Sir Peter de Thornton

✓ Sir Peter de Thornton of Thornton (le Moors), Cheshire, whose estate was divided among seven daughters and co-heirs (Ellen Dutton, Margaret Golborne, Emme Weverham, Katherine, Mary, Maud Beeston, Elizabeth Fitton); his widow Philippa m. Sir Thomas Dutton. TOP - nothing further wired. 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.]