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Elizabeth Leigh 1558 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1636

Death Location: Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England

Father: Sir Lee

Mother: Lady Lee

Spouse(s): Richard Esq.

Children(s): John Briscoe

In 1558, Elizabeth Leigh entered the world in Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England, born to Sir John Lewis Lee and Lady Joyce Romney Lee. Elizabeth Leigh married Richard Briscoe, Esq., and had children including John Leonard Briscoe. Elizabeth Leigh passed away in 1636 in Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Elizabeth Leigh entered the world in Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England, born to Sir John Lewis Lee and Lady Joyce Romney Lee.
  • Elizabeth Leigh married Richard Briscoe, Esq., and had children including John Leonard Briscoe.
  • Elizabeth Leigh passed away in 1636 in Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lee
1530 – 1605
Birth Location: Cotton Hall, Nordley Regis, England
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Lady Lee
1530 – 1609
Birth Location: Worcester or Colton, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Esq.
1556 – 1612
Birth Location: Crofton, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

John Briscoe
1568 – 1612
Birth Location: Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England
JB

Elizabeth Leigh's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Leigh
1558 – 1636
Birth Place: Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John Lewis Lee
1530 – 1605
Cotton Hall, Nordley Regis, England
Lady (Joyce Romney) Lee
1530 – 1609
Worcester or Colton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Humphrey deLee "Knight) Esq."
1506 – 1588
Coton Hall, Manor of Kings, Nordley, England
Katherine\Catherine Blount
1506 – 1591
Eye, Herefordshire, England
Sir (John) DeRomney
1510 – 1609
Lulsey, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Anne Bripton) Berrington
1512 – 1560
Colton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lee
1482 – 1526
lady morton
1484 – 1526
Thomas I
1455 – 1524
Elizabeth Yee
1470 – 1543
Sir DeRomney
1474 – 1559
Lady Bairghill
1484 – 1570
John Berrington
1482 – 1511
Mary Farrington
1483 – 1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Leigh's Descendants

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Elizabeth Leigh (1558 – 28 Jan 1636) m. Richard (Briscoe,) Esq. (1556 – 1612)
  1. 1. John (Leonard) Briscoe (1568 – Aft. 1612) m. Mabel Sands (Abt. 1569 – Abt. 1659)
    1. 1. Dr. (John) Briscoe (1612 – 1699) m. Elizabeth DuBois (1611 – 5 Jun 1665)
      1. 1. Col (Philip) Briscoe (1648 – 25 Apr 1724) m. Susannah Swann (1660 – 24 Jul 1740)
        1. 1. Susanna Holmes (1694 – 1735) m. John (I) Poston (1685 – 24 May 1744)

Elizabeth Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Elizabeth Leigh in Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England
1636
28 Jan 1636
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth Leigh in Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England
Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Colton Hall, Nordley Regis, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1636
    Event Place: Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England
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