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John Thurstane Thornton 1623 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February, 1623

Birth Location: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1714

Death Location: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England

Father: Thurstane Thornton

Mother: Margaret Croston

Spouse(s): Jennet Taylor

Children(s): William Thornton

John Thurstane Thornton Jr. was born in 1623 in Lancashire, Croston Parish, England, the child of Thurstane Thornton and Margaret Croston. John Thurstane Thornton Jr. later married Jennet Taylor, and together they raised children including William Earl Thornton. In 1714, John Thurstane Thornton Jr. passed away in Lancashire, Croston Parish, England.

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Parents

Thurstane Thornton
1589 – 1641
Birth Location: Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
TT
Margaret Croston
1593 – 1641
Birth Location: Croston, Lancashire, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Jennet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Birth Location: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
JT

Children(s)

William Thornton
1642 – 1726
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
WT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 February, 1623
    Event Place: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 May 1629
    Event Place: Cockerham,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 May, 1629
    Event Place: Lancashire, Cockerham Parish, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1645
    Event Place: Croston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1646

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1658
    Event Place: Croston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Feb 1714
    Event Place: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
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