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Robert de Thornton 1570–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1613

Death Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Father: William Lord

Mother: Barbara Wesstby

Spouse(s): Rosanna Cox

Children(s): Jane Thornton

Robert de Thornton was born in 1570 in Scotland, the child of William Thornton Lord And Barbara Haines Wesstby. Robert de Thornton married Rosanna Cox, and had children including Jane Brigit Thornton. Robert de Thornton passed away in 1613 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Robert de Thornton was born in 1570 in Scotland, the child of William Thornton Lord And Barbara Haines Wesstby.
  • Robert de Thornton married Rosanna Cox, and had children including Jane Brigit Thornton.
  • Robert de Thornton passed away in 1613 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lord
1540–1600
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
WL
Barbara Wesstby
1540–1594
Birth Location: England
BW

Spouses(s)

Rosanna Cox
1572–1630
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
RC

Children(s)

Jane Thornton
1590–1648
Birth Location: Castlewood, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JT

Robert Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thornton
1570–1613
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Thornton Lord
1540–1600
Yorkshire, England
Barbara (Haines) Wesstby
1540–1594
England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Peace Of) Thornton
1501–1566
The Hills, East Newton, Yorkshire, England
George (Ralph) Westby
1519–1602
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
ANNE WYRRALL
1519–1602
Loversall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Hugh esq
1495–1558
ANN KNOTSFORTH
1500–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wyrrall
1470–1546
Lady Wombwell
1472–1546

Robert Thornton's Descendants

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Robert (de) Thornton (1570–Aug 1613) m. Rosanna Cox (1572–1630)
  1. 1. Jane (Brigit) Thornton 1590–1648 m. Sir (Adam of Roxburghshire Scotland) Rutherford 1575–1648
    1. 1. Robert (Sir of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland\Virginia) Rutherford 1610–1696 m. Margaret (Cummin of Scotland Vawter) (Rutherford) 1615–1633
      1. 1. Margaret (of Brampton, Cumberland (Rutherford)) Carr\Carroll 1630–1688 m. Sir (Robert Baron 4th Lord of Jedburgh Kerr\Carr\Carroll Cary) (MichAb*) 1620–1693
        1. 1. Col (Thomas) Carr 1646–1711 m. Mary (Lucy) Garland 1654–1745
        2. 2. Elizabeth Carr 1666–
        3. 3. Helen Kerr 1659–
        4. 4. John ({Twin}) Carr 1668–1740
        5. 5. Margaret ({Twin}) Carr 1668–
        6. 6. David Carr 1661–1744
        7. 7. Richard Carr 1653–1740
        8. 8. Sir (Thomas Embree Elliott Carr\Carroll Esquire-Justice High) Sheriff: 1655–1737

Robert Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Robert de Thornton in Scotland
Scotland
1613
Aug 1613
Age 43
Death of Robert de Thornton in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1613
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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