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Male Francis Thornton Click to view Francis Thornton in the family tree

Francis was born in 1498 in East Newton, Yorkshire, England.  Francis' father was Robert Thornton and his mother was Jane Layton.  His paternal grandparents were William Thornton and Agnes Aldborough; his maternal grandparents were William Layton and Elizabeth Stapleton. He had eight brothers and two sisters, named William, Robert, Martin, Thomas, Gregory, Richard, John, Christopher, Anne and Elizabeth.  He was the third youngest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 68 on April 12th, 1566 in Yorkshire, England.


Francis' family with Joan Delovier

They had a son named William.

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