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John Leigh 1575–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1630

Death Location: Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Spencer

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In 1575, John Leigh entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Richard Ralph Leigh Sir Knight And Lady Katharine Spencer. John Leigh passed away in 1630 in Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1575, John Leigh entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Richard Ralph Leigh Sir Knight And Lady Katharine Spencer.
  • John Leigh passed away in 1630 in Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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John Leigh's Ancestors

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John Leigh
1575–1630
Birth Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Richard Ralph Leigh Sir Knight
1545–1625
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, , England,
Lady (Katharine) Spencer
1545–1639
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Spencer of Althorp (High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, MP)) III
1517–1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Frances (Catherine Kitson (Spencer), Baroness Spencer Lady) **
1525–1585
Hengrave, Suffolk
Great-Grandparents
Sir Northamptonshire
1496–1532
Lady Spencer
1498–1532
Thomas Kytson
1485–1540
Margaret Bourchier
1509–1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mylles
1478–1532
Isabel Spencer
1460–1558
Richard IV
1455–1534
Jane Knightley
1461–1539
Johan Donnington
1480–1540
Elisabeth Pye
1490–1552

John Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of John Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1630
1630
Age 55
Death of John Leigh in Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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