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Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton 1452–1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1452

Birth Location: Chartley, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 1516

Death Location: Burford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father:

Mother: Baroness Ferrers

Spouse(s): Sir Corbet

Children(s): John Corbett

The story of Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton began in 1452 in Chartley, Herefordshire, England. Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton married Sir Richard Corbet, and had children including John Corbett. Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton passed away in 1516 in Burford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton began in 1452 in Chartley, Herefordshire, England.
  • Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton married Sir Richard Corbet, and had children including John Corbett.
  • Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton passed away in 1516 in Burford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baroness Ferrers
1438–1469
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Stowe-By-Chartley, Staffordshire
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Spouses(s)

Sir Corbet
1451–1493
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

John Corbett
1477–1542
Birth Location: Sprowston, Norfolk, England
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Lady Leighton's Ancestors

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Lady Leighton
1452–1516
Birth Place: Chartley, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Baroness (Lady Anne Agnes De Ferrers Devereux De) Ferrers
1438–1469
Chartley Castle, Stowe-By-Chartley, Staffordshire
Grandparents
Sir (William DeFerrers VI Baron of) Chartley
1412–1450
Chartley Lodge, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Chartley
1389–1435
Eleanor Bromwich
1389–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leighton's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Devereux) Leighton (1452–1516) m. Sir (Richard) Corbet (01 May 1451–06 Dec 1493)
  1. 1. John Corbett 1477–1542
    1. 1. John Corbett 1510–1575 m. Elizabeth Thetford 1515–1588
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Corbett 1542–1609 m. George Kempe 1557–1655
        1. 1. Sarah (Julian) Kempe 1602–1658 m. William (Christopher) Shipp 1606–1657 m. William Julian 1600–1649 m. Charles (William) Shipp 1606–1657

Lady Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1452
1452
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton in Chartley, Herefordshire, England
Chartley, Herefordshire, England
1516
1516
Age 64
Death of Lady Elizabeth Devereux Leighton in Aston Rochester Charingworth Plynton, Gloucestershire, England
Aston Rochester Charingworth Plynton, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1452
    Event Place: Chartley, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Aston Rochester Charingworth Plynton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burford, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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