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Lucy Alexander (Thornton)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: King George, Virginia
Death: before March 01, 1781
St. Paul's Parish, King George, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Thornton, Jr. and Mary Donne
Wife of John Alexander
Mother of Mary Alexander; Lucy Taliaferro; Sarah Alexander and Phillip Thornton Alexander

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About Lucy Alexander

Lucy Thornton

  • Birth: Abt 1739, King George County, Virginia
  • Parents: William Thornton, Mary Taliaferro
  • Husband: John Alexander
  • Death: will proved on 1 MAR 1781 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia

Only surviving child of Col. William Thornton of King George. (FTM CD-162, Vol II, Fitzhugh Family, p. 846.)

Citations

  1. 1781 Will: King George County, Virginia, Written 26 Jan and proved 1 Mar 1781. Names late husband John Alexander, Esq., youngest son William Thornton Alexander, oldest son Philip Thornton Alexander, granddaughter Lucy Thornton Hooe, daughter Frances Alexander, daughters Mary Thornton and Lucy Taliaferro. Mentions sons-in-law George Thornton, Seymour Hooe, and John Taliaferro. (Ibid., Vol I, Alexander Family, p.35.)

Sources

  1. 1658-1758 Charles County MD Families "The first 100 years" Rootsweb database last updated 21 May 2013
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Lucy Alexander's Timeline

1739
1739
King George, Virginia
1756
November 26, 1756
Salisbury, Stafford Co., Virginia
1757
December 4, 1757
Stafford Co, VA
1758
November 17, 1758
Stafford Co, VA
1760
October 14, 1760
King George Co, VA
1781
March 1, 1781
Age 42
St. Paul's Parish, King George, Virginia