Descendants of Peter Thornton Generation No. 1 1. PETER1 THORNTON was born Abt. 1730. He married JANET HILL August 4, 1754 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Children of PETER THORNTON and JANET HILL are: 2. i. JAMES2 THORNTON, b. Abt. November 14, 1755, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. ii. THOMAS THORNTON, b. September 24, 1757, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; m. RUSSELLMILLER. iii. ELIZABETH THORNTON, b. Abt. June 21, 1761, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. iv. MARGARET THORNTON, b. April 24, 1763. v. JOHN THORNTON, b. Abt. November 24, 1765, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; m. JEAN ANDERSON. 3. vi. PATRICK THORNTON, b. April 16, 1769, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; d. 1839, Falkirk. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES2 THORNTON (PETER1) was born Abt. November 14, 1755 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. He married ISOBEL MARTIN. She was born Abt. 1760. Children of JAMES THORNTON and ISOBEL MARTIN are: i. JAMES3 THORNTON, b. April 13, 1788, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. ii. ISOBEL THORNTON, b. July 30, 1792. iii. JOHN THORNTON, b. July 21, 1794. 3. PATRICK2 THORNTON (PETER1) was born April 16, 1769 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, and died 1839 in Falkirk. He married AGNES ANN SMITH June 3, 1792 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, daughter of ? SMITH and ELIZABETH DALZIEL. She was born April 15, 1773 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and died May 13, 1846. Children of PATRICK THORNTON and AGNES SMITH are: 4. i. PETER PATRICK3 THORNTON, b. April 23, 1793, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. 1868, Hamilton, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. 5. ii. JOHN THORNTON, b. April 18, 1795, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. March 6, 1867, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. iii. JAMES THORNTON, b. January 11, 1797, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. 6. iv. ELIZABETH THORNTON, b. Abt. November 10, 1799, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. 1861, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. v. JANET THORNTON, b. November 21, 1800, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. 7. vi. THOMAS THORNTON, b. Abt. 1803, Scotland; d. Whitby West, Ontario, Canada. 8. vii. REV. DR. ROBERT HILL THORNTON, b. July 25, 1806, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; d. February 11, 1875, Oshawa,Durham, Ontario, Canada. Generation No. 3 4. PETER PATRICK3 THORNTON (PATRICK2, PETER1) was born April 23, 1793 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and died 1868 in Hamilton, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. He married HELEN BLACK June 4, 1815, daughter of JAMES BLACK and MARGARET NISBET. She was born Abt. 1795 in Lanark, Scotland, and died September 8, 1871 in Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, USA. Children of PETER THORNTON and HELEN BLACK are: 9. i. JESSIE4 THORNTON, b. Abt. 1800, Scotland; Stepchild. 10. ii. JOHN MAJOR THORNTON, b. Abt. 1818; d. 1910, Desmoines, Iowa, USA. iii. JAMES THORNTON, b. Abt. 1820; d. May 25, 1844. iv. MARGARET THORNTON, b. Abt. 1820; m. ROBERT THOMSON, September 9, 1843, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. 11. v. ISABELLA THORNTON, b. Abt. 1821; d. September 1, 1881. 12. vi. JOHN THORNTON, b. August 31, 1823, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. October 22, 1914, Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, USA. 13. vii. THOMAS THORNTON, b. 1826, Lanark, Scotland; d. March 30, 1889, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. 14. viii. PETER NISBET THORNTON, b. August 25, 1827, Scotland; d. March 12, 1896, Colo, Story Co, Ia. 15. ix. WILLIAM MILLER THORNTON, b. October 29, 1831; d. October 29, 1923. 