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Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton 1230 – 1280 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1230

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1280

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: Randolph Thornton

Mother: Avice Kingsley

Spouse(s): Matilda Clere

Children(s): Randolph Thornton

The story of Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton began in 1230 in Cheshire, England. Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton married Matilda Le Clere, and had children including Randolph Peter de Thornton. Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton passed away in 1280 in Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton began in 1230 in Cheshire, England.
  • Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton married Matilda Le Clere, and had children including Randolph Peter de Thornton.
  • Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton passed away in 1280 in Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Randolph Thornton
1194 – 1244
Birth Location: Thornton le Moors, Cheshire, England
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Avice Kingsley
1210 – 1279
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Clere
1245 – 1264
Birth Location: Thornton, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Randolph Thornton
1264 – 1296
Birth Location: Thornton le Moors, Cheshire, England
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Piers Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Piers Thornton
1230 – 1280
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
Randolph Thornton
1194 – 1244
Thornton le Moors, Cheshire, England
Avice (le Roter de) Kingsley
1210 – 1279
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Randle (le Roter de) Thornton
1162 – 1244
Thornton le Moors, Cheshire, England
Amicia (Cicely) Kingsley
1162 – 1244
Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Joan (of) Stourton
Great-Grandparents
Peter Thornton
1145 – 1200
Margaret Malpas
1145 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Belward
1120 – 1154

Piers Thornton's Descendants

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Piers (le Roter Lord of) Thornton (1230 – 1280) m. Matilda (Le) Clere (1245 – 1264)
  1. 1. Randolph (Peter de) Thornton (1264 – 1296) m. Katherine (De St.) Pierre (Abt 1266 – Abt 1290)
    1. 1. Randle Thornton (Abt 1289 – Aft 1317)
    2. 2. Peter (de) Thornton (Abt 1290 – 1358) m. Lucia (De) Hellesby (1286 – 1335) m. Philippa (Abt 1292 – 1389)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Thornton (Abt 1310 – 1364) m. Hamon Fitton (1330 – 1374)
      2. 2. Margaret Thornton (Abt 1313 – ) m. Henry Done (Abt 1310 – 1370)
      3. 3. Joan (De) Thornton (1315 – 1370) m. John Thwaites (1310 – 1360)
      4. 4. Mary Thornton (1315 – ) m. Henry Done (1282 – )
      5. 5. Ellen (de) Thornton (1316 – 1389) m. Thomas (de) Dutton (25 May 1314 – 4 May 1381) m. Thomas Dutton (Aft 1291 – Aft 1345) m. Richard Hogh (1329 – 1350)
        1. 1. Joanna Dutton (1335 – 1390) m. John Haydock (1322 – 12 Dec 1387)
        2. 2. Peter Dutton (Abt 1335 – 22 Apr 1362)
        3. 3. Thomas Dutton (1337 – 1362)
        4. 4. Lawrence Dutton (1339 – 29 Jan 1392) m. Margaret (Abt 1344 – ) m. Alice Basset (1338 – 19 May 1390)
        5. 5. Edmund (De) Dutton (1342 – Aft 1381) m. Johane Mindshall (1345 – 11 Feb 1387) m. Jenett Minshull (Abt 1340 – )
        6. 6. Edmund Dutton (Apr 1342 – 1387) m. Johane Mindshall (1345 – 11 Feb 1387)
        7. 7. Henry Dutton (Bet 9 Jan 1343 and 8 Jan 1345 – 1386)
        8. 8. Hugh Dutton (Abt 1345 – 1367)
        9. 9. William (de) Dutton (1346 – 14 Sep 1396) m. Katherine (or Margaret) Leftwich (1350 – )
      6. 6. Peter Thornton (1317 – )
      7. 7. Matilda Thornton (1318 – ) m. Henry ((of Utkinton) DONNE) (DONE)
      8. 8. Emma (de) Thornton (Abt 1320 – ) m. Mathew (de) Weverham (Abt 1316 – )
      9. 9. Katherine Thornton (Abt 1322 – )
      10. 10. Beatrice (de) Thornton (Abt 1323 – 1404) m. Alexander Besford (1319 – 1403) m. William Vampage (1285 – )
        1. 1. Alexander (de) Besford (Abt 1343 – Abt 1361) m. Margaret Huddington (Abt 1345 – )
        2. 2. Joan (de) Besford (Abt 1347 – ) m. William Clopton (Abt 1375 – 7 Sep 1419)
        3. 3. Agnes Besford (1350 – 1428) m. Thomas Throckmorton (1355 – 1412)
        4. 4. Margaret (de) Besford (Abt 1360 – ) m. John Dickleston (Abt 1357 – 1422) m. Thomas Dickelson (Abt 1343 – )
      11. 11. Mary Thornton (Abt 1324 – )
      12. 12. Margaret (Maud De) Thornton (1335 – 1365) m. Henry (de) Beeston (1327 – 14 Feb 1395)
        1. 1. David Beeston (Abt 1352 – )
        2. 2. William (de) Beeston (1360 – 1401) m. Isabella (de) Stoke (1341 – Abt 1401) m. MRS (WILLIAM DE) BEESTON
        3. 3. Thomas Beeston (1365 – 1404) m. Margaret (T) Jesson (Abt 1355 – Abt 1409) m. MARGARET (MRS Thomas) BEESTON

Piers Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1230
1230
Birth of Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1280
1280
Age 50
Death of Piers le Roter Lord of Thornton in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1230
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1280
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
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