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Thornton Genealogy & History
Thornton, an English, Irish and Scottish surname, describes people who moved from Thornton, a village in Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire (England), or Mearns (Scotland). Derived from Old English "thorn", meaning thornbush, and "tun", meaning enclosure/town, the name Thornton was bestowed when the village grew thornbushes to keep raiders out and cattle in. Thornton family history traces back to Peter Thornton and the Lords of Ince in Cheshire in 1066, while American Thornton genealogy started in the 1630s in New England, Maryland, and Virginia. The family motto, "fideli tuta merces", means "rewards go to the faithful", and the coat of arms has three hawthorn trees.
Thornton Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Grace Thornton | -- --, 1921 | January 27,1993 | IA |
| B Hatcher Thornton | -- --, 1912 | February 8,2002 | MI |
| C Kenneth Thornton | -- --, 1920 | January 4,1998 | OK |
| Dade Thornton | -- --, 1923 | April 17,1998 | NY |
Thornton Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Earl Thornton | -- --, 1914 | August 24,1990 | Bloomfield Hills,MI |
| F Eberle Thornton | -- --, 1912 | December ,1982 | Des Moines,IA |
| G Corlett Thornton | -- --, 1918 | March 22,2003 | Colorado Springs,CO |
| Hairett Thornton | -- --, 1894 | September ,1986 | Union Springs,AL |
Thornton Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Ben Thornton | Doris Claiborn | July 5,1935 | Wake, NC |
| Eugene Thornton | Lucille Adams | February 3,1933 | Wake, NC |
| Gary Thornton | Sylvia Ayscue | September 23,1978 | Wake, NC |
| Julian Thornton | Mary Kirby | November 28,1936 | Wake, NC |
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