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Mary Leigh 1703–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1703

Birth Location: Beaufort Co, NC

Death Date: 2 Jan 1783

Death Location: St. Mary The Virgin, Bury, Manchester, England

Father: James Leigh

Mother: Mary Bryan

Spouse(s): Edward jr

Children(s): Robert Private

In 1703, Mary Leigh entered the world in Beaufort Co, NC, born to James Joyce Leigh And Mary Bryan. Mary Leigh married Edward Thorpe Jr, and had children including Robert F Tharp Private. Mary Leigh passed away in 1783 in St. Mary The Virgin, Bury, Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1703, Mary Leigh entered the world in Beaufort Co, NC, born to James Joyce Leigh And Mary Bryan.
  • Mary Leigh married Edward Thorpe Jr, and had children including Robert F Tharp Private.
  • Mary Leigh passed away in 1783 in St. Mary The Virgin, Bury, Manchester, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Leigh's Ancestors

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Mary Leigh
1703–1783
Birth Place: Beaufort Co, NC
Parents
James Joyce Leigh
1671–1738
Warwick Co, VA
Mary Bryan
1675–1769
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Leigh
1650–1728
Warwick, VA
Sarah (Helmot) Ferrer
1650–1716
Warwick, York, Virginia, United States
William (Leigh) Colonel
1655–1703
Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Mary (Ann) Greene
1655–1703
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Leigh
1617–1702
Mary Hart
1620–1690
Richard Ferrer
1638–1657
Anne Gibson
1636–1673
William Captain
1623–1671
Catherine Ironmonger
1623–1688
Charles Green
1629–
Mary Iverson
1617–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Deacon
1602–1683
Mary Hardy
1601–1652
Richard Ferrer
1614–
William Gibson
1610–1657
William Immigrant)
1588–1653
Mary Dawkes
1588–1653
Thomas Ironmonger
1607–1672
Susannah Alsobrook
1612–1659

Mary Leigh's Descendants

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Mary Leigh (20 Jan 1703–2 Jan 1783) m. Edward (Thorpe) jr (18 Sep 1698–30 Jun 1760)
  1. 1. Robert (F. Tharp) Private 1740–1842 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1748–
    1. 1. Jeanette ((Jane)) Tharp 1780–1853 m. William (Buell Blagg) Jr. 1780–1853
      1. 1. John (Quincy Adams) Blagg 1828–1906 m. Maria (Jane) Foster 1834–1893
        1. 1. William (Harvey) Blagg 1853–1940 m. Nellie (Frances) Ames 1872–1943

Mary Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1703
20 Jan 1703
Birth of Mary Leigh in Beaufort Co, NC
Beaufort Co, NC
1783
2 Jan 1783
Age 80
Death of Mary Leigh in Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1703
    Event Place: Beaufort Co, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1783
    Event Place: Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Mary The Virgin, Bury, Manchester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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