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William Leggett 1545–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Selham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Merston, Sussex, England

Father: Everet Legatt

Mother: Elenor Legatt

Spouse(s): Eleanor Willard

Children(s): Phillip Legat

In 1545, William Leggett entered the world in Selham, Sussex, England, born to Everet Legatt And Elenor Legatt. William Leggett married Eleanor Willard, and had children including Phillip Legat. William Leggett passed away in 1585 in Merston, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, William Leggett entered the world in Selham, Sussex, England, born to Everet Legatt And Elenor Legatt.
  • William Leggett married Eleanor Willard, and had children including Phillip Legat.
  • William Leggett passed away in 1585 in Merston, Sussex, England.

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William Leggett's Ancestors

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William Leggett
1545–1585
Birth Place: Selham, Sussex, England
Parents
Everet Legatt
1530–
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elenor Legatt
–1586
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leggett's Descendants

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William Leggett (1545–1585) m. Eleanor Willard (1549–)
  1. 1. Phillip Legat 1580– m. Mary Cockin 1583–
    1. 1. Ambrose Leggat 1615–1685 m. Denis (or Dennys) Swaine 1609–
      1. 1. Phillip Leggett 1645– m. Ann (Coot or) Coat 1650–
        1. 1. William Leggett 1680–1749 m. Christian Poor 1678–1712

William Leggett's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Leggett in Selham, Sussex, England
Selham, Sussex, England
1585
1585
Age 40
Death of William Leggett in Merston, Sussex, England
Merston, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Selham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Merston, Sussex, England

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