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William Henry Scott Thornton 1620 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 August,1620

Birth Location: Adel, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 February, 1708

Death Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: Isaac Thornton

Mother: Jenetta Blackburne

Spouse(s): *Jenet Taylor

Children(s): *William Thornton

The story of William Henry Scott Thornton began in 1620 in Adel, Yorkshire, England. William Henry Scott Thornton married *Jenet Taylor, and had children including *William Earl Thornton. William Henry Scott Thornton passed away in 1708 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Scott Thornton began in 1620 in Adel, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Henry Scott Thornton married *Jenet Taylor, and had children including *William Earl Thornton.
  • William Henry Scott Thornton passed away in 1708 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Thornton
1605 – 1692
Birth Location: Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
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Jenetta Blackburne
1610 – 1677
Birth Location: Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

*Jenet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Birth Location: Croston,Lancashire,England
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Children(s)

*William Thornton
1649 – 1726
Birth Location: Petsworth, Gloucester, VA, USA
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William Thornton's Ancestors

Self
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Birth Place: Adel, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Isaac Thornton
1605 – 1692
Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
Jenetta Blackburne
1610 – 1677
Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Thornton
1579 – 1645
Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
Alyce Jepson
1579 – 1658
Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord II
1530 – 1600
Barbara Westby
1540 – 1620
Sibill Sheard
1554 – 1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Thornton
1501 – 1566
Ralph Westby
1519 – 1602
ANNE WYRRALL
1519 – 1602
Thome Sherd
1515 – 1565
Margaret Holdsworth
1520 – 1585

William Thornton's Descendants

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William (Henry Scott) Thornton (13 August,1620 – 15 February, 1708) m. *Jenet Taylor (ABT 1627 – 20 Feb 1692)
  1. 1. *William (Earl) Thornton (27 Mar 1649 – 15 February 1726)
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Thornton (1709 – 20 April, 1762) m. Martha Boykin (1716 – 1754)
      1. 1. Thomas (A) Thornton (1740 – April 1783) m. Elizabeth Williams (Abt. 1742 – abt 1782)
        1. 1. Abraham (Pheriby) Thornton (ABT 1768 – 20 Nov 1804) m. Elizabeth Martin (Abt. 1770 – 1812)

William Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1620
13 August,1620
Birth of William Henry Scott Thornton in Adel, Yorkshire, England
Adel, Yorkshire, England
1708
15 February, 1708
Age 88
Death of William Henry Scott Thornton in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 August,1620
    Event Place: Adel, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February, 1708
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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