Mary (Corbet) Thornes (abt. 1450)

Born about 1450 in Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Thornes Esq — married about 1467 in Shropshire, England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Shropshire, England

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of Roger Corbet of Shropshire^[1][2] and Elizabeth (Hopton.^[3][4] Her birth date is uncertain, but her parents married before 1448.^[5][6] She was probably born in Shropshire where her father lived.

Mary married Thomas Thornes^[2] (son of Roger Thornes and Cecilia^[1]), again probably in Shropshire - both families lived there.^[3][4] Her marriage date has been estimated as about 1467 on the basis of her son Roger being born before 1469. They had at least one child:

• Roger,^[1] born before 1469^[2][3][4]

Mary's death date is not known. She is likely to have died in Shropshire. Her husband was recorded as living in 1482, when he is mentioned in an enfeoffment grant,^[7] and died before 1503.^[3][4]

Research Notes

Disambiguation

There were at least two other Mary Corbets who lived in the 15th century and who may be confused with the Mary of this profile:

• her great-aunt Mary Corbet-30, who married Robert Charlton^[8]
• her great-niece Mary Corbet-753, who married Thomas Powell^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} George Grazebrook and John Paul Rylands (eds.). The Visitation of Shropshire taken in the year 1623, Part II, Harleian Society, 1889, pp. 458-459, Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} History of Parliament Online, entry for 'THORNES, Roger (by 1469-1531/32), of Shrewsbury'
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. III, pp. 33-34, LITTLETON 11, Google Books
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. III, p. 586, LITTLETON 10
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 67, LUCY 10
6. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 292, CORBET 9
7. ↑ Shropshire Archives, ref. 1514/398, National Archives Discovery Centre catalogue entry
8. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 292, CORBET 8ii
9. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 295, CORBET 11

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 10 July 2023.

Mary (Corbet) Thornes appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Nathaniel Littleton to Magna Carta Surety Baron William de Mowbray (vol. III, pages 33-35 LITTLETON). This trail was identified by the Magna Carta Project and reviewed/approved in December 2017. A trail from Littleton to the Bigods (Hugh and Roger) was also completed/approved in December 2017. Other trails from Gateway Litttleton to the Clares (Richard and Gilbert), John de Lacy and Saher de Quincy were previously badged in another trail. Each of these trails are outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".