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Anne Leighton 1559–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 22 08 1601

Death Location: Atcham, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Corbet

Mother: Alice Gatewood

Spouse(s): Edwardi Mitton, William III

Children(s): Elizabeth Mytton, Richard )

The story of Anne Leighton began in 1559 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England. Anne Leighton married Edwardi Mitton, William Leighton Iii, and had children including Elizabeth Mytton, Henry Leighton, Penelope Leighton, Richard Mytton Sheriff Of Salop. Anne Leighton passed away in 1601 in Atcham, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Anne Leighton began in 1559 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England.
  • Anne Leighton married Edwardi Mitton, William Leighton Iii, and had children including Elizabeth Mytton, Henry Leighton, Penelope Leighton, Richard Mytton Sheriff Of Salop.
  • Anne Leighton passed away in 1601 in Atcham, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Corbet
1513–1566
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Gatewood
1525–1603
Birth Location: Adderley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
AG

Spouses(s)

Edwardi Mitton
1547–1583
Birth Location: Halston, Shropshire, England
EM
William III
1530–1607
Birth Location: –
WI

Children(s)

Elizabeth Mytton
1580–1624
Birth Location: Stoke Upon Tern, Shropshire, England
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Richard )
1587–1640
Birth Location: Stoke Upon Tern, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Anne Leighton
1559–1601
Birth Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Reginald Corbet
1513–1566
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Gatewood
1525–1603
Adderley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (12GGF Gatewood of Wollerton) Sir
1500–1569
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Jane Margaret Hill) (Royalty)
1504–1527
Hodnet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Mary Newport
1480–
Sir Hill
1460–1506
Lady Wilbraham
1456–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anne Leighton's Descendants

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Anne Leighton (1559–22 08 1601) m. Edwardi Mitton (1547–1583) m. William (Leighton) III (1530–20 December 1607)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Mytton 1580–1624 m. Thomas Thornes 1578–1628
    1. 1. Elizabeth 1600–1648 m. Robert Pope 1605–1645
      1. 1. Joseph Pope 1637–1689 m. Eliz Pope 1650–1693
        1. 1. Nathaniell Pope –1713 m. Anna Basnett 1680–
  2. 2. Richard (Mytton ( Sheriff of Salop) ) 1587–1640

Anne Leighton's Timeline

10 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Anne Leighton in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1553
1553
Anne Leighton was married in Boreatton, Baschurch, Shropshire, England
Boreatton, Baschurch, Shropshire, England
1553
25 Mar 1553
Anne Leighton was married
None
1558
1558
Birth of Anne Leighton in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1558
1558
Birth of Anne Leighton in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1559
1559
Birth of Anne Leighton in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1576
Jan 29, 1576
Age 17
Anne Leighton was married in Stoke Upon Tern, Shropshire, England
Stoke Upon Tern, Shropshire, England
1580
ABT 1580
Age 21
Anne Leighton was married
None
1601
22 08 1601
Age 42
Death of Anne Leighton in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, , England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, , England
1615
06 Sept 1615
Age 56
Death of Anne Leighton in Habberley, Shropshire, England
Habberley, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Boreatton, Baschurch, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1553

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 29, 1576
    Event Place: Stoke Upon Tern, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1580

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Wroxeter, Hodnet, Weston Under Red Castle - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sept 1615
    Event Place: Habberley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 08 1601
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atcham, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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