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ROGER THORNTON 1420–1470 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1420

Birth Location: Witton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1470

Death Location: Witton Castle, Northumberland, England

Father: Hodgkin THORNTON

Mother: Elizabeth DeFerrers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greystoke

Children(s): Elizabeth Thornton

In 1420, ROGER THORNTON entered the world in Witton, Northumberland, England, born to Hodgkin Thornton And Elizabeth Deferrers. ROGER THORNTON married Elizabeth Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth De Thornton. ROGER THORNTON passed away in 1470 in Witton Castle, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1420, ROGER THORNTON entered the world in Witton, Northumberland, England, born to Hodgkin Thornton And Elizabeth Deferrers.
  • ROGER THORNTON married Elizabeth Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth De Thornton.
  • ROGER THORNTON passed away in 1470 in Witton Castle, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hodgkin THORNTON
1400–1430
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth DeFerrers
1393–1434
Birth Location: Oversley, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Greystoke
1428–1516
Birth Location: Of, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Thornton
1450–1476
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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ROGER THORNTON's Ancestors

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ROGER THORNTON
1420–1470
Birth Place: Witton, Northumberland, England
Parents
Hodgkin THORNTON
1400–1430
Elizabeth DeFerrers
1393–1434
Oversley, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (de) Ferrers
1373–1396
Willisham, Suffolk, England
Joan (Beaufort, Countess of) Westmorland
1375–1440
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loir, Pays De La Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ROGER THORNTON's Descendants

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ROGER THORNTON (May 1420–1470) m. Elizabeth Greystoke (1428–1516)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Thornton 1450–1476 m. George (De) Lumley 1444–1507
    1. 1. Thomas Lumley 1460–1487 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1465–1503
      1. 1. Mary Lumley 1496–1533
      2. 2. Ann Lumley 1481–1527 m. Sir (William) Hylton, 1488–1536 m. William (Robert) DeCreswell 1486–1534 m. Robert. Ogle 1490–1530
        1. 1. Robert Ogle 1513–1545 m. Dorothy Widdrington 1510–1560

ROGER THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1420
May 1420
Birth of ROGER THORNTON in Witton, Northumberland, England
Witton, Northumberland, England
1470
1470
Age 50
Death of ROGER THORNTON in Witton Castle, Northumberland, England
Witton Castle, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1420
    Event Place: Witton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Witton Castle, Northumberland, England
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