Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Clayville

Abt 1835 - 1885  (50 years)

• Name	Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Clayville  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1835	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census with another person	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Margaret Clavil, age 15 in HH#301 headed by William J. Colburn, a 37 year old farmer. Also listed was Hetty C. Colburn, age 24, who may have been her sister.
  Census with husband	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Margaret Claville, age 22 in HH#63 headed by John H. Thornton, a 34 year old farmer.
  Census with husband	1870	Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Margaret Thorton, a 38 year old house keeper in HH#AT52 headed by John Thorton, a 40 year old farmer.
  Census with husband	1880	Atlantic Dist, Sea Side, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	She was shown as Margerte Thornton, a 45 year old wife and keeping house in a household headed by John Thornton, a 55 year old oyster planter.
  Marr Name	Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Thornton
  Record ID	35274
  Death	12 Sep 1885	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as Marg. Thornton, who died of consumption at the age of 50 years. She was the daughter of Wm. Clayville, born in Acc Co, a housekeeper, the wife of John H. Thornton, who gave the information.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Clayville,   b. Abt 1800   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)
  Person ID	I35274	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	William Clayville,   b. Abt 1800   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F42846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. John Henry Thornton,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Sep 1896, First District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1852	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	He was shown as John H. Thornton and she as Margaret Clayvell. No other information was given.
  Children	+ 1. John Thomas (of Jno.) Thornton,   b. 15 Sep 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 May 1942, Atlantic, Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) ╚═ Margaret S. Chesser  (Age 78 years)  m. 8 Feb 1882 + 2. Narcissa Thornton,   b. 5 Jan 1856, Atlantic, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Apr 1940, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 84 years) ╚═ John William Taylor  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1875 + 3. Mary Ellen 'Mamie' Thornton,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1926 (Age 67 years) ╚═ John W. (of John) Watson  (Age 90 years)  m. 16 Jul 1877 + 4. Lewis J. Thornton,   b. 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1946 (Age 84 years) ╚═ Frances 'Fanny' Taylor  (Age 73 years)  m. 30 Dec 1890 + 5. Sylvester Lee Thornton,   b. 28 Jan 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Feb 1910 (Age 45 years) ╚═ Florence E. Chesser  (Age 31 years)  m. 3 Jul 1887;    ╚═ Isabel Tull Chesser  (Age 61 years)  m. 30 Apr 1899   6. Silvester Thornton,   b. 14 Feb 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Feb 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   7. Susie Thornton,   b. Abt 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Alecia (Eleshea) Thornton,   b. Abt 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Nov 1895, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 27 years) ╚═ Augustus Lee Taylor  (Age 78 years)  m. 1 Jan 1886   9. Joseph E. Thornton,   b. 14 Sep 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   10. Josephine Thornton,   b. Abt 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sewell W. Taylor  (Age 76 years)  m. 4 Apr 1886   11. William E. Thornton,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Edward Thornton,   b. Abt 1881, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F11204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1835 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S1803] Virginia Death Certificate, Certificate No. 9484 for Narciaaia Thornton Taylor provided by Jonathan Taylor 12 Feb 2018, 1803. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S748] LDS Family History Resource File, 1880 United States Census & National Index (CD Set), Vol 55, 748. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.