Mary (Purefoy) Thorne (abt. 1520 - aft. 1589)

Born about 1520 in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Thorne — married 28 Oct 1540 (to 1588) in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died after 9 May 1589 after about age 69 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Purefoy was the daughter of Edward Purefoy and Anne Fettiplace. ^[1][2][3][4]

It is considered she was born circa 1520 (see Research Notes below), probably at Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, the ancestral home of her parents.

On 28 October 1540 she married Thomas Thorne (or Dorne) of Dunham in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire.^[3][4][5] They had at least the following children:

• Anthony^[2][3][4]
• Edward^[2][3][4]
• Thorney^[2][6]
• Anna, baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 1 November 1550^[6][7]
• Katherine,^[2][3][4] baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 11 September, 1551 and married Francis Worsley^[3][4][6][8]
• Arthur, baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on15 May 1552^[6][9]
• William, baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 6 December 1558^[6][10]
• Suzanna (Susan),^[2][3][4] baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 5 March 1559 and married Roger Dudley^[6][11]
• Robert,^[2][3][4] baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 3 May 1560^[6][12]
• Isabell, baptised at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 3 June 1561^[13] and married Basill Law^[6][14]
• Jane,^[3][4] who married John Hender^[3][4]

Mary's husband, Thomas, died in 1588 and was buried at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire on 9 November that year.^[6][15] His will dated 29 October 1588 was proved 9 May 1589. An abstract of the will by Mary Kingsbury Talcott^[6] shows that Mary was the main legatee, being left the family house at Yardley Hastings, on condition that on her death she bequeath it to their children and heirs. The following children are mentioned in the will, indicating they were living at the time: Robert, Edward, son Hender (transcribed as "Pender?" by Mary Kingsbury Talcott - John Hender, husband of his daughter Jane), Basill Law (husband of daughter Isabell), Francis Worsley (husband of daughter Katherine), Arthur, Susan.

A record of Mary's death has not been found, however she was still living on 9 May 1589.^[3][4]

Research Notes

Will of Thomas Dorne or Thorne, of Yardley Hastings

Please note that this will should not be confused with that of Thomas Thorne alias Dorne, Gentleman of Passenham, Northamptonshire dated 1 November 1588, probate granted 5 December 1588. This is a different Thomas Thorne/Dorne, whose wife had died - he asks to buried near her at Passenham - and who has a very different immediate family.^[16]

Date of Birth

It is not known when Mary was born, however we can assess it was circa 1520 - 1525, based on the following facts:

• She married on 28 October 1540.^[3] If she was between 15 and 20 years at this time she would have been born between 1520 and 1525.
• Mary's brother William was born in 1524.^[2] The date of birth of other siblings is not known, but the date of William's birth confirms that the above range for Mary's birth would be feasible.

Additional Daughters

In Thomas Thorne's will^[6] there is a section referring to his children and grandchildren. As was customary at the time, grandchildren were referred to as children of their father without mention of their mothers. Two son-in-laws are mentioned: Paull Strelley and Andrew Plume,^[6] but which of Thomas' daughters they married is not yet known. One may be his daughter Anna, listed above but the other is not known.

Sources

1. ↑ Camden, William. The Visitation of the County of Leicester in 1619 Vol. 2. Harlien Society 1870, page 33 Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Nichols, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, Vol. IV Part II, Republished by SR Publishers Ltd, Yorkshire, 1971, page 600, Hathi Trust
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 96, DUDLEY 16, Google Snippet Mary Purefoy.
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, p. 476, DUDLEY 19, Mary Purefoy (Not available on line)
5. ↑ Willis, Browne The history and antiquities of the town, hundred, and deanry of Buckingham, London, 1755 page 267 Hathi Trust
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11} Mary Kingsbury Talcott, The Maternal Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley in 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 66 (October 1912) pages 340 - 343, NEHGR98 American Ancestors website subscription required.
7. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Anna Dorne 01 Nov 1550
8. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG: (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Katharine Dorne 11 Sep 1551
9. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Arthur Dorne 15 May 1552
10. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism William Dorne 06 Dec 1558
11. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Suzanna Dorne 05 Mar 1559/60
12. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG: (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Robert Dorne 05 May 1560
13. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG: (viewed 29 Jan 2024) baptism Ezabell Thorne 03 Jun 1561
14. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : (viewed 29 Jan 2024) marriage Basill Lane to Isabell Dorne 24 Oct 1582
15. ↑ Northamptonshire : Yardley Hastings : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type: "Parish Register" database, FreeREG: (viewed 29 Jan 2024) burial Thomas Dorne 09 Nov 1588
16. ↑ The National Archives Catalogue, Records of the Prerogative Court of CanterburyPROB 11/73/149 Will of Thomas Thorne alias Dorne, Gentleman of Passenham, Northamptonshire Discovery

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Alan Davis in January 2024 and reviewed for the project by Michael Cayley on 1 February 2024.

Mary (Purefoy) Thorne appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Thomas Dudley to Magna Carta Surety Baron Richard de Clare (vol. II, pages 95-98 DUDLEY).The Magna Carta Project identified this profile in trails to surety barons William d'Aubigny and Robert de Ros. These trails were badged by the Project 10 March 2024 and are set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of Susanna Thorne's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".