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James Leigh 1650–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Warwick, VA

Death Date: 23 Sept 1728

Death Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Leigh

Mother: Mary Hart

Spouse(s): Sarah Ferrer

Children(s): James Leigh

The story of James Leigh began in 1650 in Warwick, VA. James Leigh married Sarah Helmot Ferrer, and had children including James Joyce Leigh. James Leigh passed away in 1728 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Leigh began in 1650 in Warwick, VA.
  • James Leigh married Sarah Helmot Ferrer, and had children including James Joyce Leigh.
  • James Leigh passed away in 1728 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leigh's Ancestors

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James Leigh
1650–1728
Birth Place: Warwick, VA
Parents
John Leigh
1617–1702
Coton Hall, Nordley Regis Manor, England
Mary Hart
1620–1690
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Stephen (Hart) Deacon
1602–1683
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Sarah) Hardy
1601–1652
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Leigh's Descendants

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James Leigh (1650–23 Sept 1728) m. Sarah (Helmot) Ferrer (1650–7 Apr 1716)
  1. 1. James (Joyce) Leigh 1671–1738 m. Mary Bryan 1675–1769
    1. 1. Mary Leigh 1703–1783 m. Edward (Thorpe) jr 1698–1760
      1. 1. Robert (F. Tharp) Private 1740–1842 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1748–
        1. 1. Jeanette ((Jane)) Tharp 1780–1853 m. William (Buell Blagg) Jr. 1780–1853

James Leigh's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of James Leigh in Warwick, VA
Warwick, VA
1728
23 Sept 1728
Age 78
Death of James Leigh in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
1728
1728
Age 78
James Leigh - Probate in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Warwick, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 458.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DT1
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1647; Page Number: 241

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bath, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sept 1728
    Event Place: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

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