Thorneley, John, of Cheshire, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. entry under date 31 May, 1581, aged 18, B.A. 17 Feb., 1583-4, M.A. 2 July, 1586; one of these names vicar of East Dereham, Norfolk, 1590. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornely, John, of Cheshire, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 18 Oct., 1616, aged 19, B.A. 4 Nov., 1616; M.A. from Hart Hall supd. 29 May, 1619.
Thornton, Abraham, B.A. from St. Alban Hall 28 June, 1651, wrongly elected postmaster of Merton Coll. 1651. See Burrows, 525.
Thornton, Henry, B.A. 18 May, 1523, fellow All Souls' Coll., 1524, M.A. 28 Nov., 1527; rector of Great Greenford, Middlesex, 1528. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornton, Henry, of Middlesex, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 12 June, 1584, aged 18, B.A. 22 June, 1587, M.A. 20 May, 1590. [5],
Thornton, Henry, s. John, of Brockhall, Northants, arm. Lincoln Coll., matric. 25 Nov., 1631, aged 16; student of Lincoln's Inn 1634, buried at Newnham 23 March, 1637-8; brother of John 1633. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Thorneton, Jerome, of Middlesex, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 20 Jan., 1608-9, aged 18; B.A. from Broadgates Hall 3 June, 1611; student of Gray's Inn 1610 (as son and heir of Thomas, of Great Greenford, Middlesex, gent.); licenced 2 Aug., 1613, to marry Dorcas, daughter of John Scott, of the Inner Temple, esq. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Thornton, John (or Thornden), D.D., vice-chancellor 1503-6-7-8-10-13-14; "episcopus Syrynensis," suffragan to Dr. Warham, the archbishop of Canterbury; prior of the Black Monks at Dover, and suffragan of Dover 1508, rector of High Hards 1505, of Newinton, 1506, and of Harbledown, Kent, 1507, of Aldington 1512-14, etc. See Ath. ii. 707; & Lansdowne MS. 978, f. 180.
Thornton, John, of Northants, arm. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 28 March, 1607, aged 16; of Newnham, Northants; bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1616 (as son and heir of Thomas, of Newnham, Northants, arm.); died 15 Oct., 1637; father of Henry 1631, and John next-named. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Thornton, John, s. John, of Brockwell Hall, Northants, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 11 Oct., 1633, aged 16; of Brockhole, sheriff Northants, 1674; bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1642; died 11 July, 1692; brother of Henry 1631, and father of William 1663. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Thornton, Joshua, s. Tho., of Sutton, Sussex, minister. University Coll., matric. entry 12 April, 1671, aged 14, B.A. 1677, M.A. 1680. [11],
Thornton, Matthias, s. Henry, of Crapron, co. Leicester, pleb. Lincoln Coll., matric. 24 Nov., 1637, aged 18, B.A. 7 Dec., 1641; rector of Ingestrie, co. Stafford, 1662. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Thornton, Richard (Thornden, alias de Stede), Benedictine, B.D. 21 June, 1522, D.D. 5 Feb., 1531-2; guardian or warden of Canterbury college; one of the first prebendaries of Canterbury 1542, rector of Bishopsbourne, of Great Chart 1541, of Wrotham 1546, of Addisham, Kent, and also vicar of Lydd and Tenterden 1546, suffragan bishop of Dover 1545; died 1557. See Ath. ii. 776; Lansdowne MS. 980, f. 236; & O.H.S. i. 118.
