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Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton 1637–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 9 Jan 1685

Death Location: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Hannah Silsby

Spouse(s): Abigail Stevens

Children(s): Mary Leighton

Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton was born in 1637 in King William, King William, Virginia, United States, the child of Alexander Ii Leighton And Hannah Silsby. Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton married Abigail Stevens, and had children including Mary Leighton. Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton passed away in 1685 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton was born in 1637 in King William, King William, Virginia, United States, the child of Alexander Ii Leighton And Hannah Silsby.
  • Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton married Abigail Stevens, and had children including Mary Leighton.
  • Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton passed away in 1685 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leighton
1608–1680
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Hannah Silsby
1612–1684
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Stevens
1615–1684
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Leighton
1658–1683
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
ML

Sir Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Leighton
1637–1685
Birth Place: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Parents
Alexander II Leighton
1608–1680
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hannah Silsby
1612–1684
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr. (Alexander Leighton (Dr.) (ANC\Kelley) - SCOTLAND-NH - Imprisoned\tortured for being a protestant -dith Kermit Roosevelt and my 9th) GGF\P
1568–1649
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Eleanor Musgrave
1595–1659
England
Henry Sillesbye
1577–1645
Dustin, Northampton, England
Mary Randes
1582–1632
Dustin, Northampton, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1515–1608
Elizabeth Nunn
1545–
Robert Sillesbye
1530–1578
Mary Randes
1534–1595
Thomas Randes
1536–1609
Mary Yorke
1540–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY Lincoln
1500–1551
Joane Mynett
1506–1567
Thomas YORKE
1523–1574
Mary DUDLEY-SUTTON
1509–1574

Sir Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Elisha (Ellis) Robert) Leighton (1637–9 Jan 1685) m. Abigail Stevens (1615–9 Jan 1684)
  1. 1. Mary Leighton 1658–1683 m. Charles (Richard Yancey) II 1660–1690
    1. 1. Charles (Joseff Yancey) Jr 1684–1745 m. Mary (W.) Bartlett 1682–1725
      1. 1. Mary Yancy 1705–1764 m. Richard Estes 1699–1743

Sir Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1637
1637
Birth of Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton in King William, King William, Virginia, United States
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
1685
9 Jan 1685
Age 48
Death of Sir Elisha (Ellis) Robert Leighton in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: King William, King William, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1685
    Event Place: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, , England
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