John Thayne or Thane was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Chester in 1707."Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum" p522: London; King George; 1808
Life Thane's father was a physician at Lynne, and his mother was a sister of John Pearson. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and incorporated at Oxford in 1682.Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Tabbe-Thomyow He held livings at Kirby Underdale and Northenden. He was appointed a Canon of Chester Cathedral in 1686 and Archdeacon of Chester from 1707, holding both positions until his death on 30 June 1727. He is buried at the cathedral."History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time : with an account of its antiquities, curiosities, local customs, and peculiar immunities; and a concise political history" Hemingway, J Chester' J. Fletcher; 1831 p326
On Pearson's death, the bulk of his books and papers went to Thane. Thane acted as editor for his works on chronography. He wrote to Thomas Barlow in 1686, the year of Pearson's death, going over plans to publish Pearson's works. He edited Pearson's Opera Postuma Chronologica.
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