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James Leigh 1647–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Warwick, York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1728

Death Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Leigh

Mother: Mary Hart

Spouse(s): Sarah Ferrer, Sarah Helmont

Children(s): James Leigh, Ann (Lee), Patience Lee, Lyonnell Lee, Joseph Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, John Lee, James Lee, Sarah Lee, Millie Lee

James Leigh was born in 1647 in Warwick, York, Virginia, USA, the child of John Leigh And Mary Hart. James Leigh married Sarah Ann Helmont, Sarah Helmot Ferrer, and had children including Ann Leigh Lee, Elizabeth Leigh, James Joyce Leigh, James Lee, John Lee, Joseph Leigh, Lyonnell Lee, Millie Lee, Patience Lee, Sarah Lee. James Leigh passed away in 1728 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Leigh was born in 1647 in Warwick, York, Virginia, USA, the child of John Leigh And Mary Hart.
  • James Leigh married Sarah Ann Helmont, Sarah Helmot Ferrer, and had children including Ann Leigh Lee, Elizabeth Leigh, James Joyce Leigh, James Lee, John Lee, Joseph Leigh, Lyonnell Lee, Millie Lee, Patience Lee, Sarah Lee.
  • James Leigh passed away in 1728 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Leigh's Ancestors

Self
James Leigh
1647–1728
Birth Place: Warwick, York, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Leigh
1620–1675
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Mary Hart
1628–1690
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry (Harry) Leigh
1597–1657
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Maran Adkins
1600–1637
Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Deacon (Stephen) Hart
1602–1689
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Mary (Sarah) Hardy
1601–1652
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leigh
1561–1623
Dorothy Oteleywrong
1569–1636
John Adkins
1581–1646
Sibilla Feldgate
1578–1650
Deacon Hart
1568–1621
Mehitable D'Estes
1572–1624
John Hardy
1582–1620
Caroline Kingsbury
1574–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sir
1543–1606
Sir Adkins
1552–1632
Lady Chase
1555–1599
Erasmus Felgate
1546–1621
Mary Hedge
1555–1599
Jane Alderton
1548–1618
Andrea Steltz
1550–1572
Nathan Kingsbury
1562–1622
Sarah Thayer
1562–1624

James Leigh's Descendants

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James Leigh (1647–23 Sep 1728) m. Sarah (Helmot) Ferrer (1650–7 Apr 1716) m. Sarah (Ann) Helmont (1650–7 Apr 1733)
  1. 1. James (Joyce) Leigh 1670–1731 m. Mary Bryan 1675–1729
    1. 1. William (James) Lee 1690–1731 m. Sarah Ludwell 1704–1731
      1. 1. James (Ludwell Lee) II 1720–1777 m. Agnes Cade 1714–1777
        1. 1. Mary Lee 1740–1829 m. Thomas (Jack) Carpenter 1740–1803
    2. 2. John Lee 1710–1788
    3. 3. Patience Leigh 1696–
  2. 2. Ann (Leigh) (Lee) 1666–1735
  3. 3. Patience Lee 1677–1763
  4. 4. Lyonnell Lee 1672–1728
  5. 5. Joseph Leigh 1683–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Leigh 1679–1728
  7. 7. John Lee 1671–1738
  8. 8. James Lee 1666–1732
  9. 9. Sarah Lee 1674–1728
  10. 10. Millie Lee 1676–1728

James Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of James Leigh in Warwick, York, Virginia, USA
Warwick, York, Virginia, USA
1728
23 Sep 1728
Age 81
Death of James Leigh in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Warwick, York, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1728
    Event Place: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

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