Elizabeth Thornton1,2,3

F, (abt 1709 - bef 1774), ID# 965
Elizabeth Thornton|b. abt 1709\nd. bef Oct 1774|p965.htm|Col. Francis Thornton|b. 4 Jan 1681/82\nd. bef 28 Jun 1738||Mary Taliaferro|b. abt 1684\nd. aft 1721||Col. Francis Thornton|b. 5 Nov 1651\nd. 1726||Alice S. Savage|b. abt 1653\nd. bef 1701||Lt. John Taliaferro|b. 1655\nd. 1720||Sarah Smith|b. abt 1664\nd. aft 1727||
  • Father: Col. Francis Thornton3,2 b. 4 Jan 1681/82, d. bef 28 Jun 1738
  • Mother: Mary Taliaferro3 b. abt 1684, d. aft 1721
  • Married First: Capt. Thomas Meriwether in 1735 in Virginia.3,1,2
  • Married Second: Col. Robert Lewis abt 1757 in Louisa Co., Virginia.3,4,2
  • Died: bef Oct 1774 in Fredericksville, Albemarle Co., Virginia.3

Children with Capt. Thomas Meriwether (1714 - 1756):

  • Nicholas H. Meriwether3,1 b. 7 Sep 1736, d. 19 Dec 1772
  • Francis Meriwether3,1 b. 31 Oct 1737, d. aft 1774
  • David Meriwether1,3 b. 2 Sep 1739, d. aft 1774
  • Mary Meriwether1,3 b. 4 Apr 1742
  • Elizabeth Meriwether3,1,2 b. 3 Mar 1743/44
  • Sarah Meriwether3,1 b. 26 Nov 1746
  • Anne Meriwether3,1,5 b. 1 May 1750, d. 5 Aug 1782
  • Lucy Meriwether1,2 b. 4 Feb 1752, d. 8 Sep 1837
  • Mildred Thornton Meriwether3,1 b. 5 Jul 1753, d. aft 1774
  • Thomas Meriwether1,3 b. 5 Nov 1755, d. 6 Nov 1755
  • Jane Meriwether b. 8 Apr 1757, d. aft 1774

Citations:

  1. Minor Meriwether. Lineage of the Meriwethers and the Minors from Colonial Times. St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1895.
  2. Genealogical Publishing Co., Editor. Genealogies of Virginia Families - From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. 5 volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1982.
  3. Deborah Anne Cobb Freeman. Family file David and Deborah.GED, 31 Jul 1998, by e-mail 31 Jul 1998.
  4. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. 5 volumes. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1998.
  5. Lauretta (Trickey) Corkill, Eldon Corkill, Ruth (Trickey) Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, compilers. A Supplement to Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange County, Virginia. 2 vols. McClean, Virginia: The Antient Press, 1994.

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