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Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton 1615–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1684

Death Location: Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Hannah Silsby

Spouse(s): Hannah Silsby, Wife Leighton

Children(s): Mary Leighton

In 1615, Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Leighton And Hannah Jones Silsby. Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton married Hannah Silsby, Wife Of Leighton, and had children including Mary Leighton. Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton passed away in 1684 in Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1615, Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Leighton And Hannah Jones Silsby.
  • Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton married Hannah Silsby, Wife Of Leighton, and had children including Mary Leighton.
  • Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton passed away in 1684 in Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Hannah Silsby
1570–1604
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Silsby
1612–1684
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Wife Leighton
1637–1684
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia Colony
WL

Children(s)

Mary Leighton
1658–1734
Birth Location: Wales
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Sir Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Leighton
1615–1684
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hannah (Jones) Silsby
1570–1604
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1515–1609
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Leighton
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Elisha or Ellis) Leighton (1615–9 Jan 1684) m. Hannah Silsby (1612–9 Jan 1684) m. Wife (of) Leighton (1637–9 Jan 1684)
  1. 1. Mary Leighton 1658–1734 m. Charles Yancey 1642–1690
    1. 1. Charles Yancey 1684–1745 m. Mary Bartlett 1682–1748 m. Mary Bartlett 1678–1748
      1. 1. John Yancey 1710–1761
      2. 2. Archelaus Yancey 1709–1764
      3. 3. Mary Yancey 1705–1764
      4. 4. Elizabeth Yancey 1718–1720
      5. 5. Charles (Yancey) II 1711–1814
      6. 6. Jechonias Yancey 1708–1760
      7. 7. Walter Yancey 1710–1779
      8. 8. Capt (James) Yancey 1712–1779
      9. 9. Robert Yancey 1706–1746
      10. 10. Thornton Yancey 1714–1716
      11. 11. Sterling Yancey 1709–1786
      12. 12. Steven Yancey 1720–1793
      13. 13. William Yancey 1730–1810
      14. 14. Betty Yancey 1704–1812
      15. 15. Elizabeth ("Betty") Yancey 1720–1749
      16. 16. Robert Yancey 1715–1746
      17. 17. Lewis (Davis) Yancey 1698–1784
      18. 18. Richard Estes 1700–1764
      19. 19. Charles Yancey 1696–1702
      20. 20. Robert Yancey 1706–1746
      21. 21. Mary Yancey 1705–1767
      22. 22. John Yancey 1710–1761
      23. 23. Archelaus Yancey 1709–1764
      24. 24. Charles Yancey 1715–1814
      25. 25. Jechonias Yancey 1708–1760
      26. 26. James Yancey 1704–1779
      27. 27. Richard Yancey 1705–1780 m. Mary (Cocke) Bolling 1708–1796 m. Mary (Cocke) Bolling 1708–1796
        1. 1. Keziah ("Sarah") Yancey 1736–1799
        2. 2. Capt (Robert) Yancey 1742–1803
        3. 3. Richard (Yancey) II 1748–1803
        4. 4. Hezekiah Yancey 1752–1782
        5. 5. Joseph (Rueben) Yancey 1753–1790
        6. 6. Zachariah Yancey 1754–1852
        7. 7. Absolom Yancey 1742–1818
        8. 8. William (L.) Yancey 1740–1803
        9. 9. Lewis Yancey 1738–1777 m. Mary Graves 1740–1788
        10. 10. Captain (Charles Yancey) II 1750–1803
        11. 11. Zachariah Yancey 1754–1852
        12. 12. Robert Yancey 1744–1818
        13. 13. Stephen Yancey 1735–1784
        14. 14. Susannah Yancey 1736–
        15. 15. Absalom Yancey 1742–1817
        16. 16. Sarah (Keziah) Yancey 1736–1799
        17. 17. Richard Yancey 1740–1803
        18. 18. Hezekiah Yancey 1752–1782
    2. 2. Robert (Leighton) Yancey 1683–1745
    3. 3. Lewis (Davis) Yancey 1698–1784

Sir Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1615
1615
Birth of Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton in Scotland
Scotland
1673
08 Aug 1673 13 Aug 1673
Age 58
Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton was married
None
1684
9 Jan 1684
Age 69
Death of Sir Elisha or Ellis Leighton in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1673 13 Aug 1673
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    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: 452

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1684
    Event Place: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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