16. x. ANNE A. THORNTON, b. August 31, 1833, Scotland; d. November 12, 1863, Bloomington, Grant Co. Wisconsin, USA. 17. xi. HELEN S. THORNTON, b. Abt. 1835; d. March 21, 1885. 5. JOHN3 THORNTON (PATRICK2, PETER1) was born April 18, 1795 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and died March 6, 1867 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. He married (1) EUPHEMIA STARK December 9, 1831 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM STARK and JANET WHITFORD. She was born November 10, 1796 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He married (2) MARION BLACK August 22, 1852 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. She was born Abt. 1799 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Child of JOHN THORNTON and EUPHEMIA STARK is: 18. i. PETER4 THORNTON, b. September 16, 1832, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. Aft. April 19, 1871, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. 6. ELIZABETH3 THORNTON (PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. November 10, 1799 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and died 1861 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. She married WILLIAM MATHESON. He died Bef. 1871. Children of ELIZABETH THORNTON and WILLIAM MATHESON are: i. PETER4 MATHESON. ii. JAMES MATHESON. iii. JOHN MATHESON. iv. EBENEZER MATHESON. v. JANET MATHESON, m. UNKNOWN RATCLIFFE. vi. JESSIE MATHESON, m. UNKNOWN KETCHUM. 7. THOMAS3 THORNTON (PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1803 in Scotland, and died in Whitby West, Ontario, Canada. He married ANN ?. Children of THOMAS THORNTON and ANN ? are: i. ANDREW4 THORNTON, b. Abt. 1894; d. October 30, 1917, Dundas. ii. PATRICK THORNTON. iii. UNKNOWN THORNTON. iv. AGNES THORNTON, b. Abt. 1845; m. RICHARD LAWDEN, September 19, 1873, Whitby, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada; b. Abt. 1850. 8. REV. DR. ROBERT HILL3 THORNTON (PATRICK2, PETER1) was born July 25, 1806 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, and died February 11, 1875 in Oshawa,Durham, Ontario, Canada. He married MARGARET MCALPINE THOMSON May 8, 1833 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, daughter of JOSEPH THOMSON and MARGARET MCALPIN. She was born January 31, 1815 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland, and died February 9, 1874 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Children of ROBERT THORNTON and MARGARET THOMSON are: i. PETER4 THORNTON, b. February 15, 1836; d. July 26, 1848. ii. JANE TODD THORNTON, b. April 17, 1837, Ontario, Canada; d. October 3, 1899; m. THOMAS KIRKLAND, July 20, 1863; b. Abt. 1836, Ireland; d. December 31, 1898. iii. AGNES SMITH THORNTON, b. November 9, 1839, Ontario, Canada; d. February 28, 1925; m. JOHN GILCHRIST; b. Abt. 1826, Scotland; d. Bef. 1881. iv. MARGARET THORNTON, b. November 11, 1841; d. October 5, 1850. v. JESSIE B. THORNTON, b. April 10, 1847; d. February 15, 1869, East Whitby, Ontario, Canada. 19. vi. ELIZABETH THORNTON, b. September 3, 1848, Ontario, Canada; d. May 10, 1923, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. vii. MARGARET R. THORNTON, b. October 9, 1850; d. January 14, 1880. viii. JOSEPHINE THORNTON, b. Abt. 1855, Ontario, Canada; d. May 19, 1941. 20. ix. EBENEZER JAMES THORNTON, b. November 2, 1856, Whitby, Ontario, Canada; d. April 28, 1907. 21. x. ROBERT MCALPINE THORNTON, b. Abt. 1856. Generation No. 4 9. JESSIE4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1800 in Scotland. Child of JESSIE THORNTON is: i. ELIZA5 THORNTON, b. Abt. 1836, Ontario, Canada; m. ALEX A. DRUMMOND; b. Abt. 1820, Scotland. 