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Jane Thornton 1621 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1621

Birth Location: St Olives, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1651

Death Location: England

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Mary Preston

Spouse(s): Robert Stevenson

Children(s): Mary Stevenson

Jane Thornton was born in 1621 in St Olives, Yorkshire, England, the child of Peter Petrus Thornton and Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston. Jane Thornton married Robert Stevenson, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Stevenson. Jane Thornton passed away in 1651 in England.

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Biography

  • Jane Thornton was born in 1621 in St Olives, Yorkshire, England, the child of Peter Petrus Thornton and Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston.
  • Jane Thornton married Robert Stevenson, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Stevenson.
  • Jane Thornton passed away in 1651 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Jane Thornton
1621 – 1651
Birth Place: St Olives, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Peter Petrus Thornton
1575 – 1628
Yorkshire, England
Mary (Anne Elizabeth) Preston
1584 – 1690
Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Thornton
1534 – 1600
Newton, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth) Peace
1525 – 1585
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Anthony Preston
1547 – 1585
Hertfordshire, England
Barbery Kensey
1547 –
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Thornton
1501 – 1566
Joan Delovier
1498 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1454 – 1514
Jane Layton
1459 – 1501

Jane Thornton's Descendants

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Jane Thornton (17 Feb 1621 – 1651) m. Robert Stevenson (22 Jan 1614 – 1674)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stevenson (2 NOV 1651 – 1730) m. Thomas Graves (1643 – 19 Dec 1711)

Jane Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1621
17 Feb 1621
Birth of Jane Thornton in St Olives, Yorkshire, England
St Olives, Yorkshire, England
1651
1651
Age 30
Death of Jane Thornton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1621
    Event Place: St Olives, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: England

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