Born about in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Herod James Thornton
and Sally (Smith) Thornton
Sister of
Harrison Lindsey Thornton, James Andrew Thornton, Blanton Franklyn Thornton, Miles Clinton Jackson Thornton, Carlton Crawford Thornton, Frances T (Thornton) Coxe, Lilly Phereby (Thornton) Patton, Nancy Caroline (Thornton) Flowers, Reuben Herod Thornton and Catherine (Thornton) Fortner [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 19
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2018
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Biography
- Zilly Thornton was born in 1808 in Oglethorpe, Georgia. She was the daughter of Herod Thornton age 33, and Sally Smith age 30. She was the 6th child of 11 children. She had six brothers and four sisters.
- Zilly was married to James Bentley on March 8, 1827, in Oglethorpe Co., Georgia, by Solomon Jennings J.P.[1] She was age 19.
- It is possible that she died just after her marriage as, James Bently married a second time, 5 months later, on August 29, 1827 in Jackson, Georgia, to Mary Larrett.[2]
Research
Family data collected from family. There are no sources for her birth or death at this time, May 23, 2019. Helen L Holt
Sources
- ↑ Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978; Ancestry's Georgia, Marriage Records From Select counties Ancestry Record 4766 #20480041
- ↑ Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978; Ancestrty's Georgia, Marriage Records from Select Counties Ancestry Record 4766 #1121675
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zilly by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zilly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zilly by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zilly:
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~3.12%
Timothy Manning
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FR5745427 [compare]
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~1.56%
Michael Taylor :
23andMe, GEDmatch M165058 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A892272 [compare], Ancestry member MICHAELTAYLOR1956
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T016316 [compare], FTDNA kit #80625
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~1.56%
Helen (Thornton) Holt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A539557 [compare], Ancestry member Chashele_H76
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Wanda (McDonald) Wirthlin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Gary Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T740843 [compare], FTDNA kit #265543
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