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Joan Jone Leigh 1500–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 May 1566

Death Location: Cranbrook

Father:

Mother: Margaret Tildesley

Spouse(s): Richard I

Children(s): Richard Tilden, Themosyne Tylden, Thomas Tilden, Anne Tilden, Mary Bigg

The story of Joan Jone Leigh began in 1500 in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Joan Jone Leigh married Richard Tilden Tylden I, and had children including Alice, Anne Tilden, George Tilden, Helene, Mary Bigg, Richard Tilden, Themosyne Tylden, Thomas Glover Tilden. Joan Jone Leigh passed away in 1566 in Cranbrook.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Jone Leigh began in 1500 in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Joan Jone Leigh married Richard Tilden Tylden I, and had children including Alice, Anne Tilden, George Tilden, Helene, Mary Bigg, Richard Tilden, Themosyne Tylden, Thomas Glover Tilden.
  • Joan Jone Leigh passed away in 1566 in Cranbrook.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Joan Leigh
1500–1566
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Margaret Tildesley
1470–1549
Tyldesley, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Joan (Jone) Leigh (1500–30 May 1566) m. Richard (Tilden \ Tylden) I (1475–1552)
  1. 1. Richard Tilden 1520–1566 m. Lady (Elizabeth Mary Glover* Tilden Baroness) Philipson 1515–1585
    1. 1. Richard Tylden 1550–1606 m. Mabell Lambe 1552–1586
      1. 1. Joisa ((Joyce)) Tylden 1569–1638 m. Walter (Straine) (Strayne) 1569–1627
        1. 1. ELIZABETH STRAINE 1600–1662 m. John Doe 1602–1673
        2. 2. Robert Straine 1592–
        3. 3. Anne Straine 1593–
        4. 4. Agnes Straine 1594–
        5. 5. Richard Straine 1596–1597
        6. 6. William Straine 1598–1670
        7. 7. John Straine 1602–
        8. 8. Thomas Straine 1606–
        9. 9. Richard Straine 1614–1618
        10. 10. James Straine 1609–
      2. 2. Richard Tylden 1572–
      3. 3. John Tylden 1573–1580
      4. 4. Richard Tylden 1577–
      5. 5. Petronella Tylden 1582–1594
      6. 6. William Tylden 1585–1627
      7. 7. John Tylden 1580–
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Tilden 1540–1617
    3. 3. Thomasen Tilden 1540–1576
    4. 4. John Tilden 1545–1624
    5. 5. John Tilden 1545–1625
    6. 6. Julia Tilden 1545–1572
    7. 7. Agnes Tilden 1546–1572
    8. 8. Thomas Tilden 1546–1617
    9. 9. Thomasen Tilden 1546–1565
    10. 10. Agnes Tilden 1547–1572
    11. 11. Julian Tilden 1548–1617
    12. 12. Nathaniel Tilden 1551–1617
    13. 13. Catherine Tilden 1556–1561
    14. 14. Alice Tilden 1559–1560
    15. 15. Mary Tilden 1556–1561
    16. 16. Henry Tilden –1684
  2. 2. Themosyne Tylden 1515–
  3. 3. Thomas (Glover) Tilden 1516–
  4. 4. Anne Tilden 1522–
  5. 5. Mary Bigg –1646

Joan Leigh's Timeline

7 Records

1495
1495
Joan Jone Leigh was married in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1500
1500
Birth of Joan Jone Leigh in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Age 15
Joan Jone Leigh was married in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1518
1518
Age 18
Joan Jone Leigh was married in Beneden, Kent, England
Beneden, Kent, England
1552
ABT 1552
Age 52
Joan Jone Leigh was married in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1558
1558
Age 58
Death of Joan Jone Leigh in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1566
30 May 1566
Age 66
Burial of Joan Jone Leigh in Cranbrook
Cranbrook

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Beneden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1552
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Towton, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 May 1566
    Event Place: Cranbrook
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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