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About Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill
The old Barbary pirate tale was that his tongue had been cut out and Francis Thornton, III took pity on him and offered When the pirate died, Thornton buried him. The gold he reportedly had was never found. The Thornton family was destitute after the Civil War and the cook had a vision in which she saw the gold buried between two oak trees. There are many holes between oak trees at Fall Hill today, but the gold has never been found!
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Col. Francis Thornton, of Fall Hill's Timeline
1714 |
1714
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Snow Creek, Essex County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
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1737 |
1737
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Far Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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1740 |
June 22, 1740
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Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1742 |
November 22, 1742
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Spotsylvania Co., Va
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1743 |
1743
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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1743
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Spotsylvania Co, VA
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1748 |
September 17, 1748
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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November 11, 1748
Age 34
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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1749 |
March 2, 1749
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Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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