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William Leigh 1376–1428 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Orton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1428

Death Location: England

Father: William Leigh

Mother: Katherine None

Spouse(s): Agnes Leigh

Children(s): Joan Leigh

William Leigh was born in 1376 in Orton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Leigh And Katherine. William Leigh married Agnes Skelton Leigh, and had children including Joan Leigh. William Leigh passed away in 1428 in England.

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Biography

  • William Leigh was born in 1376 in Orton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Leigh And Katherine.
  • William Leigh married Agnes Skelton Leigh, and had children including Joan Leigh.
  • William Leigh passed away in 1428 in England.

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William Leigh's Ancestors

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William Leigh
1376–1428
Birth Place: Orton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Leigh
1350–1394
Isel, Cumberland, England
Katherine
1356–
England
Grandparents
William (de) Legh
1302–1354
The Booths, Norbury, Knutsford, Cheshire East, England
Margaret Moulton
1326–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leigh's Descendants

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William Leigh (1376–10 Apr 1428) m. Agnes (Skelton) Leigh (1372–1412)
  1. 1. Joan Leigh 1402– m. Henry Fenwick 1401–1473
    1. 1. Mary Fenwick 1432–1513 m. John Hudleston 1430–1493
      1. 1. Anne Hudleston 1462– m. Thomas (Curwen II) Knt. 1459–1522
        1. 1. Lucy Curwen 1488–1553 m. John Lowther 1495–
        2. 2. Giles (Curwen of) Poulton 1480–1553
        3. 3. Roger Curwen 1484–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Curwen 1485– m. Richard Skelton 1469–
        5. 5. Walter Curwen 1485–
        6. 6. Eleanor Curwen 1490– m. James Leyburne 1490–1548
        7. 7. Christopher (Curwen III) Knt. 1478–1546 m. Margaret Bellyngham 1479–
      2. 2. Richard Hudleston 1450–1485 m. Margaret Neville 1445–1498
      3. 3. John Hudleston 1455–1512 m. Joan Stapleton 1455–1519
      4. 4. Thomas Hudleston 1458–
      5. 5. Mary Hudleston 1466–1525 m. John (Pennington) IV 1464–1516
      6. 6. William (Hudleston) Esq. 1470–1509 m. Isabel Neville 1465–1516
      7. 7. Henry Hudleston –1489
    2. 2. Mary Fenwyck 1430–1513 m. John Huddleston 1420–1493
      1. 1. Anne Huddleston 1462– m. Thomas Curwen 1452–1522
        1. 1. Christopher Curwen 1477–1534 m. Margaret Bellingham 1478–
    3. 3. Eleanor Fenwick 1425–1513 m. Thomas (Lamplugh) I 1430–1468
    4. 4. Margaret Fenwick 1427–1527 m. John Denton 1430–1493
    5. 5. Elizabeth Fenwick 1429–1513 m. Christopher Moresby 1410–1503
    6. 6. Anne Fenwick 1453– m. John (Radcliffe of) Dilston 1447–
    7. 7. Ann Fenwick 1450–1530 m. Matfen 1448–1508
      1. 1. John (Radcliffe) II 1480–1527 m. Alice Dudley 1483–1554
        1. 1. John Radcliffe 1505–

William Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1376
1376
Birth of William Leigh in Orton, Northamptonshire, England
Orton, Northamptonshire, England
1428
10 Apr 1428
Age 52
Death of William Leigh in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Orton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Leigh, person ID L1WZ-ZTX.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1428
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Leigh, person ID L1WZ-ZTX.

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