northumberland Co., was born in 1679, and died May 4, 1724." (12)

Since it is believed that Luke and Edward Thornton were born circa 1642-1646, you could assume that their mother was 18 when Luke was born - but this would make Eliza 55 years old when her son Daniel was born by Dennis McCarty.  Something which is quite unlikely.  I therefore decided that Luke, Jr. must have had a daughter named Eliza and that this is the one who married Dennis McCarty.  However, I've discovered that Luke, Jr. died without issue. (8)

I also checked on Alicia/Elitia in case I had the wrong daughter and found that Alicia married John Russell on September 11, 1673. (9)

"RUSSELL, John married Alicia Billington, 11 September 1673. NFPR, p.161 (North Farnham Parish Register) (The bride was the daughter of Luke and Barbara Billington.  Sweeny, p.16-17, 29.)" (9)

By his first wife, William had the following issue: Luke, named for his maternal grandfather; b. 1642 in Linenburg Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia; Edward, second son, b. ca. 1646.  [No document proof of this information and it is in question].

William had three sons by his second wife, William, Francis and Rowland. The son, William, was born 27 March, 1649, died 15 Feb., 1727.  Like his father, he was a vestryman of Petsworth Parish.  He married three times, and had sixteen children.  Francis Thornton of Stafford County was born 5 Nov. 1651, and died 1726.  His first wife was Alice, daughter of Capt. Anthony Savage of Gloucester, and by her had issue, seven children. He had no issue by his second wife. Rowland Thornton, third son of William, married Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Fleming. He was dead in 1701, and it is thought left no issue. (3)

We also know of one daughter.  In a deed of gift to his sons, Francis, Rowland, and William, he named a daughter Esther.  (Rappahannock County).

Various Virginia records reveal that the elder William and his three sons were active in matters pertaining to the purchase and sale of lands, involving some extensive tracts; they were active in the Church of England, the High Church, though at one time were, by their own request, removed as Vestrymen, publicly avowing their disbelief in the doctrine of Transubstantiation.  They were Justices, members of the Burgess, and honored with various offices of public trust.  (5)

From a list made in 1675:  he was 55 years old, his eldest son Luke was 33 years of age, Edward was 29, William, Jr. was 26, Francis was 24, and Rowland was 21.  Luke had established himself in N. Farnham Parish of Richmond Co., and Edward had established himself in N. Farnham Parish of Richmond Co., and Edward had established in Accomack Co., and William, Jr., Francis and Rowland had stayed home.  [No source for this list, therefore UNCONFIRMED.  I've looked everywhere and I just can't find it.]

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(1)  Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia, Volume I. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1857.  Article XXVII.
The following people were listed in the Vestry of Petsworth Parish: William Thornton, William Thornton, Jr., Francis Thornton, Seth Thornton, Sterling Thornton, and Meaux Thornton.

(2) William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2. (Oct., 1895), pp. 89-93.   "The Thornton Family" By W. G. Stanard.  Online Source: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/va+index+6584106 797913+F

(3) Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Heraldica, Being a Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor, With Genealogical Notes of the Families. Richmond, Virginia: - , 1908.

(4) Deed, (Old) Rappahannock Deed Book 6, Page 83 (this deed is now kept in the current Essex County Courthouse). William Thornton to his wife, Elizabeth, November 4, 1679.

(5) Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume V, "Some Thorntons", Pages 67-75.

(6 1) O'Brien, Michael J., The McCarthys in Early American History. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921. Call Number: R929.2 M12

(7 2) Ancestral Records and Portraits vol.2 The Grafton Press. New York. 1910.  Page 817.  Call Number: R929.1 C72 v.2

(8) King, George H.S. (Compiled and Published), Marriages of Richmond Co., Virginia (1668-1853), Page 246, "Luke, Jr., d.s.p., 1687 [Sweeny, p. 127-8.]."

(9) King, George Harrison Sanford, (Compiled and Published) Marriages of Richmond Co., Virginia 1668-1853, 1964, page 175.

(10) Wilkerson, Eva Eubank, Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock & Essex Counties, Virginia,  (Whittet & Shepperson, Richmond, Virginia, 1953), Page 22, "1672 - Billington, Elitia, daughter of Luke Billington, married John Russell, Book W & D, Page 1, 114, 165."

(11) Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume V, The Thornton Family (Compiled by W.G. Stanard), Pages 44-57. ; I have seen this article also in the William and Mary Quarterly.

