Margaret Thornton

Abt 1848 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Margaret Thornton  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1848	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as Margaret Thornton, age 2 in HH#276 headed by Edward Thornton, a 40 year old sailor.
  Reported death	7 Apr 1874	First District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that Maggie Marshall reported the death of her mother Eliz. Thornton, who died of congestion of the bowel at the age of 53 years.
  Marr Name	Margaret Marshall
  Record ID	37920
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Thornton, (I),   b. Abt 1650   d. Sep 1703  (Age 53 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Olivia Jane Thornton,   b. Sep 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1925  (Age 85 years) ╚═ John Merrill,  m. 1 Oct 1861 ;   John Robert Colonna,  m. 22 Jan 1871   2. Parker Thornton,   b. Abt 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Thornton,   b. Abt 1842, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Thornton,   b. Abt 1843, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Margaret Thornton,   b. Abt 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel S. Marshall,  m. 1 Feb 1874
  Person ID	I37920	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Edward Thornton,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth J. Addison,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Apr 1874, First District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1838	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	He was shown only as Edward Thornton and she as Elizabeth Addison. They were also issued a license on 10 Feb 1838 in Worcester Co, MD, where they were shown as Edward Thornton and Elizabeth Adison.
  Family ID	F12016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel S. Marshall,   b. 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1915 (Age 65 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Cecelia Ann Frances Chesser,   b. Abt. 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef. 1900  (Age 41 years)  m. 12 Nov 1879    ╚═Mary Margaret Chesser,   b. Abt 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1890    ╚═Anna Wright,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Sep 1940, Alms House, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)  m. 11 Feb 1900
  Marriage	1 Feb 1874	Temperanceville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as Samuel Marshall, a 24 year old sailor, the son of George & Catharine Marshall and she was shown as Margaret Thornton, age 26, the daughter of Edward & Elizabeth Thornton. They were married by Moncalm Oldham.
  Children	+ 1. Alice Marshall,   b. 15 Sep 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Jul 1960, Birdsnest, Machipongo, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 85 years) ╚═ Sewell W. Taylor  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1893
  Family ID	F5816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1848 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.