Brief Life History of John
When John Thornton was born in 1715, in Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Mark Thornton, was 29 and his mother, Mary Bruce, was 23. He had at least 7 sons and 2 daughters with Jemima Longworth. He lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1800, in Spartanburg, Pinckney District, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 85.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- John Thornton, "United States Census, 1800"
- John Thornton, "United States Census, 1790"
- Family Data Collection - Births
Spouse and Children
1715–1800 Male
1724–1780 Female
Children (9)
1741–1820 Male
1742– Male
1745–1796 Male
1746– Male
1749– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1686–1722 Male
1692– Female
Siblings (4)
1712–1777 Male
1714– Female
1715–1800 Male
1718–1777 Male
World Events (4)
1775
Age 60
1776
Age 61
1783 · A Free America
Age 68
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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