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Sir Pierce Peter Thornton 1290–1356 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1290

Birth Location: Thornton, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 09 May 1356

Death Location: Thornton, Cheshire, , England

Father: Randolph Thornton

Mother: Katherine DePierre

Spouse(s): Lucia Holsby

Children(s): Ellen Thornton, Beatrix Thornton, Peter DeThornton, Margaret Thornton, Eleanor Thornton, Margaret deThornton, Joan deThornton, Katherine Thornton, Matilda Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Emme Thornton, Mary Thornton, Ellen Thorton, Elizabeth Thornton, Matilda Thornton, Maud Thornton

The story of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton began in 1290 in Thornton, Cheshire, , England. Sir Pierce Peter Thornton married Lucia Hollesby Or Holsby, and had children including Beatrix Thornton, Eleanor Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Ellen Eleanor Thorton, Ellen Thornton, Emme Thornton, Joan Dethornton, Katherine Thornton, Margaret Dethornton, Margaret Thornton, Mary Thornton, Matilda Thornton, Maud Thornton, Peter Dethornton. Sir Pierce Peter Thornton passed away in 1356 in Thornton, Cheshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton began in 1290 in Thornton, Cheshire, , England.
  • Sir Pierce Peter Thornton married Lucia Hollesby Or Holsby, and had children including Beatrix Thornton, Eleanor Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Ellen Eleanor Thorton, Ellen Thornton, Emme Thornton, Joan Dethornton, Katherine Thornton, Margaret Dethornton, Margaret Thornton, Mary Thornton, Matilda Thornton, Maud Thornton, Peter Dethornton.
  • Sir Pierce Peter Thornton passed away in 1356 in Thornton, Cheshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Thornton's Ancestors

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Sir Thornton
1290–1356
Birth Place: Thornton, Cheshire, , England
Parents
Randolph Peter Thornton
1264–1290
Thornton Le Moors, Cheshire, England
Katherine DePierre
1266–1290
Thornton,,Cheshire,England
Grandparents
Peter (De) Thornton
1230–1289
Thornton, Cheshire, England
Matilda (Le) Clere
1245–1264
Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire, England
Urian (De) Pierre
1232–1293
Chester, Cheshire, England
Idonea DeMalpas
1240–1295
Whitchurch, Cheshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Randolph Thornton
1194–1244
Mrs Thornton
1210–
Richard Clere
1214–1244
Amicia Muellent
1160–1225
John PIERRE
1211–1290
Pierre
1216–
David Chester
1220–1243
Constance Powis
1216–1284
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thornton's Descendants

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Sir (Pierce Peter) Thornton (1290–09 May 1356) m. Lucia (Hollesby or) Holsby (1294–1335)
  1. 1. Ellen Thornton 1316–1389 m. THOMAS DUTTON 1314–1381
    1. 1. Joanna DeDUTTON 1335– m. John DeHAYDOCK 1322–1387
      1. 1. Gilbert Haydock 1390–1466
      2. 2. Gilbert Haydock 1375–1425 m. Isabel (De) Hoghton 1385–1424 m. ISABEL (De) HOGHTON 1385–
        1. 1. Joan Haydock 1396–1440 m. Piers (Legh,) II 1389–1422 m. Sir (Richard) Molyneux 1396–1460
    2. 2. Geoffrey (De) Dutton 1340–
    3. 3. Henry Dutton 1343–
    4. 4. William DeHooton 1346–1396
    5. 5. Thomas Dutton 1337–
    6. 6. Lawrence Dutton 1339–1391
    7. 7. Hugh Dutton 1347–1367
    8. 8. Edmund Dutton 1342–1366
    9. 9. Sir (Peter) Dutton 1335–1362
  2. 2. Beatrix Thornton 1300–
  3. 3. Peter DeThornton 1317–
  4. 4. Margaret Thornton 1318–
  5. 5. Eleanor Thornton 1316–1355
  6. 6. Margaret deThornton 1353–
  7. 7. Joan deThornton 1342–
  8. 8. Katherine Thornton 1322–
  9. 9. Matilda Thornton 1335–1365
  10. 10. Elizabeth Thornton 1342–
  11. 11. Emme Thornton 1320–
  12. 12. Mary Thornton 1324–
  13. 13. Ellen (Eleanor) Thorton 1316–1389 m. Richard (II) Hough 1300–1350 m. THOMAS DUTTON 1314–1381 m. Thomas (De) Dutton 1214–1272
    1. 1. Joan (De) Hogh 1326–1380 m. Thomas (De) Capenhurst 1322–1380
      1. 1. Isabel Capenhurst 1350–1400
      2. 2. Maud Capenhurst 1348–1425 m. John Cheney* 1340–1369
        1. 1. Emma (Matilda) Cheney 1375–1418 m. John (De) Warren 1365–1413
        2. 2. Matilda Cheney 1400–1432
        3. 3. Maud Cheney 1400–1450
        4. 4. Maude Cheney 1369–
        5. 5. Margaret Cheney 1359–
        6. 6. Emma DeCheney 1359–
    2. 2. Sir (Edmund) Dutton 1342–1392 m. Joan (Janett) Minshell 1340–1388
    3. 3. Joanna (De) Dutton 1335–
    4. 4. Ellen Dutton 1360–1420
  14. 14. Elizabeth Thornton 1317–1365
  15. 15. Matilda Thornton 1320–1358
  16. 16. Maud Thornton 1335–1365

Sir Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1286
1286
Birth of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton in Thornton, Cheshire, , England
Thornton, Cheshire, , England
1290
1290
Birth of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton in Thornton, Cheshire, , England
Thornton, Cheshire, , England
1356
9 May 1356
Age 66
Death of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton in Thornton, Cheshire, England
Thornton, Cheshire, England
1356
09 May 1356
Age 66
Death of Sir Pierce Peter Thornton in Thornton, Cheshire, , England
Thornton, Cheshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1286
    Event Place: Thornton, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Thornton, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1356
    Event Place: Thornton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1356
    Event Place: Thornton, Cheshire, , England

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