Francis Leigh of Addington 1590-1644

On 4th June 1572 [his father] Oliph Leigh [aged 12] and [his mother] Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle were married.

On or before 6th September 1590 Francis Leigh of Addington was born to Oliph Leigh [aged 30] and Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle. He was baptised 6th September 1590.

On 8th May 1607 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 16] matriculated Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 5th June 1610 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 19] and Elizabeth Mynterne [aged 16] were married.

On 14th March 1612 [his father] Oliph Leigh [aged 52] died. He was buried the following day at Addington, Surrey.

On 1st December 1615 [his wife] Elizabeth Mynterne [aged 22] died. She was buried the following day.

On 12th December 1618 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 28] was knighted at Newmarket, Suffolk.

In 1623 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 32] and Christian Thynne were married.

In 1625 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 34] was elected MP Surrey.

On or before 28th June 1631 [his mother] Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle died. She was buried at Addington, Surrey.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 13th December 1644 Francis Leigh of Addington [aged 54] died. He was buried 17th December 1644 at Addington, Surrey.

In 1660 [his former wife] Christian Thynne died.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Leigh of Addington 1590-1644

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon

Ancestors of Francis Leigh of Addington 1590-1644

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leigh

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Leigh of Addington in Surrey

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harvey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Harvey

Grandfather: John Leigh of Addington 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Carew 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Welles Baroness Hoo and Hastings 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Carew 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge

Great x 2 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge

father: Oliph Leigh 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Oliph

Grandmother: Joan Oliph

Francis Leigh of Addington 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Browne 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Browne 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paston

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Barry

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Browne 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Guildford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Guildford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Waller

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frideswide Guildford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pympe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Pympe

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippe Thornbury

Grandfather: Thomas Browne 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

mother: Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England