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Jane Thornton 1520–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Shurborne, War, Eng

Death Date: 1556

Death Location: Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Lettice Newenham

Spouse(s): Peter Rogers

Children(s): Henry Rogers, Thomas Rogers

Jane Thornton was born in 1520 in Shurborne, War, Eng, the child of John Thornton And Lettice Newenham. Jane Thornton married Peter Rogers, and had children including Henry Rogers, Thomas Rogers. Jane Thornton passed away in 1556 in Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Thornton was born in 1520 in Shurborne, War, Eng, the child of John Thornton And Lettice Newenham.
  • Jane Thornton married Peter Rogers, and had children including Henry Rogers, Thomas Rogers.
  • Jane Thornton passed away in 1556 in Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1491–1561
Birth Location: Newenham, Northamptonshire, England
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Lettice Newenham
1482–1556
Birth Location: Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Peter Rogers
1516–
Birth Location: Shurborne, Warwickshire, England
PR

Children(s)

Henry Rogers
1542–1601
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
HR
Thomas Rogers
1544–1615
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
TR

Jane Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Jane Thornton
1520–1556
Birth Place: Shurborne, War, Eng
Parents
John Thornton
1491–1561
Newenham, Northamptonshire, England
Lettice Newenham
1482–1556
Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Robert Thornton East) Newton
1454–1514
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Jane Layton
1458–1498
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1424–1487
Lady Aldborough
1430–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Newton)
1400–1460
Isabel Mekylfeld
1402–1499
Richard Aldborough
1405–1460
Agnes Plumpton
1410–1430

Jane Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Jane Thornton (1520–1556) m. Peter Rogers (Abt 1516–)
  1. 1. Henry Rogers 1542–1601 m. Elizabeth Wilmer 1538–1591
    1. 1. Joane Rogers 1579–1611 m. Degory Wallis\Wallace 1574–1643
      1. 1. John (Johannes) Wallis 1604–1670 m. Joanna Rogers 1605–1692
        1. 1. John Wallis 1626–1690 m. Mary (Shepard) Phippen 1644–1690
        2. 2. Nathaniel Wallis 1632–1709
        3. 3. Joshua Wallis 1630–
        4. 4. Degory Wallis 1641–1725
        5. 5. Caleb Wallis 1627–
        6. 6. Joane Wallis 1635–
      2. 2. Honor Wallis\Wallace 1610–
  2. 2. Thomas Rogers 1544–1615

Jane Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Jane Thornton in Shurborne, War, Eng
Shurborne, War, Eng
1549
ABT 1549
Age 29
Jane Thornton was married in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1556
1556
Age 36
Death of Jane Thornton in Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Shurborne, War, Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1549
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
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