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William de LEIGHTON 1213–1296 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1213

Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1296

Death Location: England

Father: Richard LEIGHTON

Mother: Alice STRANGE

Spouse(s): Isabella PICHARD

Children(s): William LEIGHTON

William de LEIGHTON was born in 1213 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard De Leighton And Alice La Strange. William de LEIGHTON married Isabella Pichard, and had children including William Jenkinus Leighton. William de LEIGHTON passed away in 1296 in England.

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Biography

  • William de LEIGHTON was born in 1213 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, the child of Richard De Leighton And Alice La Strange.
  • William de LEIGHTON married Isabella Pichard, and had children including William Jenkinus Leighton.
  • William de LEIGHTON passed away in 1296 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard LEIGHTON
1181–
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Alice STRANGE
1185–
Birth Location: Knockin, Shropshire County, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabella PICHARD
1216–
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

William LEIGHTON
1243–
Birth Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England
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William LEIGHTON's Ancestors

Self
William LEIGHTON
1213–1296
Birth Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard de LEIGHTON
1181–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Alice (La) STRANGE
1185–
Knockin, Shropshire County, England
Grandparents
William (de) LEIGHTON
1149–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Avicia (Or Amice Or Alice) BUTLER
1153–
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Philip (LE) STRANGE
1165–1269
Knockin, Shropshire County, England
Joyce CORBET
1165–
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William LEIGHTON's Descendants

1.
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William (de) LEIGHTON (Abt 1213–1296) m. Isabella PICHARD (Abt 1216–)
  1. 1. William (Jenkinus) LEIGHTON 1243– m. Jocosa (Joyce) STANFORD 1247–
    1. 1. Richard LEIGHTON 1274– m. Johanna PIGOTT 1300–
      1. 1. John (de) LEIGHTON 1320–1350 m. Matilda CAMBRAY 1330–
        1. 1. Edward LEIGHTON 1350–1454 m. Elizabeth STAPLETON –1444
      2. 2. Jenkinus LAYTON 1325– m. Jocosa SANDFORD 1330–
    2. 2. Maud (DE) LEIGHTON 1272– m. Roger (DE) THORNTON 1275–1328
      1. 1. Ellen (DE) THORNTON 1299–1389 m. Richard (DE) HOUGH 1300–1351
        1. 1. Joan (DE) HOUGH 1326–1380 m. Thomas (DE) CAPENHURST 1322–1380
        2. 2. Richard HOGH 1322–1348
    3. 3. Richardus LAYTON 1275– m. Alicia STRANGE 1280–
    4. 4. Maud (de) LEIGHTON 1280–

William LEIGHTON's Timeline

3 Records

1213
Abt 1213
Birth of William de LEIGHTON in Leighton, Shropshire, England
Leighton, Shropshire, England
1296
1296
Age 83
Death of William de LEIGHTON in Leighton, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Leighton, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
1296
1296
Age 83
Burial of William de LEIGHTON in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1213
    Event Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William de Leighton, person ID LZW3-3PL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1296
    Event Place: Leighton, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William de Leighton, person ID LZW3-3PL.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1296
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William de Leighton, person ID LZW3-3PL.
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