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THORNTON, Sarah

THORNTON, Sarah

Female 1680 - Abt 1730  (49 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name THORNTON, Sarah  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 17 Dec 1680  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    _CSTAT Twin 
    Death Abt 1730  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age 49 years 
    Person ID I4937  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2025 

    Father THORNTON, Maj. Francis Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1651, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1726, Stafford County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother SAVAGE, Alice,   b. 15 Nov 1651   d. 1695 (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F2041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TALIAFERRO, Capt. Lawrence,   b. 1683, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 27 Jun 1726, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1706  Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Age at Marriage She : 25 years and 11 months - He : ~ 23 years and 11 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Male TALIAFERRO, John,   b. 1707, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1751, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +  2. Male TALIAFERRO, Francis,   b. Aft 1707, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    >  3. Female TALIAFERRO, Sarah,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1764, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    >  4. Female TALIAFERRO, Elizabeth,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1787, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    >  5. Female TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       6. Female TALIAFERRO, Alice,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       7. Male TALIAFERRO, William,   b. Aft 1710, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1756, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Dec 1680 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Nov 1706 - Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1730 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1617] George H. S. King, Artifact - George H. S. King Papers (Library of VA), 21 Oct 2025, Mss1:k5823a#6.

    2. [S1137] Charles M. Marsteller, Book - Taliaferro Index, (Millsboro, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2015.), 1 Aug 2018, p 21, 27.

    3. [S1135] Carol A. Hauk, Book - Descendants of Robert Taliaferro, (Anderson, Indiana: Hauk Data Services, 1995.), 30 Jul 2018, p 3.

    4. [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).
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