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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Noncommissioned Officer
Author: David L. Eagan II
William Thurston was born ca. 1740 in England and died 1817 in Goochland Co., VA. He married Jennie Jones born 12 Sept. 1763. Jennie died in 1795. They had the following children.
Archer born 18 Feb 1765 Merriwether born 6 Aug 1767 married Lowery 1787 Anne born 30 July 1769 William, Jr. born ? married Marry ? 1799 Susanna born 10 June 1773 married David Humphrays Betty ? married Thomas Dunnavent 1798 Frank ? George Washington born 30 Sept. 1792 married Elizabeth K. Carrol 1818 and Ruth Nancy Sullivan 1851.
He served in the State of Virginia as a soldier and a Drummer and Fifer under Cols. Ball, Mathew and Parker. He also provided supplies in support of the American Revolution.
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