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Katherine Spencer 1549–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Father: John Ii

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Sir Leigh

Children(s): Catherine Leigh, Sir Leigh, Alice Stoneleigh, Margery Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Sir Lee, Francis Leigh

The story of Katherine Spencer began in 1549 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England. Katherine Spencer married Sir Thomas Leigh, and had children including Alice Leigh Of Stoneleigh, Catherine Leigh, Francis Leigh, Margery Leigh, Sir Baron Thomas Leigh, Sir John Lee, Thomas Leigh. Katherine Spencer passed away in 1639 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Spencer began in 1549 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.
  • Katherine Spencer married Sir Thomas Leigh, and had children including Alice Leigh Of Stoneleigh, Catherine Leigh, Francis Leigh, Margery Leigh, Sir Baron Thomas Leigh, Sir John Lee, Thomas Leigh.
  • Katherine Spencer passed away in 1639 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ii
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
JI
Lady Spencer
1521–1586
Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir Leigh
1549–1625
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, , England
SL

Children(s)

Catherine Leigh
1573–1602
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
CL
Sir Leigh
1595–1672
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
SL
Alice Stoneleigh
1578–1669
Birth Location: Stonleigh, Warwickshire, , England
AS
Margery Leigh
1562–1635
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
ML
Thomas Leigh
1556–1588
Birth Location: , Devon, , England
TL
Sir Lee
1557–1630
Birth Location: Coton Hall, Shopshire St Albins Parish, England
SL
Francis Leigh
1579–1615
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
FL

Katherine Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Spencer
1549–1639
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John High Sheriff Sir Spencer II Ii
1517–1586
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Catherine Kitson Baroness) Spencer
1521–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Spencer (1549–1639) m. Sir (Thomas) Leigh (1549–1625)
  1. 1. Catherine Leigh 1573–1602 m. Robert (Catesbie) Esquire 1573–1605
    1. 1. Robert Catesby 1595–1656 m. Ursula Percy 1599–1651
      1. 1. Margaret Catesby 1636–1688 m. John James 1632–1685
        1. 1. Nicholas James 1657–1703 m. Christian North 1661–1698
        2. 2. ROBERT JAMES 1655–1736
    2. 2. William Catesby 1595–1595
    3. 3. Martha (Catesby) (Percy) 1599–
  2. 2. Sir (Baron Thomas) Leigh 1595–1672
  3. 3. Alice (Leigh of) Stoneleigh 1578–1669
  4. 4. Margery Leigh 1562–1635
  5. 5. Thomas Leigh 1556–1588
  6. 6. Sir (John) Lee 1557–1630
  7. 7. Francis Leigh 1579–1615

Katherine Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Katherine Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1639
1639
Age 90
Death of Katherine Spencer in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
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