John LEIGHTON

Abt 1673 - Abt 1718  (~ 45 years)

• Name	John LEIGHTON
  Birth	Abt 1673	Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts,   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E2D50C3257A04D03A958A9ABF5FED0E2362B
  Military	From Dec 1695 to Jan 1695/96	Oyster River, , New Hampshire,   [2]
  under Capt. John Woodman for 34 days Oyster River Garrison
  Will	24 Sep 1712	Dover, , New Hampshire,
  see NH State Papers, 31:693-4
  Death	Abt 1718	Dover, , New Hampshire,
  Person ID	I4255	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas LEIGHTON (LAYTON), Jr.,   b. Abt 1642, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 1677, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth NUTTER,   b. 1646, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, d. Bef 24 Dec 1674 (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1670	Dover, , New Hampshire,
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah CROMWELL,   b. 1668, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, d. 1754, Dover, , New Hampshire, (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1695  [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas LEIGHTON,   b. 1696, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 16 Jan 1763, Gouldsboro, Lincoln, Maine, (Age 67 years)   2. John LEIGHTON,   b. 1698, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. Yes, date unknown   3. James LEIGHTON,   b. 1699   d. 1759 (Age 60 years)   4. Sarah LEIGHTON,   b. 1701   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lydia LEIGHTON,   b. 19 Feb 1703/04, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1673 - Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, Military - under Capt. John Woodman for 34 days Oyster River Garrison - From Dec 1695 to Jan 1695/96 - Oyster River, , New Hampshire, Will - 24 Sep 1712 - Dover, , New Hampshire, Death - Abt 1718 - Dover, , New Hampshire,  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4255&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "John LEIGHTON."