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William Leigh 1604–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 17 June 1690

Death Location: Adlestrop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Willmo Leigh

Mother: Lady Whorwood

Spouse(s): Joanna (Perry)

Children(s): Theophilus Leigh, Jane Leigh, Henry Leigh

In 1604, William Leigh entered the world in Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England, born to Willmo Lee Leigh And Lady Elizabeth Whorwood. William Leigh married Joanna Pury Perry, and had children including Henry Leigh, Jane Leigh, Joseph Leigh, Sarah Leigh, Theophilus Leigh, William Leigh. William Leigh passed away in 1690 in Adlestrop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1604, William Leigh entered the world in Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England, born to Willmo Lee Leigh And Lady Elizabeth Whorwood.
  • William Leigh married Joanna Pury Perry, and had children including Henry Leigh, Jane Leigh, Joseph Leigh, Sarah Leigh, Theophilus Leigh, William Leigh.
  • William Leigh passed away in 1690 in Adlestrop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willmo Leigh
1586–1632
Birth Location: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, , England
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Lady Whorwood
1582–1666
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna (Perry)
1624–1689
Birth Location: Kirton, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Theophilus Leigh
1666–1725
Birth Location: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
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Jane Leigh
1664–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Leigh
1650–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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William Leigh's Ancestors

Self
William Leigh
1604–1690
Birth Place: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Willmo Lee Leigh
1586–1632
Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth) Whorwood
1582–1666
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Rowland (De) Leigh
1547–1603
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Catherine (De) Berkeley
1546–1590
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England
WILLIAM WHORWOOD
1563–1614
Sandwell, Staffordshire, England
ANNE FIELD
1563–1610
Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whorwood
1536–1590
Frances CHESHAM
1539–1563
John Feilde
1528–1605
Isabell Guest
1528–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Field(Feilde)
1480–1542
Elvira KENDALL
1485–

William Leigh's Descendants

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William Leigh (1604–17 June 1690) m. Joanna (Pury) (Perry) (1624–07 Jun 1689)
  1. 1. Theophilus Leigh 1666–1725 m. Mary Brydges 1670–1703 m. Elizabeth Craven 1653–1687 m. Mary Bridges 1666–1703
    1. 1. Thomas (Leigh) Rev 1696–1764 m. Jane (Walker) Brydges 1704–1768
      1. 1. Cassandra (Elizabeth) Leigh 1739–1827 m. Reverend (George) Austen 1731–1805 m. George Austen 1731–1805
        1. 1. Edward Austen 1768–1852 m. Elizabeth Bridges 1773–1808
        2. 2. Jane Austen 1775–1817
        3. 3. James Austen 1765–1819
        4. 4. Cassandra (Elizabeth) Austen 1773–1845
        5. 5. Reverend (Henry Thomas) Austen 1771–1852
        6. 6. Francis (William) Austen 1774–1865
        7. 7. Charles (John) Austen 1779–1852
        8. 8. George (Richard) Austen 1766–1819
        9. 9. Jane Austen 1775–1817
        10. 10. Cassandra (Elizabeth) Austen 1773–1845 m. Thomas (Craven) Fowle 1765–1797
        11. 11. Admiral (Charles John) Austen 1779–1852
        12. 12. Admiral (Sir Francis William Austen,) GCB 1774–1865
        13. 13. Rev (James Edward Austen) Leigh 1798–1874
      2. 2. Jane Leigh 1736–1783
      3. 3. Thomas Leigh 1747–1821
      4. 4. James (Leigh) Perrot 1735–1817
      5. 5. Mary Leigh 1737–1737
      6. 6. Anne Leigh 1734–1738
    2. 2. Thomas Leigh 1703–1738
    3. 3. Henry Leigh 1697–
    4. 4. Daughter LEIGH 1702–
    5. 5. Charles Leigh 1700–1766
    6. 6. Elizabeth Leigh 1694–
    7. 7. Katharine Leigh 1701–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Leigh 1674–1674
    9. 9. Triphena Leigh 1681–1722
    10. 10. Elizabeth Leigh 1695–1779
    11. 11. Charles Leigh 1700–1766
    12. 12. Thomas Leigh 1703–1764
    13. 13. Katharine Leigh 1701–
    14. 14. Theophilus Leigh 1694–1785
    15. 15. Henry Leigh 1697–
    16. 16. William Leigh 1691–1757
    17. 17. Cassandra Leigh 1695–1722
    18. 18. Theophilus (Ⅱ Leigh) Ii 1693–1785
    19. 19. Mary Leigh 1698–1735
    20. 20. William (Ⅲ, Leigh) Iii 1691–1757
    21. 21. Anne LEIGH 1700–1737
    22. 22. James Leigh 1692–1713
    23. 23. Emma Leigh 1690–1760
    24. 24. Son LEIGH 1704–
  2. 2. Jane Leigh 1664–
  3. 3. Henry Leigh 1650–

William Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1604
1604
Birth of William Leigh in Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
1690
17 June 1690
Age 86
Death of William Leigh in Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1690
    Event Place: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adlestrop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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