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Joan Jane Thornton 1405–1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1462

Death Location: Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England

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Spouse(s): John Thwaites

Children(s): Joan Thwaites, Thomas Thwaites, Robert Tate, Elizabeth Thwaites, Maud Thwaites

Joan Jane Thornton was born in 1405 in Denton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Of Davy Hall Thornton And Alice De Leke. Joan Jane Thornton married John Tate Thwaites, and had children including Elizabeth Thwaites, Joan Jane Thwaites, Maud Thwaites, Robert Tate, Thomas Tate Thwaites. Joan Jane Thornton passed away in 1462 in Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Jane Thornton was born in 1405 in Denton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Of Davy Hall Thornton And Alice De Leke.
  • Joan Jane Thornton married John Tate Thwaites, and had children including Elizabeth Thwaites, Joan Jane Thwaites, Maud Thwaites, Robert Tate, Thomas Tate Thwaites.
  • Joan Jane Thornton passed away in 1462 in Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England.

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Joan Thornton
1405–1462
Birth Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England
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Joan Thornton's Descendants

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Joan (Jane) Thornton (1405–22 Jan 1462) m. John (Tate) Thwaites (1385–22 Jan 1461)
  1. 1. Joan (Jane) Thwaites 1428–1470 m. Lionel (Batley) Copley 1410–1499
    1. 1. John Copley 1444–1509 m. Anne ((Pigott)) Copeley 1446–1529
      1. 1. William Copley 1472–1556 m. Margaret Savage 1506–1558 m. Margaret Savage 1474–1558 m. Dorothy (Fitz) William 1476–1529
        1. 1. Christopher Copley 1540–1606 m. Susan Cressy 1546–1612
        2. 2. Francis Copley 1528–1580 m. Mary Jackson 1530–1583
        3. 3. Francis Copley 1533–1613 m. Dorothy Wirrall 1525–1605
        4. 4. John Copley 1535–
        5. 5. Philip COPLEY 1537–1596
        6. 6. John Copley 1540–
      2. 2. John Copley 1470–1542 m. Margaret Stapleton 1479–1555
      3. 3. Cecily Copley 1477– m. John Portington 1480–1521
      4. 4. Edward Copeley 1485– m. Edward Copley 1465–
      5. 5. Adam Copeley 1487–
      6. 6. Lionel Copley 1487–
      7. 7. Margaret Copley 1488–
      8. 8. Anne Copley 1489–
      9. 9. Joan Copley 1490– m. John Northwaye 1490–1515
      10. 10. Mary Copley 1492–1791 m. John Portington 1487–1521
      11. 11. Isabel Copley 1492–
    2. 2. Henry Copley 1450–1511
    3. 3. Sibill Copley 1454– m. Henry Savile 1450–
    4. 4. Richard Copley 1456–
    5. 5. Thomas Copley 1458–
  2. 2. Thomas (Tate) Thwaites 1390–1481 m. Alice (De La) Haye 1406–1484
  3. 3. Robert Tate 1427–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Thwaites 1428–1507
  5. 5. Maud Thwaites 1434–1460

Joan Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of Joan Jane Thornton in Denton, Yorkshire, England
Denton, Yorkshire, England
1462
22 Jan 1462
Age 57
Death of Joan Jane Thornton in Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England
Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joan Jane Thornton, person ID LKDV-78P.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1462
    Event Place: Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Joan Jane Thornton, person ID LKDV-78P.

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