Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Thornton
— married
9 Oct 1773 in St Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia
Wife of
Thomas Posey
— married
22 Jan 1784 (to 19 Mar 1818) in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
George Washington Thornton, LaFayette Posey, Lloyd T Posey, Thornton A Posey, William Churchill Posey, Thomas Posey, Eliza Maria (Posey) Street, Alexander Posey, Washington Adams Glassell Posey and Sarah Ann (Posey) Beverly
Died
at age 80
in Walnut Spring, Henderson County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2014
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Biography
Mary Alexander was born November 26, 1756 and died on May 18, 1837.[1]
George Thornton and Mary Alexander were married on October 9, 1773, in St Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia.[2]
She married, secondly, Thomas Posey, as the wealthy widow of George Thornton, in 1784. They had nine children together.[3]
Sources
- ↑ The Washingtons: A Family History: Volume 1: Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR29-6YN : accessed 13 June 2016), George Thornton and Mary Alexander, 09 Oct 1773; citing St Paul'S Parish,Stafford,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,036,122.
- ↑ Thomas Posey on Wikipedia
See Also:
- http://soundscreativedrs.com/genealogy/posey.htm Broken link.
- Entered by Greg Rose, direct descendant of Francis Thornton I. FamilyTreeDNA #356330. Member of the Thornton Project on FamilyTreeDNA, #356330.
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