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Male William THORNTON, JR Click to view William THORNTON, JR in the family tree

William was born in 1620 in "the Hills", Yorkshire, England.  William's father was William THORNTON, SR and his mother was Barbara WESTBY.  His paternal grandfather was Francis THORNTON and his paternal grandmother is Joan DE LOVIER; his maternal grandparents were Ralph WESTBY and UNKNOWN WESTBY. He had a brother named William.  He was the older of the two children.  He died at the age of 51 on February 15th, 1671 in , Stafford Co., Va.  He was buried in 1708 in , Stafford, Virginia.


William's family with Elizabeth ROWLAND

‌William and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on May 11th, 1646 in Prob., York Co., Virginia.  They had three sons and a daughter, named William Jr, Francis, Rowland and Esther.

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