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Capt. William LEIGH 1638–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Jan 1694

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: William Romney

Mother: Mary Lee

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The story of Capt. William LEIGH began in 1638 in Virginia. Capt. William LEIGH passed away in 1694 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. William LEIGH began in 1638 in Virginia.
  • Capt. William LEIGH passed away in 1694 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Capt. LEIGH's Ancestors

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Capt. LEIGH
1638–1694
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Lee Romney
1588–1653
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Lee
1585–1662
Sussex ?? St Clement Eastcheap, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas H.) Lee\Leigh\Lea
1566–1624
Morton Regis, Shropshire, , England
Eleanor (Fitz Uryan Rhys \ Ris \) Rice
1570–1618
Oswestry Parish, Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Sir (Thomas Dykes , Baronett of Kent and) Sussex
1552–1600
Pepenbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Radcliffe Dykes
1550–1590
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leigh\Lee
1554–1620
Nicholas FitzUryan
1550–1592
Katherine McWORTH
1547–1586
Lord Dix)
1520–1580
Isabell (Dykes)
1520–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Leigh
1523–1605
Elizabeth Ynglingaätten
1500–1603
John (Machworth)
1500–1571
Lady Hosier
1500–1563
William VI
1480–1550
John V
1485–1547
Isabel Broughton
1500–1542

Capt. LEIGH's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Capt. William LEIGH in Virginia
Virginia
1694
Jan 1694
Age 56
Death of Capt. William LEIGH in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1694
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

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