William Thornton II (abt. 1570 - abt. 1670)

Born about 1570 in Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 12 Dec 1670 at about age 100 in Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born in 1590. He passed away about 1675.

Marriage

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: William Thornton Gender: Male Marriage Date: 05 Apr 1643 Marriage Place: Mirfield,York,England Spouse: Mary Punsabie FHL Film Number: 599995

Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873 Name: William Thornton Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1642 Marriage Place: Yorkshire, England Keyed Parish: Mirfield Spouse: Mary

Death

West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 Name: William Thornton Event Type: Burial Death Date: abt 1670 Burial Date: 12 Dec 1670 Burial Place: Mirfield, St Mary, Yorkshire, England Parish as it Appears: Mirfield, St Mary

Sources

• From Genealogy.com : "They may or may not have known each other, but the DNA testing to date proves that these Virginia-ATHORNTONs were all descended from the same genetic line.“The Gloucester Immigrant” William THORNTON first appears in the records of York County, Virginia on October 18, 1641 when he was listed as a Headright on a Land patent application by William Prior.William is seen again on May 11, 1646 when he obliged himself on paper to care for the cattle of John Liptrot. … Luke's first appearance in the records is in Westmoreland Co. on March 21, 1671/2 when he was assigned to inventory the estate of Thomas Foster, and on Sept 26, 1677 when he recorded an ear mark for livestock. … Records show that Immigrant William was baptized in Chorley Parish in 1622, the son of Roger THORNTON of Ryvington, Lancashire. Luke is thought by some to be the son of Immigrant William by a first marriage, although much doubt exists on a first marriage for William and no proof exists of this Luke-William relationship. Some believe that Luke was the grandson of Henry THORNTON and Martha FLOUD of Middlesex,possibly a descendant John THORNTON of Cheshire."

From FTDNA Project https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/edmundson-grant-thornton/about/background :

“The Gloucester Immigrant” William THORNTON [b. c1621] has been traced back to Ryvington, Lancashire by Bob Thornton. However, we do not yet have a living participant in the project to confirm the presence of our Y-chromosome in this geographical location.