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Robert Leighton 1570–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1672

Death Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Gerard

Spouse(s): Joanna* None

Children(s): Thomas Jr

Robert Leighton was born in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerard. Robert Leighton married Joanna, and had children including Thomas Leighton Jr. Robert Leighton passed away in 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Leighton was born in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerard.
  • Robert Leighton married Joanna, and had children including Thomas Leighton Jr.
  • Robert Leighton passed away in 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Leighton's Ancestors

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Robert Leighton
1570–1672
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Wattelsborough, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Gerard
1544–1626
Shrops, Eng.
Grandparents
Edward Leighton
1523–1593
Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Anne Dayrell
–1571
Lillingstone Dayrell (Buckinghamshire) England
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1490–1532
Joyce Leighton
1492–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1443–1519
Elizabeth Devereux
1458–1516
Edward Sutton
1459–1532
Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539

Robert Leighton's Descendants

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Robert Leighton (1570–22 Jan 1672) m. Joanna* (1586–20 JAN 1620)
  1. 1. Thomas (Leighton) Jr 1604–1672 m. Joanna Silsby 1610–1703
    1. 1. Elizabeth Leighton 1646–1666 m. Richard (Pinkham) Jr 1635–1710
      1. 1. Richard (Pinkham) III 1665–1718 m. Mary Coffin 1665–1741
        1. 1. Deborah Pinkham 1689–1767 m. Richard Macy 1689–1779

Robert Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Robert Leighton in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1672
22 Jan 1672
Age 102
Death of Robert Leighton in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ulisheavin, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1664; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1672
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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