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Cecilia Leighton 1510–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Stretton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: may 17 1606

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Leighton

Mother: Joyce Sutton

Spouse(s): William Jennings

Children(s): Eleonore Otteley

Cecilia Leighton was born in 1510 in Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John Esquire To King Henry Viii Leighton And Joyce Jane Dudley Sutton. Cecilia Leighton married William Of Pitchford Otteley Jennings, and had children including Eleonore Jennings Otteley. Cecilia Leighton passed away in 1606 in England.

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Biography

  • Cecilia Leighton was born in 1510 in Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John Esquire To King Henry Viii Leighton And Joyce Jane Dudley Sutton.
  • Cecilia Leighton married William Of Pitchford Otteley Jennings, and had children including Eleonore Jennings Otteley.
  • Cecilia Leighton passed away in 1606 in England.

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Cecilia Leighton's Ancestors

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Cecilia Leighton
1510–1606
Birth Place: Stretton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John (Esquire to King Henry VIII) Leighton
1490–1532
Joyce (Jane Dudley) Sutton
1501–1586
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Cecilia Leighton's Descendants

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Cecilia Leighton (1510–may 17 1606) m. William ('of Pitchford' Otteley) Jennings (about 1500–May 1565)
  1. 1. Eleonore (Jennings) Otteley 1523–1586 m. Richard ((Richardus de Cruckton)) Harris 1521–1620
    1. 1. Sir (John) Harris 1547–1614 m. Eleanor Prowde 1549–
      1. 1. Thomas (Lord) Harris 1550–1628 m. Eleanor Gifford 1575– m. Sarah Jones 1580–
        1. 1. Richard Harris 1623– m. Anne Mason 1665–
        2. 2. Eleanor Harris 1605–1651
        3. 3. Francis Harris 1599–1623
        4. 4. Elizabeth Harris 1607–1656
      2. 2. Rowland Harris 1578–1605
      3. 3. Roger Harris 1570–1598

Cecilia Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Cecilia Leighton in Stretton, Shropshire, England
Stretton, Shropshire, England
1606
may 17 1606
Age 96
Death of Cecilia Leighton in England
England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Stretton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: may 17 1606
    Event Place: England

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