Recent notes on George Thornton, b. btw 1747-1752, Virginia, d. 7 APR 1807 Point Pleasant It is understandable that the author of “1658-1758 Charles County MD Families – The first 100 years” is unclear about the parentage of* George Thornton*. He states “ [he] may be a grandson to *Francis Thornton.” * One item that may be noteworthy is that *Francis Thornton and Francis Thornton II* were both founding members of the Loyal Land Company. In 1748 this company was granted 800,000 acres west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The leader of the company was* John Lewis*. Their charter expired in 1757, but after the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia House of Delegates recognized the sales already made by the Loyal Land Company. In addition, *General Andrew Lewis*, son of *John Lewis* above was the head of the Greenbrier Land Company active in Greenbrier County, Virginia. *General Andrew Lewis* (above), born in 1720, married in 1747 *Elizabeth Givens* of Augusta County. The John Givens family came to America from Ireland in 1735 along with the John Lewis family. In 1772 the first mention of *George Thornton* in Greenbrier County was in the Day Book of Mathews Trading Post where he was listed as an agent of *James Givens (Givins)*. *James and Samuel Givens* were sons of *John Givens* and brothers to *Elizabeth Givens Lewis*. *Thomas Lewis*, son of *Andrew and Elizabeth Givens Lewis*, lived with and had children by *Sally (Sallie) Thornton*, one of *George Thornton*’s daughters. In 1807 *George Thornton* appointed “his friend” *Andrew Lewis* as one of the executors of his will. Clearly these families knew of one another and often lived side-by-side. However, I am still unable to piece together how* or if* George Thornton is part of the Francis Thornton family. If anyone has another piece of this puzzle that they can contribute, that would be great. I am also open to correction or questioning of any of my assumptions. Thanks, John White John White