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JOHN LEIGH 1495 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1495

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight

Father: HENRY LEIGH

Mother: JOAN BESSELS

Spouse(s): ? Stratford, ANNE STRATFORD

Children(s): BARNABAS LEIGH

JOHN LEIGH was born in 1495 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, the child of HENRY LEIGH and JOAN BESSELS. JOHN LEIGH married ? Stratford, ANNE STRATFORD, and had children including BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH. JOHN LEIGH passed away in 1540 in Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight.

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Biography

  • JOHN LEIGH was born in 1495 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, the child of HENRY LEIGH and JOAN BESSELS.
  • JOHN LEIGH married ? Stratford, ANNE STRATFORD, and had children including BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH.
  • JOHN LEIGH passed away in 1540 in Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY LEIGH
1437 –
Birth Location: –
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JOAN BESSELS
1420 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

? Stratford
1500 –
Birth Location: Of, Danbury, Essex, England
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ANNE STRATFORD
Birth Location: –
AS

Children(s)

BARNABAS LEIGH
1520 – 1560
Birth Location: Shorwell, Hampshie, England
BL

JOHN LEIGH's Ancestors

Self
JOHN LEIGH
1495 – 1540
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Parents
HENRY LEIGH
1437 –
JOAN BESSELS
1420 –
Grandparents
JOHN LEIGH
1407 – 1452
Leigh, Dorset, England
JOAN NEWBURGH
1420 – 1453
Yarcombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
NICHOLAS LEIGH
– 1420
ELIZABETH WYKING
John Newburgh
1403 – 1484
Edith More
1402 – 1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN LEIGH's Descendants

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JOHN LEIGH (Abt. 1495 – 1540) m. ? Stratford (Abt. 1500 – Dead) m. ANNE STRATFORD
  1. 1. BARNABAS (EVELEIGH) LEIGH (Abt. 1520 – 1560) m. GRACE LYTE (about 1523 – )
    1. 1. Sir (John) Leigh (1545 – 1629) m. Jane Bad
    2. 2. BARNABAS ((BARNABY)) LEIGH (13 Apr 1560 – Jan 1626) m. Elizabeth Bampfield (1575 – 1615) m. MABEL DINGLEY ( – Oct 1638) m. Gertrude Percvall
      1. 1. John Leigh (1596 – 1666)
      2. 2. Johane Leigh
      3. 3. BENJAMIN LEIGH (1608 – Jun 1676) m. MARIA BARKER (1608 – Aug 1638) m. Helena Hall ( – Sep 1657) m. Ann Day
        1. 1. ELIZABETH LEIGH (1628 – Abt. 1717) m. THOMAS JOLLIFFE (Abt. 1633 – 05 Jun 1693)
        2. 2. Anna Leigh (1638 – Nov 1638)
        3. 3. Mary Leigh (1638 – 30 Oct 1638)
        4. 4. Johannis Leigh
        5. 5. Barnabas Leigh (12 October 1643 – )
        6. 6. Benjamin Leigh (20 Jul 1646 – Dec 1709)
        7. 7. John Leigh (1650 – Nov 1720)
        8. 8. Johannis Leigh
        9. 9. Charity Leigh
        10. 10. Mary Leigh (1650 – )
      4. 4. Charity Leigh
      5. 5. George Leigh
      6. 6. John Leigh
      7. 7. Barnabas Leigh ( – 5 Nov 1666)

JOHN LEIGH's Timeline

2 Records

1495
Abt. 1495
Birth of JOHN LEIGH in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
1540
1540
Age 45
Death of JOHN LEIGH in Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight
Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1495
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight
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