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Christopher Thornton 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND

Father: Stephen Thornton

Mother: Cecily Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Mary Lake

Children(s): Margaret Thornton, Gabell Thornton

The story of Christopher Thornton began in 1540 in Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND. Christopher Thornton married Mary Lake, and had children including Gabell Thornton, Margaret Thornton. Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Thornton began in 1540 in Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND.
  • Christopher Thornton married Mary Lake, and had children including Gabell Thornton, Margaret Thornton.
  • Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Thornton
1540–1590
Birth Place: Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Parents
Stephen Thornton
1504–1590
Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Cecily Metcalfe
1510–
Holme, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1475–1520
Thornton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1477–
Holme House, Yorkshire County, ENGLAND
John Metcalfe
1470–1512
Nappa, Gisburn, West Riding, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Margaret Pigot
1476–1529
Clotheram, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1440–
Eleanor Bland
1445–
Reginald Metcalfe
1435–
Elizabeth Hertlington
1437–
Reginald Metcalfe
1435–
Elizabeth Hertlington
1437–
Thomas Pigot
1454–1520
Isabella Gascoigne
1460–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1418–1449
Katherine Redmagne
1419–1447
Richard Bland
1420–1453
Thomas Metcalfe
1436–1504
Elizabeth Herlington
1438–1473
Thomas Metcalfe
1436–1504
Elizabeth Herlington
1438–1473
Geoffrey Pigot
1429–1469
Margaret Sewarby
1430–1485
William Gascoigne
1424–1473
Joan Neville
1431–

Christopher Thornton's Descendants

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Christopher Thornton (1540–1590) m. Mary Lake (1540–1586)
  1. 1. Margaret Thornton 1585–1681 m. Roger Gregory 1582–
    1. 1. John Gregory 1625–1676 m. Elizabeth Bishop 1625–1676 m. Mary (Elisabeth Taylor) Harper 1624–1676
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gregory 1650–1682 m. Thomas Wheeler 1652–1698
      2. 2. John Gregory 1654–1678 m. Clementine (D.) Smith 1666–
      3. 3. Nancy (Anne) Gregory 1640–1715 m. Thomas Edmonson 1645–1715
      4. 4. Richard Gregory 1650–1701 m. Katherine (Frances) Whiting 1668–1712
      5. 5. Mary Gregory 1665–1747 m. James Taylor 1634–1698 m. James Taylor 1615–1698 m. Rowland Thomas 1665–1748
        1. 1. Anne Taylor 1685–1731 m. Edward Eastham 1657–1725
        2. 2. Mary Taylor 1686–1688
        3. 3. John Taylor 1692–1692
        4. 4. Mary (Bishop) Taylor 1688–1770 m. Henry Pendleton 1683–1721 m. Edward Watkins 1685–1770
        5. 5. Elizabeth Taylor 1694–1695
        6. 6. Edmund Taylor 1690–1755 m. Ann Day 1690–1710 m. Sarah Brooking 1695–1735
        7. 7. John (Powell) Taylor 1696–1780 m. Catherine (Isabella) Pendleton 1699–1774
      6. 6. Anne Gregory 1640–1669
      7. 7. Robert Gregory 1669–1739
      8. 8. Roger Gregory 1670–1730 m. Katherine (Francis) Whiting 1669–1747
      9. 9. Charles (Robert) Gregory 1652–
  2. 2. Gabell Thornton 1584–

Christopher Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Christopher Thornton in Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND
1590
1590
Age 50
Death of Christopher Thornton in Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND
Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Askrigg, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Laughton, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND

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