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Sir John Leigh 1545 – 1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Arreton Manor Isle of Wight

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Father: BARNABAS LEIGH

Mother: GRACE LYTE

Spouse(s): Jane Bad

Children(s):

In 1545, Sir John Leigh entered the world in Arreton Manor Isle of Wight, born to BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH and GRACE LYTE. Sir John Leigh married Jane Bad. Sir John Leigh passed away in 1629 in Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Sir John Leigh entered the world in Arreton Manor Isle of Wight, born to BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH and GRACE LYTE.
  • Sir John Leigh married Jane Bad.
  • Sir John Leigh passed away in 1629 in Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Leigh's Ancestors

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Sir Leigh
1545 – 1629
Birth Place: Arreton Manor Isle of Wight
Parents
BARNABAS EVELEIGH LEIGH
1520 – 1560
Shorwell, Hampshie, England
GRACE LYTE
1523 –
Lytes Cary, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
JOHN LEIGH
1495 – 1540
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
ANNE STRATFORD
JOHN LYTE
1498 – 1566
Lytes Cary Somerset England
EDITH HORSEY
1504 – 1566
Lytes Cary Somerset England
Great-Grandparents
HENRY LEIGH
1437 –
JOAN BESSELS
1420 –
THOMAS LYTE
– 1523
VANORA WEMPEL
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN LEIGH
1407 – 1452
JOAN NEWBURGH
1420 – 1453
Joan Worsford
1455 – 1482

Sir Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir John Leigh in Arreton Manor Isle of Wight
Arreton Manor Isle of Wight
1629
1629
Age 84
Death of Sir John Leigh in Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Arreton Manor Isle of Wight

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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