Hello There! I'd appreciate it if you could tell me if any branches of the Thornton family moved to Mississippi. As possibly a former slave of the Thornton family, at the close of slavery (1865) there was a Virginia Thornton born in either VA or MS. This Virginia Thornton was my great grandmother and I've not able to find her with her family before she married Jim Smith in 1889 in MS. The only census I have found her in is the 1900 census. She died around 1905. I'm unable to find ANY VITAL RECORDS ON her. Thanks so much! Brenda Louise ________________________________ From: "cpzb4@aol.com" <cpzb4@aol.com> To: vafauqui@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 12:20:19 AM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Anthony and Presley Thornton Stafford Co, VA marriages THORNTON, Presley & Alice Thornton; 19 Oct 1785 (StM) THORNTON, Presley & Elizabeth Thornton; 26 Mar 1784 (StM) THORNTON, Anthony R. & Mildred B. Walker; 29 Dec 1810 [Fredericksburg marriage bond] June THORNTON, Anthony R. & Mildred B. Walker; 29 Dec 1810 [Fredericksburg marriage bond] June June -----Original Message----- From: marlowest155@verizon.net To: vafauqui@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 11:01 pm Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Anthony and Presley Thornton STAFFORD COUNTY VA WILL BOOK O; 1748-1767; THE ANTIENT PRESS p. 331 In Name of God Amen I ANTHONY THORNTON of Stafford County being in perfect ense do make this my last will & Testament. Imprimis I give to my Son PRESLY HORNTON the several Negroes he has in his possession to which I have a Title in ight of my Wife with their several increases except Negro Grace & her children hich I have before given and do now confirm to my son FRANCIS and his heirs orever. Item I give to my beloved Wife WINIFRED the Tract of land whereon I now ive during her natural life, & after her decease to my Son Francis & his heirs. tem I give to my Son ANTHONY THORNTON all the Land I have at the Mountains to int and heirs. Item I give to my Daughter WINIFRED BERNARD a Tract of land on ash run in Spotsylvania County containing 650 acres to her & her heirs of her ody. Item I give to my Son PETER THORNTON a Tract of land on Mattopony ontaining 13F3 acres to him and heirs forever with all the Negroes, Stock of attle, Hogs, horses & all other things on the s! aid Plantation I also give to my said Son Peter tern head of young Cattle from he Plantation I now live on together with Negroes Jacob Rachael Roger & Violett o him and heirs. Item I give to my Wife Winnefred a Tract of low ground whereon ILLIAM CONNER now lives during her life & after her death to my Son Anthony and eirs. Item I give to my said Wife Negroes James Sarah a Boy Billy & little eremy during her life and after her death to my Son Peter & heirs. Item I give he rest of my Negroes not before disposed to my said Wife to be at her isposal, together with my Stocks of horses cattle hogs & sheep. tem I give the rest of my Estate to be equally divided between my Wife and my on Peter Thornton. My desire is that my Estate shall not be appraised. Lastly I ppoint my said Son Peter Thornton Executor of this my last will & Testament .. rd January 1757. Anthony Thornton acob Johnston., Martha Whiting, Maxfield Whiting At Court held for Stafford County 8th November 1757 Last Will produced in Court . proved admitted to record .. Certificate granted for obtaining Probate Marianne Dillow ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFAUQUI-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFAUQUI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message