Mildred
Washington
formerly Thornton
Born in St George Par, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Thornton
and Mildred Washington (Gregory) Thornton
Sister of
Elizabeth (Thorton) Taliaferro, Mary (Thornton) Woodford, Lucy (Thornton) Lewis and Elizabeth (Thornton) Borden [half]
Wife of
Samuel Walter Washington
— married
1756 in Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Thornton Augustine Washington
Died
at about age 22
in Charles Town, Jefferson, Colony of Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2014
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Biography
Event
(Pg. 51. in Burke's Presidential Families (1975) cites that Samuel Washington was married "abt. 1756. to Mildred Thornton, daughter of Col. John Thornton of Caroline County, VA". Samuel and Mildred Thornton named their first child, Thornton.
Sources
- Source: (Pg. 51. in Burke's Presidential Families (1975)
- 1799 Virginia Court Reports
- From High Court of Chancery. Taliaferro v Minor
- John THORNTON, deceased
- Issue: Mary, wife of Woodford
- Issue: Betty, wife of Taliaferro
- Issue: Daughter, wife of Washington, who has a son, Thornton Washington underage and unmarried in May 1778
- Issue: Daughter, wife of Lewis, who has a daughter, Mildred married after 1778 to a Minor.
- James Taylor one of the trustees.
- Virginia Wills
- ...
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mildred:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mildred:
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~0.78%
Denise Fischer
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23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N35370
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Angie (Pineyro De Hoyos) De Hoyos Hart :
23andMe, GEDmatch M555126 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A976359 [compare], Ancestry member angela_dehoyos_hart
Rejected matches › Mildred Thornton (Meriweather) Syme (1739-abt.1760)
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Thank you for the sources, but Maggie N. found me a better one and I added it to her profile.
Thanks so much for your help. You are now 19 steps away from AJ.