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Dorothy Leighton 1560–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1560

Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: William Plaish

Mother: Isabella Onslow

Spouse(s): Richard Prynce

Children(s): Richard Sir

In 1560, Dorothy Leighton entered the world in Leighton, Shropshire, England, born to William Leighton De Plaish And Isabella Onslow. Dorothy Leighton married Richard Prince Prynce, and had children including Richard Prynce Sir. Dorothy Leighton passed away in 1637 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Dorothy Leighton entered the world in Leighton, Shropshire, England, born to William Leighton De Plaish And Isabella Onslow.
  • Dorothy Leighton married Richard Prince Prynce, and had children including Richard Prynce Sir.
  • Dorothy Leighton passed away in 1637 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Plaish
1510–1607
Birth Location: Plaish, Shropshire, England, Europe
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Isabella Onslow
1514–1585
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Prynce
1542–1598
Birth Location: White Hall, Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury Shropshire England
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Children(s)

Richard Sir
1588–1665
Birth Location: Whitehall, Monkmoor Rd, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Dorothy Leighton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Leighton
1560–1637
Birth Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England
Parents
William Leighton de Plaish
1510–1607
Plaish, Shropshire, England, Europe
Isabella Onslow
1514–1585
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Lady (Dorothy Lacon of) Cardington
1488–1510
Cardington, Shropshire, , England
# (Thomas) Onslow
1500–1556
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Osbaldeston
1500–1540
Oxfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Leighton's Descendants

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Dorothy Leighton (abt 1560–1637) m. Richard (Prince \) Prynce (1542–05 April 1598)
  1. 1. Richard (Prynce) Sir 1588–1665 m. Mary Wrottesley 1595–1663
    1. 1. Jane (Prynce) ? 1631–1684 m. Major (Thomas) Smallman 1624–1693
      1. 1. Abigail Smallman 1659–1686 m. **William (**Scarlett) Esq 1649–1701
        1. 1. William (Planter Scarlett) II 1685–1732 m. Judith (LeCount) 🩸 1688–1727

Dorothy Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1560
abt 1560
Birth of Dorothy Leighton in Leighton, Shropshire, England
Leighton, Shropshire, England
1637
1637
Age 77
Death of Dorothy Leighton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1560
    Event Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
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