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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)
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