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Jane Thornton (Presley)

Also Known As: "Jane (Presley) Rogers Neale"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
Death: after 1720
Northumberland County, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Peter Presley, Sr. and Elizabeth Conway
Wife of Capt. Richard Rogers; Capt. Christopher Neale and William Thornton "the younger"
Mother of John Rogers; Jane Martin; Hannah Rogers; William Rogers; Elizabeth Rogers and 6 others
Sister of Martha Elizabeth (Presley) Cox; Ursula Ransdell; Mary Cox; Elizabeth Cockrell; Mildred "Millie" Cleveland and 3 others
Half sister of Baby Child Conway

Occupation: Housewife
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About Jane Thornton

Jane Presley

  • Birth: June 29 1664 - St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia
  • Death: after 1720 - Northumberland, Virginia
  • Parents: Peter Presley, Elizabeth Thompson
  • Husband: 1) Richard Rogers 2) Christopher Neale 3) William Thornton

Children 1st Marriage

  1. Jane Rodgers, b. 12 Apr 1686, Recorded St Stephens Parish.
  2. Richard, b. abt 1688-90
  3. John, b. Abt 1693, Probably named for a deceased son of the same name.
  4. Hannah, b. abt 1695

His children, Richard, John & Hannah were named on 20 May 1703, when a commission of administration was granted to Christopher Neale and Jane, his wife on the estate of Richard Rogers. (S: Jane Presley Rogers remarried shortly after Richard's death)

Children 2nd Marriage

  1. Peter NEALE b: ABT 1700
  2. Edward NEALE b: ABT 1700
  3. Presley NEALE b: ABT 1700
  4. Ursula NEALE b: ABT 1700

Notes

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1709, Sep 21. Chirsto. NEWALE, gentleman and Jane his wife, late Jane ROGERS, widow of Richard ROGERS, gentleman, dec'd and one of the dau of Peter PRESLY, Sr. gentleman, late dec'd of St. Stephen's Parish--to Peter PRESLY, now elder of same parish, gentleman, for 264 acres--on N. W. side of Chincahan Creek part of 1000 a. granted by _____ to Richard RUSSELL, dated Septe. 25, 1657--deserted and taken up by James POPE by deed dated 12 Oct, 1660 for a valueable consideration, by sd. POPE, made over unto Wm. PRESLY, and Peter PRESLY, the father (and donor of the hereby granted land to sd Jane by deed dated Apr 24, 1662 sd 264 a. bounded by the land of sd Peter PRTSLY party to these presents and land of the late Ebenezer SANDERS, dec'd (son of Mrs. Mary THOMAS dec'd and Dr. Edward SANDERS) , now in the occupation of John COCKRILL who married the widow of sd SANDERS.

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Richard Rogers children, Richard, John & Hannah were named on 20 May 1703, when a commission of administration was granted to Christopher Neale and Jane, his wife on the estate of Richard Rogers. (S: Jane Presley Rogers remarried shortly after Richard's death).

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"William Thornton is said to have married three times and had sixteen children. None of the names of his three wives was recorded in his BIBLE. This son William and his own son Francis were vestrymen of Petsworth Parish, York > Gloucester County, Virginia."

Sources

  • Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. III, from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 73.
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Jane Thornton's Timeline

1664
June 29, 1664
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
1676
1676
1679
February 12, 1679
Saint Stephens Church, King and Queen County, VA, United States
1685
1685
1686
April 12, 1686
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
1686
1688
March 22, 1688
Gloucester County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
1690
1690
1691
1691