William
Leigh
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Leigh
and Mary (Austin) Leigh
Husband of
Sarah (Hanmer) Leigh
— married
21 Dec 1700 in Whittington, Shropshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Leigh, Sarah Leigh, Margaret Leigh, Catherine (Leigh) Frodsham, Austin Leigh and Elizabeth Leigh
Died about
at about age 76
in England
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2018
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Biography
William Leigh was born in about 1665. This date is estimated based on his parents' marriage in 1660. He first married Mary Walley[1] and second married Sarah Hanmer in 1700 at Whittington, Shropshire.[2] He died in 1741.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (London: Nichols, Son and Bentley, 1819), vol. 1, p. 356; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/ : accessed 4 June 2018).
- ↑ "Shropshire Marriages," database with images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 4 June 2018), marriage entry image for William Leigh of Lee in Cheshire and Sarah Hanmer of Syllaten, 21 December 1700, Whittington; citing Anglican Parish Registers, P305/A/1/3 p. 34.
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