Hester 'Ester' Thornton

1863 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	Hester 'Ester' Thornton  [1]
  Birth	1863	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Marr Name	Hester 'Ester' Wright
  Record ID	46248
  Death	1936  [2]
  Burial	Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Thornton, (I),   b. Abt 1650   d. Sep 1703  (Age 53 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1770   d. Y, date unk  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Anna Thornton,   b. Abt 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George Gillespie,  m. 4 Jan 1883 + 2. Hester 'Ester' Thornton,   b. 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1936  (Age 73 years) ╚═ George H. Wright,  m. 18 Dec 1878   3. Frances Thornton,   b. Abt 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Thornton,   b. 27 Dec 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Dec 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. William Thornton,   b. Abt 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Emily Letcher 'Emma' Thornton,   b. 1869, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1953  (Age 84 years) ╚═ Charles Smith,  m. 23 Jan 1884
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of James E. (of Lenox) Ailworth and Emeline 'Emma' Christopher)
  1. Mary S. Ailworth,   b. May 1870, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Aug 1870, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 0 years) + 2. Laura Ailworth,   b. 27 Jul 1873, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Dec 1955, Bloxom, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 82 years) ╚═ Samuel J.S. Matthews,  m. 17 Jan 1892   3. (dau of Jms E & Emeline) Ailworth,   b. 10 Jul 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jul 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   4. (son of Jms E & Emeline) Ailworth,   b. Bef 28 Sep 1882, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I46248	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	William (of G.) Thornton, (Guilford),   b. Abt 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1868 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Emeline 'Emma' Christopher,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═James E. (of Lenox) Ailworth,   b. Sep 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 12 Jan 1869    ╚═James A. Carey,   b. Abt 1822, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  m. 6 Nov 1887
  Marriage	17 Dec 1859	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	He was shown as William Thornton and she as Emiline Chrisopher. No other information was given.
  Family ID	F10544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George H. Wright,   b. 24 Dec 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Nov 1921 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1878	Conquest Chapel Church, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as George H. Wright, a 30 year old sailor, the son of Jas. B. & Margaret Wright and she was shown as Hester Thornton, age 16, the daughter of Wm. & Emeline Thornton. They were married by J.W. Hundley.
  Children	+ 1. George Harry Wright,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1958, New Church, Accomack, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) ╚═ Viola E. Chesser  (Age 86 years)  m. 12 Nov 1905   2. Elizabeth Wright,   b. 1883, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. William M. Wright,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Feb 1969 (Age 83 years) + 4. Charlie H. Wright,   b. 7 Oct 1889, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Oct 1961 (Age 72 years) ╚═ Gladys Townsend  m. 8 Aug 1923 + 5. Elijah C. 'Lighty' Wright,   b. 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1962 (Age 70 years) ╚═ Rosey (--?--)  (Age 78 years)  m. 1920 + 6. Cora E. Wright,   b. 1893, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1991 (Age 98 years) ╚═ Mody G. Davis  (Age 70 years)  m. 1915   7. Emma E. Wright,   b. 1895, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1979 (Age 84 years) ╚═ George E.P. Ward  (Age 94 years)  m. Abt 1915   8. Henrietta Wright,   b. 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Pusey  m. Abt 1920   9. Gordy Wright,   b. 1900, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1958 (Age 58 years)   10. Della M. Wright,   b. 1902, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1990 (Age 88 years) ╚═ Otis B. Green  (Age 37 years)  m. Abt 1920   11. Leonard L. Wright,   b. 1905, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1981 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F14363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1863 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.