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William Leighton 1696–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1696

Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1749

Death Location: Eliot, York County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Capt. Leighton

Mother: Oner Langdon

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Katherine Leighton, John Leighton, William Leighton

William Leighton was born in 1696 in Kittery, York, Maine, USA, the child of Capt John Leighton And Oner Langdon. William Leighton married Sarah Hill, and had children including John Leighton, Katherine Leighton, William Leighton. William Leighton passed away in 1749 in Eliot, York County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Leighton was born in 1696 in Kittery, York, Maine, USA, the child of Capt John Leighton And Oner Langdon.
  • William Leighton married Sarah Hill, and had children including John Leighton, Katherine Leighton, William Leighton.
  • William Leighton passed away in 1749 in Eliot, York County, Maine, United States of America.

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William Leighton's Ancestors

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William Leighton
1696–1749
Birth Place: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Parents
Capt. John Leighton
1663–1724
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Oner Langdon
1664–1737
Grandparents
Capt. (William) Leighton
1625–1666
England
Katherine Frost
1633–1715
Tiverton, Devonshire, England
Tobias Langdon
1630–1664
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1638–1693
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650
Henry Sherburne
1611–1681
Rebecca Gibbons
1617–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Frost
1558–
Anna Hamden
1565–
Joseph Sherburne
1575–1621
Ambrose Gibbons
1592–1656
Rebecca Potter
–1655

William Leighton's Descendants

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William Leighton (9 Sep 1696–19 Sep 1749)
  1. 1. Katherine Leighton 1728–1736
  2. 2. John Leighton 1725–1737
  3. 3. William Leighton 1723–1793 m. Mary Bane 1730–1795
    1. 1. Catherine Leighton 1752–1810 m. Capt. (Dependence) Shapleigh 1744–1812
      1. 1. Tobias Shapleigh 1787–1819 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Shapleigh 1787–
        1. 1. William Shapleigh 1816–1892 m. Sarah (R) Bert\Burt 1820–1861 m. Adaline (M. (Rand)) Foye 1834–
      2. 2. Sally Shapleigh 1773–1859
      3. 3. Dorcas Shapleigh 1780–
      4. 4. Dependence Shapleigh –1842
      5. 5. William Shapleigh 1775–1859
        1. 1. Millet Shapleigh 1807–1878
        2. 2. Howard Shapleigh 1817–1874
        3. 3. Dependence Shapleigh 1794–
        4. 4. Sarah ("Sally" R) Shapleigh 1798–1851 m. John Fall 1798–1838

William Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1696
9 Sep 1696
Birth of William Leighton in Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
1749
19 Sep 1749
Age 53
Death of William Leighton in Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Kittery, York, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1696
    Event Place: Kittery, York, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1749
    Event Place: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eliot, York County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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