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• Name: John LEIGHTON
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1430 ^b
• Death: Abt 4 Feb 1496 ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Edward LEIGHTON Death: Before 1454
Mother:

• Elizabeth STAPLETON Death: Before 1444

Family:
Marriage:

• Ankoret BURGH on Before 1453 .^m1
  
• Ankoret BURGH Death: Before 1471

Children:

1. Sir Robert LEIGHTON Birth: 1454
2. Sir Cuthbert LEIGHTON Birth: 2
3. William LEIGHTON Birth: 3
4. Elizabeth LEIGHTON

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641],

parents:

[Ref: Burke Peerage p1198, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

Sources for death Information

date:

1493 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1198]

shortly before 4 Feb 1496 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ankoret BURGH

date:

before 1453 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641],

child:

[Ref: Burke Peerage p1198, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

Research Notes:
Esq, of Stretton en le Dale, Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]
of Stretton-in-le-Dale [Ref: Burke Peerage p1198]

1444: legatee in will of his father [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

1460-1, 1463-5, 1467-8, 1472-5, 1478: Knight of the Shire for Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]
1460: Member of Parliament for Shropshire [Ref: Burke Peerage p1198]

1463: Steward of Bishop's Castle [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

1467-8, 1473-4, 1481-2: Sheriff of Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

1488-9: Escheator of Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

1474: Steward of Pontesbury, Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]

1476: Constable of Oswestry Castle [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p641]



Pedigree of John LEIGHTON
                            /-----John De LEIGHTON
                   /-----John LEIGHTON
          /-----John LEIGHTON
         |        |         /-----Sir John DRAKE
         |         \-----Margaret DRAKE
 /-----Edward LEIGHTON
|        |         /-----Watkyn CAMBRAY
|         \-----Ellen CAMBRAY
John LEIGHTON
|                  /-----John STAPLETON
|         /-----Sir John STAPLETON
|        |        |         /-----Edward BURNELL
|        |         \-----Katherine BURNELL
 \-----Elizabeth STAPLETON
         |         /-----John DEVIOCK
          \-----Margaret DEVIOCK
                  |                           /-----Sir Nicholas De LONGLAND
                  |                  /-----Sir Hugh De LONGLAND
                  |         /-----John De LONGLAND
                   \-----Margaret De LONGLAND
                           |                           /-----John De BEAUPRE
                           |                  /-----Sir Stephen De BEAUPRE
                           |         /-----Sir Ralph De BEAUPRE
                           |        |        |                  /-----Sir Richard Fitz Ives
                           |        |        |         /-----Sir William Fitz Richard
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel
                           |        |         \-----Isabel Fitz William
                           |        |                 |         /-----Sir Ralph BEVYLE
                           |        |                  \-----Rose BEVYLE
                            \-----Isabel De BEAUPRE
                                    |         /-----Sir Matthew De FURNEAUX
                                     \-----Margaret De FURNEAUX
                                             |         /-----Sir Warin De RALEIGH
                                              \-----Maud De RALEIGH



Descendants of John LEIGHTON

2nd generation


3rd generation