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

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)

Death Date: 20 Oct 1589

Death Location: Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England

Father: Piers (Legh)

Mother: Elizabeth Brereton

Spouse(s): Richard Starkey

Children(s): Lady Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Thomas Starkey, William Leigh

Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall), the child of Piers Philip Leigh Legh And Elizabeth Brereton. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Elianor Starkey, Geffrey Starkey, Hughe Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Lady Anne Starkey, Lawrence Starkey, Richard Starkey, Thomas Starkey, William Leigh. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1589 in Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall), the child of Piers Philip Leigh Legh And Elizabeth Brereton.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Elianor Starkey, Geffrey Starkey, Hughe Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Lady Anne Starkey, Lawrence Starkey, Richard Starkey, Thomas Starkey, William Leigh.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1589 in Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England.

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Jane Leigh's Ancestors

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

Jane Leigh's Descendants

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Jane ((Lady of Booths)) Leigh (1507–20 Oct 1589) m. Richard Starkey (1503–abt 1587)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) Starkey 1527–1564 m. George (Laurence Woodnett) Woodnoth 1528–1603 m. John Hayes 1535–1597 m. Richard Babington 1523–1586 m. George (Woodnett \ Woodnoth \) Wodenoth 1528–1561
    1. 1. Mary Wodenoth 1562–1635 m. Sir (Nicholas Farrar \) Ferris 1544–1620
      1. 1. Samuel Ferris 1575–1639 m. “Sarah” (Ann Kithermaster Feris \) Ferris 1585–
        1. 1. Thomas (Ferris *5256 *5320) *10616 1595–1645 m. Mary (Jackson) Sturdevant 1600–1622
      2. 2. Nicholas Ferrar 1592–1637
      3. 3. John Ferrar 1583–1657
      4. 4. William (Ferrar,) Captain 1583–1637
      5. 5. Joyce Farrar 1584–1619
      6. 6. Susannah Ferris 1581–1657
      7. 7. Richard (James Ferris, Col.) Sr. 1596–1637
      8. 8. Erasmus Farrar 1586–1613
      9. 9. Suzanne Ferrar 1558–1592
    2. 2. Ursula Woodnoth –1603
    3. 3. Lawrence Woodenoth\Wodenoth 1544–
    4. 4. Thomas Wodnott 1550–1615
    5. 5. Robert (Woodnoth, died as) infant 1540–1649
    6. 6. George (Woodnoth, died as) infant 1538–
    7. 7. Joane Wodenoth 1542–
    8. 8. Faith Woodnoth 1545–
    9. 9. Joyce Woodnoth 1547–
    10. 10. Anne Woodnoth 1546–1803
    11. 11. Elizabeth Woodenoth 1546–
    12. 12. Margaret Woodnoth 1549–1649
    13. 13. Hilary (Woodnoth, died as) infant 1542–
    14. 14. Lady (Margery Wodenothe of) Shavington 1544–1617
  2. 2. Katherine Starkey 1530–1622
  3. 3. Thomas Starkey 1555–1625
  4. 4. William Leigh –1768

Jane Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)
Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)
1589
20 Oct 1589
Age 82
Death of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England
Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Lymm (Lyme), Cheshire, England

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