Thomas
Thorne
aka Dorne
Born in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Thorne
and Alice (Stotesbury) Thorne
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Purefoy) Thorne
— married
28 Oct 1540 (to 1588) in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Thorne) Hender and Suzanna (Thorne) Dudley
Died before
before age 68
in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
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Biography
Thomas Thorne was likely born in Yardley-Hastings, Northamptonshire in about 1521. His birth is estimated and based on the likely birth dates of his children. His family can be traced to the early 1400s in Northamptonshire. His wife was Mary Purefoy; she came from a very distinguished family with a well known pedigree. Thomas was a gentleman and used the courtesy title of Esquire to indicate that he was a man of high standing, but not a knight. His name was Thorne alias Dorne. [1] In his will, written 29 October 1588, Thomas left a lenghty list of bequests to the parishes of Yardley, Syersham, Olney, East Mandiff, Frenden, Asby David, and Denton. He also left money to the churches of Yardley and Syersham. These requests were not random, but made because of family and land connections with those parishes. Also named in the will were his wife Mary and:
- Robert, his son, "should he come home"-bp. 3 May 1560
- Children of Paul Strelly, his son in law
- Pender (John Hender) son in law, husband of Jane Thorne
- Basil Law, son in law-married Isabell bp. 3 June 1561
- Andrew Plume
- Frances Worsley
- Aurthor Dorn, son-bp. 15 May 1552
- Children of Susan Dudley, widow-bp. 5 March 1559/60
His will was proved 9 May 1589.[1]
The ancestry of Thomas Thorne was thoroughly researched and published in The Genealogist in 2005. Thomas was not from Durham, England, which is some 200 miles to the north of Yardley-Hastings. [2][3]
Thomas was born in 1521. There are dates that cite his birth as 1536 but this would make him too young for his children whose birthdates are more reliable.
He married Married Mary Purefoy.
They had 12 children, 6 survived to adulthood[4]
Edward (1547)
Anthony (1548)
Frances (1549)
Anna (1550)
Katherine (1551)
Arthur (1552)
Thorney (1554)
Pender (1556)
William (1558)
Susanna (1559/60) [5]
Robert (1560)
Isabel (1561)
He is the grandfather of Tomas Dudley the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony though his daughter Susanna. [6][7]
Thomas died in 1589 at age 68, he is buried in St Andrews Churchyard, Yardley Hastings. [8]
Research Notes
Possible duplicates with this Thomas Thorne profile. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thorne-42 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thorne-1585 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thorne-498
Possible duplicates for his wife's profile Mary Purefoy. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Purefoy-72 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Purefoy-2
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mary Kingsbury Talcott, The Maternal Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley in 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 66 (October 1912) pages 340 - 341, NEHGR98 American Ancestors website subscription required.
- ↑ Brandon Fradd, The Ancestry of Thomas Thorne, Grandfather of Thomas Dudley, The Genealogist, Vol 19 No. 1 Spring 2005
- ↑ http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2016/04/thomas-thorne-of-yardley-hastings.html
- ↑ https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Thomas_Thorne_and_Mary_Purefoy_%281%29
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Dudley
- ↑ http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2016/04/thomas-thorne-of-yardley-hastings.html
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dudley
- ↑ St Andrews Cemetary
- TNA, Reference: 26D53/1023 Description: Quitclaim from Thomas Thorne alias Dorn to Thomas Lovett, of Astwell of all right to 8 acres of land and one messuage built on it in Wappenham parish.Date: 6 Feb. 1551/2, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/fb6cc450-f225-40ae-a023-99b1406a1a32
- Mary Kingsbury Talcott, "The Maternal Ancestry of Governor Thomas Dudley, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. LXVI, 1912, pp. 340-343 Google Books
See also
Yardley Hastings in Wikipedia
Acknowledgments
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Categories: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire
The Will of Thomas Dorne of Yardley Hastings, Gent., 29 October 1588. To the reparacons of the Churche of Yardley 20s. Towards the reparacons of the Churche of Syersham 20s. To the poore and most needye in Yeardlie 20s. To the poore and most needye in Syersham 15s. To the poore and most needye of Olney 10s. To the poore of Easton Mauditt 3s. 4d. To the poore and most needie of Frendon 3s. 4d. To the poore of Ashbie David [Castle Ashby] 3s. 4d. To the poore of Denton 2s. 6d. To Mary Dome, my loving wiffe, £10 of English money to be paid to her out of the manor of Syresham aforesaid, the whole linnen in my house at her discretion to dispose of, the use of all the furniture of my house, my windmill, and the Dome [?] house which I have of Raynold Hull of Yeardley, during her naturall life, on condition that the said Marye shall give a bond of £10 that she will not give away the said furniture, etc, but give it all to the children and heires of the said Thomas; also to the said Marye the wholle furniture of my Chambre where I do now lye to her owne use, and to Dispose that at her owne pleasure to whom she seeth it good. If my sonne Robert Dome should come home, my said wiffe shall suffer him to have a convenient chambre within my said house, and also to have meat and Drink for himself, and sufficient Keeping for his horse, on condition that he shall be obedient unto his Mother in everything during her naturall life. To the Children of Edward Dome, my Sonne, £3 lis. 8d. To the Children of Paul Strelley likewise £3 lis. 8d. To the Children of my Sonne Pender [?] likewise £3 lis. 8d. To Margery La we, daughter of Basil 1 La we, my Sonne-in-Law, £10. To the Children of Andrew Plume [?] as before £3 lis. 8d. To the Children of Frauncis Worsley £3 1 Is. 8d. To the Children of Arthur Dorn £3 lis. 8. To the Children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, £10, to be equally divided. To Mr Leonard Brothers, my nephew, 20s. in gold, to make him a ring of remembraunce. To Willm Dome thelder 20s. in gold, to make him a ring of remembraunce. To every one of my servants one quarters wages. To every one of my Godchildren 12d. To Thomas Strelley, my Godsonne, towards his Exhibition in the Universitie of Cambridge, £3 lis. 8d. To my sonne Arthur Dome all mine apparelle and all mine artillery, one Crosbow excepted, which I doe give to my sonne Robert Dome. After all legacies are paid and all debts, all the remainder to Edward Dome and Arthur Dorne, my sonnes, and they to be Executors. Paule Strelley and William Thorn, Gent., overseers. Proved 9 May 1589. (Northampton Registry of Wills, Book 5, pp. 328-330.)
edited by Alan DeCarlo M.D.