William Thrift

Brief Life History of William

When William Thrift was born on 20 September 1699, in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Nathaniel Thrift, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Parsons, was 23. He married Ann Gower about 1723, in Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He died before March 1776, in Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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William Thrift
1699–1776
Ann Gower
1702–1775
Marriage: about 1723
Esther Thrift
1724–1725
Anne Thrift
1728–1789
Jesse Thrift
1730–1777
Sarah Thrift
1732–
William Thrift
1742–1777
Mary Thrift
1744–
Esther Thrift
1725–1726
Esther Thrift
1726–1784
Winifred Thrift
1731–1736
Thomas Thrift
1734–
Winifred Thrift
1736–1810
Benjamin Thrift
1738–
Nathaniel Thrift
1738–

Sources (17)

  • William Thrift, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • United States. History Records, Miscellaneous Records, Compiled Genealogical Collections
  • United States. History Records, Miscellaneous Records, Compiled Genealogical Collections

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1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

Name Meaning

English and Scottish:

nickname for a thrifty person, fromMiddle English thrift.

possibly also a much alteredform of Firth .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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