The Thornhill Lineage
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Generation 1
Gerneber b. c1025
Generation 2
Gamel b. c1050
Generation 3
Ulf b. c1075
Generation 4
Essulf c110-aft 1189
Generation 5
Generation 6
Generation 7
Generation 8
Generation 9
Generation 10
- Children of Sir John Thornhill & Beatrice Talboner
 - Sir Brian b. 1298 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng d. 1369 Austria-Hungary m. Joan Fitz William b. c131 Sprotsborough, York, Eng
- Agnes b. 1302 Fixby, Eng
 - Brian b. 1308 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
 - Richard b. 1311 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
 - Cecily b. 1313 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng m. Henry de Methley
 - Thomas b. 1317 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
  - Agnes b. 1302 Fixby, Eng
 - Child of Theobold Thornhill (s/o Sir Richard Thornhill & Matilda de Fixby)
 - Thomas b. 1312 Thornbill, Yorks, Eng d. 1339 m. Margaret Lacy b. Cromwell Notts, Eng
 
Generation 11
- Children of Sir Brian Thornhill & Joan Fitz William
 - Simon b. 1336 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng d. 1369 m. Isabel Eland
- Thomas b. 1338 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
 - Elizabeth b. 1340 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng m. c1335 Henry De Musters b. c1315 Kirlington, Eng d. c1349 Austria-Hungary
 - Joan b. 1342 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
 - Margaret b. 1344 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
  - Thomas b. 1338 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng
 - Child of Thomas Thornhill & Margaret Lacy
 - Richard b. 1340 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng d. 1418 m. Margaret Toothill b. c1364 Toothill, Yorks, Eng
 
Generation 12
- Child of Richard Thornhill & Margaret Toothill
 - William 1386 - 1/30/1417-18 m. Joan de Catton
 - Child of Simon Thornhill & Isabel Eland
 - Elizabeth b. 1350 Thornhill, Yorks, Eng m. Sir Henry Savile
 
Generation 13
- Child of William Thornhill & Joan de Catton
 - Bryan b. 1418 Fixby, Eng d. 1484 m. 1446 Fixby, Eng to Barbara Hapton b. c1422 Swillington, Yorks, Eng
 
Generation 14
- Children of Bryan Thornhill & Barbara Hapton
 - William b. 1444 Fixby, Eng d. 1500 m. c1474 Elizabeth Mirfield b. c1448 Mirfield, Yorks, Eng 
- Diones b. 1446 Fixby, Eng
  - Diones b. 1446 Fixby, Eng
 
Generation 15
- Child of William Thornhill & Elizabeth Mirfield
 - John b. 1476 Fixby, Eng d. 3/31/1529 Elland, Eng m. Jenet Savile b. c1480 Hulmedge, Yks, Eng d. aft 1567
 
Generation 16
- Children of John Thornhill & Jenet Savile
 - John b. 1502 Fixby, Eng d. 1567 m. c1526 Elizabth Grice b. Coyhill, Eng d. 3/10/1582-83 Elland, Eng
- Richard 1504-aft 1567
 - Bryan 1506-aft 1567
 - Alice b. 1508
 - Ellen b. 1510
 - Angius b. 1510 m. Thomas Clayton b. c1540 Clayton, Lancs, Eng d. 1585
 - Thomas b. 1514 Brirhouse, Eng d. aft 1567
  - Richard 1504-aft 1567
 
Generation 17
- Children of John Thornhill & Elizabeth Grice
 - Bryan 1528 - aft 1567 m. 1587 Elland to ???
- John b. 1530 Fixby, Eng d. aft 1567
 - Nicholas 1532 - aft 1567
 - Richard b. 1534 Fixby, Eng d. 2/27/1593-94 Elland, Eng m. 10/22/1586 York Holy Tirinity, Goodramgate, Eng to Elizabeth Ward
 - William b. 1536 Fixby, Eng d. aft 1567
 - Elizabeth b. 1538
 
- Cecily 1540 - aft 1567
 
- Isabella b. 1542 Fixby, Eng m. Jun 1560 Elland, Eng to Roger Rayne d. aft 1567
 - Ann b. 1544 Fixby, Eng d. aft 1567
 - Catherine 1548 - aft 1567
  - John b. 1530 Fixby, Eng d. aft 1567
 
