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Edward Leighton 1523–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk

Death Date: 10 Sep 1593

Death Location: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Joyce Leighton

Spouse(s): Anne Dayrell

Children(s): Thomas Leighton

In 1523, Edward Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk, born to John Leighton And Joyce Leighton. Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, and had children including Thomas Leighton. Edward Leighton passed away in 1593 in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1523, Edward Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk, born to John Leighton And Joyce Leighton.
  • Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, and had children including Thomas Leighton.
  • Edward Leighton passed away in 1593 in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leighton
1490–1532
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
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Joyce Leighton
1492–1587
Birth Location: Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
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Spouses(s)

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

Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Birth Location: Wattelsborough, Shropshire, England
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Edward Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Leighton
1523–1593
Birth Place: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Parents
John Leighton
1490–1532
Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
Joyce Leighton
1492–1587
Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Grandparents
Thomas ((Sir)) Leighton
1443–1519
Leighton (Cheshire) England
Elizabeth Devereux
1458–1516
Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Edward (Dudley) Sutton
1459–1532
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539
Boston, Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1430–1493
Ankaret Burgh
1421–1498
Walter Devereux
1432–1485
Anne Ferrers
1438–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Thwaits
1412–1479
Joyce Cornwall
1414–1432
Walter Devereux
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1413–1459
William Ferrers
1416–1450
Elizabeth Belknap
1420–1470

Edward Leighton's Descendants

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Edward Leighton (1523–10 Sep 1593) m. Anne Dayrell (–1571)
  1. 1. Thomas Leighton 1540–1600 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1544–1626
    1. 1. Robert Leighton 1570–1672 m. Joanna* 1586–1620
      1. 1. Thomas (Leighton) Jr 1604–1672 m. Joanna Silsby 1610–1703
        1. 1. Elizabeth Leighton 1646–1666 m. Richard (Pinkham) Jr 1635–1710

Edward Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
1593
10 Sep 1593
Age 70
Death of Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1593
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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