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William Thorn 1675–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 22 Nov 1737

Death Location: Charles, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas Thorne

Mother: Jane *

Spouse(s): Rachel GILLAM

Children(s): Mary Thorn

William Thorn was born in 1675 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Thorne And Jane Or Anne Quick. William Thorn married Rachel Mary Gillam, and had children including Mary Ann Thorn. William Thorn passed away in 1737 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Thorn was born in 1675 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Thorne And Jane Or Anne Quick.
  • William Thorn married Rachel Mary Gillam, and had children including Mary Ann Thorn.
  • William Thorn passed away in 1737 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thorne
1659–1677
Birth Location: St Andrew Holborn, London, England
TT
Jane *
1663–1689
Birth Location: Wedmore, Somerset, England
J*

Spouses(s)

Rachel GILLAM
1672–1737
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
RG

Children(s)

Mary Thorn
1705–1758
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
MT

William Thorn's Ancestors

Self
William Thorn
1675–1737
Birth Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Thomas Thorne
1659–1677
St Andrew Holborn, London, England
Jane (or Anne Quick) *
1663–1689
Wedmore, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Thorne
1640–1677
Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth BOTLELER
1642–
of St. Margaret, Westminster, London, Eng.
Grace (Petheram) *
1610–
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Thorne
1605–
Mary Walton
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Thorne
1573–1650
Sarah Elizabeth
1570–1687

William Thorn's Descendants

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William Thorn (1675–22 Nov 1737) m. Rachel (Mary) GILLAM (1672–22 Nov 1737)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Thorn 1705–1758 m. Leonard Davis 1718–1758
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lucy) Davis-Bush 1750–1787 m. Francis ("Franky") Bush 1750–1818
      1. 1. Amelia (Mildred "Milly" Bush) Keas 1785–1851 m. James (D) Keas 1776–1860
        1. 1. Lucyrine (R) Keas 1828–1878 m. William (Meredith) Anderson 1825–1881

William Thorn's Timeline

3 Records

1675
1675
Birth of William Thorn in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1737
22 Nov 1737
Age 62
Death of William Thorn in Charles, Maryland, United States
Charles, Maryland, United States
1899
19 Feb 1899
Age 224
William Thorn was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1899
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1737
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, United States
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