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Agnes Leigh 1502 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 MAY 1573

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Giles Leigh

Mother: Katherine Bold

Spouse(s): Thomas Kett

Children(s): Thomas Knight

The story of Agnes Leigh began in 1502 in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom. Agnes Leigh married Thomas Kett, and had children including Thomas Knight. Agnes Leigh passed away in 1573 in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Leigh began in 1502 in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Agnes Leigh married Thomas Kett, and had children including Thomas Knight.
  • Agnes Leigh passed away in 1573 in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Leigh
1491 – 1537
Birth Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
GL
Katherine Bold
1478 – 1558
Birth Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
KB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Kett
1500 – 1553
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
TK

Children(s)

Thomas Knight
1536 – 1612
Birth Location: Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
TK

Agnes Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Leigh
1502 – 1573
Birth Place: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Giles Leigh
1491 – 1537
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Bold
1478 – 1558
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Leigh
1444 – 1495
Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Margaret
1448 –
Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leigh
1415 – 1509
Ellen Bruen
1420 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas DeLegh
1386 – 1416
John Bruen
1375 – 1420
Margaret Massey
1393 – 1420

Agnes Leigh's Descendants

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Agnes Leigh (1502 – 1 MAY 1573) m. Thomas Kett (1500 – 28 JUL 1553)
  1. 1. Thomas Knight (1536 – 1 JUN 1612) m. Frances Mayde (1539 – 31 OCT 1622)
    1. 1. Thomas Knight (1560 – 1629) m. Margery Thayer (1562 – 18 JUL 1676)
      1. 1. Margery Knights (12 AUG 1611 – 18 JUL 1676) m. William Hayward (FEB 1604 – 10 MAY 1659)
        1. 1. Jonathan Hayward (19 NOV 1634 – 21 NOV 1689) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAY 1644 – 27 AUG 1690)
        2. 2. Hannah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
        3. 3. Sarah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
        4. 4. John Hayward (ABT 1645 – )
        5. 5. Mary Hayward (JUN 1654 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Hayward (DEC 1655 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Hayward (25 JUL 1658 – )
        8. 8. Samuel (Hayward) Howard (3 APR 1664 – 29 JUL 1713)
      2. 2. Margaret (Margery) Knight ( – 18 JUL 1676) m. William Hayward (3 MAY 1612 – 10 MAY 1659) m. William Hayward (FEB 1604 – 10 MAY 1659)
        1. 1. John Heywood (1634 – ABT 1705) m. Rebecca Atkinson (ABT 1627 – 5 AUG 1665)
        2. 2. John Hayward (13 NOV 1634 – 1724)
        3. 3. Mary Hayward (1635 – 1730)
        4. 4. Sarah Hayward (ABT 1636 – 1637)
        5. 5. Huldah Hayward (7 OCT 1636 – 1 SEP 1690) m. Ferdinando Thayer (18 APR 1625 – 28 MAR 1713)
        6. 6. Hannah Hayward (1637 – 1637)
        7. 7. Samuel Hayward (4 JAN 1642 – 29 JUL 1713) m. Mehitable Thompson (1645 – 1700) m. Elizabeth Miller (5 FEB 1663 – 9 SEP 1741) m. Mehitable Dunham (1669 – 29 DEC 1755)
        8. 8. William (Hayward) III (1647 – 17 DEC 1717) m. Sarah Butterworth (18 MAY 1653 – 1708) m. Prissillah Tompkins (1650 – 17 DEC 1717) m. Sarah Butterworth (28 MAY 1653 – ABT 1703)
        9. 9. Sarah (I) Hayward (20 AUG 1647 – 10 MAY 1720) m. William Dye (1654 – 3 MAR 1729) m. William Weeden (ABT 1660 – 1711) m. James Weeden (1640 – 1711)
        10. 10. Robert Hayward (1652 – 1683) m. Mary (1653 – 1683)
        11. 11. John Hayward (16 NOV 1634 – 1635)
        12. 12. Robert Hayward (1638 – 1683)
        13. 13. Sarah Hayward (1639 – 1673)
        14. 14. Samuel Haywood (1639 – )
        15. 15. Jonathan Hayward (6 FEB 1641 – 21 NOV 1690) m. Sarah Thayer (12 MAR 1639 – 27 AUG 1695)
        16. 16. John (Hayward or) Heywood (1614 – 17 JAN 1701)
        17. 17. Samuel Hayward (ABT 1638 – 27 JUL 1713)
        18. 18. Samuel (Hayward (1643 - 1713)* Samuel Hayward (1643 -) 1713)* (1643 – 1713)
        19. 19. Hannah Hayward m. Joseph Bennett (ABT 1635 – )
        20. 20. Margery (Knight Hayward (1610 - 1676) Margery Knight Hayward (1610 -) 1676)
    2. 2. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
    3. 3. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
    4. 4. Alice Knight (1566 – 25 AUG 1574)
    5. 5. Anthony Knight (ABT 1566 – BEF 1601)
    6. 6. Richard Knight (1572 – 21 MAY 1653) m. Elizabeth (ABT 1576 – ) m. Elizabeth (<1574> – 6 JAN 1647) m. Elizabeth (1574 – ) m. Elizabeth (Kett alias) Knyght (ABT 1574 – )
    7. 7. Joan Knight (1573 – ) m. John Sparke (1571 – )
    8. 8. John Knight (ABT 1578 – )
    9. 9. Frances Knight (1580 – 21 MAY 1653)

Agnes Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Agnes Leigh in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
1573
1 MAY 1573
Age 71
Death of Agnes Leigh in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1573
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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