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Mary (Purefoy) Thorne 1533–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1533

Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1579

Death Location: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Edward Purefoy

Mother: Anne (Purefoy)

Spouse(s): Thomas Dorne

Children(s): Susanna (Dudley)

Mary (Purefoy) Thorne was born in 1533 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Edward Purefoy And Anne Fettiplace Purefoy. Mary (Purefoy) Thorne married Thomas Thorne Dorne, and had children including Susanna Susan Thorne Dorne Dudley. Mary (Purefoy) Thorne passed away in 1579 in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary (Purefoy) Thorne was born in 1533 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Edward Purefoy And Anne Fettiplace Purefoy.
  • Mary (Purefoy) Thorne married Thomas Thorne Dorne, and had children including Susanna Susan Thorne Dorne Dudley.
  • Mary (Purefoy) Thorne passed away in 1579 in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Thorne's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thorne
1533–1579
Birth Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Edward Purefoy
1494–1558
Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England
Anne (Fettiplace) (Purefoy)
1496–1568
Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas (Purefoy, Lord of Shalstone) Esq
1467–1559
Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Denton) (Purefoy)
1475–1556
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England
Richard (Fettiplace of) Besselsleigh
1459–1511
Shefford, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth (Bessiles \ Bessels (Fettiplace \) Elyot)
1475–1520
Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Drayton)
1446–1512
John Denton
1435–1497
Isabel (Denton)
1450–1513
William Bessels
1440–1515
Alice Bessels)
1450–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William V
1425–1466
Margery (Purefoy)
1412–1481
Thomas Denton
1423–
Alison (Denton)
1429–1453
John Esq
1410–1469
Beatrice\ (Brome)
1414–1483
Sir Harcourt
1412–1486
Edith (Harcourt)
1425–1472

Mary Thorne's Descendants

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Mary ((Purefoy)) Thorne (Abt. 1533–1579) m. Thomas (Thorne \) Dorne (8 May 1521–9 May 1589)
  1. 1. Susanna (\ Susan Thorne \ Dorne) (Dudley) 1559–1588 m. (Captain) (Roger) Dudley 1550–1586
    1. 1. Gov. (Thomas) Dudley 1576–1653 m. Dorothy (Yorke) (Dudley) 1582–1643
      1. 1. Mercy (Dudley) (Woodbridge) 1621–1691 m. (Reverend) (John) Woodbridge 1618–1695
        1. 1. Martha (Woodbridge) (Ruggles) 1658–1738 m. Samuel Ruggles 1658–1715

Mary Thorne's Timeline

3 Records

1533
Abt. 1533
Birth of Mary (Purefoy) Thorne in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
1579
1579
Age 46
Death of Mary (Purefoy) Thorne in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
1589
09 May 1589
Age 56
Death of Mary (Purefoy) Thorne in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1533
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1589
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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