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BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH 1560–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1560

Birth Location: Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight

Death Date: 27 Jan 1625

Death Location: Thorley, Hampshire, England

Father: BARNABAS LEIGH

Mother: GRACE LYTE

Spouse(s): MABEL DINGLEY, Elizabeth Bampfield

Children(s): BENJAMIN LEIGH, Barnabas Leigh, John Sir

The story of BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH began in 1560 in Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight. BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH married Elizabeth Bampfield, Gertrude Percvall, Mabel Dingley, and had children including Barnabas Leigh, Benjamin Leigh, Charity Leigh, George Leigh, Johane Leigh, John Leigh, John Leigh Sir. BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH passed away in 1625 in Thorley, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH began in 1560 in Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight.
  • BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH married Elizabeth Bampfield, Gertrude Percvall, Mabel Dingley, and had children including Barnabas Leigh, Benjamin Leigh, Charity Leigh, George Leigh, Johane Leigh, John Leigh, John Leigh Sir.
  • BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH passed away in 1625 in Thorley, Hampshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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BARNABAS LEIGH's Ancestors

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BARNABAS LEIGH
1560–1625
Birth Place: Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight
Parents
BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH
1520–1560
Shorwell, Hampshie, England
GRACE LYTE
1523–
Lytes Cary, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
JOHN LEIGH
1495–1540
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
JOHN LYTE
1498–1566
Lytes Cary Somerset England
EDITH HORSEY
1504–1566
Lytes Cary Somerset England
Great-Grandparents
HENRY LEIGH
1437–
JOAN BESSELS
1420–
THOMAS LYTE
–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN LEIGH
1407–1452
JOAN NEWBURGH
1420–1453

BARNABAS LEIGH's Descendants

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BARNABAS ((BARNABY)) LEIGH (13 Apr 1560–27 Jan 1625) m. MABEL DINGLEY (–25 Oct 1638) m. Elizabeth Bampfield (1575–1615)
  1. 1. BENJAMIN LEIGH 1608–1676 m. MARIA BARKER 1608–1638 m. Helena Hall –1657
    1. 1. ELIZABETH LEIGH 1628–1717 m. THOMAS (JOLLIFFE (of) Rowborough) 1633–1693
      1. 1. WILLIAM (JOLLIFFE (JOLLIF)) Captain 1666–1734 m. Susan Hall 1670–1706 m. Elizabeth Tovey 1689–1761
        1. 1. SARAH JOLLIFFE 1692–1732 m. David Baker 1689–1759
        2. 2. Elizabeth Jolliffe 1693–
        3. 3. Jane Jolliffe –1772
        4. 4. William Jolliffe 1697–1699
        5. 5. William Jolliffe 1705–1763
        6. 6. Mary Jolliffe 1694–1732
      2. 2. John Jolliffe 1663–1723 m. Jane Reed 1670–1702
        1. 1. John Jolliffe 1698–1752
        2. 2. Elizabeth Jolliffe 1696–1725
        3. 3. Grace Jolliffe 1702–1772
        4. 4. Thomas Jolliffe 1704–1766
      3. 3. Thomas Jolliffe 1661–1729
      4. 4. James Jolliffe 1673–1723
      5. 5. Elizabeth Jolliffe 1675–1722
      6. 6. Jane Jolliffe 1676–1725
      7. 7. Richard Jolliffe 1668–1728
      8. 8. Edward Jolliffe 1671–1739
    2. 2. Anna Leigh 1638–1638
    3. 3. Mary Leigh 1638–1638
    4. 4. John Leigh 1650–1720
    5. 5. Barnabas Leigh 1643–
    6. 6. Benjamin Leigh 1646–1709
    7. 7. Mary Leigh 1650–
  2. 2. Barnabas Leigh –1666
  3. 3. John (Leigh) Sir 1596–1666

BARNABAS LEIGH's Timeline

3 Records

1560
13 Apr 1560
Birth of BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH in Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight
Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight
1625
27 Jan 1625
Age 65
Burial of BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH in Thorley, Hampshire, England
Thorley, Hampshire, England
1626
Jan 1626
Age 66
Death of BARNABAS (BARNABY) LEIGH in Thorley, Isle of Wight, England
Thorley, Isle of Wight, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1560
    Event Place: Thorley, Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1626
    Event Place: Thorley, Isle of Wight, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1625
    Event Place: Thorley, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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