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John (the hills) THORNTON 1607 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1607

Birth Location: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 Aug 1637

Death Location: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Hargraves

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John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary was born in 1607 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, the child of William Thornton and Mary Hargraves. John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary passed away in 1637 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary was born in 1607 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, the child of William Thornton and Mary Hargraves.
  • John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary passed away in 1637 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England.

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John THORNTON's Ancestors

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John THORNTON
1607 – 1637
Birth Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Calverley, Yorkshire, England -A village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, abt 10 miles from Leeds city center and 4 miles from Bradford.
Mary Hargraves
1579 – 1611
VERIFIED- Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire (historic), England -A large village in the Kirklees borough, abt 6 miles southwest of Leeds. The village is between Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield.
Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
– 1566
Joan
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1455 – 1514
Jane Layton

John THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1607
26 Dec 1607
Birth of John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
1637
24 Aug 1637
Age 30
Death of John (the hills) THORNTON mother is mary in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1607
    Event Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1637
    Event Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

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