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Ann Jones Thornton

Also Known As: "Nancy Thornton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Death: 1856 (66-67)
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sterling Clack Thornton; Mary Alice Jones and Mary Alice Thornton
Sister of William Jones Thornton, MD; Jane Clack Venable; Elizabeth Short Featherstone; Martha Ridley Talbot; Dorothy Chamberlain Thornton and 6 others
Half sister of Harriet Susan Bridgeland and Sarah Branch Watson

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About Ann Jones Thornton

Daughter of Sterling Clack Thornton and Mary Jones. Moved to Lynchburg when she disgraced her family by becoming a shouting Methodist. At her death in 1856 she left her home to the Methodist Church. She was an unusually progressive woman who spent much time helping care for sister and widow Martha Talbot-s children.
Child of Nancy Thornton burial 12/27/1830* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 17 2022, 21:04:59 UTC

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Ann Jones Thornton's Timeline

1789
December 23, 1789
Virginia, United States
1856
1856
Age 66
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America