THORNTON, Margaret

1678 - Yes, date unknown   Has 19 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

THORNTON, Maj. Francis Sr.

1651 - 1726  (74 years)

Birth	5 Nov 1651	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Died	10 May 1726	Stafford County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	THORNTON, William IV,   b. Abt 1620, Yorkshire, England
Mother	ROWLAND, Elizabeth
Family 1	SAVAGE, Alice,   b. 15 Nov 1651
Married	13 Apr 1674	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	1. THORNTON, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Jan 1674/75 + 2. THORNTON, Margaret,   b. 2 Apr 1678   3. THORNTON, William,   b. 17 Dec 1680 + 4. THORNTON, Sarah,   b. 17 Dec 1680, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England + 5. THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.,   b. 4 Jan 1681/82, The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 6. THORNTON, Rowland,   b. 1 Aug 1685   7. THORNTON, Anne,   b. 22 Mar 1688/89 + 8. THORNTON, Anthony,   b. 27 Sep 1691
Family 2	—?—, Jane
Married	Abt 1701	Colony of Virginia, England
Family 3	—?—, Ann
Married	Abt 1709	Colony of Virginia, UK

SAVAGE, Alice

1651 - 1695  (43 years)

Birth	15 Nov 1651
Died	1695
Father	SAVAGE, Capt. Anthony,   b. 16 Jun 1623, Broadway, Worcestershire, England
Mother	CONSTABLE, Sarah,   b. 16 Mar 1616/17, London, England
Family	THORNTON, Maj. Francis Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1651, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	13 Apr 1674	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	1. THORNTON, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Jan 1674/75 + 2. THORNTON, Margaret,   b. 2 Apr 1678   3. THORNTON, William,   b. 17 Dec 1680 + 4. THORNTON, Sarah,   b. 17 Dec 1680, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England + 5. THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.,   b. 4 Jan 1681/82, The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 6. THORNTON, Rowland,   b. 1 Aug 1685   7. THORNTON, Anne,   b. 22 Mar 1688/89 + 8. THORNTON, Anthony,   b. 27 Sep 1691

STROTHER, William

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	THORNTON, Margaret,   b. 2 Apr 1678
Married	1726

• Name	THORNTON, Margaret  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Apr 1678  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I6435	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	STROTHER, William   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1726  [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 47 years and 8 months - He : ??.
  Family ID	F2543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1617] George H. S. King, Artifact - George H. S. King Papers (Library of VA), 21 Oct 2025, Mss1:k5823a#6. [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