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Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald 1513–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 May 1558

Death Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Leigh

Mother: Alice Trafford

Spouse(s): Lady Cotton

Children(s): Catherine Leigh

The story of Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald began in 1513 in St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England. Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald married Lady Joan Cotton, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Mountjoy Leigh. Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald passed away in 1558 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald began in 1513 in St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald married Lady Joan Cotton, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Mountjoy Leigh.
  • Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald passed away in 1558 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leigh
1495–1522
Birth Location: Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Birth Location: Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cotton
1518–1557
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Catherine Leigh
1539–1576
Birth Location: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Oswald's Ancestors

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Sir Oswald
1513–1558
Birth Place: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Leigh
1495–1522
Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Oswald's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Leigh, of St) Oswald (1513–17 May 1558) m. Lady (Joan) Cotton (1518–25 October 1557)
  1. 1. Catherine ((Countess of Mountjoy)) Leigh 1539–1576 m. John (William Blount 7th Baron of) MountJoy 1530–1594
    1. 1. Charles (Blount 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of) Devonshire 1563–1606 m. COUNTESS (LADY PENELOPE DEVEREUX, RICH OF DEVONSHIRE) * 1563–1607
      1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe 1595–1632 m. John ("The Explorer" Smythe I, Captain, Sir Knight (10GGF) (1580-1631)(Immigrant) (Jamestown Colony leader Sep 1608-1609)) Pocohantas 1581–1631
        1. 1. Letitia (Isabella) Smythe 1630–1714 m. John (Roberts (1st Earl of) Radnor) 1606–1685 m. Charles (Cheyne, 1st Viscount) Newhaven 1625–1698 m. Sir (Lord John Robartes of Truro, 1st Earl of) Radnor 1606–1685

Sir Oswald's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald in St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
1558
17 May 1558
Age 45
Death of Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1558
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England
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