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Thomas Leighton 1604–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1604

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1672

Death Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Leighton

Spouse(s): Joanna Leighton

Children(s): Elizabeth Cromwell, Sarah Leighton, Thomas Leighton, Mary Roberts

The story of Thomas Leighton began in 1604 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Thomas Leighton married Joanna Hannah Silsbee Leighton, and had children including Elizabeth Leighton Cromwell, Mary Leighton Roberts, Sarah Leighton, Thomas Leighton. Thomas Leighton passed away in 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Leighton began in 1604 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Thomas Leighton married Joanna Hannah Silsbee Leighton, and had children including Elizabeth Leighton Cromwell, Mary Leighton Roberts, Sarah Leighton, Thomas Leighton.
  • Thomas Leighton passed away in 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Leighton
1578–1671
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Leighton
1570–1604
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Leighton
1606–1703
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cromwell
1646–1712
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
EC
Sarah Leighton
1648–1672
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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Thomas Leighton
1642–1677
Birth Location: Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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Mary Roberts
1636–1708
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
MR

Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

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Thomas Leighton
1604–1672
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Robert Leighton
1578–1671
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Leighton
1570–1604
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Knight Thomas) Leighton
1554–1600
Wattlesborough Castle, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Gerrard-Leighton
1556–1626
St James, Garlickhithe, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir MP
1520–1593
Elizabeth Dayrell
1517–1571
Dame Rowe
1538–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Leighton's Descendants

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Thomas Leighton (May 1604–22 Jan 1672) m. Joanna (Hannah Silsbee) Leighton (1606-1612–16 Jan 1703)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Leighton) Cromwell 1646–1712
    1. 1. Elizabeth Small 1672–1738
      1. 1. Margaret (" Sarah " Elizabeth Hooper -) Hardin 1694–1736 m. Major (Benjamin Barnett Hardin) II 1700–1764
        1. 1. Sarah (Rebecca Hardin) Hambright 1733–1780 m. Frederick Hambright 1727–1817
  2. 2. Sarah Leighton 1648–1672
  3. 3. Thomas Leighton 1642–1677
  4. 4. Mary (Leighton) Roberts 1636–1708

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1604
May 1604
Birth of Thomas Leighton in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1672
22 Jan 1672
Age 68
Death of Thomas Leighton in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1604
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Dover, New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1672
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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