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Anne Leighton 1591–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Feckenham, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1628

Death Location: Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Jersey

Mother: Elizabeth Leighton

Spouse(s): Sir Tregoze

Children(s): Anne Rochester, Oliver John, John (Jr), William John, Edward John, Barbara John, Nicholas John, Lucy John, Sir Battersea, Francis John, Elizabeth John, Thomas John, Henry Tandragee

The story of Anne Leighton began in 1591 in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England. Anne Leighton married Sir John St John 1St Baronet St John Of Lydiard Tregoze, and had children including Anne Wilmot Countess Of Rochester, Barbara St John, Edward St John, Elizabeth St John, Francis St John, Henry St John Of Tandragee, John St John Jr, Lucy St John, Nicholas St John, Oliver St John, Sir Walter St John 3Rd Baronet Of Lydiad Tregoze And Of Battersea, Thomas St John, William St John. Anne Leighton passed away in 1628 in Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Anne Leighton began in 1591 in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England.
  • Anne Leighton married Sir John St John 1St Baronet St John Of Lydiard Tregoze, and had children including Anne Wilmot Countess Of Rochester, Barbara St John, Edward St John, Elizabeth St John, Francis St John, Henry St John Of Tandragee, John St John Jr, Lucy St John, Nicholas St John, Oliver St John, Sir Walter St John 3Rd Baronet Of Lydiad Tregoze And Of Battersea, Thomas St John, William St John.
  • Anne Leighton passed away in 1628 in Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anne Leighton's Ancestors

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Anne Leighton
1591–1628
Birth Place: Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton Governor of Guernsey and Jersey
1530–1610
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth (Knollys Lady) Leighton
1549–1605
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis) Knollys
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Carey
1524–1568
Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knollys
1481–1521
Lettice Pennystone\Peniston
1481–1558
William Carey
1495–1576
Lady Boleyn
1499–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rochford
1477–1539
Lady Wiltshire
1480–1538

Anne Leighton's Descendants

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Anne Leighton (1591–18 Sep 1628) m. Sir (John St. John 1st Baronet St John of Lydiard) Tregoze (5 Nov 1585–1648)
  1. 1. Anne (Wilmot Countess of) Rochester 1614–1696 m. Francis (Henry Lee 2nd Baronet of) Quarendon 1615–1639 m. Henry (Wilmot 1st Earl) Rochester 1612–1658
    1. 1. Sir (Francis Henry Lee 4th Baron) Quarnedon 1638–1667 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Pope 1645–1719
      1. 1. Edward (Henry Lee Earl of) Lichfield 1662–1716 m. Lady (Charlotte Caroline FitzRoy Countess of) Lichfield 1664–1718
        1. 1. Charlotte (Lee Lady) Baltimore 1678–1721 m. Christopher (William Crowe) Esq 1681–1749 m. Benedict (Leonard Calvert 4th Baron) Baltimore 1678–1715
        2. 2. George (Henry Lee 2nd Earl of) Lichfield 1690–1743
        3. 3. Charles (Lee Viscount) Quarendon 1680–1680
        4. 4. Edward (Henry Lee Viscount) Quarendon 1681–1713
        5. 5. Capt. (Hon. James) Lee 1681–1711
        6. 6. Francis Lee 1685–
        7. 7. Anne (Lee) (Morgan) 1686–1716
        8. 8. Charles (Lee) II 1688–1708
        9. 9. Francis (Henry Fitzroy) Lee 1692–
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Lee (Lee,) Young) 1693–1739
        11. 11. Barbara (Lee) (Browne) 1695–1729
        12. 12. Mary (Isabella) Lee 1697–1697
        13. 13. Fitzroy Lee 1698–
        14. 14. Vice (Admiral Fitzroy Henry) Lee 1700–1751
        15. 15. William Lee 1701–
        16. 16. Thomas Lee 1703–
        17. 17. Robert (Lee 4th Earl of) Lichfield 1706–1776
    2. 2. Henry (Lee 3rd Baronet) Quarendon 1637–1659
    3. 3. Unknown (Female) Lee 1635–1640
    4. 4. John (Wilmot 2nd Earl) Rochester 1647–1680
  2. 2. Oliver (St.) John 1612–1641
  3. 3. John (St. John) (Jr) 1615–
  4. 4. William (St.) John 1616–1643
  5. 5. Edward (St.) John 1617–1645
  6. 6. Barbara (St.) John 1618–
  7. 7. Nicholas (St.) John 1620–1639
  8. 8. Lucy (St.) John 1621–1658
  9. 9. Sir (Walter St. John 3rd Baronet of Lydiad Tregoze and of) Battersea 1622–1708
  10. 10. Francis (St.) John 1623–1624
  11. 11. Elizabeth (St.) John 1624–1629
  12. 12. Thomas (St.) John 1625–1630
  13. 13. Henry (St. John of) Tandragee 1628–1679

Anne Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Anne Leighton in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
1628
18 Sep 1628
Age 37
Death of Anne Leighton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1628
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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