Thornton, Matthew MD, Esq.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1714 - 1803  (89 years)


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  • Name Thornton, Matthew  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Suffix MD, Esq. 
    Born 1714  Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Jun 1803  Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Buried Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I514  Morrill-Elrod Tree
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2025 

    Father Cutter, Daniel Bateman MD,   b. 10 May 1808, Jaffery, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1889, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Green, Tryphena Tufts,   b. 9 Feb 1819, Antrim, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1898, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1872  Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Thornton, James B.,   b. 1684, Pickhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1754, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Jenkins, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Jun 1690, Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1741, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1707  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jack, Hannah,   b. 1742, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1786, Thornton's Ferry, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 1760  Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
    +1. Thornton, James Capt.,   b. 20 Dec 1763, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1817, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Thornton,   b. 1764, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1787  (Age 23 years)
     3. Thornton, Andrew,   b. 1766, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1787, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     4. Thornton,   b. 1766, Newbury, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1803  (Age 37 years)
    +5. Thornton, Mary,   b. 3 May 1768, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1845, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Thornton, Hannah,   b. 1770, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Thornton, Matthew Jr.,   b. 1771, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1804, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +8. Thornton, Hannah,   b. 25 Jul 1774, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1846, Cambidge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     9. Thornton,   b. 1778, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Thornton, Miss,   b. 1780, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +11. Day, Sarah,   b. 1819, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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    4. [S256] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI.

    5. [S3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

    6. [S257] Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Death Records to 1850.

    7. [S6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 177.

    8. [S1] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Jun 2017), entry for Matthew Thornton, person ID L4HH-689.

    9. [S37] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 204.

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    12. [S171] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4624221.