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Thornton Family of
Bourbon and Harrison County Kentucky
The Thornton family
arrived in Bourbon County in 1807 from Caroline County
Virginia. Arriving with the family were ninety-nine
persons which included many slaves. Colonel Anthony
Thornton, the patriarch of the family, he married Mary
Rootes and have had twelve children. All of which came
to Kentucky with the exception of a son Phillip Thornton
who remained in Virginia.
Colonel Anthony
Thornton Will: Dated 28 February 1828
Anthony Thornton Jr. Estate
Records: Inventory & Appraisements 1819-1841
Lucy Dixon Thornton: Record
of Slaves - as recorded by her
Lucy Dixon Thornton Estate Records: Will and Inventory
1858
Charles Taliaferro Thornton: Estate Records 1811-1824
Lewis Thornton: Estate Records 1835-1838
Walker Thornton: Inventory (partial) |