Generation 18
- Child of John Thornhill (s/o John Thornhill & Elizabeth Grice)
 - Sara b. c1570 m. c1593 Richard  Tankersley  b. 1570 Eng
 - Children of Richard Thornhill & Elizabeth Ward
 - William b. 10/6/1588 
- Thomas b. 10/4/1589 Elland, Eng m. 11/20/1626 Kinston Upon Hull, Eng to Anne Browne b. Kinston Upon Hull, Eng
 - Elizabeth b. 11/17/1591 Goodramgate, York, Eng
 - Francis b. 12/10/1592 York Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, Eng
 - Katheren b. 1/15/1594-95 Goodramgate, York, Eng
 - William b. 1/7/1595-96 Goodramgate, York, Eng
 - Jaine b. Dec 1598 York Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, Eng
 - Elizabeth b. Nov 1600 York Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, Eng
  - Thomas b. 10/4/1589 Elland, Eng m. 11/20/1626 Kinston Upon Hull, Eng to Anne Browne b. Kinston Upon Hull, Eng
 
Generation 19
- Children of Francis Thornhill (s/o Richard Thornhill & Elizabeth Ward)
 - Joseph b. Nov 1625 Lythe, Eng
- Elizabeth b. 2/12/1626-27 Lythe, Eng
 
- Ann b. Sep 1632 Lythe, Eng
 
- Mary b. Feb 1632-33 Lythe, Eng
 
- Dorothie b. Aug 1637 Lythe, Eng
 
- Ann b. Dec 1640 Lythe, Eng
 
- Francis b. Apr 1643 Lythe, Eng
 
- Charles b. Aug 1646 Lythe, Eng
  - Elizabeth b. 2/12/1626-27 Lythe, Eng
 - Child of Thomas Thornhill & Anne Browne
 - Thomas b. 9/29/1629 Elland, Eng d. 5/2/1697 m. c1659 Hemsworth Nr Wakefield, Eng to Clara Farr d. 3/9/1719-20
 
Generation 20
- Children of Thomas Thornhill & Clara Farr
 - Edward b. 6/28/1669 Hemsworth, Eng d. 11/17/1738 m. 1. Katherine Armroy 2. 11/10/1695 Darfield, Yorks, Eng to Ester Kirby
- Mary b. 4/16/1672 Hemsworth, Eng
 - Dorothy b. 9/16/1677 Hemsworth, Eng
 - Stephen b. 11/2/1680 Hemsworth, Eng
 - John b. 4/5/1685 Hemsworth, Eng
 - Elizabeth b. 7/11/1688 Hemsworth, Eng
 - Robert b. 3/27/1691 Hemsworth, Eng
  - Mary b. 4/16/1672 Hemsworth, Eng
 
Generation 21
- Children of Edward Thornhill & Katherine Armroy
 - Thomas b. c1710 Darfield, Yorks, Eng
- Joseph b. c1712
 
- William b. c1714
 
- Benjamin b. c1716
  - Joseph b. c1712
 - Children of Edward Thornhill & Ester Kirby
 - Edward b. 8/25/1696 Darfield, Yorks Co, Eng
- John b. 1699
 
- Richard b. 1701
 
- Samuel b. 3/26/1704 Darfield, Yorks Co, Eng
 
- Mary b. 1707
  - John b. 1699
 
Generation 22
- Child of Thomas Thornhill (s/o Edward Thornhill & Katherine Armroyd)
 - Thomas II b. c1730 Fixby, Yorshire, Eng d. 1782 Buckingham Co, VA m. SC to Elizabeth Walker d/o David Walker & Mary Munford
 
Generation 23
- Children of Thomas Thornhill II & Elizabeth Walker
 - Absolem b. 1755 Buckingham Co, VA d. 1834
- William b. c1757 Buckingham Co, VA d. c1804 m.1. 1785 SC to Lydia Breland m.2. Elizabeth Lee b. Buckingham Co, VA
 
- Amanda Nancy b. 1760 Buckingham Co, VA
 
- Jesse b. 10/13/1763 Buckingham Co, VA d. 6/5/1837 Buckingham Co, VA m. Elizabeth Stevens
 
- Elizabeth b. Buckingham Co, VA
  - William b. c1757 Buckingham Co, VA d. c1804 m.1. 1785 SC to Lydia Breland m.2. Elizabeth Lee b. Buckingham Co, VA
 
