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William A Leighton 1814–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1814

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1879

Death Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Nancy Sorrell

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In 1814, William A Leighton entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America, born to William H Leighton And Nancy M Sorrell. William A Leighton passed away in 1879 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William A Leighton entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America, born to William H Leighton And Nancy M Sorrell.
  • William A Leighton passed away in 1879 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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William Leighton's Ancestors

Self
William Leighton
1814–1879
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William H Leighton
1791–1836
Nelson Co., VA
Nancy (M) Sorrell
1792–1880
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Leighton
1752–1831
Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England
Ann Burrell
1765–1820
England
Joseph (Sorrell) 1760
1760–1840
Culpeper, Colonial Virginia
Nancy (Redman) 1760
1760–1863
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Layton
1717–1762
Elizabeth Hills
1718–1758
William Sorrell
1735–1778
Ann Holloway
1725–1780
Joseph Jr
1730–1811
Sarah 1732
1732–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1690–1739
William Hills
1698–1766
Susanna MARSH
1699–1768
John Sorrell
1680–1749
Ann Holloway
1698–1780
Robert Holloway
1700–1738
Solomon War)
1690–1749
Mary (Redman)
1705–1740
James Sr
1692–1763
Hannah Thompson
1698–1752

William Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1814
2 June 1814
Birth of William A Leighton in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
1879
27 December 1879
Age 65
Death of William A Leighton in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1814
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1879
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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