Elizabeth Thornton (1719-1774) (1719–1774) Parents Mary Taliaferro Francis Thornton, Jr. Children Nicholas Meriwether Lucy Meriwether Jane Meriwether Dabney Mary Meriwether Gilmer Siblings Alice Taylor Mildred Thornton Mary Battaile Lydia Watts Francis Thornton John Thornton Jane Thornton Ann Jackson Partners Thomas Meriwether