William Thornton Thaxton - b 1748

Some news items and death notices from the Halifax Gazette, Halifax Co., Virginia. Had some technical difficulties posting; just click on the images for a full-sized view.
Obituary of Joseph Addison Thaxton (1856-1925) (son of Joseph Jones Thaxton, grandson of William G. Thaxton great-grandson of William Thaxton and Lucy Clay), from the Halifax Gazette, 03 Dec 1925:


This article ties Lucy Green Clay married to William Thornton Thaxton

William Thornton Thaxton was born in 1748; died 29 Aug 1824 in Allen Co. Kentucky

Lucy Green Clay is a twin to Elizabeth Clay; born 25 Mar 1748 in Halifax Co. VA; md 1 Nov 1770 in Cumberland Co. VA; died in 1825 in Oglethorpe Co. Georgia;

William and Lucy had 8 children

Pension, death record, obits for Dobsons (Carroll Co., GA)

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Abstract of pension application of widow of William Leander Dobson (husband of first wife Isabella Vinson, daughter of Mary C Thaxton and Andrew J Vinson, granddaughter of Thomas G Thaxton and Isabella Murray, great-granddaughter of William Thaxton and Lucy Clay):