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Stephen Thornton 1504–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 1539

Death Location: Lewes, Sussex, , England

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Cecily Metcalfe

Children(s): Christopher Thornton, Peter THORNTON, Gabell THORNTON

Stephen Thornton was born in 1504 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Elizabeth Metcalfe. Stephen Thornton married Cecily Metcalfe, and had children including Christopher Thornton, Gabell Thornton, Peter Thornton. Stephen Thornton passed away in 1539 in Lewes, Sussex, , England.

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Biography

  • Stephen Thornton was born in 1504 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Elizabeth Metcalfe.
  • Stephen Thornton married Cecily Metcalfe, and had children including Christopher Thornton, Gabell Thornton, Peter Thornton.
  • Stephen Thornton passed away in 1539 in Lewes, Sussex, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thornton
1475–1495
Birth Location: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, , England
TT
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1475–
Birth Location: , Lincolnshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Cecily Metcalfe
1504–
Birth Location: , Yorkshire, , England
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Children(s)

Christopher Thornton
1540–1590
Birth Location: Thornton, , Langston, England
CT
Peter THORNTON
1542–
Birth Location: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, , England
PT
Gabell THORNTON
1544–
Birth Location: , , , England
GT

Stephen Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Thornton
1504–1539
Birth Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1475–1495
Thornton, Buckinghamshire, , England
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1475–
, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1445–1470
Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
Elinor Bland
1450–
, Yorkshire, , England
Reginald Metcalf
1435–1504
, Lincolnshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1415–
Katherine Redmagne
1420–1447
Richard Bland
1420–1453
James Metcalfe
1389–1471
Gelsone DeIreby
1395–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1385–1406
Mary Kirby
1390–1422
Henry Redmagne
1393–1433
Henry Redmagne
1390–
Bland
1370–
John Metcalfe
1358–1467
Alice Metcalfe
1362–1467
Ireby
1375–
Ireby
1375–

Stephen Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Stephen Thornton (1504–1539) m. Cecily Metcalfe (1504–)
  1. 1. Christopher Thornton 1540–1590 m. Mary Lake 1540–1586 m. Isabel Brocksley 1560–1608
    1. 1. Margaret Thornton 1585–1681 m. Roger Gregory 1598–1629
      1. 1. John Gregory 1623–1697 m. Elizabeth Bishop 1625–1676
        1. 1. Mary Gregory 1677–1727 m. Thomas Mitchell 1659–1736
        2. 2. ANN Gregory 1640–1684
        3. 3. Richard Gregory 1644–1700
        4. 4. John Gregory 1656–1678
        5. 5. Mary (Bishop) GREGORY 1658–1698
      2. 2. Elizabeth Gregory 1620–
      3. 3. Richard Gregory 1620–
      4. 4. Roger Gregory 1630–
  2. 2. Peter THORNTON 1542–
  3. 3. Gabell THORNTON 1544–

Stephen Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Stephen Thornton in Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England
Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England
1539
1539
Age 35
Death of Stephen Thornton in Lewes, Sussex, , England
Lewes, Sussex, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, , England
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