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Lady Elizabeth Leighton 1492–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 17 May 1606

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Leighton

Mother: Lady Devereaux

Spouse(s): William Mason, Sir Poyner-England

Children(s): Edward Mason

Lady Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1492 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Devereaux. Lady Elizabeth Leighton married Sir Thomas Poyner England, William Mason, and had children including Edward Mason. Lady Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1606 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1492 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Devereaux.
  • Lady Elizabeth Leighton married Sir Thomas Poyner England, William Mason, and had children including Edward Mason.
  • Lady Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1606 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leighton
1452–1519
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Lady Devereaux
1452–1516
Birth Location: Chartley, Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Mason
1488–1540
Birth Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Poyner-England
1485–1520
Birth Location: Beslow, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Edward Mason
1524–1587
Birth Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
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Lady Leighton's Ancestors

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Lady Leighton
1492–1606
Birth Place: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Devereaux
1452–1516
Chartley, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leighton's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Leighton (1492–17 May 1606) m. William Mason (1488–4 June 1540) m. Sir (Thomas) Poyner-England (1485–Aft. 1520)
  1. 1. Edward Mason 1524–1587 m. Margareta Needham 1528–1595
    1. 1. Thomas Mason 1550–1601 m. Johanna Leighton 1554–1627
      1. 1. Richard ((correct)) Mason 1576–1709 m. Judith Johnson 1582–1608
        1. 1. Thomas Mason 1602–1655 m. Ann French 1605–1673

Lady Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Leighton in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
1606
17 May 1606
Age 114
Death of Lady Elizabeth Leighton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1606
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
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