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Richard Rowland Leigh 1547–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas London

Mother: Alice Dame

Spouse(s): Margery Lowe

Children(s): Dousabel Leigh, William Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh

Richard Rowland Leigh was born in 1547 in England, the child of Thomas Leigh Lord Alderman Sheriff Mayor Of London And Alice Coverall Barker Dame. Richard Rowland Leigh married Margery Lowe, and had children including Dousabel Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, William Leigh. Richard Rowland Leigh passed away in 1603 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Rowland Leigh was born in 1547 in England, the child of Thomas Leigh Lord Alderman Sheriff Mayor Of London And Alice Coverall Barker Dame.
  • Richard Rowland Leigh married Margery Lowe, and had children including Dousabel Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, William Leigh.
  • Richard Rowland Leigh passed away in 1603 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas London
1509–1571
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, or Wellington, Herefordshire, England
TL
Alice Dame
1509–1603
Birth Location: Wolverton, Warwickshire, England
AD

Spouses(s)

Margery Lowe
1551–1584
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Dousabel Leigh
1576–1615
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
DL
William Leigh
1586–1632
Birth Location: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
WL
Elizabeth Leigh
1613–
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
EL

Richard Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Richard Leigh
1547–1603
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Leigh Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London
1509–1571
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, or Wellington, Herefordshire, England
Alice (Coverall Barker) Dame
1509–1603
Wolverton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Rogier (Lord Leigh van) Rushall
1483–1522
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lord
1446–1508
Margery Sprencheaux
1450–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabella RIDLEY
1425–1476

Richard Leigh's Descendants

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Richard (Rowland) Leigh (1547–1603) m. Margery Lowe (1551–1584)
  1. 1. Dousabel Leigh 1576–1615 m. George Griswold 1574–1615
    1. 1. Edward (Deacon) Griswold 1607–1691 m. Margaret Hicks 1610–1670 m. Sarah Diamond 1632–
      1. 1. Francis Griswold 1629–1671 m. Mary Tracy 1635–1671
        1. 1. Deborah Griswold 1661–1700 m. John Crane 1658–1735
        2. 2. Lydia Griswold 1671–1752
        3. 3. Hanna (Anna) Griswold 1658–1686
        4. 4. Mary Griswold 1656–1711 m. Jonathan (Tracy Sr.,) Lieut. 1646–1711
        5. 5. Sarah Griswold 1653–1692
        6. 6. Joseph Griswold 1665–1740
        7. 7. Daniel Griswold 1656–
        8. 8. Hannah Griswold 1658–1687
        9. 9. Lydia Griswold 1663–1664
        10. 10. Margaret Griswold 1668–1691
      2. 2. John Griswold 1652–1717 m. Bathsheba Smith 1656–1736 m. Mary (Griswold) Mowrey 1654–1679
        1. 1. Lucy (A) Griswold 1686– m. Allen (Ball) Captain 1689–1761
        2. 2. Dorothy Griswold 1681–1690
        3. 3. Bathsheba Griswold 1682–1753 m. Daniel (Clark) II 1683–1751
        4. 4. Samuel Griswold 1685–1732
        5. 5. Martha Griswold 1689–1690
        6. 6. Joseph (Griswold) 1st 1691–1772
        7. 7. Dorothy Griswold 1692–1775
        8. 8. Daniel (Griswold) Lieutenant 1698–1737 m. Jerusha Stevens 1704–1792
        9. 9. Walter Griswold 1700–1745
        10. 10. Margaret Griswold 1675–1752
        11. 11. Mary Griswold 1673–1750
        12. 12. Hannah Griswold 1677–1713
        13. 13. John Griswold 1679–1679
        14. 14. Joseph Griswold 1691–1771
        15. 15. Martha Griswold 1694–1769
        16. 16. John Griswold 1683–1688
        17. 17. John Griswold 1688–
      3. 3. Deborah Buell 1646–1718 m. Samuel Buell 1641–
      4. 4. Edward Griswold 1632–1632
      5. 5. John Griswold 1635–1642
      6. 6. George Griswold 1633–1704 m. Mary (Dinah) Holcombe 1635–1708
        1. 1. Daniel Griswold 1656–1728
        2. 2. Abigail Griswold 1676–1682
        3. 3. Mary Griswold 1663–1739
        4. 4. Thomas Griswold 1658–1728
        5. 5. George Griswold 1665–1746
        6. 6. Benjamin Griswold 1671–1747 m. Elizabeth Cook 1673–1729
        7. 7. Samuel Griswold 1681–1682
        8. 8. Edward Griswold 1661–1688
        9. 9. John (Griswold) Sgt. 1668–1738 m. Abigail Gaylord 1683–1738
        10. 10. Deborah Griswold 1674–1756
        11. 11. Thomas Griswold 1658–1689
      7. 7. Lydia Griswold 1637–1637
      8. 8. John Griswold 1642–1642
      9. 9. Sarah Griswold 1633–1715 m. Samuel Phelps 1621–1669 m. Nathaniel Pinney 1640–1676
        1. 1. William Phelps 1660–1711 m. Hannah Hayden 1668–1711
        2. 2. Sarah Pinney 1673–1711
        3. 3. Nathaniel (Pinney) II 1671–1764
      10. 10. Roger Griswold 1640–1671
      11. 11. Mary Griswold 1644–1715 m. Timothy Phelps 1639–1719
        1. 1. Anna Phelps 1686–1767
        2. 2. William Phelps 1669–1733
      12. 12. Hannah Griswold 1642–1714
      13. 13. Joseph (Griswold) ab 1647–1716
      14. 14. Samuel Griswold 1649–1672
      15. 15. Edward (Griswold) II 1641–1690
      16. 16. Lydia Griswold 1637–1671
    2. 2. Michael Griswold 1597–1684
    3. 3. Francis Griswold 1609–1652
    4. 4. Thomas Griswold 1595–1633
    5. 5. George Griswold 1606–1687
  2. 2. William Leigh 1586–1632 m. Elizabeth Whorwood 1582–1666
    1. 1. William Leigh 1625–1690 m. Joanna Pury 1624–1689
      1. 1. Theophilis Leigh 1666–1724 m. Mary ((Hon)) \Brydges 1666–1703 m. Elizabeth Craven 1653–
        1. 1. William (Leigh of Adlestrop and) Longborough 1691–1757
        2. 2. Anne Leigh 1703–1737
        3. 3. Theophilis (Leigh D.D. Master of Balliol College,) Oxford 1693–1785
        4. 4. Emma Leigh 1690–
        5. 5. James Leigh 1692–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Leigh 1694–
        7. 7. Cassandra Leigh 1695–
        8. 8. Thomas (Leigh D.D. Rector of Harpsden,) Oxfordshire 1696–1764 m. Jane Walker 1704–1768
        9. 9. Henry Leigh 1697–
        10. 10. Mary Leigh 1699–
        11. 11. Charles (Leigh Rector of Lanwarne,) Herefordshire 1700–
        12. 12. Catherine Leigh 1702–
      2. 2. Anne Leigh 1837–
    2. 2. Theophilus Leigh 1632–1725
    3. 3. Thomas Leigh 1612–1612
    4. 4. Capt. (George) Leigh –1631
    5. 5. Catherine Leigh 1610–
    6. 6. Isabella Leigh 1612–1680
  3. 3. Elizabeth Leigh 1613–

Richard Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Richard Rowland Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1547
1547
Birth of Richard Rowland Leigh in England
England
1571
abt 1571
Age 24
Death of Richard Rowland Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1603
1603
Age 56
Death of Richard Rowland Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1571
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
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