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Families covered: Thornton of Brockhall (Brookhole or Brockhole), Thornton of Newnham (Newenham)
John Thornton of Newnham | |||||||||||||||
m. Lettice Newnham (sister/heir of Thomas Newnham of Newnham (Newenham of Newenham)) | |||||||||||||||
1. | ?? Thornton | ||||||||||||||
A. | John Thornton of Newnham (Newenham) & Brockhall (Brockhole), Northamptonshire (b 24.06.1553, d 29.04.1632, of Lincoln's Inn) the first mentioned by Visitation | ||||||||||||||
m. (03.12.1582) Elizabeth Acres (b 21.12.1564, d 27.08.1604, dau/coheir of Henry Acres of Chilvers Coton) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Thornton of Newnham (Newenham) & Brockhall (b 14.02.1588-9, d 15.10.1637) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Thornton (bur 08.03.1671-2, dau/coheir of Robert Thornton of Downham) | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Thornton of Brookhall (Brockhole), Sheriff of Northamptonshire (b 04.01.1615-6, d 11.07.1692) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Hesther Prestley (dau of William Prestley of Esingdon (Prisly of Wildhill in Hatfield & Essenden)) | |||||||||||||||
(1)+ | issue (d unm) - William (bpt 30.01.1646-7, d 17.11.1667), Samuel (bpt 28.10.1649, bur 22.10.1656), Anne (bpt 08.10.1648, bur 25.10.1650) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (12.10.1660) Mary Palmer (d 19.06.1713, dau of Edward Palmer of Stoke Doyle (Stoake Doily), widow of John Combes of Daventry) | |||||||||||||||
(4)+ | other issue (d unm) - Daniell (b 17.07.1662, d 02.03.1684-5), Stephen (b 13.01.1663-4, bur 08.04.1672) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Samuel Thornton of London (bpt 13.05.1623, d 09.03.1695-6, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Frances Parsons (b c1627, d 29.12.1697, dau of Thomas Parsons of Milton) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Thomas Thornton of Brookhall, Sheriff of Northmptonshire (b 27.12.1654, d 28.10.1719) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.12.1692) Elizabeth Ward (b 02.11.1674, d 04.121737, dau/heir of William Ward of Brafield-on-the-Green, m2. William Trimnell (Dean of Winchester)) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Thomas Thornton of Brookhall (b 17.08.1698, d 15.03.1783) | ||||||||||||||
m. (16.05.1722) Frances Lee (b 11.04.1704, d 09.08.1791, dau/heir of William Lee of Cold Ashby by Frances, dau of Robert Apreece of Washingley) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Thomas Lee Thornton of Brookhall (bpt 30.07.1726, d 22.01.1790) | ||||||||||||||
m. (23.04.1774) Mary Reeve (d 17.02.1811, dau of William Reeve of Melton Mowbray) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Thomas Reeve Thornton of Brookhall, Sheriff of Northmptonshire (b 14.02.1775, d 25.01.1862) | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.01.1799) Susannah Fremeaux (d 02.05.1846, dau/heir of Peter John Fremeaux of Kingsthorpe) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | Thomas Cook Thornton of Brookhall (b 03.08.1801, d unm 26.03.1884, cleric, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | William Thornton of Kingsthorpe Hall & Tunbridge Wells (b 22.07.1806, d 20.05.1881) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (19.02.1846) Anne Georgiana Frances Anson (dau of Gen. Sir William Anson of Birch Hall, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
((3))+ | other issue - John (d unm 15.11.1851), Edward of London, Maria, Eleanor | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Lee Thornton of London (dsp 1862, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.1833) Susannah Fellowes (dau of Robert Fellowes of Shottesham) | |||||||||||||||
(c)+ | other issue - John (d unm 1856), Philip (d unm 09.07.1869, rector of Brookhall), Henry Thornton (d 1856, Lt. Colonel, had issue), Mary (d 09.01.1830), Lucy (d 12.02.1870) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | William Thornton (b 1728, d 1782, Major General) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Trimnell (dau/coheir of David Trimnell, Archdeacon of Leicester) | |||||||||||||||
(a)+ | issue (d unm) - William of London (d 1841, Lt. General, MP), Robert 9d 1822, vicar of Cold Ashby & Weedon Beck) | ||||||||||||||
(iii) | Frances Thornton (b 1731, d 1799) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.03.1763) Robert Andrews of Harleston | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Mary Thornton (b 24.09.1695, bur 13.6.172) | ||||||||||||||
m. (28.01.1716-7) Matthew Panting (d 12.02.1738-9) | |||||||||||||||
(C)+ | other issue - Samuel (bpt 31.07.1693, bur 28.10.1693), John (bpt 21.02.1696-7, bur 02.05.1697), Elizabeth (bpt 07.12.1699, d 28.12.1737) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Ann Thornton (b 31.01.1656-7, bur 17.11.1722) | ||||||||||||||
m. (after 1680) Alexander Lorimer of London | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Catherine Thornton (b 25.03.1660) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Combes (of the Middle Temple) | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Elizabeth Thornton (b 26.06.1667, dsp 04.09.1689) | ||||||||||||||
m. (after 1680) John Travell (son of John of Northampton) | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Rebeccah Thornton (b 27.01.1668-9, a 1697) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Man of London (a 1697) | |||||||||||||||
(6)+ | other issue - Frances (b 18.03.1663, d 07.04.1664), Frances (b 01.11.1664, d 19.12.1664) | ||||||||||||||
c. | Anne Thornton | ||||||||||||||
m. (15.10.1640) Thomas Flint (Serjeant-at-law, of Gray's Inn) | |||||||||||||||
d. | Elizabeth Thornton (bpt 16.04.1626, d 27.12.1712) | ||||||||||||||
m. Daniel Dun of Garnish Hall (b 1722-3, bur 06.06.1712) | |||||||||||||||
e. | Rebeccah Thornton (bpt 04.10.1633) | ||||||||||||||
m. George Tipping of Draycot | |||||||||||||||
f.+ | other issue - Henry (bpt 26.01.1614-5, d unm bur 23.03.1637-8), Samuel (bpt 15.06.1617, d young), Robert (bpt 05.07.1618, d unm 24.04.1679), Joseph (bpt 27.03.1628, d young), Nathaniell (bpt 24.03.1630-1, bur 22.04.1641) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Henry Thornton of London (b 15.03.1593-4, bur 10.02.1662-3, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1640) Elizabeth Hinde (bur 25.09.1652) | |||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - Elizabeth (bpt 23.10.1641, bur 02.11.1641), Anne (bpt 22.12.1642), Rebecca (bpt 11.07.1646) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Edward Thornton of London (b 11.09.1597, d c1637) | ||||||||||||||
m. (c02.1635-6) Margaret (widow of _ Colt of London) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Anne Thornton | ||||||||||||||
m. Edmund Palmer of Coventry | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Susan Thornton (b 16.02.1587-8, d 19.04.1655) | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.05.1607) William Bucknell of Creke (bur 02.12.1624) | |||||||||||||||
v. | Hesther Thornton (b 07.07.1591) | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.05.1607) Edward Hart of Brill | |||||||||||||||
vi. | Elizabeth Thornton | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.04.1634) Richard Thornton of Little Munden (b 1600) | |||||||||||||||
vii.+ | other issue - Absolom (b 11.05.1590, a 1626, d unm), Mary (b 29.04.1585, bur 20.01.1635-6), Anne (b 22.06.1603, d unm bur 27.07.1629) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BLG1886 ('Thornton of Brockhall'), Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681+additions, 'Thornton of Brockhall')
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