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Thornton, one of the town trustees was Aylette Hawes, widowed son in law of William Thornton. In 1833, the same year Rappahannock County was formed Hawes died. In his will he freed all his slaves and provided funds for their care and passage to areas where slavery was not tolerated. It was an example many would follow in the years prior to the Civil War. Besides losing a daughter William Thornton lost his son William Thornton, Jr. in 1807. He was only 30 years old and is buried at Montpelier.
William Thornton, Sr. died in 1818 and the homeplace came into the hands of Dr. Phillip Thornton, another son. He served in the War of 1812 and the Virginia Legislature. He was present at the disastrous Richmond theater fire that claimed the lives of the Governor and hundreds of Virginians. It was here he met and saved the life of his future wife Caroline Hommassel. After the death of his parents they moved to Montpelier. Phillip died March 3, 1853 of pneumonia but his wife remained and was well liked in the community. She was a founding member of Woodville Baptist Church.
In August of 1862 Carolipe
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