Person:William Leighton (12)

William Leighton

b.Abt 1625

d.1666

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m. 1656

Facts and Events

Name^[1]	William Leighton
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Abt 1625
Property^[1]	1656	Kittery, York, Maine, United StatesPurchased land near Watt's Fort
Marriage	1656	Kittery, York, Maine, United Statesto Katherine Frost
Death^[1]	1666

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 (I) William Leighton, in Stearns, Ezra S.; William F. Whitcher; and Edward Everett Parker. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908)
Vol 3; p 1321.

William Leighton, a mariner born about 1625, is supposed to have been a relative of John Leighton. In 1656 he bought land near Watt's Fort in Kittery, and in the same year married Katherine, daughter of Nicholas Frost. He died in 1666...