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Robert Thornton 1392–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1392

Birth Location: East Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1460

Death Location: East Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Isabel DeGray

Spouse(s): Isabel Mekylfeld

Children(s): William Thornton, Robert Thornton, Alice Thornton

Robert Thornton was born in 1392 in East Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton And Isabel Degray. Robert Thornton married Isabel Mekylfeld, and had children including Alice Frances Thornton, Robert Thornton, William Thornton. Robert Thornton passed away in 1460 in East Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Thornton was born in 1392 in East Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton And Isabel Degray.
  • Robert Thornton married Isabel Mekylfeld, and had children including Alice Frances Thornton, Robert Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Robert Thornton passed away in 1460 in East Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Robert Thornton's Ancestors

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Robert Thornton
1392–1460
Birth Place: East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Thornton
1374–1418
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Isabel DeGray
1378–
Barton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1341–1402
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Thwynge
1350–1401
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1316–1346
Joan Miller
1318–1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1291–1333
Isabella Newton
1294–1336

Robert Thornton's Descendants

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Robert Thornton (1392–1460) m. Isabel Mekylfeld (1402–)
  1. 1. William Thornton 1424–1487 m. Agnes Aldborough 1430–1488
    1. 1. Robert Thornton 1454–1514 m. Jane Layton 1458–1498
      1. 1. Francis Thornton 1501–1566 m. Joan DeLovier 1498–1560 m. Frances Robinson 1505–
        1. 1. Alice Thornton 1535–1608 m. Isaac Taylor 1530–1600
        2. 2. John Thornton 1526–
        3. 3. Margery Thornton 1528–
        4. 4. Margaret Thornton 1531– m. Wilson 1524– m. Chase 1526–
        5. 5. Joan Thornton 1532–
        6. 6. Thomas Thornton 1540– m. Elizabeth Stringar 1544–1662
        7. 7. William Thornton 1540–1600 m. Barbara Westby 1550–1614
      2. 2. George Thornton 1479–
      3. 3. John Thornton 1480–1545
      4. 4. William Thornton 1480–1545 m. Margaret Leigh 1480–1534
      5. 5. Thomas Thornton 1483–
      6. 6. Martin Thornton 1484–
      7. 7. Robert Thornton 1486–1545
      8. 8. Richard Thornton 1488–
      9. 9. Christopher Thornton 1491–1496
      10. 10. John Thornton 1491–1561
      11. 11. John Thornton 1491–1561
      12. 12. Elizabeth Thorton 1497–1552 m. Leonard Wilding 1500–1549
    2. 2. Isabel Thornton 1448–1568
    3. 3. Francis Thornton 1451–1486
    4. 4. Lord (Francis Of Hills) THORNTON 1451–1566
    5. 5. Isabel Thornton 1453–1506
    6. 6. East (Newton) Thornton 1454–
    7. 7. William Thornton 1470– m. Pickering 1472–
  2. 2. Robert Thornton 1424–1487
  3. 3. Alice (Frances) Thornton 1433–1465 m. William Rowley 1427–1459 m. Willam Rowley 1427–1459

Robert Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1392
1392
Birth of Robert Thornton in East Newton, Yorkshire, England
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
1460
1460
Age 68
Death of Robert Thornton in East Newton, Yorkshire, England
East Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1392
    Event Place: East Newton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Thornton, person ID LHT3-LM5.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: East Newton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Thornton, person ID LHT3-LM5.

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