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John LEIGHTON 1426–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 4 Feb 1493

Death Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Father: Richard LEIGHTON

Mother: Joan CORNWALL

Spouse(s): Ankaret BURGH

Children(s): Richard LAWTON, Margaret LEIGHTON, Jane LEIGHTON, Alice LEIGHTON, Thomas LEIGHTON, William LEIGHTON, Cuthbert LEIGHTON, Rose LEIGHTON, Foulk LEIGHTON, Ankeret LEIGHTON, Joyce LEIGHTON, Elizabeth LEIGHTON

John LEIGHTON was born in 1426 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Joan Joyce Cornwall. John LEIGHTON married Ankaret Burgh, and had children including Alice Leighton, Ankeret Leighton, Cuthbert Leighton, Eleanor Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Foulk Leighton, Gyles Webster Leighton, Jane Layton, Jane Leighton, Jeremiah Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Margaret Leighton, Martha Leighton, Richard Lawton, Rose Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton. John LEIGHTON passed away in 1493 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • John LEIGHTON was born in 1426 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard Leighton And Joan Joyce Cornwall.
  • John LEIGHTON married Ankaret Burgh, and had children including Alice Leighton, Ankeret Leighton, Cuthbert Leighton, Eleanor Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Foulk Leighton, Gyles Webster Leighton, Jane Layton, Jane Leighton, Jeremiah Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Margaret Leighton, Martha Leighton, Richard Lawton, Rose Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton.
  • John LEIGHTON passed away in 1493 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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John LEIGHTON's Ancestors

Self
John LEIGHTON
1426–1493
Birth Place: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard LEIGHTON
1412–1456
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Joan (Joyce) CORNWALL
1414–1432
Stapleton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas LEIGHTON
1375–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Margareta DRAKE
1390–1419
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Richard CORNWALL
1359–1443
Burford, Shropshire, England
Cecilia (Alice) MERBURY
1365–1417
Weobley, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward LEIGHTON
1350–1454
Elizabeth STAPLETON
–1444
John EXMOUTH
1321–1403
Christian BILLETT
1354–1430
Geoffrey CORNWALL
1335–1366
Cecila SEYMOUR
1337–1369
Hugh MARBURY
1337–1365
Ellen DANIELL
1340–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John LEIGHTON
1320–1350
Matilda CAMBRAY
1330–
John STAPLETON
1368–1450
Margaret DEVIOCK
1380–1421
Robert DRAKE
1321–1392
Ellen PRIDEAUX
1330–1376
John BILLETT
1324–1388
Alice HAMPTON
1328–1382
Richard CORNWALL
1311–1343
Sibella BODRUGAN
1315–1349
John SOMERY
1319–1358
Cecilla SOMERY
1315–
Randal MARBURY
1311–1371
Alicia RANDAL
1318–1376
William DANIELL
1316–1407
Clemence NORREYS
1322–

John LEIGHTON's Descendants

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John LEIGHTON (1426–4 Feb 1493) m. Ankaret BURGH (1434–14 Jun 1498)
  1. 1. Richard LAWTON 1500–1566 m. Joan PURRIER 1499–1558
    1. 1. Thomas LAWTON 1527–1558 m. Joan WHEELER 1534–1563
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) LAWTON 1558–1605 m. Mary 1558–1636
        1. 1. George LAWTON 1581–1641 m. Isabell SMITH 1585–
        2. 2. Thomas LAWTON 1583–
      2. 2. Elizabeth LAWTON 1542–1579
    2. 2. John LAWTON 1450–1520 m. Alianor MORE 1485–1520
    3. 3. Isabel LAWTON 1514–1599 m. Richard LOWNDES 1510–1592
  2. 2. Margaret LEIGHTON 1448–
  3. 3. Jane LEIGHTON 1450–1471 m. John BRUYN 1443–1471
  4. 4. Alice LEIGHTON 1451– m. Reginald RIDLEY 1447–
  5. 5. Thomas LEIGHTON 1452–1519 m. Anne BAKER 1456–1498 m. Elizabeth DEVEREUX 1452–1516
  6. 6. William LEIGHTON 1454–1520 m. Margery SPRENCHEAUX 1450–1512
  7. 7. Cuthbert LEIGHTON 1456–
  8. 8. Rose LEIGHTON 1457– m. William BEIST 1453–
  9. 9. Foulk LEIGHTON 1463– m. Foulk LEIGHTON 1470–
  10. 10. Ankeret LEIGHTON 1464–1528 m. Richard MYNDE 1460–
  11. 11. Joyce LEIGHTON 1468–
  12. 12. Elizabeth LEIGHTON 1471–1519 m. Fulke LEIGH 1470–

John LEIGHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of John LEIGHTON in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
1493
4 Feb 1493
Age 67
Death of John LEIGHTON in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for John Leighton, person ID GSJ2-V27.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1493
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for John Leighton, person ID GSJ2-V27.

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