Life History
1744 |
Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.1 |
after 1759 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Gregory THORNTON.1 |
1759 |
Married Francis THORNTON.1 |
1795 |
Death of Francis THORNTON in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.1 |
1815 |
Died in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.1 |
1815 |
Buried in Thornton - Forbes - Washington Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia.1 |
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Ann Thompson Thornton
Birth 1744 Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death 1815 (aged 70-71) Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Burial Thornton - Forbes - Washington Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Ann was the daughter of Rev. John Thompson and Ann Butler (Brayne) Spottswood-Thompson. Ann's mother, Ann Butler Brayne, widow of Governor Alexander Spottswood, was a great grandmother of Robert E. Lee through her first marriage. Ann Thompson married Francis Thornton IV in 1759. They lived at "The Falls", and inherited the nearby "Fall Hill" property from Francis III.
Parents:
John Thompson 1702-1772
Butler Brayne Thompson 1686-1758
Spouse Francis Thornton 1737-1795
Siblings:
Phillip Rootes Thompson 1766-1837
Half Siblings:
Anne Katherine Spotswood Moore unknown-1801
John Spotswood 1724-1758
Mildred Rootes Thompson Gray 1761-1828
John Thompson 1764-1808
Philip Rootes Thompson 1767-1837
Children:
Mildred Washington Thornton Maury 1761 - unknown
Dorothea Thornton Washington 1778-1813
Created by Chuck Thornton 18 Dec 2016
-- Find A Grave Memorial 17414456, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174144567/ann-thornton
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