1st GENERATION: Thomas T Thornton- b abt 1645 Idle, Yorkshire, England. Married Grace Hollingsworth b 1645 Idle,Yorkshire, England 1 CHILD: Abraham (1673) 2nd GENERATION: Abraham Thornton b bef 7-12-1673 Idle Yorkshire, England 1CHILLD: John (~1710~) 3rd GENERATION: John Thornton Born abt 12-2-1710 Calverley, Yorkshire, England. abt 1738 he married Margery McKinley b 1715 Calverley, Yorkshire, England. CHILDREN: William T (1750-<1837), Thomas Towles b abt 1755- Donegal County, Donegal, Ireland. John T died in Arrow Rock, Saline, MO in 1822--buried in 1822 Concord Cemetery, Seline, MO. He married Polly (Presley-could be) in Charleston SC. Susan T b abt 1765 Charleston, SC. Susan T died Cocke, TN in 1798. She married John Nave Jr. -in VA. 4th GENERATION: William T Thornton Sr. b abt 1750 Donegal, County, Donegal, Ireland. Died in Ray, MO before 1837. In 1776 married Sarah Jane Allison in Donegal, County, Donegal, Ireland Born aabt 1755 in Donegal, Donegal, County, Ireland-died Clark, KY bef-1820 CHILDREN: Margry, John, William.