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Christopher Thornton 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Thornton, , Langston, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: , Lincolnshire, , England

Father: Stephen Thornton

Mother: Cecily Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Mary Lake, Isabel Brocksley

Children(s): Margaret Thornton

The story of Christopher Thornton began in 1540 in Thornton, , Langston, England. Christopher Thornton married Isabel Brocksley, Mary Lake, and had children including Margaret Thornton. Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in , Lincolnshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Thornton began in 1540 in Thornton, , Langston, England.
  • Christopher Thornton married Isabel Brocksley, Mary Lake, and had children including Margaret Thornton.
  • Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in , Lincolnshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Thornton
1504–1539
Birth Location: Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England
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Cecily Metcalfe
1504–
Birth Location: , Yorkshire, , England
CM

Spouses(s)

Mary Lake
1540–1586
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
ML
Isabel Brocksley
1560–1608
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
IB

Children(s)

Margaret Thornton
1585–1681
Birth Location: Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
MT

Christopher Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Thornton
1540–1590
Birth Place: Thornton, , Langston, England
Parents
Stephen Thornton
1504–1539
Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England
Cecily Metcalfe
1504–
, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1475–1495
Thornton, Buckinghamshire, , England
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1475–
, Lincolnshire, , England
John Metcalf
1470–
Holme House, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1445–1470
Elinor Bland
1450–
Reginald Metcalf
1435–1504
Thomas Metcalfe
1436–1504
Elizabeth Hertlington
1436–1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1415–
Katherine Redmagne
1420–1447
Richard Bland
1420–1453
James Metcalfe
1389–1471
Gelsone DeIreby
1395–1439
James Metcalfe
1389–1471
Gelsone DeIreby
1395–1439
William Hertlington
1403–
Isabel Hertlington
1406–

Christopher Thornton's Descendants

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Christopher Thornton (1540–1590) m. Mary Lake (1540–1586) m. Isabel Brocksley (1560–1608)
  1. 1. Margaret Thornton 1585–1681 m. Roger Gregory 1598–1629
    1. 1. John Gregory 1623–1697 m. Elizabeth Bishop 1625–1676
      1. 1. Mary Gregory 1677–1727 m. Thomas Mitchell 1659–1736
        1. 1. Archelaus Mitchell 1703– m. Ann Reed 1706–
        2. 2. Martha Mitchell 1697–1776
        3. 3. Thomas Mitchell 1701–1776
      2. 2. ANN Gregory 1640–1684
      3. 3. Richard Gregory 1644–1700
      4. 4. John Gregory 1656–1678
      5. 5. Mary (Bishop) GREGORY 1658–1698
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gregory 1620–
    3. 3. Richard Gregory 1620–
    4. 4. Roger Gregory 1630–

Christopher Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Christopher Thornton in Thornton, , Langston, England
Thornton, , Langston, England
1590
1590
Age 50
Death of Christopher Thornton in , Lincolnshire, , England
, Lincolnshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Thornton, , Langston, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: , Lincolnshire, , England
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