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William Thornton 1600 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: The Hills, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Francie Thornton

Mother: Joan DeLovier

Spouse(s): Barbara Westby, Frances Robinson

Children(s): William Thornton, William Thornton

William Thornton was born in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England, the child of Francie Thornton and Joan DeLovier. William Thornton married Barbara Westby, Frances Robinson, and had children including William Immigrant Thornton, William Thornton. William Thornton passed away in 1650 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornton was born in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England, the child of Francie Thornton and Joan DeLovier.
  • William Thornton married Barbara Westby, Frances Robinson, and had children including William Immigrant Thornton, William Thornton.
  • William Thornton passed away in 1650 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francie Thornton
1498 – 1566
Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Joan DeLovier
1498 – 1550
Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Westby
1595 – 1680
Birth Location: Ravenfield, Yorkshire, England
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Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Birth Location: The Hills, Yorkshire, England
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William Thornton's Ancestors

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William Thornton
1600 – 1650
Birth Place: The Hills, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Francie Thornton
1498 – 1566
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Joan DeLovier
1498 – 1550
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1454 – 1514
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Jane Layton
1458 – 1498
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1424 – 1487
Agnes Aldborough
1430 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1392 – 1460
Isabel Mekylfeld
1400 –

William Thornton's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. William Thornton (27 Mar 1649 – 15 Feb 1726) m. Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1652 – 1688) m. Prudence Willis (1649 – 1720)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton (26 Aug 1672 – 1743)
      2. 2. Margaret Thornton (14 Aug 1674 – 1756)
      3. 3. Jane Thornton (10 Aug 1681 – )
      4. 4. Judith Thornton (10 Oct 1683 – )
      5. 5. William Thornton (11 Sep 1686 – 5 Jan 1740)
      6. 6. Anna Thornton (22 Mar 1688 – May 1726)
      7. 7. Susan Thornton (1689 – )
      8. 8. William Thornton (1692 – 1736)
      9. 9. Francis Thornton (7 Jun 1692 – 6 Feb 1736) m. Ann Sterling (1695 – 1 Aug 1741)
        1. 1. William Thornton (20 DEC 1717 – 23 Nov 1790) m. Jane Clack (9 Jan 1721 – Jun 1757) m. Jane Clack (9 Jan 1721 – 1792)
        2. 2. John Thornton (1719 – 1754)
        3. 3. Sterling THORNTON (1721 – )
      10. 10. Seth Thornton (13 Oct 1694 – )
      11. 11. Prudence Thornton (31 Mar 1699 – 1742)
      12. 12. Johanna Thornton (1703 – )
      13. 13. Joshua Thornton (3 Dec 1703 – )
  2. 2. William Thornton (abt 1620 – 1708)

William Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of William Thornton in The Hills, Yorkshire, England
The Hills, Yorkshire, England
1650
1650
Age 50
Death of William Thornton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: The Hills, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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