Sir John Thynne Knight
- Born: Abt 1522
- Marriage (1): Christian Gresham on 1 Mar 1548 in England
- Marriage (2): Dorothy Wroughton
- Died: 21 May 1580, Longleat, Wiltshire, England aged about 58
- Buried: 1580, In the Church, Monkston deverell, Wilshire, England
 General Notes:
Source: Family Search, Longleat.co.uk & ThePeerage.com
John was knighted in 1547 he fought in the battle of Pinkie (10 Sept 1547)
Sir Charles Appleton bought Longleat in 1541 for £53, for John Thynne from Sir John Horsey. Longleat House, on the site of the dissolved priory of St. Radegund, had been begun in January 1567, when the original house caught fire and burnt down. The new house was completed in 1580.
John was the first of the Thynne family at longleat. The Thynne family sill live in the house today.
John married Christian Gresham, daughter of Sir Richard Gresham and Audrey Lynn, on 1 Mar 1548 in England. (Christian Gresham was born about 1524 in London, England.)
Marriage Notes:
Family Search
John next married Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton and Eleanor Lewknor. (Dorothy Wroughton was born about 1548 in Broadhinton, Wiltshire, England.)
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