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William Thornton 1555–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1555

Birth Location: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 May 1600

Death Location: The Hills, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Hills)

Mother: Lady Lavier

Spouse(s): Barbara Westby, Agnes Thornton

Children(s): William Eastcomb), Margerete Thornton, John Thornton, Marie Thornton, Joan Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Abraham Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton

William Thornton was born in 1555 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Thornton Of The Hills And Lady Joan De Lavier. William Thornton married Agnes Ermantrude Page Thornton, Barbara Westby, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Joan Thornton, John Thornton, Margerete Thornton, Marie Thornton, Mary Ann Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton, William Thornton Of Eastcomb. William Thornton passed away in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornton was born in 1555 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Thornton Of The Hills And Lady Joan De Lavier.
  • William Thornton married Agnes Ermantrude Page Thornton, Barbara Westby, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Joan Thornton, John Thornton, Margerete Thornton, Marie Thornton, Mary Ann Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton, William Thornton Of Eastcomb.
  • William Thornton passed away in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thornton's Ancestors

Self
William Thornton
1555–1600
Birth Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Thornton (of the Hills)
1498–1566
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Joan de) Lavier
1498–1560
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Robert Thornton East) Newton
1454–1514
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Jane Layton
1458–1498
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Thomas (De) Lovier
1469–1511
Bransby, , , England
Jane (Carrick) Leake
1480–1550
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1424–1487
Lady Aldborough
1430–1528
Marmeduke Dalarever
1449–1489
Anne Rivers)
1440–1469
John Leake
1454–1505
Elizabeth Savage
1452–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Newton)
1400–1460
Isabel Mekylfeld
1402–1499
Richard Aldborough
1405–1460
Agnes Plumpton
1410–1430

William Thornton's Descendants

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William Thornton (Abt 1555–16 May 1600) m. Barbara Westby (1540–1645) m. Agnes (Ermantrude Page) Thornton (1522–Bef. 1573)
  1. 1. William (Thornton (of) Eastcomb) 1570–1600 m. Frances ((Florence)) Robinson 1600–1650 m. Mary Hargraves 1584–1611 m. Bridget Marshal 1595–1680
    1. 1. William (Thornton) III 1620–1709 m. Elizabeth Rowland 1627–1699 m. Elisia Bellington 1620–1646
      1. 1. Col. (Francis) Thornton 1651–1726 m. Alice Savage 1651–1695 m. Ann (Ryding, Spouse of John Ellegood) I 1672–1752 m. Jane Harvey 1651–1717
        1. 1. Anthony Thornton 1695–1757 m. Winifred Presley 1692–1740
        2. 2. Col (Francis Thornton) II 1682–1737 m. Mary (Taliaferro (wife of Francis Thornton Jr.) (Colonel)) 1685–1726
        3. 3. Margaret Thornton 1678–1727 m. William Strother 1665–1726 m. Sir (Robert Rogers) II 1679–1745 m. Thomas Catlett 1707–1739
        4. 4. Elizabeth Thornton 1674–1732 m. Jonathan Gibson 1668–1729 m. Edwin Conway 1653–1840 m. Col. (James) Taylor 1673–1729
        5. 5. Peter (Presley) Thornton 1680–1750
        6. 6. Martha Thornton 1685–1761
        7. 7. Anne Thornton 1685–1726
        8. 8. Mark Thornton 1686–1721
        9. 9. William Thornton 1680–1743 m. Frances Bernard 1680–1744
        10. 10. Alice Thornton 1680–1757 m. Capt. (Lawrence Charles) Taliaferro 1684–1726
      2. 2. Mary (Prudence) Thornton 1653–1730
      3. 3. Ann Thornton 1648–
      4. 4. Esther Thornton 1655–1675
      5. 5. Matilda Thornton 1658–1693 m. John Willis 1658–1715
        1. 1. William (John) Willis 1680–1716 m. Sarah Hawksford\Hauxford 1690–1761
        2. 2. Charles Willis 1673–1725
        3. 3. Sarah Willis 1673–
      6. 6. Matthew Thornton 1650–
      7. 7. Rowland Thornton 1647–1648
      8. 8. Henry Thornton 1660–1700
      9. 9. Luke (Thornton) Sr 1642–1724
      10. 10. Edward Thornton 1646–1703
      11. 11. William (Thornton) V 1649–1727 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Fitzhugh 1453–1513 m. Prudence Willis 1664–1720 m. Elizabeth Fitzhugh 1650–1688
        1. 1. Prudence Thornton 1699–1742 m. Samuel Pryor 1693–1763
        2. 2. Sarah Thornton 1677–
        3. 3. Anthony Thornton 1694–1757
        4. 4. Elizabeth Thornton 1696–1774
        5. 5. Judith Thornton 1683–
        6. 6. Francis Thornton 1692–1736
        7. 7. Susannah Thornton 1689–1723
        8. 8. Seth Thornton 1694–1739
        9. 9. John Thornton 1701–1742
        10. 10. Johanna Thornton 1703–
        11. 11. William Thornton 1680–1743
        12. 12. Joshua Thornton 1703–
        13. 13. Anna Thornton 1688–1740
    2. 2. James Thornton 1620–1689
    3. 3. John Thornton 1607–1637
    4. 4. Susan ((Susannah)) Thornton 1609–
    5. 5. Guamdell Thornton 1611–1635
  2. 2. Margerete Thornton 1589–
  3. 3. John Thornton 1579–1645
  4. 4. Marie Thornton 1575–
  5. 5. Joan Thornton 1593–1646
  6. 6. Thomas Thornton 1585–
  7. 7. Abraham Thornton 1577–1600
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) Thornton 1578–
  9. 9. William Thornton 1560–1600

William Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Thornton in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
1555
Abt 1555
Birth of William Thornton
None
1600
16 May 1600
Age 45
Death of William Thornton in The Hills, Yorkshire, England
The Hills, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1555

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1600
    Event Place: The Hills, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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