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Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills 1481–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert 15

Mother: Jane Layton

Spouse(s): Joan DeLovier

Children(s): William Eastcombe

Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills was born in 1481 in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Thornton 15 And Jane Layton. Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills married Joan Delovier, and had children including William Thornton 13 Of Eastcombe. Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills passed away in 1557 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills was born in 1481 in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Thornton 15 And Jane Layton.
  • Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills married Joan Delovier, and had children including William Thornton 13 Of Eastcombe.
  • Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills passed away in 1557 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Francis Hills's Ancestors

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Francis Hills
1481–1557
Birth Place: Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Thornton 15
1458–1525
Jane Layton
1460–1510
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Francis Hills's Descendants

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Francis (Thornton 14 of The) Hills (1481–1557) m. Joan DeLovier (1498–1550)
  1. 1. William (Thornton 13 of) Eastcombe 1540–1600 m. Barbara (Westby) Haines 1540–1594
    1. 1. William (Phillip III. Thornton 12 of the Hills of) Eastcomb 1579–1660 m. Frances (Florence) Robinson 1600–1675
      1. 1. William Thornton 1620–1708 m. Elizabeth Rowland 1627–1679
        1. 1. Col. (Francis) Thornton 1651–1726 m. Alice Savage 1653–1701 m. Jane Thornton 1651–1709
    2. 2. Mary Haines 1578–

Francis Hills's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 76
Death of Francis Thornton 14 of The Hills in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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