Family: Edward Thornton, (IV) / Rachel (--?--) (F15558)

• Male Edward Thornton, (IV)

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1755	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Death	Jan 1795
  Burial
  Marriage	Abt 1775  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Mary Feddeman | F1003
  Marriage	Abt 1784
  Father	John Thornton | F15557 Group Sheet
  Mother	Rachel Warrington | F15557 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Rachel (--?--)

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1750	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Other Spouse	Washbourne 'Washpan' Tunnell | F15567
  Marriage	Abt 1770
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Male + Henry (of Edw'd) Thornton

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Death	Sep 1816
  Burial
  Spouse	Euphama Townsend | F15429
  Marriage	16 Mar 1798	Worcester Co, Maryland

  
  

  Male + John Thornton

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1780	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Death	Feb 1831
  Burial
  Spouse	Grace Trader | F15595
  Marriage	6 Oct 1807	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Elizabeth Hudson | F12056
  Marriage	30 Oct 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Married: In describing the ownership of tract A173 (between Wattsville and Atlantic), Whitelaw states that in 1757 Scarburgh Tunnell (wife Elizabeth) left land to his son Washpan (Washburn), and in 1772 he (wife Rachel) left to his brother Charles. Rachel then married Edward Thornton and 6 years later they released her dower interest to Charles, who in 1816 left his land to a son Samuel S. Tunnell. According to Mary Frances Carey, Rachel's maiden name was Warrington.

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 421 (will of Edward Thornton), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1329 (tract A173), 572.