_George Washington THORNTON _
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                            _George Washington THORNTON _|
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                           |                             |_Mary Thornton ALEXANDER ____
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 _Henry Randolph THORNTON _|
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|                          |_Mary Goode RANDOLPH ________|
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|--Alexander Cunningham THORNTON 
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|_Agnes Marie BRADFORD ____|
  (1810 - 1847) m 1829     |
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