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Biography of Francis Leigh of Addington 1590-1644

On 4th June 1572 [his father] Oliph Leigh (age 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 (age 30) and Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle. He was baptised 6th September 1590.

On 8th May 1607 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 16) matriculated Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 5th June 1610 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 19) and Elizabeth Mynterne (age 16) were married.

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

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

On 12th December 1618 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 28) was knighted at Newmarket, Suffolk.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1623 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 32) and Christian Thynne were married.

In 1625 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 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.

On 13th December 1644 Francis Leigh of Addington (age 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 England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

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

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

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 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge

Great x 2 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge

Father: Oliph Leigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Oliph

GrandMother: Joan Oliph

Francis Leigh of Addington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne

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

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

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

Mother: Jane Browne of Betchworth Castle 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England