The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr. and TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth Family

• Male THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.

  
  

  Birth	4 Jan 1681/82	The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
  Death	6 Feb 1736/37	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial		Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Marriage	1704  [1, 2, 3, 4]	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Father	THORNTON, Maj. Francis Sr. | F2041 Group Sheet
  Mother	SAVAGE, Alice | F2041 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth

  
  

  Birth	11 May 1685	Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England
  Death	1 Aug 1741	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial
  Father	TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr. | F1631 Group Sheet
  Mother	SMITH, Sarah | F1631 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male + THORNTON, Lt. Col. John

  
  

  Birth
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	GREGORY, Mildred | F1530
  Marriage

  
  

  Male THORNTON, Ruben

  
  

  Birth
  Death	1768	Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial
  Spouse	GREGORY, Elizabeth | F1533
  Marriage

  
  

  Female THORNTON, Sarah

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1705
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	TALIAFERRO, Charles Jr. | F2039
  Marriage	Abt 1720	Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK

  
  

  Male + THORNTON, Col. Francis III

  
  

  Birth	7 Apr 1714	Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	11 Nov 1748	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial		Thornton, Forbes & Washington Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	GREGORY, Frances | F1532
  Marriage	3 Sep 1736	Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK

  
  

  Female + THORNTON, Elizabeth

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1720	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Bef Oct 1774	Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial
  Spouse	MERIWETHER, Thomas Douglas | F1529
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Spouse	LEWIS, Col. Robert Sr. | F1636
  Marriage	Abt 1761

  
  

  Female + THORNTON, Mildred

  
  

  Birth	21 Mar 1720/21	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	16 Nov 1778	Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
  Burial		Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger" | F90
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Colony of Virginia, UK
  Spouse	WALKER, Dr. Thomas Jr. | F318
  Marriage	22 Jun 1741

  
  

• Sources

  [S1137] Charles M. Marsteller, Book - Taliaferro Index, (Millsboro, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2015.), 1 Aug 2018, p 21. [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I610, Francis Thornton; Various Meriwether Society sources. [S1135] Carol A. Hauk, Book - Descendants of Robert Taliaferro, (Anderson, Indiana: Hauk Data Services, 1995.), 30 Jul 2018, p 4. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 May 2025, accessed 13 May 2025<, Memorial #54238369, Col. Francis Thornton, Jr.