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Daniel Thornton 1687 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Ashwell, Hertford, England

Death Date: aft 1727

Death Location: Hertford, England

Father: Daniel Thornton

Mother: Anne Grouch

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Thornton

Daniel Thornton was born in 1687 in Ashwell, Hertford, England, the child of Daniel Thornton and Anne Grouch. Daniel Thornton had children including Thomas Thornton. Daniel Thornton passed away in 1727 in Hertford, England.

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Biography

  • Daniel Thornton was born in 1687 in Ashwell, Hertford, England, the child of Daniel Thornton and Anne Grouch.
  • Daniel Thornton had children including Thomas Thornton.
  • Daniel Thornton passed away in 1727 in Hertford, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Thornton
1646 – 1710
Birth Location: Herfordshire, England
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Anne Grouch
1671 – 1735
Birth Location: Royston, Hertford, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Thornton
1714 – 1772
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Thornton's Ancestors

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Daniel Thornton
1687 – 1727
Birth Place: Ashwell, Hertford, England
Parents
Daniel Thornton
1646 – 1710
Herfordshire, England
Anne Grouch
1671 – 1735
Royston, Hertford, England
Grandparents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1656
Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby

Daniel Thornton's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Elias THORNTON (1811 – ) m. Sarah (Mount) Thornton (1815 – )
      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

Daniel Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of Daniel Thornton in Ashwell, Hertford, England
Ashwell, Hertford, England
1727
aft 1727
Age 40
Death of Daniel Thornton in Hertford, England
Hertford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Ashwell, Hertford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1727
    Event Place: Hertford, England
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