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Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham 1521 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1521

Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1588

Death Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Durham

Mother: Lady Denton

Spouse(s): Katherine Purefoy

Children(s): Susanna Thorne

In 1521, Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham entered the world in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Dorne atls Thorne of Durham and Lady Alice Denton. Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham married Katherine Mary Purefoy, and had children including Susanna Thorne. Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1588 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham entered the world in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Dorne atls Thorne of Durham and Lady Alice Denton.
  • Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham married Katherine Mary Purefoy, and had children including Susanna Thorne.
  • Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1588 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Durham's Ancestors

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Sir Durham
1521 – 1588
Birth Place: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Dorne atls Thorne of Durham
1490 – 1537
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Alice) Denton
1500 – 1537
Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Lord) Denton
1464 – 1560
Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Jane) Brome\Webb
1468 – 1560
Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Thorne of) Durham (08 Mar 1521 – 29 Oct 1588) m. Katherine (Mary) Purefoy (1522 – 9 May 1589)
  1. 1. Susanna Thorne (5 Mar 1558 – 29 Oct 1588) m. Capt. (Roger Sutton) Dudley (24 Jun 1532-1533 – 4 Sep 1588)
    1. 1. David Dudley (1579 – 29 Sep 1646) m. Joanna (Jane) Arnold (30 November 1577 – 10 Mar 1621)
      1. 1. Mary Dudley (Apr 1602 – 01 Nov 1641) m. William Billings (2 Apr 1601 – 1659)
        1. 1. Capt. (William) Billings (1629 – 16 March 1712) m. Mary Atherton (30 Apr 1636 – 8 Jul 1718)

Sir Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1521
08 Mar 1521
Birth of Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1588
29 Oct 1588
Age 67
Death of Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1521
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Passenham, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry of Margaret Ann (Fritchey) Trahan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

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