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Martha Anne Leigh 1535–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1535

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 26 May 1612

Death Location: Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Leigh

Mother: Margaret Grenville

Spouse(s): Sir Leigh

Children(s): Lady Leigh*

Martha Anne Leigh was born in 1535 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Richard Leigh And Margaret Grenville. Martha Anne Leigh married Sir Richard Yate Of Leigh, and had children including Lady Ann Annes Yate Of Leigh. Martha Anne Leigh passed away in 1612 in Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Martha Anne Leigh was born in 1535 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Richard Leigh And Margaret Grenville.
  • Martha Anne Leigh married Sir Richard Yate Of Leigh, and had children including Lady Ann Annes Yate Of Leigh.
  • Martha Anne Leigh passed away in 1612 in Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Martha Leigh
1535–1612
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Leigh
1513–1575
Sopwell (Herfordshire) England
Margaret Grenville
1522–1558
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Grandparents
Richard (Lee \ Lea \ Leigh \) Legh
1495–1526
Sopwell, Hertfordshire, England
Captain (Richard Grenville, Capt. of the Elizebethan-era Ship) "Revenge"
1502–1550
Stow Bardolph, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Margaretha (Matilda) Bevill
1505–1550
Gwarnock, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sir
1477–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Leigh's Descendants

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Martha (Anne) Leigh (8 March 1535–26 May 1612) m. Sir (Richard Yate of) Leigh (1535–12 April 1629)
  1. 1. Lady (Ann\Annes Yate of) Leigh* 1555–1612 m. Sir (Richard John Lewis Leach) Surgeon 1550–1634
    1. 1. "Ann\Anne" (Leach\Leech\Leeche (m.) Goldsmith) 1588–1621 m. Henry Withington 1587–1666
      1. 1. Faith (Withington) Baker 1616–1689 m. Richard Baker 1614–1689
        1. 1. John (Francis BAKER Sr,) Lt 1645–1719 m. Abigail\Alice FISHER 1646–1723

Martha Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1535
8 March 1535
Birth of Martha Anne Leigh in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1612
26 May 1612
Age 77
Death of Martha Anne Leigh in Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1535
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1612
    Event Place: Blackburn Parish, Lancashire, Lancashire, England

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