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Lady Joan Leigh 1402 – 1440 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1402

Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England

Death Date: 1440

Death Location: Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England

Father: William Leigh

Mother: Agnes Skelton

Spouse(s): SIR Fenwick

Children(s): Elizabeth Fenwick, Lady Fenwick, Eleanor Fenwick

Lady Joan Leigh was born in 1402 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England, the child of William Leigh and Agnes Skelton. Lady Joan Leigh married SIR Henry Samuel Fenwick, and had children including Elizabeth Fenwick, Lady Mary Fenwick, Eleanor Fenwick. Lady Joan Leigh passed away in 1440 in Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Joan Leigh was born in 1402 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England, the child of William Leigh and Agnes Skelton.
  • Lady Joan Leigh married SIR Henry Samuel Fenwick, and had children including Elizabeth Fenwick, Lady Mary Fenwick, Eleanor Fenwick.
  • Lady Joan Leigh passed away in 1440 in Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Leigh
1376 – 1428
Birth Location: Orton, Staffordshire, England
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Agnes Skelton
1380 – 1412
Birth Location: ORTON, CUMBRIA, England
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Spouses(s)

SIR Fenwick
1401 – 1459
Birth Location: Alnwick castle, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Fenwick
1415 – 1513
Birth Location: Wallington, Hampshire, , England
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Lady Fenwick
1425 – 1513
Birth Location: Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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Eleanor Fenwick
1430 –
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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Lady Leigh's Ancestors

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Lady Leigh
1402 – 1440
Birth Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
Parents
William Leigh
1376 – 1428
Orton, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Skelton
1380 – 1412
ORTON, CUMBRIA, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leigh's Descendants

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Lady (Joan) Leigh (1402 – 1440) m. SIR (Henry Samuel) Fenwick (25 Dec 1401 – 1459)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fenwick (1415 – 1513)
  2. 2. Lady (Mary) Fenwick (1425 – 15 Apr 1513) m. Sir (John) Huddlestone (1445 – 6 Nov 1493)
    1. 1. John Huddleston (1445 – 1 January 1512) m. Jane Stapleton
    2. 2. Ann Huddleston (1445 – 1522) m. Thomas Curwen
    3. 3. William Huddleston (1450 – 1509)
    4. 4. Richard Huddleston (1459 – 1485) m. Margaret Neville
    5. 5. Lady (Mary) Huddlestone (1466 – 20 May 1525) m. Sir (John) Pennington (1464 – 28 Jun 1516)
      1. 1. Lord (John Pennington van) Muncaster (1485 – 1557) m. Lady (Isabel) Broughton (1490 – 27 Nov 1542)
        1. 1. Margaret Pennington (1470 – 1510)
        2. 2. Lady (Isabell) Pennington (1520 – abt 1570) m. Thomas, (Lord of Whitehall, del) Dykes\Daux (abt 1520 – 1580)
        3. 3. Thomas Pennington (1521 – 1594)
        4. 4. William Pennington (1523 – 7 Oct 1607)
        5. 5. Robert Pennington (1525 – 20 Aug 1557)
      2. 2. Isabell Pennington (1485 – 1590)
    6. 6. Henry Huddleston ( – 1489)
  3. 3. Eleanor Fenwick (1430 – ) m. Lamplugh

Lady Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1402
1402
Birth of Lady Joan Leigh in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
1440
1440
Age 38
Death of Lady Joan Leigh in Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England
Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1402
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Fenwick Tower, Matfen, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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