Samuel Thorne, b: 1798 - Shebbear, England

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}

^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}
^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}
^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}


			^John Thorne^{b. d.}

		^John Thorne^{b.1762 Langtree, Devon, England d.1842 Shebbear, Devon, England}	^{Agnes Unknown}^{b. d.1806}

	^{Samuel Thorne}^{b.1798 Shebbear, Devon, England d.}

		^Mary Ley^{b.1760 Bradford, Devon, England d.1843 Shebbear, Devon, England}

^{Samuel Ley Thorne}^{b. d.}

		^{William Bryant}^{b.1778 Luxulyan-St Au, England d.}

	^{Mary O'Bryan}^{b. d.}

		^{Catherine Cowlin}^{b.1781 Perranzabuloe, England d.}