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Joyce Sutton 1492–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Sutton

Mother: Cicely Willoughby

Spouse(s): John Leighton

Children(s): Edward Leighton, Thomas Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Eleanor Leighton

The story of Joyce Sutton began in 1492 in Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom. Joyce Sutton married John Leighton, and had children including Dorothy Leighton, Edward Leighton, Eleanor Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Jane Leighton, Katherina Leighton, Thomas Leighton. Joyce Sutton passed away in 1586 in Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Joyce Sutton began in 1492 in Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.
  • Joyce Sutton married John Leighton, and had children including Dorothy Leighton, Edward Leighton, Eleanor Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Jane Leighton, Katherina Leighton, Thomas Leighton.
  • Joyce Sutton passed away in 1586 in Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sutton
1459–1532
Birth Location: –
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Cicely Willoughby
1466–1539
Birth Location: Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
CW

Spouses(s)

John Leighton
1469–1532
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
JL

Children(s)

Edward Leighton
–1593
Birth Location: Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
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Thomas Leighton
–1610
Birth Location: Feckenham (Worcestershire) England
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Elizabeth Leighton
–1606
Birth Location: Church Stretton (Shropshire) England
EL
Eleanor Leighton
1516–
Birth Location: Church Streon, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
EL

Joyce Sutton's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Birth Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Sutton
1459–1532
Cicely Willoughby
1466–1539
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joyce Sutton's Descendants

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Joyce Sutton (1492–1586) m. John Leighton (1469–28 February 1532)
  1. 1. Edward Leighton –1593
  2. 2. Thomas Leighton –1610
  3. 3. Elizabeth Leighton –1606
  4. 4. Eleanor Leighton 1516– m. Thomas Heneage 1512–

Joyce Sutton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Joyce Sutton in Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1586
1586
Age 94
Death of Joyce Sutton in Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shopshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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