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Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley 1541–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1541

Birth Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England

Death Date: 4 Apr 1598

Death Location: Dorking, Surrey, England

Father: JOHN +

Mother: Jocasa Shirley

Spouse(s): Sir Yaxley

Children(s): Phillipa Warde

Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was born in 1541 in Ash Vale, Surrey, England, the child of John Lee Leigh And Jocasa Joyce Shirley. Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Lancelot Xiii Barrington Ward Earl Of Yaxley, and had children including Phillipa Warde. Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1598 in Dorking, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was born in 1541 in Ash Vale, Surrey, England, the child of John Lee Leigh And Jocasa Joyce Shirley.
  • Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Lancelot Xiii Barrington Ward Earl Of Yaxley, and had children including Phillipa Warde.
  • Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1598 in Dorking, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN +
1515–1573
Birth Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
J+
Jocasa Shirley
1501–1574
Birth Location: Enville, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JS

Spouses(s)

Sir Yaxley
1551–1587
Birth Location: Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
SY

Children(s)

Phillipa Warde
1577–1610
Birth Location: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, United Kingdom
PW

Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Yaxley
1541–1598
Birth Place: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Parents
JOHN Lee Leigh +
1515–1573
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Jocasa (Joyce) Shirley
1501–1574
Enville, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Roger Leigh
1495–1575
Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sibells Nk
1495–1560
Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
John (Thomas) Shirley
1484–1545
Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Wroth
1497–1519
Enville, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wroth
1461–1518
Joan Newdegate
1455–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Yaxley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret Leigh, Countess of) Yaxley (7 Mar 1541–4 Apr 1598) m. Sir (Lancelot XIII Barrington Ward, Earl of) Yaxley (11 Jan 1551–25 Dec 1587)
  1. 1. Phillipa Warde 1577–1610 m. Samuel (I "Lawrence" Sherman,) Gentleman 1573–1615
    1. 1. Philip ((Judge) Sherman; Tax Assesor; Town Recorder; Town Magistrate;Dep. to Gen. Assemb of the Colony arrived 1633 to Roxbury, MA; one of 1st settlers in) RI 1610–1687 m. Sarah (Sherman Oddington) Odding 1609–1681
      1. 1. Sarah (E. Odding Mumford) Sherman 1636–1691
        1. 1. Sarah Mumford 1668–1746

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

8 Records

1541
7 Mar 1541
Birth of Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley in Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
1564
20 Jan 1564
Age 23
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Ash, St Peter, Surrey, England
Ash, St Peter, Surrey, England
1568
14 Jun 1568 Lawrance
Age 27
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Moze, Essex, , England
Moze, Essex, , England
1572
abt 1572
Age 31
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1576
ABT 1576
Age 35
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1581
05 Jun 1581
Age 40
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, , England
Dedham, Essex, , England
1584
11 Sep 1584
Age 43
Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley was married in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1598
4 Apr 1598
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Leigh, Countess of Yaxley in Dorking, Surrey, England
Dorking, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1541
    Event Place: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1564
    Event Place: Ash, St Peter, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1568 Lawrance
    Event Place: Moze, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1572
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1576
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1581
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1584
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1598
    Event Place: Dorking, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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