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Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH 1598–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1598

Birth Location: King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 18 Dec 1676

Death Location: Calvert Co., Maryland

Father: Francis Leigh

Mother: Mary Egerton

Spouse(s): Audrey Leigh)

Children(s): Sarah Lee

In 1598, Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH entered the world in King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England, born to Francis Leigh And Mary Egerton. Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH married Audrey Hon Lady Butler Boteler Anderson Leigh, Suzan Banning, and had children including Sarah Leigh Waring Lee. Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH passed away in 1676 in Calvert Co., Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH entered the world in King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England, born to Francis Leigh And Mary Egerton.
  • Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH married Audrey Hon Lady Butler Boteler Anderson Leigh, Suzan Banning, and had children including Sarah Leigh Waring Lee.
  • Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH passed away in 1676 in Calvert Co., Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Leigh
1574–1638
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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Mary Egerton
1577–1612
Birth Location: Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Audrey Leigh)
1598–1652
Birth Location: Bramfield, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Lee
1627–1675
Birth Location: Calvert, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Francis LEIGH's Ancestors

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Francis LEIGH
1598–1676
Birth Place: King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England
Parents
Francis Leigh
1574–1638
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Mary Egerton
1577–1612
Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William (Leigh, Lord of Newham) Regis
1542–1632
Lincolnshire, England
Frances Harrington
1540–1618
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Thomas (Egerton Viscount) Brackley
1540–1617
Cheshire, England
Elisabeth (Ravenscroft) (Egerton)
1545–1585
Bretton, Flintshire, , Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir LEIGH
1509–1571
Dame Barker
1500–1600
Lord "Knight"
1521–1582
Lucy Sidney
1520–1591
Ralph Ridley
1510–1627
Alice Sparke
1515–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lard Wellington
1483–1522
Lady Trafford\Trafford-Leigh\Lee
1485–1540
Thomas Dinely
1475–1568
Philippa Dinely
1471–1571
Sir Harrington
1499–1553
Elizabeth Morton
1503–1551
Sir VIII
1482–1553
Lady Penhurst
1500–1544
Sir Ridley
1470–1528
Margaretha Ridley
1470–1537
John MOORSHEAD
1489–1557
Lady Sparke
1494–1573

Francis LEIGH's Descendants

1.
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Francis (First Earl of Chichester) LEIGH (11 May 1598–18 Dec 1676) m. Audrey (Hon., Lady Butler Boteler (Anderson,) Leigh) (1598–16 Sep 1652)
  1. 1. Sarah (Leigh Waring) Lee 1627–1675 m. Sampson Waring 1617–1668
    1. 1. Anne Waring 1658–1704 m. Arthur Young 1656–1711
      1. 1. Anne Young 1685–1738 m. George Harris 1679–1738
        1. 1. Samuel (J.) Harris 1734–1794 m. Margaret Hopkins 1732–1815

Francis LEIGH's Timeline

2 Records

1598
11 May 1598
Birth of Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH in King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England
King's Meaburn, Westmorland, England
1676
18 Dec 1676
Age 78
Death of Francis First Earl of Chichester LEIGH in Calvert Co., Maryland
Calvert Co., Maryland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1676
    Event Place: Calvert Co., Maryland
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