10. JOHN MAJOR4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1818, and died 1910 in Desmoines, Iowa, USA. He married (1) HELEN SMAIL October 23, 1821 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He married (2) LYDIA LESLIE 1872. Child of JOHN THORNTON and HELEN SMAIL is: i. ANNE ELIZA5 THORNTON, b. April 8, 1824, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Children of JOHN THORNTON and LYDIA LESLIE are: ii. WILLIAM ORMISTON5 THORNTON. iii. JAMES THORNTON. iv. JESSIE THORNTON. v. HELEN THORNTON, m. UNKNOWN BUCHAN. 11. ISABELLA4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1821, and died September 1, 1881. She married (1) GEORGE MCDONALD. She married (2) WILLIAM STARK January 24, 1856 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. Child of ISABELLA THORNTON and GEORGE MCDONALD is: i. HELEN5 MCDONALD, b. May 9, 1852. Children of ISABELLA THORNTON and WILLIAM STARK are: ii. PETER5 STARK, b. October 11, 1856. iii. ISABELLA STARK, b. December 30, 1858. iv. THOMAS STARK, b. August 25, 1861. v. JAMES STARK, b. April 4, 1864. vi. JANET STARK, b. Abt. 1867. vii. AGNES STARK, b. August 23, 1869. viii. MAY STARK, b. Abt. 1871. 12. JOHN4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born August 31, 1823 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died October 22, 1914 in Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, USA. He married ANN MCDONALD January 4, 1850 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, daughter of JAMES MCDONALD and MARGARET MARTIN. She was born August 27, 1826 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died September 19, 1914 in Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, USA. Children of JOHN THORNTON and ANN MCDONALD are: i. MARGARET5 THORNTON, b. July 30, 1851, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; m. MICHAEL REED, June 11, 1869. ii. PETER HILL THORNTON, b. August 31, 1853, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; d. August 11, 1934, Story Co. Iowa, USA; m. HARRIETT AUGUSTA TUBBS, December 28, 1877, Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, USA; b. August 15, 1860, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA; d. March 7, 1933, Zearing, Story County, Iowa, USA. iii. HELEN B. THORNTON, b. June 6, 1855, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; d. July 24, 1939; m. ALEXANDER GILKINSON, May 7, 1878; b. March 19, 1850, Co Tyrone Ireland. iv. CECILIA LUCILLE THORNTON, b. June 25, 1857. v. JAMES MCDONALD THORNTON, b. July 15, 1858; d. 1949; m. EVA B. L'HOMMEDIEU, October 8, 1884. vi. AGNES THORNTON, b. June 5, 1861; m. FRANK HANDY, December 14, 1881. vii. JOHN THORNTON, b. August 25, 1863; d. 1940; m. FRANNIE L'HOMMEDIEU, September 27, 1892. viii. ANN CAROLINE THORNTON, b. October 1, 1865; d. September 13, 1947; m. FREDERICK W. MASON, December 12, 1895. ix. WILLIAM THOMAS THORNTON, b. September 13, 1869; d. June 7, 1954; m. MARY E. MASON, February 24, 1897; d. Bef. 1917. 13. THOMAS4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born 1826 in Lanark, Scotland, and died March 30, 1889 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. He married MARY THOMPSON OR THOMSON July 22, 1850 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM THOMPSON and MARY CALDWELL. She was born Abt. 1829 in Scotland, and died November 2, 1914 in Terapo, Halswell, New Zealand. Children of THOMAS THORNTON and MARY THOMSON are: i. MARY5 THORNTON, b. May 10, 1851, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. July 15, 1931, New Zealand. ii. HELEN THORNTON, b. September 26, 1852, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. February 13, 1882, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; m. (1) PETER MCKENNA, June 5, 1871; b. Abt. 1848, Linlithgow, , , Scotland; m. (2) JOHN MILNE, April 22, 1880; b. Abt. 1848, Linlithgow, , , Scotland. iii. JAMES RONALDSON THORNTON, b. September 3, 1854, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. March 17, 1903, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; m. MARIA E. EDGAR, December 29, 1886. iv. CATHERINE THORNTON, b. August 6, 1858, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; m. JOHN MILNE, July 4, 1883; b. Abt. 1848, Linlithgow, , , Scotland. v. MARGARET THORNTON, b. May 1, 1861, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. vi. MATILDA THORNTON, b. Abt. 1862, Longridge, , , Scotland. 