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Sir Thomas Thornton 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1553

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 April 1632

Death Location: Lincolnshire, England

Father:

Mother: Joan DeLouvier

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Acres

Children(s): Henry Thornton, Jane Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Anne Thornton, Mary (Hargraves), Hesther Thornton, Dorothy Thornton, Absolom Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Susan Thornton, Sir Thornton, John Thornton, John Thornton

The story of Sir Thomas Thornton began in 1553 in Yorkshire, England. Sir Thomas Thornton married Elizabeth De Acres, and had children including Absolom Thornton, Anne Thornton, Dorothy Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Henry Thornton, Hesther Thornton, Jane Thornton, John Thornton, Mary Martha Thornton Hargraves, Sarah Thornton, Sir George Thornton, Susan Thornton. Sir Thomas Thornton passed away in 1632 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Thornton began in 1553 in Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Thornton married Elizabeth De Acres, and had children including Absolom Thornton, Anne Thornton, Dorothy Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Henry Thornton, Hesther Thornton, Jane Thornton, John Thornton, Mary Martha Thornton Hargraves, Sarah Thornton, Sir George Thornton, Susan Thornton.
  • Sir Thomas Thornton passed away in 1632 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Sir Thornton's Ancestors

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Sir Thornton
1553–1632
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joan DeLouvier
1532–1588
Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thornton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Thornton (24 June 1553–29 April 1632) m. Elizabeth (De) Acres (21 Dec 1564–27 Aug 1604)
  1. 1. Henry Thornton 1594–1663 m. Elizabeth Hinde 1609–1652
    1. 1. Mary Thornton 1625–1673 m. William Metcalfe 1620–1671
      1. 1. Elizabeth Metcalfe 1648–1700 m. James Ainsworth 1655–1709
        1. 1. James Ainsworth 1688–1741 m. Elizabeth Wiggin 1680–1738
        2. 2. Thomas Ainsworth 1699–1788
        3. 3. Jeremy Ainsworth 1696–
        4. 4. Mary Ainsworth 1691–
        5. 5. Ann Ainsworth 1686–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Thornton 1641–1641
    3. 3. Rebecca Thornton 1646–
    4. 4. Anne Thornton 1642–
  2. 2. Jane Thornton 1602–1603
  3. 3. Elizabeth Thornton 1600–
  4. 4. Anne Thornton 1603–1629
  5. 5. Mary (Martha Thornton) (Hargraves) 1583–1640
  6. 6. Hesther Thornton 1591–1613
  7. 7. Dorothy Thornton 1596–1597
  8. 8. Absolom Thornton 1590–1619
  9. 9. Sarah Thornton 1583–1640
  10. 10. Susan Thornton 1587–1655
  11. 11. Sir (George) Thornton 1575–
  12. 12. John Thornton 1589–1637
  13. 13. John Thornton 1597–1637

Sir Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1553
24 June 1553
Birth of Sir Thomas Thornton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1632
29 April 1632
Age 79
Death of Sir Thomas Thornton in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1553
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1632
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

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