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Dorothy Clayton 1622–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1622

Birth Location: Crooke, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1681

Death Location: Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Joanna Standish

Spouse(s): George Leycester

Children(s): Mary Leicester

The story of Dorothy Clayton began in 1622 in Crooke, Lancashire, England. Dorothy Clayton married George Leycester, and had children including Mary Leicester. Dorothy Clayton passed away in 1681 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Clayton began in 1622 in Crooke, Lancashire, England.
  • Dorothy Clayton married George Leycester, and had children including Mary Leicester.
  • Dorothy Clayton passed away in 1681 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England.

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Children(s)

Dorothy Clayton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Clayton
1622–1681
Birth Place: Crooke, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Clayton
1596–1623
Lancashire, England
Joanna (Pye or) Standish
1594–1669
Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Ralph) Clayton
1565–1608
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Anne Challoner
1570–1605
Lancashire, England
Alexander Standish
1556–1595
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hall
1525–1585
Anne Jackson
1534–1565
Richard CHALLONER
1550–1641
Daughter DICKENSONN
1550–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Clayton's Descendants

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Dorothy Clayton (abt 1622–27 Dec 1681) m. George Leycester (1623–1671)
  1. 1. Mary Leicester 1644–1681 m. George Hockenhull 1629–1716
    1. 1. George Hockenhull 1675–1718 m. Mary Witter 1675–
      1. 1. John Hockenhull 1705–1728 m. Catherine Molyneux 1702–1788
        1. 1. George Hockenhull 1725–1770
        2. 2. Mary Hockenhull –1726

Dorothy Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1618
abt 1618
Birth of Dorothy Clayton in Clayton Hall, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
Clayton Hall, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
1622
abt 1622
Birth of Dorothy Clayton in Crooke, Lancashire, England
Crooke, Lancashire, England
1639
ABT 1639
Age 17
Dorothy Clayton was married in Crooke, Lancashire, England
Crooke, Lancashire, England
1681
27 Dec 1681
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Clayton in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England
Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1618
    Event Place: Clayton Hall, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1622
    Event Place: Crooke, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1639
    Event Place: Crooke, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1681
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

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