Birth date is usually given as 7 Apr 1714, but the headstone inscription says he died "in the Thirty Eighth Year of his age", i.e. age 37 and therefore was born between 8 Apr 1711 and 7 Apr 1712.
Married September 3, 1736 Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Birth date is usually given as 7 Apr 1714, but the headstone inscription says he died "in the Thirty Eighth Year of his age", i.e. age 37 and therefore was born between 8 Apr 1711 and 7 Apr 1712.
Married September 3, 1736 Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Inscription
Here lies the Body of FRANCIS THORNTON Who departed this life the Seventh of April Anno Dom One Thousand Seven Hundred And Forty Nine in the Thirty Eighth Year of his age.
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