THORNTON, Ruben

- 1768   Has 79 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.

1682 - 1737  (55 years)

Birth	4 Jan 1681/82	The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
	Address: "The Hills", Thornton Family Home Gloucester County, Virginia USA
Died	6 Feb 1736/37	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Snow Creek", Thornton Family Home Essex / Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA
Buried	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	THORNTON, Maj. Francis Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1651, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	SAVAGE, Alice,   b. 15 Nov 1651
Family	TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 11 May 1685, Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	1704	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Snow Creek", Thornton Family Home Essex / Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA
Children	+ 1. THORNTON, Lt. Col. John + 2. THORNTON, Ruben + 3. THORNTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1705 + 4. THORNTON, Col. Francis III,   b. 7 Apr 1714, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 5. THORNTON, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1720, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 6. THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK

TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth

1685 - 1741  (56 years)

Birth	11 May 1685	Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England
	Address: "Powhattan" Plantation Ironbound Rd. James City County, Virginia USA http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/pow.htm
Died	1 Aug 1741	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Snow Creek", Thornton Family Home Essex / Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA
Father	TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr.,   b. Abt 1662, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	SMITH, Sarah,   b. 10 Jun 1659, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.,   b. 4 Jan 1681/82, The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	1704	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Snow Creek", Thornton Family Home Essex / Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA
Children	+ 1. THORNTON, Lt. Col. John + 2. THORNTON, Ruben + 3. THORNTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1705 + 4. THORNTON, Col. Francis III,   b. 7 Apr 1714, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 5. THORNTON, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1720, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 6. THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK

GREGORY, Elizabeth

Abt 1724 - Abt 1796  (72 years)

Birth	Abt 1724
Died	Abt 1796
Father	GREGORY, Roger,   b. 1690, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	WASHINGTON, Mildred Warner,   b. 1696, Colony of Virginia, England
Family 1	THORNTON, Ruben
Family 2	WALKER, Dr. Thomas Jr.,   b. 25 Jan 1715/16, King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	14 Jan 1781

• Name	THORNTON, Ruben  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1768	Colony of Virginia, UK   [1]
  Person ID	I3803	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.,   b. 4 Jan 1681/82, The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England d. 6 Feb 1736/37, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 55 years)
  Mother	TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 11 May 1685, Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England d. 1 Aug 1741, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GREGORY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1724   d. Abt 1796 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2015

  
  

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• Sources

  [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I37950, Ruben Thornton; Various Meriwether Society sources. [S634] Holdridge Ozro Collins, Book - Washington Family Genealogy (Hathi Trust), (Los Angeles, California: The Society Sons of the Revolution in the State of California, 1900.), 18 Jun 2015, p 14. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 30 Jun 2025, W. G. Stanard, "The Thornton Family," Vol. 4, No. 2 (Oct., 1895), p 89-93; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 30 June 2025). Thornton Family