14. PETER NISBET4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born August 25, 1827 in Scotland, and died March 12, 1896 in Colo, Story Co, Ia. He married CECELIA BATIE June 1, 1854 in Grant Co, Wisconsin, USA, daughter of ADAM BATIE and MARY ROBSON. She was born September 25, 1831 in London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, and died August 31, 1915 in Maxwell, Story Co, Ia. Children of PETER THORNTON and CECELIA BATIE are: i. MARY A. S.5 THORNTON, b. January 8, 1856, Grant Co, Wi; d. November 27, 1861, Grant Co, Wi. ii. ADAM P. N. THORNTON, b. October 5, 1857, Grant Co, Wi; d. December 9, 1861, Grant Co, Wi. iii. ISABELLA THORNTON, b. June 9, 1858, Grant Co, Wi; d. October 20, 1915, Colo, Story Co, Ia; m. DELBERT L'HOMMEDIEU. iv. ROBERT H. THORNTON, b. December 17, 1861, Grant Co, Wisconsin, USA; d. October 8, 1917, Pocahontas Co, Ia; m. ANNA KERR, September 9, 1887; b. September 29, 1862, Grant Co, Wisconsin, USA; d. December 12, 1920, Pocahontas Co, Ia. v. MINNIE C. THORNTON, b. September 2, 1862, Grant Co, Wi; d. November 25, 1907, Colo, Story Co, Ia; m. HENRY GRANGER, April 2, 1891. vi. ELIZA THORNTON, b. September 21, 1865, Grant Co, Wi; d. October 17, 1951; m. SERMAN ULUM, February 18, 1891. vii. WILLIAM PETER THORNTON, b. September 18, 1867, Grant Co, Wi; d. August 21, 1939, Nevada, Story Co, Ia; m. MAMIE B. MCGIBBONS, February 8, 1890. viii. FRANK N. THORNTON, b. March 6, 1872, <, Grant Co, Wi>; d. November 7, 1935; m. CARRIE RAY, February 13, 1894. 15. WILLIAM MILLER4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born October 29, 1831, and died October 29, 1923. He married ELIZABETH JOHNSTON Bef. 1858. She was born January 20, 1834, and died October 30, 1913. Children of WILLIAM THORNTON and ELIZABETH JOHNSTON are: i. MARY H.5 THORNTON, b. March 27, 1858; d. May 29, 1870. ii. ALICE THORNTON, b. April 19, 1860; d. June 2, 1870. iii. MARGARET E. THORNTON, b. March 9, 1862; d. June 25, 1927; m. CHARLES HYER, May 28, 1902. iv. ELIZABETH THORNTON, b. December 14, 1867; d. June 13, 1885. v. MARY A. THORNTON, b. August 10, 1871; d. December 16, 1920; m. ARTHUR C. PORTER, March 3, 1909. vi. WILLIAM MILLER THORNTON, b. October 5, 1887; d. November 18, 1890. vii. H. W. THORNTON, b. 1887; d. November 18, 1890. 16. ANNE A.4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born August 31, 1833 in Scotland, and died November 12, 1863 in Bloomington, Grant Co. Wisconsin, USA. She married GEORGE BATIE Bef. 1859. He was born 1838 in Canada. Child of ANNE THORNTON and GEORGE BATIE is: i. ARTHUR5 BATIE, b. Abt. 1859. 17. HELEN S.4 THORNTON (PETER PATRICK3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1835, and died March 21, 1885. She married (1) JOHN LEIGHTON September 30, 1859. He died April 16, 1885. She married (2) JOHN MORROW February 21, 1866. He died March 21, 1885. Children of HELEN THORNTON and JOHN LEIGHTON are: i. NANCY A.5 LEIGHTON, b. Abt. 1870; m. JOHN MORROW. ii. FRANK LEIGHTON, m. CARRIE E. KNAPP, January 7, 1900. 