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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Sir Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of London In office 1558–1559 Preceded by Thomas Curtes Succeeded by Sir William Huett Personal details Born c. 1509 Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England Died November 17, 1571 London, England Resting place Mercer's Chapal London, England Nationality English Spouse(s) Alice Barker Occupation Merchant

Sir Thomas Leigh (c. 1509 – November 17, 1571[1]) was Lord Mayor of London in 1558.

He is the ancestor that links Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry of Wales and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as cousins. He was an Elizabethan soldier, diplomat and, for 40 years, the cut-throat Governor of Guernsey. He is William's 12th generation great-grandparent, and Kate's 11th, making them 12th cousins, once removed.

Thomas was born about 1509 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England to Roger and Anne Leigh. He was the great-great grandson of Sir Piers Legh II, who was wounded at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Thomas was raised by Sir Roland Hill, a wool merchant in London. Thomas later joined Roland's business, and around 1537, he married Roland's niece and heir, Alice Barker,[1] daughter of John Barker and Elizabeth Hill. Thomas also served as Sheriff of London[2] in 1555[3] and in 1558 as Lord Mayor of London.

In 1558, after the death of Mary I of England, Thomas led the procession leading up to the coronation of Elizabeth I of England.[4] In 1559, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.[5]

In 1561, Thomas Leigh and Roland Hill purchased Stoneleigh Abbey after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and a house was built on the site of the monastical buildings. Some of Leigh's descendants lived in the estate from 1561 to 1990.

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Was made Lord High Mayor of London in 1558

• 'A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke
• A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke
• Pg. 310
• ROGER LEIGH, of Wellington, in Shropshire and Rushall, in the county of Stafford. This gentleman had issue, . . . .
• And a younger son,
  • ' THOMAS LEIGH, who was brought up under Sir Rowland Hill, a rich merchant of London, and Lord Mayor of that city; by whom, for his knowledge and industry, he was made his factor beyond sea; and in that trust deporting himself with the highest integrity, Sir Rowland bestowed upon him the hand of his favourite niece, Alice, daughter of John Barker, alias Coverall, of Wolverton, in the county of Salop, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Thomas Hill, and upon the issue of the marriage he entailed the greater part of his estate. Thomas Leigh subsequently served the office of Sheriff of London, and was Lord Mayor at the death of Queen Mary. He was knighted during his mayoralty, and dying in 1571, was buried in Mercer's Chapel, London, with this epitaph upon is tomb: . . . .
  • ' His widow lived at Stoneleigh to a very advanced age, having seen her chiildren's children to the fourth generation. She died in 1603, and was buried at Stoneleigh, where she had founded an hospital for five poor men, and five poor women, all of them to be unmarried persons, and nominated after her decease by Sir Thomas Leigh, her son, and his heirs for ever. Sir Thomas Leigh had issue by this lady,
    • ROWLAND, who was largely provided for at Longborough, in Gloucestershire, by Sir Rowland Hill, his godfather. He m. first Margery, daughter of Thomas Lawe, of London, vintner, and secondly, __, daughter of Sir Richard Berkeley, Knt., of Stoke-Gifford, in Gloucestershire.
    • Richard, died s. p.
    • THOMAS, of whom presently.
    • William (Sir), of Newnham-Regis, in Warwickshire, who m. Frances, dauther of Sir James Harrington, of Exton, in Rutlandshire, and left a son, . . . .
    • Mary, m. first, to Robert Andrews, of London and secondly, to __ Cobb.
    • Alice, m. to Thomas Connye, of Lincolnshire.
    • Katherine, m. Edward Barber, of Somersetshire, Serjeant at Law.
    • Winifred, m. Sir George Bond, Lord Mayor of London.
  • The second surviving son,
    • THOMAS LEIGH, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and created a baronet, upon the institution of that order, 29th June, 1611. Sir Thomas m. Catherine, fourth daughter of Sir John Spencer, Knt., of Wormleighton, in the county of Warwick, and had issue,
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• 'Thomas Leigh
• 'M, b. circa 1515, d. 17 November 1572
• ' Thomas Leigh was born circa 1515 at of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. He married Alice Barker, daughter of John Barker and Elizabeth Hill, circa 1536.1 Thomas Leigh died on 17 November 1572.
• 'Family Alice Barker b. c 1518, d. 1600
• Children
  • ◦Alice Leigh+1 b. c 1537, d. b 1621
  • ◦Winifred Leigh+ b. c 1538, d. a 1592
• Citations
• 1.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, SLC Archives.
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2264.htm#i68036
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• A. Richard Cony of Bassingthorpe (bur 12.04.1545) m. Jane Ellis (bur 05.07.1549. dau of Thomas Ellis of Paunton)
  • i. Thomas Cony of Bassingthorpe (b c 1529, bur 15.10.1611) m. Alice Leigh (d before 1621, dau of 'Sir Thomas Leigh, Lord Mayor of London')
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4aq/coney1.php?redirect=true
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• 'Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry, Volume 1 By John Burke
• Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry, Volume 1 By John Burke
• Pg. 573
• The ancient family of "HILL OF COURT OR HILL," had enjoyed many centuries of distinction in the county of Salop.
• III. Thomas, who m. Margaret, dau. of Thomas Wilbraham, of Woodhey, in Cheshire, and had issue,
  • Elizabeth, m. to John Barker, Esq. of Haughmond, in Salop, and had a dau.,
    • ' ALICE BARKER, who m. Sir Thomas Leigh, and from this alliance lineally descends the present CHANDOS, LORD LEIGH of Stoneleigh.
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