LEIGHTON, Thomas Sr.

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• Birth: 1604, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

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Thomas Leighton or Layton came from England to Dover N.H. in 1633/34. He signed the "Combination in Dover" in 1641, He was Selectman for the years 1647, 1648 and 1658. The name Leighton or Layton occurs in the oldest records of English and Scottish History. It is of Saxon origin but was established in Scotland and England before the 14th Century.

References: Leighton Genealogy, History of Durnham N.H., Vol 2 Page 259
New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 17, Page
255.
The Pioneers of Maine and NH 1623-1660
Thomas spelled his name both ways in the NH records.
Leighton or Layton.

Thomas married SILSBY, Joanna about 1634 in Scotland. Joanna was born in 1606 in Dover, NH; died on 16 Jan 1703 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. LEIGHTON, Thomas Jr. was born about 1642 in Dover, NH; died about 1677 in Dover, NH.
2. LEIGHTON, Elizabeth was born about 1637 in Dover, NH; died after May 1708 in Dover, NH.
3. LEIGHTON, Mary was born about 1644 in Dover, NH; died in 1705 in Dover, NH; was buried in Dover, NH.
4. LEIGHTON, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Oyster Neck, NH; died on 11 Oct 1712 in Dover, NH.
5. LEIGHTON, Sarah was born about 1648 in Dover, NH; died in 1719 in Dover, NH.

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Robert married SILSBY, Hannah. Hannah was born about 1570 in Scotland; died on 15 Jan 1604 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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