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Elisha Leighton 1612–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: AFT 1612

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: ABT 9 Jan 1684

Death Location: St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Hannah Unknown

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Leighton

Elisha Leighton was born in 1612 in London, England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Hannah Unknown. Elisha Leighton had children including Mary Leighton. Elisha Leighton passed away in 1684 in St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England.

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Biography

  • Elisha Leighton was born in 1612 in London, England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Hannah Unknown.
  • Elisha Leighton had children including Mary Leighton.
  • Elisha Leighton passed away in 1684 in St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Birth Location: Forfarshire, Scotland
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Hannah Unknown
1570–
Birth Location: Scotland
HU

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Leighton
1658–1700
Birth Location: –
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Elisha Leighton's Ancestors

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Elisha Leighton
1612–1684
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Forfarshire, Scotland
Hannah Unknown
1570–
Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1515–1568
Forfarshire or Montrose, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Leighton's Descendants

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Elisha Leighton (AFT 1612–ABT 9 Jan 1684)
  1. 1. Mary Leighton 1658–1700 m. Charles Yancey 1660–1690
    1. 1. Charles Yancey 1678–1745 m. Mary Bartlett 1678–1748
      1. 1. Robert Yancey 1706–1746 m. Temperance Dumas 1711–
        1. 1. Charles Yancey 1741–1814 m. Mary Crawford 1742–1841
        2. 2. Temperance Yancey 1695–1753 m. Samuel Thomasson 1691–1753
        3. 3. Robert Yancey 1743–1774 m. Ann Crawford 1743–1813
        4. 4. Martha (Nancy) Yancey 1744–1810
        5. 5. Jeremiah Yancey 1745–1784 m. Margaret Mullins 1746–1804
      2. 2. John Yancey 1696–1761
      3. 3. James Yancey 1704–1779 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Thornton 1716–1795
      4. 4. Mary Yancy 1705–1764 m. Richard Estes 1699–1745
      5. 5. Richard Yancey 1708–1780 m. Mary Bolling 1708–1795
      6. 6. Archelaus Yancey 1709–1764 m. Mary Marshall 1713–1794
      7. 7. Charles Yancey 1715–1804
      8. 8. Jechonias Yancey 1715–1760 m. Hannah Kimbrough 1728–1783
      9. 9. Agatha Yancy 1718–1764 m. John Thornton 1718–1787
    2. 2. Lewis (Davis) Yancey 1689–1784 m. Mildred (Winifred) Kavanaugh 1710–1797

Elisha Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1612
AFT 1612
Birth of Elisha Leighton in London, England
London, England
1684
ABT 9 Jan 1684
Age 72
Death of Elisha Leighton in St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England
St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: AFT 1612
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 9 Jan 1684
    Event Place: St. Andrew Parish, Holborn, England
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