Philip Thornton

These are the 24 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

Nov 3, 1949 l'.ien, there. are the accounts ...“Montpelier” in the F. T. Valley where lived Caroline Homassel, wife of Dr. Philip Thornton. In her diary, which Miss, Hite is reprinting, she tells of hrer grandfather escaping from the Bastille, of her love for Alfred Madison, nephew of...
Jun 8, 1950 My Rappahannock Story Book is tha romance of people ...stories of the cavaliers from Tidewater who came to the section; of Francis Thornton . who built for his sons beautiful “Montpelier” and lovely old “Thornton Hill,” of Henry Miller, the Prussian officer who after being persecuted in his homeland...
Mar 29, 1951 County NewsNotes ...Mrs. Murat Willis of Richmond, spent "Easter with Mrs. William Meade Fletcher at Thornton Hill. Sunday for lunch Mrs. Fletcher had as her guests Mrs. Willis, Miss Annie Miller. Almond, Mrs. Philip Thornton and Miss Dolly Hite. Among those' in...
May 16, 1957 F. East ham, who died in 1926. ...W. Fletcher. Dr. E. L. Tolbert, J. Rodes Brown, Jr., Dr. James M. Thornton, grandsons, and Dr. J. P. Snead, her family physcian. . Bsides her son, Brown Miller, with whom she had made her home for the past 10...
Feb 8, 1973 the lowlands. the lowlands. Francis Thornton built Montpelier for William, and another house, Thornton Hill, at the head of the valley for John. George Washington was a cousin of the Thorntons and was a frequent visitor at Montpelier. _ MONTPELIER was inherited...
Jun 19, 1975 Paso, Texas, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lester Deal Paso, Texas, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lester Deal and Dennis Jenkins. Philip Thornton of Richmond spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornton III were vacationing inMooreheadCity, N.C. Dr. and...
Jul 10, 1975 and Mrs. Randolph Devers. spent Friday at Colonial Beach. ...and Mrs. Virginia Lewis were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Della B. Howard. Philip Thornton of Richmond spent the holiday weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton while his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornton HI were on a trip...
Oct 23, 1975 Wright of Fredericksburg. Mrs. Frances Thornton was a weekend Wright of Fredericksburg. Mrs. Frances Thornton was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson and daughter, Ann Rodes Thompson in Fork Union. She was joined by her grandson, Philip Thornton of Richmond. Mrs. Bob Lewis, ofHuntly, Mrs. F....
Jun 17, 1976 JAMES WILLIAM Fletcher lives JAMES WILLIAM Fletcher lives at Thornton Hill. He is married to Mildred Thornton a direct descendant of Francis. Following the death of the last member of the Shackelford family, who bought Montpelier after the War Between the States, the house...
Jul 8, 1976 mi. anu lnia. namijr n^iui were recent overnight guests ...a Cumberland, Md. hospital following a truck accident. Holiday guests of Mrs. Frances Thornton were her grandson, Philip Thornton of Richmond and Mrs. Amy L. Gore of Alexandria. Mrs. Annie Mary Oden and Mrs. Gladys Anderson were weekend guests of...
Apr 28, 1977 Mrs. Carroll Quaintance accompanied ...attending the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Swindler in Culpeper. Philip Thornton of Culpeper spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornton III were on a business trip...
Jun 23, 1977 home in Stafford after spending last week with Mr. ...after spending last week with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pillar. Mrs. Frances Thornton and grandson, Philip Thornton of Culpeper, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson in Fork Union. Mike Brown of Hamilton, has been a houseguest...
Jul 28, 1977 i~rr. l,. i. ^aiianan oi Rockville, Md. was a ...and Gary spent the weekend in Pennsylvania and visited Kathy Dwyer and friends. Philip Thornton of Culpeper spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton.
Aug 18, 1977 By MRS. B.M. VARNER ...Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Varner. Mrs. Paul Thompson of Fork Union and Philip Thornton of Culpeper were guests from Wednesday to Sunday of Mrs. Frances Thornton. Mrs. John R. Hudson of Luray and Fielding Lewis of Front Royal were...
Nov 3, 1977 Clatterbuck and daughter, Jane in Arlington. They were guests ...They were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Allison in Baltimore, Md. Philip Thornton of Culpeper spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wayland, Greg and Tony spent the weekend with Mrs. Randolph...
Apr 20, 1978 nywins HM. VARNER R*pj»hMDorl N«n Conwpowfcm Mis* Ebba Hitt ...Mrs. Larry Kushner of Gaithersburg, Md. were weekend guests of Mrs. Catherine Brown. Philip Thornton of Denver, Col. spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Thornton and several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson in Fork...
Jul 10, 1986 Philip Thornton of Fork Union Academy spent the weekend Philip Thornton of Fork Union Academy spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornton III. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ralls, Jr., and son Matthew spent the holiday at Lake Anna near Bumpass. Mr. and Mrs. George W....
Sep 29, 1993 By MARILOUISE K. BANE ...Flower Sale. Originally built in 1749 as the home and office of Dr. Philip Thornton, the house has been restored to much of its original state. Opposing fireplaces in the living room and bedroom fireplace were uncoverd and made operable....
Apr 17, 2002 Philip Thornton III Philip Thornton III Sperryville resident Philip Lee Thornton III, 58, of Sperryville died Thursday, April 11 at his residence. He was born Feb. 15, 1944 in Charlottesville to the late Philip Lee Thornton Jr. and Frances Brown Thornton. Mr. Thornton...
Nov 4, 2004 Baltimore, often visited her cousin. Mrs. Basil Gordon. Also ...Basil Gordon. Also included is the diary of Caroline Homassel, wife of Dr. Philip Thornton, in which Caroline recounts how her father escaped from the Bastille. She also recounts the burning of the Richmond Theatre and the saving of her...
Apr 14, 2005 son, Francis Thornton III acquired son, Francis Thornton III acquired land grants for 2,631-acres in southern FT Valley. A land grant was a land purchase made with an initial cash payment, followed by annual rent until the land value was paid in full. According to...
Apr 14, 2005 Montpelier ...had raised her. That fateful night found Homassel at the mercy of Dr. Philip Thornton when fire broke out in the theater, resulting in the death of approximately 100 people. Thornton reportedly lowered Homassel by her hair into the large...
May 4, 2006 Histories & ...of Augustine Washington by his second wife, Anne. By happy coincidence (for the Thorntons), Augustine was also the father of the first George W. (begat via Mary Ball Washington). This did not hurt the Thornton’s progress in real estate or...
Feb 7, 2008 authorized the formation of a ...‘new’ Rappahannock. One fellow active in the fight for a new county was Philip Thornton, a Culpeper General Assembly delegate. During that same session he took his seat as a Rappahannock delegate along with 14 former Culpeper court justices who...