Elizabeth A. Gaskins

1814 - 1895  (81 years)

• Name	Elizabeth A. Gaskins  [1]
  Birth	19 Feb 1814	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with husband	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth Thornton, age 35 in HH#239 headed by William Thornton, a 39 year old farmer.
  Census with husband	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth A. Thornton, age 44 in HH#788 headed by William G. Thornton, a 49 year old farmer.
  Reported death	20 Feb 1866	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that Eliz. Thornton reported the death of her husband Wm. Thornton, who died of consumption at the age of 55 years.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth A. Thornton
  Record ID	37702
  Death	8 Oct 1895  [2]
  Burial	Thornton Plot, Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Her tombstone shows her as Elizabeth A. Thornton, wife of Wm. G. Thornton.
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Nancy Gaskins,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1850  (Age < 51 years) ╚═Noah Hall Smith, Sr.,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1858  (Age 63 years),  m. (12 Dec 1822 (bond)), Accomack County, Virginia, USA     2. Revell Gaskins,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Margaret 'Peggy' Melson,   b. Abt 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Dec 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 58 years),  m. 13 Dec 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Elizabeth A. Gaskins,   b. 19 Feb 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Oct 1895  (Age 81 years) ╚═Capt. William G. Thornton,   b. 13 Oct 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Feb 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 55 years),  m. 10 Sep 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Gaskins,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1813  (Age 57 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I37702	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	William Gaskins,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Esther Matthews,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Jun 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as William Gascoynes and she as Esther Mathews. No other information was given.
  Family ID	F11965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. William G. Thornton,   b. 13 Oct 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Feb 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1836	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Samuel B. Ewell and Levin Core were the securities on the M.L.B. of William Thornton of M. and Elizabeth Gaskins of Wm. (NOTE: Mary Frances Carey indicates this marriage bond showed him as William of Wm., not William of M., as Turman's showed. However, his death record showed him as son of John & Elizabeth Thornton.)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Eleline Thornton,   b. 27 Aug 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Apr 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 54 years) ╚═ Solomon T. Bunting  (Age 39 years)  m. 24 Mar 1856;    ╚═ Peter G. Ritter  m. Abt 1873   2. Susanna Thornton,   b. Abt 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sylvester T. Bunting  (Age 71 years)  m. 27 Mar 1867   3. Jackson Thornton,   b. Abt 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. David F. Thornton,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Sarah Virginia 'Jenny' Thornton,   b. Abt 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jun 1908, Atlantic City, Atlantic Co, New Jersey (Age 58 years) ╚═ John William Savage  (Age 54 years)  m. 18 Feb 1866
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F11964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Feb 1814 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 10 Sep 1836 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Reported death - 20 Feb 1866 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Thornton Plot, Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [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. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569.