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Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh 1598 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1598

Birth Location: King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1653

Death Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England

Father: Lord Regis)

Mother: Mary Egerton*

Spouse(s): Audrey Boteler

Children(s): Mary Leigh, Sarah (Waring)

In 1598, Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh entered the world in King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England, born to Lord Francis Leigh (van Newham Regis) and Mary Elizabeth Egerton*. Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh married Audrey Boteler, and had children including Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh (Waring). Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh passed away in 1653 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh entered the world in King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England, born to Lord Francis Leigh (van Newham Regis) and Mary Elizabeth Egerton*.
  • Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh married Audrey Boteler, and had children including Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh (Waring).
  • Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh passed away in 1653 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Regis)
1565 – 1638
Birth Location: Newnham, Warwickshire, , England
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Mary Egerton*
1570 – 1612
Birth Location: Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Audrey Boteler
1595 – 1652
Birth Location: Brantfield, Hertfordshire, England
AB

Children(s)

Mary Leigh
1621 – 1671
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Sarah (Waring)
1627 – 1688
Birth Location: Calvert, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Francis Leigh's Ancestors

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Francis Leigh
1598 – 1653
Birth Place: King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Lord Francis Leigh (van Newham Regis)
1565 – 1638
Newnham, Warwickshire, , England
Mary (Elizabeth) Egerton*
1570 – 1612
Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Willem (van Newham Regis) Leigh
1535 – 1632
Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, England
Frances Harrington
1545 – 1618
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Thomas (Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton*, Lord keeper of the seal) Egerton
1540 – 1617
Doddleston, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Ravenscroft*
1545 – 1585
Bretton, Fln, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ravenscroft
1522 – 1572
Catherine Grosvenor
1524 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Leigh's Descendants

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Francis (First Earl of Chichester) Leigh (11 May 1598 – 21 Dec 1653) m. Audrey Boteler (1595 – 16 Sep 1652)
  1. 1. Mary Leigh (1621 – 07 Jul 1671)
  2. 2. Sarah (Leigh) (Waring) (1627 – 29 December 1688)
    1. 1. Robert Waring (1640 – 1694)
      1. 1. Stephen Waring (Abt. 1686 – Dec 1772)
        1. 1. John Waring (17 Oct 1718 – 1798)

Francis Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1598
11 May 1598
Birth of Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh in King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England
King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England
1653
21 Dec 1653
Age 55
Death of Francis First Earl of Chichester Leigh in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1598
    Event Place: King's Newnham, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1653
    Event Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
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