Peter Presley Thornton (1756 - 1811)

Born 3 Dec 1756 in Ormesby, Caroline, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Thornton — married 19 Oct 1785 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia

Died 5 Nov 1811 at age 54 in King George, King George, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Captain Peter Thornton served with 3rd Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Peter Thornton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A114891.

Peter was born in 1756. He is the son of Anthony Thornton and Sarah Taliaferro.

Peter "Presley" Thornton: Military service: Bet. 1777 - 1783, Third continental Dragoons under Col Geo Baylor. ^[1]

Research Notes

Conflicting birth information in a merge:

• Born 31 Dec 1760 [location unknown]
• Born 3 Dec 1756 in Ormesby, Caroline, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Feb 2024), "Record of Presley Thornton", Ancestor # A114891. Meehan-411

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-4M3 : accessed 18 January 2017), Peter Thornton, Caroline, Virginia, United States; citing p. 48, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 181,427.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR77-7VP : 5 December 2014), Peter Presley Thornton and Mary Mcculloch, 10 May 1792; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference P 73; FHL microfilm 30,273.

• (not offered as proof but as supporting evidence) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37W6-H29 : accessed 2017-01-18), entry for Peter Presley /Thornton/.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR29-S8J : 5 December 2014), Presley Thornton and Alice Thornton, 19 Oct 1785; citing St Paul'S Parish,Stafford,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,036,122.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MQ8Y-Y1T : accessed 2015-08-06), entry for Presley Thornton.

• (offered as evidence, not as proof) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYN9-DG8 : accessed 2017-01-19), entry for Presley /Thornton/, Capt.