18. PETER4 THORNTON (JOHN3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born September 16, 1832 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, and died Aft. April 19, 1871 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. He married ELIZABETH BROWN July 20, 1855 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM BROWN and ELIZABETH FORSYTH. She was born May 5, 1828 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland/Shotts, Scotland. Children of PETER THORNTON and ELIZABETH BROWN are: i. ELIZABETH5 THORNTON, b. January 20, 1856, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scot.; m. PETER MEEK. ii. JOHN THORNTON, b. November 28, 1858, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. iii. WILLIAM THORNTON, b. August 16, 1862, Sheephousehill, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; d. May 24, 1928, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland; m. ANNIE ANDERSON, December 31, 1886, Boroughstoness, West Lothian; b. November 3, 1863, Corbiehall, Boroughstoness, West Lothian, Scotland; d. April 12, 1935, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. iv. PETER THORNTON, b. December 9, 1864, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. v. EUPHEMIA THORNTON, b. April 19, 1871, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. 19. ELIZABETH4 THORNTON (ROBERT HILL3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born September 3, 1848 in Ontario, Canada, and died May 10, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She married (1) SAMUEL WOOD Bef. 1871. He was born Abt. 1844 in Ontario, Canada, and died 1881 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. She married (2) JOHN GOWANS 1888, son of JOHN GOWANS and ELIZABETH DYKES. He was born February 3, 1832 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland, and died August 6, 1902 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Children of ELIZABETH THORNTON and SAMUEL WOOD are: i. JESSIE THORNTON5 WOOD, b. November 1871, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; d. 1929; m. DR. FREDERICK ARNOLD STEVENSON, May 1895; b. July 15, 1864, Reading, England; d. 1934. ii. CHARLES THORNTON WOOD, b. November 1878; m. LEONA BARRETT; b. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Child of ELIZABETH THORNTON and JOHN GOWANS is: iii. ELIZABETH THORNTON5 GOWANS, b. November 30, 1889, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. May 30, 1959, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; m. REV. ROBERT FLEMING THOMPSON, September 6, 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; b. October 15, 1888, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; d. August 5, 1951, Go Home Bay, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. 20. EBENEZER JAMES4 THORNTON (ROBERT HILL3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born November 2, 1856 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, and died April 28, 1907. He married EDITH GROSS Bef. 1899, daughter of GEORGE GROSS and FRANCES ?. She was born March 25, 1869 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, and died October 29, 1959. Children of EBENEZER THORNTON and EDITH GROSS are: i. JESSIE EDITH5 THORNTON, b. September 7, 1899; d. November 11; m. LEWIS SAMUEL; b. July 25, 1900. ii. HELEN FRANCES THORNTON, b. October 12, 1902, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. Abt. 2000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; m. DR., LT. COL., RCAMC THOMAS GILBERT HEATON, March 10, 1928, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; b. August 25, 1900, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. November 10, 1958, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21. ROBERT MCALPINE4 THORNTON (ROBERT HILL3, PATRICK2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1856. He married ELIZABETH BUCHANAN Abt. 1871. Children of ROBERT THORNTON and ELIZABETH BUCHANAN are: i. ROBERT BUCHANAN5 THORNTON, b. Aft. 1880; m. ? ?; d. December 26, 1901, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. ii. KENNETH BIRCH THORNTON, m. SARA GRIER. iii. DAVID STODDARD THORNTON, m. GRACE GRIER. iv. ROBERT HILL THORNTON, m. MARGARET G. MACPHAIL. v. MARGARET ELIZABETH THORNTON, m. WALTER GRAY. vi. JESSIE THORNTON. vii. EDITH WILSON THORNTON. viii. JOHN MCLAREN THORNTON, b. 1889; d. January 20, 1916, Belgium.