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Joyce Leighton 1492–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1587

Death Location: Onibury, Shropshire, England

Father: Edward Sutton

Mother: Cecily Willoughby

Spouse(s): John Leighton

Children(s): Edward Leighton

The story of Joyce Leighton began in 1492 in Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Joyce Leighton married John Leighton, and had children including Edward Leighton. Joyce Leighton passed away in 1587 in Onibury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joyce Leighton began in 1492 in Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England.
  • Joyce Leighton married John Leighton, and had children including Edward Leighton.
  • Joyce Leighton passed away in 1587 in Onibury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sutton
1459–1532
Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
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Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539
Birth Location: Boston, Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Leighton
1490–1532
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Edward Leighton
1523–1593
Birth Location: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
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Joyce Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Leighton
1492–1587
Birth Place: Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Parents
Edward Dudley Sutton
1459–1532
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539
Boston, Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joyce Leighton's Descendants

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Joyce Leighton (1492–22 Mar 1587) m. John Leighton (1490–28 Feb 1532)
  1. 1. Edward Leighton 1523–1593 m. Anne Dayrell –1571
    1. 1. Thomas Leighton 1540–1600 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1544–1626
      1. 1. Robert Leighton 1570–1672 m. Joanna* 1586–1620
        1. 1. Thomas (Leighton) Jr 1604–1672 m. Joanna Silsby 1610–1703

Joyce Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Joyce Leighton in Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
1586
1586
Age 94
Death of Joyce Leighton in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
1587
22 Mar 1587
Age 95
Burial of Joyce Leighton in Onibury, Shropshire, England
Onibury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Onibury, Shropshire, England
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