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John Leake 1454–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Sutton, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Leeke

Mother: Catherine Chaworth

Spouse(s): Margaret Savage

Children(s): Katherine Honford

In 1454, John Leake entered the world in Sutton, Derbyshire, England, born to William Leeke And Catherine Chaworth. John Leake married Margaret Savage, and had children including Katherine Honford. John Leake passed away in 1545 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1454, John Leake entered the world in Sutton, Derbyshire, England, born to William Leeke And Catherine Chaworth.
  • John Leake married Margaret Savage, and had children including Katherine Honford.
  • John Leake passed away in 1545 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leake's Ancestors

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John Leake
1454–1545
Birth Place: Sutton, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William Leeke
1416–1475
Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England
Catherine Chaworth
1436–1472
,Wiverton,Nottinghamshire,England
Grandparents
John (Simon Sir Sutton) Leeke
1390–1460
Cotham, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice (De) Grey
1395–1449
Unstone, Derbyshire, England
William Chaworth
1385–1459
Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Caltoft
1404–1458
Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Caltoft
1385–1459
Nicola Baybrook
1368–1411
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leake's Descendants

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John Leake (1454–1545) m. Margaret Savage (1450–1525)
  1. 1. Katherine Honford 1471–1529 m. John Mainwaring 1475–1516
    1. 1. John Mainwaring 1500–1577 m. Elizabeth Bereton 1510–1580 m. Elizabeth Brereton 1481–1545 m. Elizabeth Brereton 1481–1545 m. Anne Cholmondelay 1506–1567
      1. 1. Sir (John) Mainwaring 1520–1590 m. Jane Wright 1520–1600
        1. 1. Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 m. Richard Cotton 1539–1602 m. Henry Cotton 1521–1595

John Leake's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of John Leake in Sutton, Derbyshire, England
Sutton, Derbyshire, England
1545
1545
Age 91
Death of John Leake in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Sutton, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

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