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William Thornton 1424 – 1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1424

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1487

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Isabel Mekylfeld

Spouse(s): Agnes Aldborough

Children(s): Robert Thornton

William Thornton was born in 1424 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton and Isabel Mekylfeld. William Thornton married Agnes Aldborough, and had children including Robert Thornton. William Thornton passed away in 1487 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornton was born in 1424 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton and Isabel Mekylfeld.
  • William Thornton married Agnes Aldborough, and had children including Robert Thornton.
  • William Thornton passed away in 1487 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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William Thornton's Ancestors

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William Thornton
1424 – 1487
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Thornton
1392 – 1460
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Mekylfeld
1400 –
Cambridgeshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thornton's Descendants

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William Thornton (1424 – 17 Mar 1487) m. Agnes Aldborough (1430 – 1528)
  1. 1. Robert Thornton (1454 – 1514) m. Jane Layton (1458 – 1498)
    1. 1. Francie Thornton (1498 – 12 Apr 1566) m. Joan DeLovier (1498 – 1550)
      1. 1. William Thornton (1600 – 1650) m. Barbara Westby (1595 – JAN 1680) m. Frances Robinson (bef 1600 – 1650)
        1. 1. William (Immigrant) Thornton (1620 – 1708) m. Elizabeth Rowland (1627 – 1656)
        2. 2. William Thornton (abt 1620 – 1708)

William Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1424
1424
Birth of William Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1487
17 Mar 1487
Age 63
Death of William Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1424
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1487
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

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