William Thornton Esq. (abt. 1540 - 1570)

Born about 1540 in Windham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cushin) Thornton — married about 1564 in Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1570 at about age 30 in Downham, Windham, Norfolk, England

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Biography

William Thornton, Esq. was born circa 1540 at Lincoln's Inn & Downham in Windham, Norfolk, England.^[1]

Marriage & Children

He married Elizabeth Cushin, daughter of Edmund Cushin, Gent. and Frances Richers, circa 1564 at of Swannington, Norfolk, England. They had 1 son & 1 daughter:^[1][2][3]

1. Robert, Esq.
2. Frances, wife of Michael Dalton, Esq.

Death

William Thornton, Esq. left a will on 20 June 1570.^[2][3] He died on 24 September 1570 at of Downham, Windham, Norfolk, England.^[1][2][3] His estate was probated on 5 November 1570.^[2][3]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 392.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 384.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 272-273.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson "Evidence for Four Generations of a Matrilineal Line," in NEHGR, vol. 148 (July 1994). Online at AmericanAncestors.org (with subs.), pages 249-251: Mary Thornton.

• Probate of will of William Thornton: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/7a02afa3-cf2b-4484-bc8a-aa170a850bd6