 Abt 1633 - 1694 (~ 61 years)
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| Name |
John Thornton, DD |
| Suffix |
DD |
| Born |
Abt 1634 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1695 |
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Person ID |
I33 |
Thornton |
| Last Modified |
11 Feb 2014 |
| Father |
John Thornton, DD, b. Abt 1591, Coggeshall, Essex, England , d. 27 Nov 1646, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island (part of the Massachusetts Bay Colonies) (Age ~ 55 years) |
| Mother |
Joane Linch, b. Abt 1595, England , d. 1650, Ipswich, Rhode Island (part of the Massachusetts Bay Colonies) (Age ~ 55 years) |
| Married |
4 Apr 1627 |
Southwark, Surry County, England |
| Notes |
- Married in St. George The Martyr Parish
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| Family ID |
F8 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Sarah Thurston, b. Abt 1638, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island , d. Aft 1692, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age ~ 55 years) |
| Notes |
- From Marcine Lohman in Ancestry Message Boards:
John Thornton immigrated to Newport in 1648 at age 14 (not confirmed). Although this would seem to indicate that he was not born in Rhode Island but most likely England. I have later found a record of immigration stating that John Thornton immigrated in 1639 at the age of 5 with the primary immigrant also being named John Thornton (his father perhaps?) [Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s - 1900s, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006,Place: Newport, Rhode Island, Year: 1639; page number: 288, Immigrated in 1639.
- The LDS Family Search site lists a John Thonreton christened 3 Aug 1634 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England with his father being John Thorneton.
- New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV
Pages 2104-2105
THORNTON John Thornton, the immigrant ancestor, was an early settler in Newport, Rhode Island, and in 1639 was in the employ of John Coggeshall, of that town. He was one of the twelve members of the First Baptist Church who founded the organization, October 12, 1648, but removed to Providence where he was living in 1679, and died 1695. In 1680 he served as deputy to the general assembly, and between 1683 and 1692 deeded his lands to his sons. Children: John, mentioned below, Thomas, Solomon, Elizabeth, Sarah, James, Benjamin, and William.
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| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Thornton, b. 1660, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 14 Aug 1723, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 63 years) |
| | 2. Sarah Thornton, b. 1662-1665, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 16 Apr 1714, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 49 years) |
| + | 3. John Thornton, b. 1669, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 9 Jan 1716, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 47 years) |
| | 4. Thomas Thornton, b. 1671, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 27 Mar 1711, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 40 years) |
| | 5. William Thornton, b. 1672, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 1713 (Age 41 years) |
| | 6. Solomon Thornton, b. 1673, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 18 Sep 1713, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 40 years) |
| | 7. James Thornton, b. 1679, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. 1719 (Age 40 years) |
| + | 8. Benjamin Thornton, DD, b. 1681, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island , d. Aft 1742, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 62 years) |
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| Last Modified |
11 Feb 2014 |
| Family ID |
F7 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- From the "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Volume II", by Richard Cutler:
"John Thornton, the immigrant ancestor, was an early settler in Newport, Rhode Island, and in 1639 was in the employ of John Coggeshall, of that town. He was one of the twelve members of the First Baptist Church who founded the organization, October 12, 1648, but removed to Providence, where he was living in 1679, and died in 1695."
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