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Ann Leighton 1575–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1575

Birth Location: Wallesborough, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Gerrard

Spouse(s): Richard Arey

Children(s): Richard 12th

Ann Leighton was born in 1575 in Wallesborough, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerrard. Ann Leighton married Richard Arey, and had children including Richard Arey Arie 12Th. Ann Leighton passed away in 1653 in England.

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Biography

  • Ann Leighton was born in 1575 in Wallesborough, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerrard.
  • Ann Leighton married Richard Arey, and had children including Richard Arey Arie 12Th.
  • Ann Leighton passed away in 1653 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Castle, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
TL
Elizabeth Gerrard
1560–1626
Birth Location: St James, Garlickhithe, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Arey
1575–1609
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Richard 12th
1600–1634
Birth Location: Eng, Massachusetts
R1

Ann Leighton's Ancestors

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Ann Leighton
1575–1653
Birth Place: Wallesborough, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Wattlesborough Castle, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Gerrard
1560–1626
St James, Garlickhithe, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Leighton) Knight
1523–1592
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of) England
1538–1624
Chellaston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margery (Lacon)
1510–1553
* Rowe
1518–1570
Elizabeth Gerrard
1528–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ann Leighton's Descendants

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Ann Leighton (abt 1575–1653) m. Richard Arey (abt 1575–abt 1609)
  1. 1. Richard (Arey Arie) 12th 1600–1634
    1. 1. Richard (Arey,) Jr. 1620–1669 m. Elizabeth Crouch 1620–1722
      1. 1. Richard (Arey) IV* 1640–1688 m. Sarah (Eliza Marchant) * 1658–1729
        1. 1. Richard (Arey) III 1682–1737 m. Lydia Norton 1685–1727

Ann Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1575
abt 1575
Birth of Ann Leighton in Wallesborough, Shropshire, England
Wallesborough, Shropshire, England
1600
February 1600
Age 25
Ann Leighton was married in Stepeny, England
Stepeny, England
1653
1653
Age 78
Death of Ann Leighton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1575
    Event Place: Wallesborough, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: February 1600
    Event Place: Stepeny, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: England
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