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Sir Edward Leighton 1523–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: AUG 1633

Death Location: London, England

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Joyce Sutton

Spouse(s): Eleanor Creswell, Anne Dayrell

Children(s): Joyce Leighton, William Leighton, Thomas Leighton, Elisabeth Leighton

Sir Edward Leighton was born in 1523 in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of John Leighton And Joyce Sutton. Sir Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, Eleanor Creswell, and had children including Elisabeth Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton. Sir Edward Leighton passed away in 1633 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Leighton was born in 1523 in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of John Leighton And Joyce Sutton.
  • Sir Edward Leighton married Anne Dayrell, Eleanor Creswell, and had children including Elisabeth Leighton, Joyce Leighton, Thomas Leighton, William Leighton.
  • Sir Edward Leighton passed away in 1633 in London, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Leighton
1523–1633
Birth Place: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Leighton
1476–1552
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Hereford, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Edward Sutton
1460–1531
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539
England
Great-Grandparents
John LEIGHTON
1426–1493
Ankaret Burgh
1434–1498
Walter Devereux
1433–1485
Anne Ferrers
1438–1469
Edmund Dudley
1425–1486
Joyce Tiptoft
1430–1485
William Willoughby
1432–1468
Joan Strangways
1427–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Leighton
1412–1456
Elizabeth Stapleton
1392–1444
John Burgh
1414–1471
Jana Clopton
1420–
Sir Devereux
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1412–
William Ferrers
1412–1450
Elizabeth Belknap
1411–1471
John VI
1400–1487
Elizabeth Berkeley
1401–1478
John Tiptoft
1383–1443
Joyce Cherleton
1403–1446
Thomas Willoughby
1387–1439
Joan FitzAlan
1403–1439
Thomas Strangways
1395–1441
Katherine Neville
1400–1483

Sir Leighton's Descendants

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Sir (Edward) Leighton (1523–AUG 1633) m. Eleanor Creswell (1559–29 SEP 1620) m. Anne Dayrell (1517–1571)
  1. 1. Joyce Leighton 1565–1614 m. Francis Bromley 1556–1591
  2. 2. William Leighton 1558–1637 m. Jane Leighton 1565–1638
  3. 3. Thomas Leighton 1554–1600 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1564–1618
  4. 4. Elisabeth Leighton 1541– m. Morris Myles –1596
    1. 1. Christopher (John) Myles 1562–1675 m. Mary (Jane) Farrington 1563–1635
      1. 1. John Mills 1593–1678 m. Catheryn Scotson 1593– m. Susanna Pope 1596–1675
        1. 1. Susanna Mills 1623–1695 m. William Dawes 1619–1704
        2. 2. Mary Mills 1616–1692 m. James Hawkins 1608–1670
      2. 2. Daniel Mills 1585–1678
      3. 3. Sarah Mills 1588–
      4. 4. Mills 1587–
      5. 5. Charity Mills 1590–
      6. 6. Susannah Mills 1592–1680 m. N (N) Brinson 1590–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Mills 1590–1700 m. Thomas Hegeman 1579– m. Johnson 1580–
      8. 8. William Mills 1585–1649 m. Joane Cowhope 1586–1612 m. Joane Marshe 1586–1649
    2. 2. Richard Myles 1583–
    3. 3. Ales Myles 1570–
    4. 4. John Myles 1568–1597 m. Joan Alvyngham 1570–1606
    5. 5. Katherine Myles 1577–
    6. 6. Mary Myles 1580– m. William Barnett 1576–
    7. 7. Morris Myles 1585– m. Ann Stanley 1589–
    8. 8. Giles Miles 1573– m. Johan Sparow 1590–

Sir Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Sir Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1593
10 SEP 1593
Age 70
Death of Sir Edward Leighton in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1633
AUG 1633
Age 110
Burial of Sir Edward Leighton in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1593
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AUG 1633
    Event Place: London, England

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