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Sir John Leighton 1470–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 28 February 1532

Death Location: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Shropshire

Mother: Elizabeth Devereux

Spouse(s): lady Harewell, Joice Sutton

Children(s): Isabel Leighton

In 1470, Sir John Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leighton Sheriff Of Wattlesborough Shropshire And Elizabeth Devereux. Sir John Leighton married Joice De Sutton, Lady Matilda Harewell, and had children including Isabel Leighton. Sir John Leighton passed away in 1532 in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir John Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leighton Sheriff Of Wattlesborough Shropshire And Elizabeth Devereux.
  • Sir John Leighton married Joice De Sutton, Lady Matilda Harewell, and had children including Isabel Leighton.
  • Sir John Leighton passed away in 1532 in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shropshire
1452–1516
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Birth Location: Chartley, Shropshire, Staffordshire, or Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

lady Harewell
1473–1507
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
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Joice Sutton
1492–1586
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, England
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Children(s)

Isabel Leighton
1490–1560
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
IL

Sir Leighton's Ancestors

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Sir Leighton
1470–1532
Birth Place: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton Sheriff of Wattlesborough Shropshire
1452–1516
Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Chartley, Shropshire, Staffordshire, or Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
William Booth
1402–1456
Adington, Cheshire, England
Isabel Stanley
1414–1480
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Stanley
1358–1414
Isabel Lathom
1364–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Leighton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Leighton (1470–28 February 1532) m. lady (Matilda) Harewell (1473–1507) m. Joice (De) Sutton (1492–1586)
  1. 1. Isabel Leighton 1490–1560 m. Thomas Poyner 1485–
    1. 1. John Poyner 1520–1583 m. Jana Scriven 1529–1564
      1. 1. Thomas Poyner 1550–
        1. 1. Margaret Poyner 1571–1650 m. Roger Onslow 1570–1650

Sir Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Sir John Leighton in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
1532
28 February 1532
Age 62
Death of Sir John Leighton in Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1532
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Heath, Shropshire, England
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