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William Leigh 1589 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1589

Birth Location: Morton Regis, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: York County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Leigh\Lee

Mother: Eleanor (Leigh)

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William Leigh was born in 1589 in Morton Regis, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas H Leigh\Lee and Eleanor Rhys\Ris\Rees (Leigh). William Leigh passed away in 1657 in York County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Leigh was born in 1589 in Morton Regis, Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas H Leigh\Lee and Eleanor Rhys\Ris\Rees (Leigh).
  • William Leigh passed away in 1657 in York County, Virginia, USA.

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William Leigh's Ancestors

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William Leigh
1589 – 1657
Birth Place: Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas H Leigh\Lee
1570 – 1620
Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Eleanor (Rhys\Ris\Rees) (Leigh)
1570 – 1618
Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Lee\Leigh
1535 – 1585
Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Dorothie (Oteley) (Lee\Leigh)
1558 – 1656
Shropshire, England
Nicholas (Rhys\Ris\Rice) FitzUryan
1550 – 1592
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Esq
1506 – 1588
Lady (Leigh\Lee)
1506 – 1591
Sir Pitchford
1543 – 1606
Katherine (Oteley)
1547 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Knight)
1460 – 1526
Lady Lee)
1484 – 1526
Sir Oteley
1528 – 1578
Mary (Oteley)
1530 – 1592

William Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1589
25 Feb 1589
Birth of William Leigh in Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
1657
1657
Age 68
Death of William Leigh in York County, Virginia, USA
York County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1589
    Event Place: Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

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