Person:Richard Leighton (2)

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Richard Leighton
b.Est 1625
bur.2 Jun 1682 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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  • H.  Richard LeightonEst 1625 - 1682
  • W.  Mary UnknownEst 1630 - Aft 1682
m. 14 Nov 1650
  1. John Leighton1651/52 - 1698
  2. Mary Leighton1654 - 1719
  3. Ezekiel Leighton1657/58 - 1723
  4. Sarah Leighton1662 - 1706
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Name[1][3] Richard Leighton
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1625 Estimate based on date of marriage.
Marriage 14 Nov 1650 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Unknown
Will[1] 27 May 1682
Burial[1][4] 2 Jun 1682 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Probate[2] 26 Sep 1682 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 116. Richard1 Leighton, in Jewett, Amos Everett, [Editor], and George Brainard [Compiler] Blodgette. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: A Genealogical Record of the Families who Settled in Rowley before 1700 with Several Generations of their Descendants. (Rowley, Mass.: Amos Everett Jewett (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Mass.), 1933)
    228-29.

    "116. Richard1 Leighton married 14 Nov., 1650, Mary _____. He was buried 2 June, 1682. His will, dated 27 May, 1682, mentions wife (unnamed); eldest son, John, to have the homestead and be executor; son Ezekiel; daughters Mary and Sarah (Essex Probate, on file and Essex Deeds, 4 Ips.:479)."

  2. ↑ 66 Richard Leighton, in Blodgette, George Brainard. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts (1887): Including all who were here before 1662, with a few generations of their descendants. (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1887)
    144.

    "… His will, dated 27 May, proved 26 Sept., 1682, mentions: wife (unnamed); eldest son John; son Ezekiel; daughter Mary; and daughter Sarah (Essex Probate on file)."

  3. ↑ Richard Laighton, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    3:44.

    "Richard (Laighton, or Leighton), Rowley 1643. His will, of 1682, names ch. John,
    Ezekiel, Mary, and Sarah, of wh. Mary m. prob. Francis [Thomas] Spofford of
    the same."

  4. ↑ Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1928-1931)
    1:490.

    "Lighton, Richard, bur. June 2, 1682."

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