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Edward Leighton 1520–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk

Death Date: 10 September 1593

Death Location: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Joyce Sutton

Spouse(s): Anne Dayrell

Children(s): William Leighton, Thomas Leighton, Elizabeth Laighton, Katherine Leighton, Alexander Leighton, John Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Maria Leighton, Mary Leighton, Richard Leighton

In 1520, Edward Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk, born to John Leighton And Joyce Sutton. Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, and had children including Alexander Leighton, Elizabeth Laighton, John Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Katherine Leighton, Maria Leighton, Mary Leighton, Richard Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton. Edward Leighton passed away in 1593 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Edward Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk, born to John Leighton And Joyce Sutton.
  • Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, and had children including Alexander Leighton, Elizabeth Laighton, John Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Katherine Leighton, Maria Leighton, Mary Leighton, Richard Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton.
  • Edward Leighton passed away in 1593 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leighton
1469–1532
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anne Dayrell
1520–1571
Birth Location: Lillingstone Dayrell (Buckinghamshire) England
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Children(s)

William Leighton
1545–1637
Birth Location: Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Leighton
1554–1600
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Castle, Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Laighton
1541–1572
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Leighton
1542–1590
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Leighton
1551–
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joyce Leighton
1560–1614
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Maria Leighton
1563–
Birth Location: Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Leighton
1549–1714
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Leighton
1543–1600
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Leighton
1520–1593
Birth Place: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Parents
John Leighton
1469–1532
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Leighton (Cheshire) England
Elizabeth Devereux
–1516
Chartley (Staffordshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Leighton's Descendants

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Edward Leighton (1520–10 September 1593) m. Anne Dayrell (1520–1571)
  1. 1. William Leighton 1545–1637 m. Jane Grey 1565–1638
    1. 1. Francis Leighton –1632
    2. 2. Francis Leighton 1591–1632
    3. 3. Thomas Leighton 1593–1660
    4. 4. Francis Leighton 1591–1632
    5. 5. Elizabeth Leighton 1580–1647 m. Thomas Lucas 1573–1625
      1. 1. Alice Bennett 1598–1629 m. William (W.) Lucas 1598–1659
        1. 1. William Lucas 1629–1675 m. Ann (Scarborough) Lucas 1629–1672
        2. 2. Alice Lucas 1626–
        3. 3. Dorothie Lucas 1625–
      2. 2. Anne Lucas 1614–
      3. 3. Catherine Lucas 1612–1702 m. Edmond Pye 1607–1673
        1. 1. Martha Pye 1640–1699 m. John Lovelace 1640–1693
        2. 2. Elizabeth Pye –1713 m. Charles West 1650–1684
        3. 3. Catherine Pye –1718
      4. 4. Charles Lucas 1613–1648
      5. 5. John Lucas 1606–1671 m. Anne Neville 1611–1660
        1. 1. Mary (Lucas (Baroness Mary) Grey) 1640–1702 m. Anthony Grey 1645–1702
        2. 2. John Lucas 1633–
      6. 6. Margaret Lucas 1617–1673 m. William Cavendish 1593–1676
      7. 7. Mary Lucas 1604–1648
      8. 8. Thomas Lucas 1597–1650
      9. 9. Charles Lucas 1613–1648
      10. 10. Constance Lucas 1608–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Lucas 1612–1691
  2. 2. Thomas Leighton 1554–1600
  3. 3. Elizabeth Laighton 1541–1572
  4. 4. Katherine Leighton 1542–1590
  5. 5. Alexander Leighton 1568–1649
  6. 6. John Leighton 1551–
  7. 7. Joyce Leighton 1560–1614
  8. 8. Maria Leighton 1563–
  9. 9. Mary Leighton 1549–1714
  10. 10. Richard Leighton 1543–1600

Edward Leighton's Timeline

8 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
1523
1523
Age 3
Birth of Edward Leighton in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1593
12 September 1593
Age 73
Death of Edward Leighton in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1593
10 September 1593
Age 73
Death of Edward Leighton
None
1593
10 September 1593
Age 73
Death of Edward Leighton
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1593
10 September 1593
Age 73
Death of Edward Leighton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1593
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1593
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1593
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1593
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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