Ellen Thornton

✓ Ellen, eldest of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir Peter de Thornton of Thornton; 1st wife of Sir Thomas Dutton (d. 1381); mother of Sir Peter (d.s.p. 1361), Thomas, Sir Lawrence, Edmund, Henry and William; commemorated in the Warrington Austin Friars' chantry grant of 1379 ('dame Ellen, late wife'). Source: Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (1819), vol. I, pp.475-480 'Dutton of Dutton' (Sir Peter Leycester's text from the family evidences, with Ormerod's additions), read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]