Elizabeth (Cushin) Thornton (bef. 1543 - aft. 1570)

Born before 28 Sep 1543 in Swannington, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Thornton Esq. — married about 1564 in Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 24 Sep 1570 after age 26 in Norfolk, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Cushin was baptized 28 September 1543 at Swannington, Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of Edmund/Edward Cushin (or Cushyn), Gent.,^[1][2][3] and Frances Richers.^[4][5]

Elizabeth married William Thornton, Esq., son of Oliver Thornton and his first wife, Parnell Bugge.^[4] The date and place of their marriage is unknown. They had one son and one daughter:

• Robert, Esq., baptized 7 October 1565,^[6] died before 26 August 1613; married Anne Smith and had issue^[4]
• Frances, wife of Michael Dalton, Esq.^[4][7]

Elizabeth survived her husband, who died testate 24 September 1570.^[4] Her date and place of death are unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, (FamilySearch: 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Cushin, 1543.
2. ↑ "The Cushing Family" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, Jan. 1865. Online at American Ancestors.org, vol. 19, page 39.
3. ↑ Lemuel Cushing. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family. Montreal: Lovell Printing and Publishing Co., 1877. Google Books, page 12: III, 1.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. III, pages 273-274, HAYNES 18, Eizabeth Cushin.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 384, HAYNES 15.
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, (FamilySearch: 21 March 2020), Robt. Thornton, 1565.
7. ↑ Sir Leslie Stephen, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 13. New York: McMillan, 1888. Archive.org, pages 435-436: Michael Dalton

See also:

• Lewis, Marlyn. Elizabeth Cushin entry in Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors online database.
• Clay, J.W. The Visitation of Cambridge 1575 and 1619, vol. 41. London: 1897. Google Books, page 32.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project on 30 December 2021 by Thiessen-117 and reviewed for the Project the same day by Michael Cayley.

Elizabeth Cushin appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in badged Richardson-documented trails from Gateway Ancestor Elizabeth Haynes to Magna Carta Surety Barons

• Gilbert de Clare and Richard de Clare
• John FitzRobert (vol. II, pages 383-386 HAYNES)
• John de Lacy
• Saher de Quincy

See all the Haynes trails in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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