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Tobias Leighton 1701–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1701

Birth Location: Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA

Death Date: Nov 1748

Death Location: Maine, USA

Father: Capt. Leighton

Mother: Oner Langdon

Spouse(s): Grace Staples, Sarah Chadbourne

Children(s): Susannah Leighton, Mary Leighton, Tobias Leighton, Joseph Leighton, Sarah LEIGHTON, Tobias Jr

The story of Tobias Leighton began in 1701 in Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA. In 1748, Tobias Leighton resided in Kittery, York County. Tobias Leighton married Grace Staples, Sarah Chadbourne, and had children including Joseph Leighton, Mary Leighton, Sarah Leighton, Susannah Leighton, Tobias Leighton, Tobias Leighton Jr. Tobias Leighton passed away in 1748 in Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Tobias Leighton began in 1701 in Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA.
  • In 1748, Tobias Leighton resided in Kittery, York County.
  • Tobias Leighton married Grace Staples, Sarah Chadbourne, and had children including Joseph Leighton, Mary Leighton, Sarah Leighton, Susannah Leighton, Tobias Leighton, Tobias Leighton Jr.
  • Tobias Leighton passed away in 1748 in Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Tobias Leighton's Ancestors

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Tobias Leighton
1701–1748
Birth Place: Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA
Parents
Capt. John Leighton
1663–1724
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Oner Langdon
1664–1737
Grandparents
Capt. (William) Leighton
1625–1666
England
Katherine Frost
1633–1715
Tiverton, Devonshire, England
Tobias Langdon
1630–1664
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1638–1693
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650
Henry Sherburne
1611–1681
Rebecca Gibbons
1617–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Frost
1558–
Anna Hamden
1565–
Joseph Sherburne
1575–1621
Ambrose Gibbons
1592–1656
Rebecca Potter
–1655

Tobias Leighton's Descendants

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Tobias Leighton (17 Oct 1701–Nov 1748) m. Grace Staples (17 April 1710–1736) m. Sarah Chadbourne (1720–Nov 1748)
  1. 1. Susannah Leighton 1735–1736
  2. 2. Mary Leighton 1732–1736
  3. 3. Tobias Leighton 1728–1736
  4. 4. Joseph Leighton 1730–1735
  5. 5. Sarah LEIGHTON 1739–
  6. 6. Tobias (Leighton) Jr 1742–1818

Tobias Leighton's Timeline

4 Records

1701
17 Oct 1701
Birth of Tobias Leighton in Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA
Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA
1748
Abt 1748
Age 47
Tobias Leighton resided here in Kittery, York County
Kittery, York County
1748
Nov 1748
Age 47
Death of Tobias Leighton in Maine, USA
Maine, USA
1748
18 Nov 1748
Age 47
Tobias Leighton - Probate in Maine, USA
Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1701
    Event Place: Eliot (Then Kittery), York, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1748
    Event Place: Kittery, York County
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Maine Wills, 1640-1760; Author: Sargent, William M. (William Mitchell), 1848-1891; Probate Place: Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Leighton genealogy : an account of the descendants of Capt. William Leighton, of Kittery, Maine

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1748
    Event Place: Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Maine Wills, 1640-1760; Author: Sargent, William M. (William Mitchell), 1848-1891; Probate Place: Maine
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1748
    Event Place: Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Maine Wills, 1640-1760; Author: Sargent, William M. (William Mitchell), 1848-1891; Probate Place: Maine

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