Person:Luke Thornton (8)

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Luke Thornton, Jr.
b.Abt 1676 Virginia, United States
d.Bef 2 Apr 1718 Richmond County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1676
  1. Luke Thornton, Jr.Abt 1676 - Bef 1718
  2. Mark Thornton1686 -
  3. Thomas Thornton1688 -
Spouse and Children
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  1. William ThorntonAbt 1702 -
  2. James ThorntonAbt 1705 -
  3. Luke ThorntonAbt 1706 -
  4. Thomas ThorntonAbt 1710 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Luke Thornton, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1676 Virginia, United States
Marriage to Margaret James
Death? Bef 2 Apr 1718 Richmond County, Virginia
References
  1. ↑ Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. (Redwood City, California: Pacific Coast Publishers, 1957-1980).

    ... Luke2 Thornton, Jr. was probably the eldest son, born about 1676. He first appears in the records of Richmond Co. in a suit June 17, 1699 (O. Bk. 2, p. 415), and died in Richmond Co. in 1718. Margaret Thornton gave bond as administratrix of Luke Thornton, Jr. , decd., April 2, 1718, Evan Thomas and Solomon Redman being her sureties (D. Bk. 7, p. 267). We have mentioned that Luke Thornton, Jr. and Luke Thornton, Sr. were both deeded land in Westmoreland Co. in 1700. A series of suits beginning May 29, 1701, (Westmoreland O. B. 1698-1705, p. 119a) and ending July 26, 1704 (ibid., p. 232) apparently resulted in ousting Thornton from the land on the ground that his title was not good. However, he was deeded land in Richmond Co. by Joseph Beale Feb. 13, 1704/5 (D. B. 3, p.177). ...

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