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Peter Petrus Thornton 1575 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1628

Death Location: Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Lady Peace

Spouse(s): Mary Preston

Children(s): Jane Thornton

Peter Petrus Thornton was born in 1575 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir John Thornton and Lady Elizabeth Peace. Peter Petrus Thornton married Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Jane Thornton. Peter Petrus Thornton passed away in 1628 in Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Petrus Thornton was born in 1575 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir John Thornton and Lady Elizabeth Peace.
  • Peter Petrus Thornton married Mary Anne Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Jane Thornton.
  • Peter Petrus Thornton passed away in 1628 in Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Thornton's Ancestors

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Peter Thornton
1575 – 1628
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir John Thornton
1534 – 1600
Newton, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth) Peace
1525 – 1585
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis) Thornton
1501 – 1566
The Hills, East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Joan Delovier
1498 – 1560
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1454 – 1514
Jane Layton
1459 – 1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Thornton's Descendants

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Peter (Petrus) Thornton (1575 – Abt. 1628) m. Mary (Anne Elizabeth) Preston (Bef. 14 Feb 1584 – 1690)
  1. 1. 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)

Peter Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Peter Petrus Thornton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1628
Abt. 1628
Age 53
Death of Peter Petrus Thornton in Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1628
    Event Place: Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England

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