Generation 24
- Children of William Thornhill & Lydia Breland
 - Ruben
- William
 
- Elisha b. c6/10/1799 Winton Dist, SC d. 3/26/1859 MS m. Mary Carr b. 8/9/1801 SC d. 1/23/1894
 
- Milly A
 
- Jesse b. 1763
  - William
 
Generation 25
- Children of Elisha Thornhill & Mary Carr
 - William B
- Hillary B
 - Elizabeth
 - Isham C b. 11/22/1827 Pike, MS d. 1862 Battle of Shiloh, TN m. 1/6/1852 Pike, MS to Laurania D May b. 10/10/1829 Pike, MS d. 8/10/1871 Marion, MS [Cem] d/o Hiram May & Rebecca Ann Curry
 - John M
 - Brian
 - Mary Ann
 - James W
 - Lucilla
 - Milley Ann
 - Susan Ann
 - Henry Clay
 - Adeline M
  - Hillary B
 
Generation 26
- c/o Isham C Thornhill & Laurania D May
 - Joseph Wessley b. 10/10/1851 Pike, MS d. 6/12/1940  [Cem]  m. Angieline Dunaway 5/8/1850-3/9/1940 
- James or Robert L b. c1855 Pike, MS
 - William Louis b. 11/26/1855 or 7/17/1874 Pike Co, MS d. 1/17/1922 Marion Co, MS m. 12/26/1875 Marion Co, MS to Elizabeth Dunaway d/o William Dunaway & Sarah Boyd
 - Isham W b. 5/7/1861 Pike Co, MS d. 7/4/1924 Morgantown, Marion Co, MS [Cem]
  - James or Robert L b. c1855 Pike, MS
 
Generation 27
- c/o Joseph Wessley Thornhill & Angieline Dunaway
 - Joseph Ado 6/2/1886-8/13/1973  [Cem] 
 - c/o William Louis Thornhill & Elizabeth Dunaway
 - James Pascal b. 10/13/1876 Marion, MS d. 7/24/1907
- Sarah Rilla Ann b. 2/8/1878 Marion, MS d. 6/3/1942
 
- William Esco b. 11/14/1879 Marion, MS d. 6/15/1956
 
- Duckie Jane b. 1/4/1881 Marion, MS d. 1/8/1949
 
- Andrew Marshall b. 8/10/1884 Marion, MS d. 11/27/1972
 
- Lue Minnie b. 3/10/1886 Marion, MS d. 9/15/1978
 
- Orr Nettie b. 2/29/1888 Marion, MS d. 1/16/1919
 
- Toba Liston b. 5/2/1890 Marion Co, MS d. 2/27/1925 White Bluff, Marion Co, MS [Cem]
 
- Lonnie Elizabeth b. 2/17/1893 Marion, MS d. 10/6/1954
 
- Lettie Catherine b. 1/20/1895 Marion, MS d. 3/31/1968
 
- Bertha Ophelia b. 6/12/1897 Marion Co, MS
 
- Joseph Clyde b. 6/5/1899 Marion, MS d. 1/18/1917
 
- Cleveland Lewis b. 6/5/1899 Marion, MS
 
- Clarence Edward m. Ola Mae Makenzie
  - Sarah Rilla Ann b. 2/8/1878 Marion, MS d. 6/3/1942
 
Generation 28
- Children of Clarence Edward Thornhill & Ola Mae Makenzie
 - Harold Lloyd
- Wanda
 
- Thomas Ray m. Peggy Ellen Toney d/o Frank Leon Toney & Eddie Marie Brumfield
  - Wanda
 
Generation 29
- Children of Thomas Ray Thornhill & Peggy Ellen Toney
 - Toney Randall
- Terrell Ross m. Leah Lynn Till d/o Billy Dwight Till & Edith Lynn Fox
 
- Timothy Ryan
 
- Tammy Rebecca
  - Terrell Ross m. Leah Lynn Till d/o Billy Dwight Till & Edith Lynn Fox
 
Generation 30
- Children of Terrell Ross Thornhill & Leah Lynn Till
 - Thomas Andrew
- Darrah Ellen
 
- Devan Ward
  - Darrah Ellen
 
Useful Links
The Parish of Thornhill, EngThornhill
