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Margaret Leigh 1516 – 1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 AUG 1538

Death Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Giles Leigh

Mother: Katherine Bold

Spouse(s): John Allen

Children(s): Richard Allen, John Allen, Giles Allen, Christopher Allen, Richard Allen, Catherine Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Agnes Allen

In 1516, Margaret Leigh entered the world in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, born to Giles Leigh and Katherine Bold. Margaret Leigh married John Allen, and had children including Richard Allen, John Allen, Giles Allen, Christopher Allen, Richard Allen, Catherine Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Agnes Allen. Margaret Leigh passed away in 1538 in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Margaret Leigh entered the world in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, born to Giles Leigh and Katherine Bold.
  • Margaret Leigh married John Allen, and had children including Richard Allen, John Allen, Giles Allen, Christopher Allen, Richard Allen, Catherine Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Agnes Allen.
  • Margaret Leigh passed away in 1538 in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Leigh
1491 – 1537
Birth Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Bold
1478 – 1558
Birth Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John Allen
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Richard Allen
1534 –
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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John Allen
1538 – 1572
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Giles Allen
1540 –
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Christopher Allen
1542 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Richard Allen
1543 – 1563
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Allen
1544 –
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Allen
1546 –
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Allen
1548 –
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Leigh
1516 – 1538
Birth Place: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Giles Leigh
1491 – 1537
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Bold
1478 – 1558
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Leigh
1444 – 1495
Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Margaret
1448 –
Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leigh
1415 – 1509
Ellen Bruen
1420 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas DeLegh
1386 – 1416
John Bruen
1375 – 1420
Margaret Massey
1393 – 1420

Margaret Leigh's Descendants

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Margaret Leigh (1516 – 7 AUG 1538) m. John Allen (1500 – 22 JUN 1558)
  1. 1. Richard Allen (1534 – ) m. Elizabeth Alabaster (1538 – 1568)
    1. 1. Thomas Allen (1560 – 14 APR 1635) m. Mary Fairclough (30 APR 1561 – 30 APR 1631) m. Mary Fairclough (ABT 1565 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Allen (1562 – )
    3. 3. Mary Allen (APR 1563 – 22 AUG 1668) m. James (B.) Womack (1566 – 1683) m. William Coys (ABT 1564 – )
    4. 4. Richard Allen (1565 – )
      1. 1. Samuel Allen (11 NOV 1567 – 12 SEP 1675)
      2. 2. William Allen (DEC 1570 – ) m. Anne Wotters
      3. 3. Roger Allen (20 DEC 1573 – ) m. Alice Nethercote
      4. 4. Emmett Allen (ABT 1577 – 1646) m. Samuel) (Allen) (ABT 1578 – )
      5. 5. Emmett Allyn (19 SEP 1584 – 5 AUG 1651) m. Nicholas Garland (1580 – ) m. Tomlins (ABT 1585 – )
      6. 6. Margaret Allyn (ABT 1586 – ) m. Richard (Tamlyne or) Tamlyn (25 DEC 1590 – )
      7. 7. Samuel Allyn (1588 – )
      8. 8. Wilmot Allyn (9 JAN 1590 – 1606) m. Tamling (or) Tamlyn (ABT 1585 – ) m. John Wheake (ABT 1586 – )
      9. 9. Wilmot Allen (9 JAN 1590 – ) m. Tamling (ABT 1586 – )
      10. 10. George Allyn (1591 – )
      11. 11. Mary Allen (ABT 1594 – ) m. Charles Tamlin (ABT 1590 – 12 OCT 1636) m. John Chichester (ABT 1591 – 28 JUL 1662)
      12. 12. Thomas Allyn (24 DEC 1597 – 16 NOV 1680) m. Winifred Langeman (24 AUG 1603 – 1701) m. Elizabeth Marks (ABT 1597 – ) m. Martha Gipson (ABT 1629 – BEF 1669) m. Isabella (ABT 1594 – 1678) m. Abigail Wareham (1638 – 1694) m. Linda Brown (1642 – )
      13. 13. Martha Allen (1599 – )
      14. 14. John Allen (1599 – )
      15. 15. Richard Allyn (6 MAY 1601 – BEF 17 JUN 1662) m. Elizabeth Shepard (ABT 1615 – )
      16. 16. Matthew Allyn (1603 – 1671) m. Margaret Wyatt (1606 – 12 SEP 1675)
        1. 1. Mary Allen (10 JAN 1627 – 29 JUL 1689) m. Benjamin Newberry (11 APR 1624 – 11 SEP 1689)
        2. 2. Mary Allyn (10 JAN 1627 – 14 FEB 1696) m. Benjamin Newberry (11 APR 1624 – 11 SEP 1689)
        3. 3. John Allyn (24 FEB 1630 – 11 NOV 1696) m. Anne Smith (ABT 1630 – ABT 1675)
        4. 4. Thomas Allyn (1635 – 14 FEB 1696) m. Abigail Wareham (1638 – 1694)
        5. 5. Matthew Allyn (1636 – )
      17. 17. Thomas Allen (ABT 1623 – NOV 1680) m. Winifred Wheeler (1603 – 1701) m. Winifred (Crawford) Wolcott (ABT 1620 – )
  2. 2. John Allen (7 AUG 1538 – 1 DEC 1572) m. Elizabeth Alabaster (1538 – 1568)
  3. 3. Giles Allen (1540 – ) m. Christian West (ABT 1545 – )
  4. 4. Christopher Allen (ABT 1542 – )
  5. 5. Richard Allen (1543 – 1563) m. Agnes (ABT 1540 – BEF 21 JUL 1584) m. Lucy Harris (ABT 1545 – 1609) m. Margaret Wisdome (1555 – 1622)
  6. 6. Catherine Allen (1544 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Allen (1546 – )
  8. 8. Agnes Allen (1548 – )

Margaret Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Margaret Leigh in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1538
7 AUG 1538
Age 22
Death of Margaret Leigh in Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1538
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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