(12) Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume V, The Thornton Family (Compiled by W.G. Stanard), Pages 586-594.

(13)  Thornton lineage by Adelle B. Harper, in the Georgia Magazine, volume 11, number 4 (Dec. 1967), pages 32-33.
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Fr. Jeff Duvall - (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
From the genealogical column of the Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch of Sunday, October 23, 1904:" Later the following "From them was William Thornton, gentleman of the Hills, Yorkshire, who emigrated to Virginia and settled in York County 1646 in Pentworth Parish, new Gloucester County. He built his home four miles north of Gloucester Point, which he called "The Hills, after his English home. In later life he moved to Stafford County. He married THREE TIMES and had NINETEEN CHILDREN".   [Marcine's note:  William, Jr. married three times, no proof found that William, Sr. married three times.  I believe he's got the two William's confused.]

Lineages of Hereditary Society Members, 1600s-1900s), Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Ancestors, Page 252.
"Thornton, William (1620 - ) Va.; m. Avice Russell, Elizabeth Howland. Landowner."
"Thornton, William (1642-1708) Va.; m. Elisie Bellington.  Landowner"
Marcine's Genealogy, Electronic Library, online < http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~celticlady/default.htm>;, Marcine Lohman, webmaster <(XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)et> (509 Kehrs Mill Road, Ballwin, MO  63011-3231).

[Courtney L. Caldwell.ged]

?THE Thornton FAMILY?. BY W. G. STANARD.

Though there have been in Virginia several different families of this name, the largest and most prominent has been that which originally settled in Gloucester county, spread to Stafford, King George, Richmond, Northumberland, Essex, Caroline, Spottsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, Madison, Brunswick, and other counties, and has now representatives in almost every State in the Union.

The first of the name of whom there is any record is said to have come from Yorkshire. On May 11, 1646, William Thornton obliged himself, by a paper recorded in York county (including Gloucester), to care for the cattle of John Liptrot until the latter came of age.

On February 16th, 1665-'66, as "Mr. William1 Thornton", he had a grant of 164 acres of land, in Petsworth parish, Gloucester, adjoining the land where he lived, and that of Mr. Richard Barnard. He was a vestryman of Petsworth parish in 1677.

There is on record in Essex a power of attorney, dated September, 1673, from William1 Thornton, of Gloucester, to James Kay, of Rappahannock county, concerning 2,000 acres of land in the fleshes of Rappahannock, on the north side of the river, adjoining the lands of Andrew Buckner, Col. Wm. Ball, and Mr. Richard Whitehead, and Muddy Creek, a tract of land which he had bought from Mott.

There is also recorded in Essex, in 1708, a deed, dated July 16, 1675, from William Thornton, of Gloucester, gentleman, to Francis and Rowland, "two of his sons", conveying 2,000 acres in Rappahannock county, and also a power of attorney, dated 1708, from Wm1 Thornton, formerly of Gloucester, but now of Stafford, authorizing the confirmation of said deed. So in his old age Wm. Thornton removed from Gloucester to Stafford. It is not known whom he married, but he had issue:

1, William, Jr.; 2

2, Francis; 2

3, Rowland; 2

[Tricia Bowers.ged]

William "the Immigrant" Thornton b: BET. 1620 - 1627 in "The Hills", Stonegrave, Yorkshire, England
Married: 1640
: William Thornton III
Sex: M
Birth: 1620 in Yorkshire, England
Death: 1708 in Cod's Creek, Virginia
Immigration: 1634 Left England for Virginia
Event: Land Grant ABT. 1646 164 acres in Glouchester Co., VA
PROP: 1708 Deeds to sons in Essex Co., VA
Note:
William was in York Co., Virginia on May 11, 1646 when papers indicate that he agreed to care for the cattle of one John Liprot. He built a home four miles north of Glouchester Point, calling it "The Hills" in honor of his Yorkshire, England home. Later in life, William lived in Stafford Co., Virginia (J. Oglesby). He was a vestryman at Petsworth Parish in 1677 (from "Thorntons of Virginia").

Deed are recorded in Essex County in 1708 naming his sons Francis and Rowland. See "Virginia Genealogies" and information furnished by Jane Farmer, via Jann Cunningham.William Thornton
Sex: M
Birth: 1620 in ,Yorkshire, England
Death: 1708 in ,Stafford Co., Virginia
Note: INFO: Billy N. Fussell - Longview, TX

Marriage 1 Elisia BELLINGTON b: ABT 1620 in ,,VA
Married: ABT 1641

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