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Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh 1507–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 20 Oct 1589

Death Location: Lymm, Cheshire, England

Father: Piers (Legh)

Mother: Elizabeth Brereton

Spouse(s): Richard Starkey

Children(s): Mary (Farrar)

Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England, the child of Piers Philip Leigh Legh And Elizabeth Brereton. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Mary Farrar. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1589 in Lymm, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England, the child of Piers Philip Leigh Legh And Elizabeth Brereton.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Mary Farrar.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1589 in Lymm, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers (Legh)
1468–1523
Birth Location: Booths, Cheshire, England
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Elizabeth Brereton
1472–1540
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Starkey
1503–1587
Birth Location: Lower Hall, Stretton, Cheshire, England
RS

Children(s)

Mary (Farrar)
1524–1568
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
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Jane Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Jane Leigh
1507–1589
Birth Place: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
Parents
Piers (Philip) Leigh (Legh)
1468–1523
Booths, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Brereton
1472–1540
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Jane ((Lady of Booths)) Leigh (1507–20 Oct 1589) m. Richard Starkey (1503–abt 1587)
  1. 1. Mary (Farrar) 1524–1568 m. George (Woodnett) Woodnoth 1528–1603
    1. 1. Mary (Woodnoth Ferris) ✔️ 1551–1634 m. Nicholas Ferris 1544–1620
      1. 1. Richard (Ferris (Ferrar) Fariss) 1596–1642 m. Sarah Hambleton 1616–1690
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth FERRIS) Woodson 1638–1689 m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole" Woodson 1st - ARW - Continental Troops - is the 5th great grandfather of Jesse and Frank) James 1634–1707

Jane Leigh's Timeline

3 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
1569
1569
Age 62
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Moor Hall, England, United Kingdom
Moor Hall, England, United Kingdom
1589
20 Oct 1589
Age 82
Death of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Lymm, Cheshire, England
Lymm, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Moor Hall, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Lymm, Cheshire, England
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