Person:Presley Thornton (3)

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Name Presley Thornton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 2 Mar 1760 Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Emigration[1] Aft 1769 to England
Military[1] From 1779 to 1783 GibraltarActive in the British forces during the siege of Gibraltar
Marriage Abt 1783 to Elizabeth Thornton
Other[1] 1783 Virginia, United Statesrestored to all rights as a citizen of Virginia
Military[1] 1799 captain of th U.S. infantry
Other[1] 15 Jun 1800 honorably discharged
Death[1] 1807 Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982)
    p. 36.