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Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill

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Col. Francis Thornton
Birthdate:	1714
Birthplace:	Snow Creek, Essex County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
Death:	April 07, 1749 (34-35) Fall Hill Estate, Spotsylvania County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
Place of Burial:	Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Col. Francis Thornton, Jr. and Mary Thornton, of Powhatan Husband of Mary Frances Thornton Father of Francis Thornton, IV of "Fall HIll"; Mildred Washington; Col. William Thornton; Captain George Thornton; Col. John Spotwood Thornton and 2 others Brother of Jane Champe; Col. John Thornton; Alice Taylor; Mary Battaile; William Thornton, I and 6 others
Occupation:	Colonel, Virginia Militia

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Last Updated:	today

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Immediate Family

Mary Frances Thornton

wife
Francis Thornton, IV of "Fall HIll"

son
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18687586/mildred-washington

Mildred Washington

daughter
Col. William Thornton

son
Captain George Thornton

son
Col. John Spotwood Thornton

son
Mary Meade

daughter
Elizabeth Thornton

daughter
Col. Francis Thornton, Jr.

father
Mary Thornton, of Powhatan

mother
Jane Champe

sister
Col. John Thornton

brother

About Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill

The old Barbary pirate tale was that his tongue had been cut out and Francis Thornton, III took pity on him and offered When the pirate died, Thornton buried him. The gold he reportedly had was never found. The Thornton family was destitute after the Civil War and the cook had a vision in which she saw the gold buried between two oak trees. There are many holes between oak trees at Fall Hill today, but the gold has never been found!

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Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill's Timeline

1714	1714	Birth of Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill Snow Creek, Essex County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
1737	1737	Birth of Francis Thornton, IV of "Fall HIll" Far Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1740	June 22, 1740	Birth of Mildred Washington Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1742	November 22, 1742	Birth of Col. William Thornton Spotsylvania Co., Va
1743	1743	Birth of Col. John Spotwood Thornton Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
	1743	Birth of Captain George Thornton Spotsylvania Co, VA
1748	September 17, 1748	Birth of Mary Meade Spotsylvania County, Virginia
	November 11, 1748 Age 34	created a will on 11/11/1748 Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1749	March 2, 1749	Birth of Elizabeth Thornton Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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