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William Thorne 1616–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1616

Birth Location: Dedham, Devon, England

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Father: John ("Gentleman")

Mother: Joane Browne

Spouse(s): Sarah Booth

Children(s): Elizabeth Thorne, Susannah Thorne, Samuel Thorne, Joseph Thorne, John Thorne, William Thorne, Rachell Thorne

William Thorne was born in 1616 in Dedham, Devon, England, the child of John Thorne Gentleman And Joane Constance 1584 Brown Browne. William Thorne married Sarah Susannah Booth, and had children including Elizabeth Thorne, John Thorne, Joseph Thorne, Rachell Thorne, Samuel Thorne, Susannah Thorne, William Thorne. William Thorne passed away in 1657 in Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thorne was born in 1616 in Dedham, Devon, England, the child of John Thorne Gentleman And Joane Constance 1584 Brown Browne.
  • William Thorne married Sarah Susannah Booth, and had children including Elizabeth Thorne, John Thorne, Joseph Thorne, Rachell Thorne, Samuel Thorne, Susannah Thorne, William Thorne.
  • William Thorne passed away in 1657 in Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thorne's Ancestors

Self
William Thorne
1616–1657
Birth Place: Dedham, Devon, England
Parents
John Thorne ("Gentleman")
1580–1621
Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England
Joane (Constance 1584 Brown) Browne
1584–1616
Essex, England
Grandparents
Jane (Cavendish) (Thorne)
1558–1608
Gunby, Candleshoe, Linconshire, England
John Browne*
1559–1627
Frampton, Dorset, England
Jane PORTMAN
1564–1634
Orchard, Dorset, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1529–1585
Thomesina Browne
1533–1579
Sir Knight
1544–1590
Joan Michell
1544–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Browne
1500–1546
Joan Ferett
1502–1573
John Warham
1511–1572
Kathryn Soper
1515–1572
Sir Portman
1490–1557
Elizabeth Gilbert
1515–1552
Thomas Mitchell
1488–1539
Joane Warre
1526–1609

William Thorne's Descendants

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William Thorne (7 March 1616–1657) m. Sarah (Susannah) Booth (1617–1675)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thorne 1653–1744 m. John (Sherman (start of GenWmTecumseh) line) 1651–1730
    1. 1. Benjamin Sherman 1662–1742 m. Mercy (Mary) Wheeler 1670–1743
      1. 1. Eunice Sherman 1700–1762 m. Daniel (St) John* 1699–1761
        1. 1. Rachel (St) John 1725–1761 m. Job Lockwood 1718–1761
  2. 2. Susannah Thorne 1646–1696
  3. 3. Samuel Thorne 1644–1732
  4. 4. Joseph Thorne 1642–1727
  5. 5. John Thorne 1643–1709
  6. 6. William Thorne 1632–1688
  7. 7. Rachell Thorne –1647

William Thorne's Timeline

2 Records

1616
7 March 1616
Birth of William Thorne in Dedham, Devon, England
Dedham, Devon, England
1657
1657
Age 41
Death of William Thorne in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1616
    Event Place: Dedham, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24039.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States of America

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