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Johanna Leighton 1554–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Le Cotes, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 23 Mar 1627

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: RICHARD +

Mother: CECILIA Leighton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): RICHARD MASON

Johanna Leighton was born in 1554 in Le Cotes, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Cecilia Cressett Leighton. Johanna Leighton had children including Richard Mason. Johanna Leighton passed away in 1627 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Johanna Leighton was born in 1554 in Le Cotes, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Cecilia Cressett Leighton.
  • Johanna Leighton had children including Richard Mason.
  • Johanna Leighton passed away in 1627 in Shropshire, England.

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Johanna Leighton's Ancestors

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Johanna Leighton
1554–1627
Birth Place: Le Cotes, Shropshire, England
Parents
RICHARD Leighton +
1531–1572
Bicton Heath, Shropshire, England
CECILIA (Cressett +) Leighton
1532–1594
Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cressett
1507–1532
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cornwall
1507–1568
Great Bromley, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Leighton's Descendants

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Johanna Leighton (1554–23 Mar 1627)
  1. 1. RICHARD MASON 1576–1609 m. ELIANORA BALDWIN 1580–1610
    1. 1. THOMAS MASON 1602–1655 m. ANN FRENCH 1610–1673
      1. 1. WILLIAM MASON 1632–1702 m. MARGARET SALTER 1632–
        1. 1. JOHN MASON 1662–1737 m. SARAH BURNBY 1669–

Johanna Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Johanna Leighton in Le Cotes, Shropshire, England
Le Cotes, Shropshire, England
1627
23 Mar 1627
Age 73
Death of Johanna Leighton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Le Cotes, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1627
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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