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Sarah Leighton (Cromwell)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dover, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 1714 (45-46)
Dover, Province of New Hampshire
Place of Burial: Dover, Strafford County, NH, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Capt. Philllip Cromwell and Elizabeth Cromwell
Wife of John Leighton
Mother of Thomas Leighton; John Leighton, II of Rogers' Rangers; James Leighton; Sarah Clark; Lydia Fowler and 3 others
Sister of Phillip Crommett; Alice Cromwell; Joshua Cromwell; Samuel Cromwell; Sarah Wentworth and 2 others
Half sister of Joanna Hobbs; Mercy Hall and Ann Cromwell

Occupation: Housewife
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Sarah Leighton

  • Marriage to John Leighton I: (1695 — Age: 31) Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
  • Marriage to John Leighton I: United States

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John Leighton Born 1660 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Died 24 Sep 1712 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father Thomas Leighton, II, b. 1642, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 22 Jan 1677, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Mother Elizabeth Nutter, b. 1645, Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire, United States , d. 28 Dec 1674, Dover, Stafford, New Hampshire, United States
Married 1670 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Family 1 Sarah Cromwell, b. 1665, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 1753 or 1754, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Married 1703 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Children 1. Thomas Leighton, b. 1696, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 16 Jan 1763, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA 2. John Leighton, b. 1698 , Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 16 Dec 1772, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA 3. James Leighton, b. 27 May 1699, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 08 Jul 1759, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA 4. Sarah Leighton, b. 1701, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 1770, Wells, York, Maine, USA

5. Lydia Leighton, b. 19 Feb 1704, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 1738, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Family 2 Elizabeth Merrow, b. Abt 1675 Married Abt 1704

Timothy Wentworth Born 1663 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Died 8 Jul 1719 Berwick, York, Maine, USA Father Elder William Wentworth, b. 15 Mar 1613, Alford, Lincolnshire, England , d. 15 Mar 1695, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Mother Elizabeth Knight, b. Abt 1613, Essex, England , d. 15 Mar 1695, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Married 1653 United States Family Sarah Cromwell, b. 1665, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA , d. 1753 or 1754, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Married 1698 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Children 1. Samuel Wentworth, b. 1697, Berwick, York, Maine, USA , d. 4 Jul 1780, Berwick, York, Maine, USA

Sources

   [S-2086349603] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
   http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27169330&pid...
   [S-1579646190] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.Original data - Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Pri).
   Death date: 1719 Death place: Marriage date: 1698 Marriage place: United States
   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=newenglandmarriages&h=72614&t...
   [S-2086898898] Maine Court Records, 1696-1854, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - York County Court of Common Pleas (1696-1760), Kennebec County Supreme Court (1799-1854), and Washington County District Court (1839-46). Index obtained from Maine Depar).
   Residence date: Residence place: Berwick
   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mainecourt1690&h=53511&ti=0&i...
   [S-2086355994] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived), Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: ..
   Birth date: 1658 Birth place: MA Marriage date: 1698 Marriage place:
   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1303995&ti=0&i...
   [S-1579646190] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.Original data - Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Pri).

Source: http://gilken.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=P852&tree=mullin

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Captain Phillip Cromwell was born 1634 in Eling, Hampshire, England. His parents were Giles CROMWELL and Alice WEEKES. He emigrated with his parents to Salem Mass. and first appears in New Hampshire in 1642. He married Elizabeth TUTTLE before 1663 in Dover, NH. After Elizabeth died, he married Elizabeth Leighton on 20 Sep 1671 in Dover, NH. Phillip died 26 May 1708 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.

Elizabeth Tuttle was born 1642 in Dover, NH. Her parents were John TUTTLE and Dorothy ERNST. Elizabeth died 1670 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.

Elizabeth Leighton was born 1646 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Her parents were Thomas Leighton (b. 1604 in England – d. 22 Jan 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire) and Joanna (b. 1617 in England – d. 15 Jan 1704 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire). Elizabeth died 1712 in Dover, Strafford, NH.

Children of Phillip and Elizabeth: Name Born Married Departed 1. Alice Cromwell 1664, Dover NH Nov 1733 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire 2. Joshua CROMWELL c. 1665 Dover NH Lydia [_?_] about 1699 Dover NH before 1752 Dover NH 3. Samuel Cromwell ca. 1667 Dover NH Elizabeth [_?_] .
Rachel [_?_] Dover, NH 4. Sarah Cromwell 1668 Timothy Wentworth .
John Leighton 1695 Dover NH Apr 1704 5. Elizabeth Cromwell 1670 Dover, NH

. Children of Phillip and Elizabeth Leighton Name Born Married Departed 6. Ann Cromwell 19 Aug 1674 in Dover, NH 7. Joanna Cromwell 1677 Morris Hobbs 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, 8. Mercy Cromwell 1681 Hatevil Hall 14 Mar 1707 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Aft. 17 Nov 1733

Sarah’s first husband Timothy Wentworth was born 1663 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were William Wentworth and Elizabeth Kenney. Timothy died 8 Jul 1719 in Berwick, New Hampshire

Sarah’s second husband John Leighton was born 1673 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. His parents were Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Nutter. John died in 1718 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Source: https://minerdescent.com/2010/06/14/phillip-cromwell/

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Sarah Leighton's Timeline

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Dover, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1696
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Dover, Province of New Hampshire
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Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
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Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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February 19, 1703
Dover, Province of New Hampshire
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