Thornton, Richard, of Middlesex, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 20 Nov., 1581, aged 20, student 1577, B.A. 30 Jan., 1581-2, M.A. 10 Feb., 1584-5, canon 1596, B.D. 14 April, 1600, licenced to preach 17 Jan., 1604-5, D.D. 1 June, 1608; vicar of Cassington 1593, and of Chalgrave, Oxon, 1609, prebendary of Worcester 1611, until his death 1 Jan., 1614-15. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornton, Richard, B.A. from Lincoln Coll. 7 July, 1614, fellow, M.A. 23 June, 1617, rector of Barrowby 1620, of South Hickham 1625, and of Roughton (all co. Lincoln), 1632, and of Little Munden, Herts, 1639, until sequestered before 1647 by the Westminster assembly. See Add. MS. 15,671, p. 167; Foster's Index Eccl.; & Fasti, i. 372. [15],
Thornton, Richard, s. Tempest, of Teversall, Yorks, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 15 May, 1640, aged 16; student of Gray's Inn 1642, and died about 1637. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Thornton, Richard, s. John, of Horbury, Yorks, gent. University Coll., matric. 30 April, 1675, aged 15; bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1682, bencher 1707, recorder of Leeds; died 6 Oct., 1710; father of Tempest. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Thornton, Robert, s. Robert, of Oxcliffe, co. Lancaster, p.p. Queen's Coll., matric. 10 March, 1664-5, aged 17 (subs. "servius"), B.A. 1668, M.A. 1671; perhaps rector of Staunton, co. Worcester, 1676, and father of Robert 1694. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornton, Robert, s. William, of East-Newton, Yorks, gent. University Coll., matric. 1 June, 1682, aged 19, B.A. 1683; M.A. from Magdalen Coll. 1686; rector of Boldon, co. Durham, 1691. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornton, Robert, s. Robert, of Staunton, co. Worcester, cler. Christ Church, matric. 8 March, 1693-4, aged 16, B.A. 1697, M.A. 1700; rector of Staunton about 1711. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Thornton, Samuel, s. William, of Sherbourne, Dorset, pleb. Wadham Coll., matric. 18 March, 1669-70, aged 17, B.A. 1673, M.A. 1676; vicar of Haydon, Dorset, 1677, until his death 20 June, 1711. See Foster's Index Eccl. [21],
Thornton, Simon, B.A. 18 Feb., 1538-9, M.A. 1545; B.Med. supd. Michaelmas term 1546.
Thornton, Tempest, s. Richard, of Leeds, Yorks, arm. University Coll., matric. 31 May, 1714, aged 17; born 27 July, 1696, bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1720. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Thornton, Thomas, student Christ Church 1561, B.A. 1 July, 1560, M.A. 10 May, 1563, B.D. 18 Nov., 1570, canon 1568, D.D. 12 July, 1583 (or 13 July, 1584), vice-chancellor 1583 and 1599; rector of Waddesdon, Bucks, 1569, canon of Worcester 1573, canon and chauntor of Hereford 1573, master of Ledbury hospital; died 15 or 20 April, 1629, aged 88, buried in the chancel of Ledbury, etc. See Fasti, i. 225.
Thornton, Thomas, of Middx., pleb. Christ Church, matric. 27 Dec., 1595, aged 18, B.A. 25 Oct., 1599, student, M.A. 8 June, 1602; died 17 Aug., 1613, buried in the cathedral; admon. at Oxford 8 Oct. following. See Gutch, i. 494; & Al. West. 65. [25],
Thornton, Thomas, B.A. from St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1611-12, M.A. 1615; (incorporated 11 July, 1615), B.D. 1636; vicar of Babraham, co. Cambridge, 1617, buried 14 Aug., 1651. See Foster's Graduati Cantab.
Thornton, Thomas, fellow Trinity Coll., Cambridge, B.A. 1623-4, M.A. 1627; incorporated 10 July, 1627; perhaps died rector of Great Greenford, Middlesex, 1660. See Newcourt; Al. West. 88; & Foster's Graduati Cantab.
Thornton, Thomas, s. George, of Linbourne, Yorks, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 3 June, 1647, aged 18; scholar Corpus Christi Coll. 1648, B.A. 16 Jan., 1650-1; fellow University Coll. 1653-5, M.A. 22 June, 1653, elected master by the fellows, but set aside by the visitors; perhaps rector of Sutton 1660, and of Barlavington, Sussex, 1672; father of Joshua 1671. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Burrows, 498, 544, 558.
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