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Mary Leighton 1658–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 1734

Death Location: Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Hannah Silsby

Spouse(s): Charles Yancey

Children(s): Charles Yancey, Robert Yancey, Lewis Yancey

In 1658, Mary Leighton entered the world in Wales, born to Alexander Leighton And Hannah Silsby. Mary Leighton married Charles Yancey, and had children including Charles Yancey, Lewis Davis Yancey, Robert Leighton Yancey. Mary Leighton passed away in 1734 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Mary Leighton entered the world in Wales, born to Alexander Leighton And Hannah Silsby.
  • Mary Leighton married Charles Yancey, and had children including Charles Yancey, Lewis Davis Yancey, Robert Leighton Yancey.
  • Mary Leighton passed away in 1734 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leighton
1608–1680
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AL
Hannah Silsby
1612–1684
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
HS

Spouses(s)

Charles Yancey
1642–1690
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
CY

Children(s)

Charles Yancey
1684–1745
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
CY
Robert Yancey
1683–1745
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
RY
Lewis Yancey
1698–1784
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
LY

Mary Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Leighton
1658–1734
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
Alexander Leighton
1608–1680
Virginia, United States
Hannah Silsby
1612–1684
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Mary Leighton (1658–1734) m. Charles Yancey (1642–1690)
  1. 1. Charles Yancey 1684–1745 m. Mary Bartlett 1682–1748 m. Mary Bartlett 1678–1748
    1. 1. John Yancey 1710–1761
    2. 2. Archelaus Yancey 1709–1764
    3. 3. Mary Yancey 1705–1764
    4. 4. Elizabeth Yancey 1718–1720
    5. 5. Charles (Yancey) II 1711–1814
    6. 6. Jechonias Yancey 1708–1760
    7. 7. Walter Yancey 1710–1779
    8. 8. Capt (James) Yancey 1712–1779
    9. 9. Robert Yancey 1706–1746
    10. 10. Thornton Yancey 1714–1716
    11. 11. Sterling Yancey 1709–1786
    12. 12. Steven Yancey 1720–1793
    13. 13. William Yancey 1730–1810
    14. 14. Betty Yancey 1704–1812
    15. 15. Elizabeth ("Betty") Yancey 1720–1749
    16. 16. Robert Yancey 1715–1746
    17. 17. Lewis (Davis) Yancey 1698–1784
    18. 18. Richard Estes 1700–1764
    19. 19. Charles Yancey 1696–1702
    20. 20. Robert Yancey 1706–1746
    21. 21. Mary Yancey 1705–1767
    22. 22. John Yancey 1710–1761
    23. 23. Archelaus Yancey 1709–1764
    24. 24. Charles Yancey 1715–1814
    25. 25. Jechonias Yancey 1708–1760
    26. 26. James Yancey 1704–1779
    27. 27. Richard Yancey 1705–1780 m. Mary (Cocke) Bolling 1708–1796 m. Mary (Cocke) Bolling 1708–1796
      1. 1. Keziah ("Sarah") Yancey 1736–1799
      2. 2. Capt (Robert) Yancey 1742–1803
      3. 3. Richard (Yancey) II 1748–1803
      4. 4. Hezekiah Yancey 1752–1782
      5. 5. Joseph (Rueben) Yancey 1753–1790
      6. 6. Zachariah Yancey 1754–1852
      7. 7. Absolom Yancey 1742–1818
      8. 8. William (L.) Yancey 1740–1803
      9. 9. Lewis Yancey 1738–1777 m. Mary Graves 1740–1788
        1. 1. Ann Yancey 1760–1820 m. William (Beadles) I 1758–1827
        2. 2. Sarah Yancey 1758–1789
        3. 3. Anne Yancey 1764–1810
        4. 4. Unknown Yancey 1760–1810
        5. 5. Jane Yancey 1767–
        6. 6. James Yancey 1752–1787
      10. 10. Captain (Charles Yancey) II 1750–1803
      11. 11. Zachariah Yancey 1754–1852
      12. 12. Robert Yancey 1744–1818
      13. 13. Stephen Yancey 1735–1784
      14. 14. Susannah Yancey 1736–
      15. 15. Absalom Yancey 1742–1817
      16. 16. Sarah (Keziah) Yancey 1736–1799
      17. 17. Richard Yancey 1740–1803
      18. 18. Hezekiah Yancey 1752–1782
  2. 2. Robert (Leighton) Yancey 1683–1745
  3. 3. Lewis (Davis) Yancey 1698–1784

Mary Leighton's Timeline

6 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Mary Leighton in King William, Virginia Colony
King William, Virginia Colony
1658
1658
Birth of Mary Leighton in King William, King William, Virginia, United States
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
1658
1658
Birth of Mary Leighton in Wales
Wales
1683
1683
Age 25
Death of Mary Leighton in Hanover,Virginia Colony
Hanover,Virginia Colony
1683
1683
Age 25
Death of Mary Leighton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1734
1734
Age 76
Death of Mary Leighton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: King William, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: King William, King William, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Hanover,Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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