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Daniel Thornton 1646 – 1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1646

Birth Location: Herfordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1710

Death Location: Herfordshire, England

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

Spouse(s): Anne Grouch

Children(s): Daniel Thornton, Samuel Thornton

In 1646, Daniel Thornton Sr entered the world in Herfordshire, England, born to William Thornton and Elizabeth Rowland. Daniel Thornton Sr married Anne Grouch, and had children including Daniel Thornton, Samuel Thornton. Daniel Thornton Sr passed away in 1710 in Herfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1646, Daniel Thornton Sr entered the world in Herfordshire, England, born to William Thornton and Elizabeth Rowland.
  • Daniel Thornton Sr married Anne Grouch, and had children including Daniel Thornton, Samuel Thornton.
  • Daniel Thornton Sr passed away in 1710 in Herfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Birth Location: Adel, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1656
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Grouch
1671 – 1735
Birth Location: Royston, Hertford, England
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Children(s)

Daniel Thornton
1687 – 1727
Birth Location: Ashwell, Hertford, England
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Samuel Thornton
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Thornton
1646 – 1710
Birth Place: Herfordshire, England
Parents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1656
Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Calverley, Yorkshire, England -A village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, abt 10 miles from Leeds city center and 4 miles from Bradford.
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
– 1566
Joan

Daniel Thornton's Descendants

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Daniel Thornton (1646 – abt 1710) m. Anne Grouch (Abt. 1671 – abt 1735)
  1. 1. Daniel Thornton (1687 – aft 1727)
    1. 1. Thomas Thornton (1714 – 1772) m. Margret ((Redmayne)) Thornton (22 March 1718 – 16 Apr 1799) m. Martha Wilson
      1. 1. Richard Thornton (1736 – 1820)
      2. 2. Ellen (1744 – 28 JUL 1761)
      3. 3. Robert (Joseph) Thornton (1748 – 19 Mar 1794) m. Elizabeth (Boiston \) Batton (1750 – aft 1800) m. Ellen Lambert (abt 1748 – 8 Nov 1802)
        1. 1. Henry (H) Thornton (12 Jun 1774 – 23 Dec 1858) m. Sarah (Lee) Thornton (27 Nov 1775 – 1831)
        2. 2. Lambert (1773 – 9 May 1773 (infant))
        3. 3. Lawrence (23rd December 1774 – 27 Sep 1831)
        4. 4. Richard (20 September 1776 – 20 Jun 1865)
        5. 5. Robert (1777 – 1823)
        6. 6. Margaret (1778 – 24 Jan 1848)
        7. 7. John Thornton (ABT 1782 – )
        8. 8. Mary Thornton (1784 – 12 Jun 1815)
        9. 9. Ellen (Thornton) (Simpson) (1786 – 1848)
        10. 10. Ann Thornton (1788 – )
        11. 11. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Thornton (1790 – Oct 1838)
      4. 4. Margaret (1752 – 14 Sep 1824)
      5. 5. Thomas Thornton
  2. 2. Samuel Thornton

Daniel Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1646
1646
Birth of Daniel Thornton Sr in Herfordshire, England
Herfordshire, England
1710
abt 1710
Age 64
Death of Daniel Thornton Sr in Herfordshire, England
Herfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Herfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1710
    Event Place: Herfordshire, England
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