Willmus
(William)
Leaver
aka Lever
Born about in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England
Son of Robert Leaver
and Katherine (Crompton) Leaver
Brother of
Rauffe Leaver, Unknown (Leaver) Grundy, James Leaver, Robert Leaver, Jane (Leaver) Seddon, Richard Leaver, Anna (Leaver) Breres, John Lever, Elline (Leaver) Richardson and Alis (Leaver) Bradshaw
Husband of
Elizabeth (Kennion) Leaver
— married
2 Jul 1616 in Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Leaver) Lightbowne and Ann (Leaver) Mosley
Died
at about age 70
in Kersall, Lancashire, England
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Biography
Willmus (William) Leaver was born in Darcy Lever circa 1575, son of Robert Lever of Darcy Lever[1]He became known as William Lever of Kersall.
Marriage Elizabetha Kennion [Kenyon] on 2 July 1616 at Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire, England.[2]
Children:
1617-1621 Mary
1618 Katherine, married Henry Bridgeman, Dean of Chester
1619 Jane, married William Langton
1620 Elizabeth, married John Lightbowne
1623 Marye, m1 William Dantsey, m2 Reginald Egerton Esq
1625 Alice, married Ferdinando Stanley
1627 Anne, married Oswald Mosley
1631 Sarah, married John Ashton
1633-1660 William, married Catherine Rosthorn
William was buried intra ecclesiam 3/4 at St Peter's Bolton le Moors 4 Aug 1645[3]
Will & Tuition for the younger children, 1645 York[4]
Sources
- ↑ Visitation of Lancashire, 1664, Lever of Kersall
- ↑
Marriage Bond:
"England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900"
citing Cheshire, England, Item 2, Cheshire Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,885,390.
FamilySearch Record: FBY9-JJ4 (accessed 19 February 2023)
Elizabetha Kennion marriage to Willmus Leaver on 2 Jul 1616 in Cheshire, England. - ↑ Lancashire : Bolton le Moors : St Peter : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5e69f626f493fd413a508ac5) burial Willyam Leaver 4 Aug 1645
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/400110/?offset=1#page=129&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
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