Rowland THORNBURGHE

  Noted events in his life were:

• See also. http://www.quakersurnames.net/thornbrough.html

• Namesake: surname: Thornburghe. variations: Thornburgh, Thornborough, Thornburg, Thornbury, Thornberry, Thornsbury, Thornsberry, ...
The surname Thornburg is locational in origin associated with the English. Its meaning is described as, dweller at or near the thorn bushes, dweller near a fort where thorns grew, one who came from the Thorbrough, a fort protected a stone hedge. The family originated in the North Riding of Yorkshire where old maps show a place called Thornbrough. The Thornburgs appear in English history before 1300 and were a powerful and ancient knightly family possessing many manors. Several Thornburgs were knights. We are also related to Richard Thornburg who was the United States Attorney General and Governor of PA..

Rowland married Eva de MORVILLE, daughter of Richard de MORVILLE and Amicia De LANCASTER.