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Thomas Robert Leighton 1570–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 22 January 1672

Death Location: Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Lord Leighton

Mother: Lady Gerrard

Spouse(s): Anna (Hannah)

Children(s): Thomas James]

The story of Thomas Robert Leighton began in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland. Thomas Robert Leighton married Anna Hannah, and had children including Thomas Leighton Jr 1633 James. Thomas Robert Leighton passed away in 1672 in Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Robert Leighton began in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland.
  • Thomas Robert Leighton married Anna Hannah, and had children including Thomas Leighton Jr 1633 James.
  • Thomas Robert Leighton passed away in 1672 in Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Leighton
1540–1600
Birth Location: Wattlesborough Castle, England
LL
Lady Gerrard
1556–1626
Birth Location: St James, Garlickhithe, London, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Anna (Hannah)
1572–1675
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas James]
1604–1672
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TJ

Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Leighton
1570–1672
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
Lord Knight Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Wattlesborough Castle, England
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Gerrard
1556–1626
St James, Garlickhithe, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Robert) Leighton (1570–22 January 1672) m. Anna (Hannah) (1572–1675)
  1. 1. Thomas (LEIGHTON Jr [1633) James] 1604–1672 m. Joanna (Hannah SILSBY) [1633] 1606–1704
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Leighton) Cromwell-Small 1634–1712 m. Philip (Churchly Chesley) (Corporal) 1606–1685
      1. 1. Thomas (Chesley) (Captain) 1644–1697 m. Elizabeth (Thomas,) Chesley 1646–1701
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Chesley) Davis 1669–1749
        2. 2. Thomas (J) Chesley 1664–
        3. 3. Susanna (Sewsenne Chesley) (Smith) 1668–1748
        4. 4. Mary Chesley 1664–1721

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Thomas Robert Leighton in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1672
22 January 1672
Age 102
Death of Thomas Robert Leighton in Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1672
    Event Place: Alderbury, Shropshire, England or Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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