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John de LEIGHTON 1320–1350 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1320

Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1350

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Richard LEIGHTON

Mother: Johanna PIGOTT

Spouse(s): Matilda CAMBRAY

Children(s): Edward LEIGHTON

John de LEIGHTON was born in 1320 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Johanna Pigott. John de LEIGHTON married Matilda Cambray, and had children including Edward Leighton. John de LEIGHTON passed away in 1350 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • John de LEIGHTON was born in 1320 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Johanna Pigott.
  • John de LEIGHTON married Matilda Cambray, and had children including Edward Leighton.
  • John de LEIGHTON passed away in 1350 in Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John LEIGHTON's Ancestors

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John LEIGHTON
1320–1350
Birth Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard LEIGHTON
1274–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Johanna PIGOTT
1300–
Chetwynd, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William (Jenkinus) LEIGHTON
1243–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Jocosa (Joyce) STANFORD
1247–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William LEIGHTON
1213–1296
Isabella PICHARD
1216–
Hugh SANFORD
1221–
Hugh SANFORD
1225–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard LEIGHTON
1181–
Alice STRANGE
1185–
Humphrey PICHARD
1190–

John LEIGHTON's Descendants

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John (de) LEIGHTON (1320–1350) m. Matilda CAMBRAY (1330–)
  1. 1. Edward LEIGHTON 1350–1454 m. Elizabeth STAPLETON –1444
    1. 1. Thomas LEIGHTON 1375– m. Margareta DRAKE 1390–1419
      1. 1. Richard LEIGHTON 1412–1456 m. Joan (Joyce) CORNWALL 1414–1432
        1. 1. John LEIGHTON 1426–1493 m. Ankaret BURGH 1434–1498
        2. 2. Elizabeth LEIGHTON 1430– m. William LYSTER 1425–1475 m. Fulke LEE 1450–1498

John LEIGHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1320
1320
Birth of John de LEIGHTON in Leighton, Shropshire, England
Leighton, Shropshire, England
1350
1350
Age 30
Death of John de LEIGHTON in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1320
    Event Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for John de Leighton, person ID LZ7G-HQF.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1350
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for John de Leighton, person ID LZ7G-HQF.

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