Puffer Genealogy
LEIGHTON, James
1699 - 1759 (60 years)1. LEIGHTON, James was born on 27 May 1699 in Dover, NH (son of LEIGHTON, John Sr. and CROMWELL, Sarah); died on 8 Jul 1759 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
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LEIGHTON, John Sr. was born about 1673 in Dover, NH (son of LEIGHTON, Thomas Jr. and NUTTER, Elizabeth); died about 1718 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
John married CROMWELL, Sarah. Sarah (daughter of CROMWELL, Capt. Philip and LEARNED, Elizabeth) was born about 1668 in Dover, NH; died in 1754 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. CROMWELL, Sarah was born about 1668 in Dover, NH (daughter of CROMWELL, Capt. Philip and LEARNED, Elizabeth); died in 1754 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
Children:
- LEIGHTON, Thomas was born in 1696 in Dover, NH; died on 16 Jan 1763 in Gouldsboro, ME.
- LEIGHTON, John Jr. was born about 1698 in Dover, NH; died on 16 Dec 1772 in Edgecomb, ME.
- 1. LEIGHTON, James was born on 27 May 1699 in Dover, NH; died on 8 Jul 1759 in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Sarah was born in 1701 in Dover, NH; died in 1770 in Wells, ME.
- LEIGHTON, Lydia was born on 19 Feb 1703/4 in Dover, NH; died in 1738 in Salisbury, MA.
Generation: 3
4. LEIGHTON, Thomas Jr. was born about 1642 in Dover, NH (son of LEIGHTON, Thomas Sr. and SILSBY, Joanna); died about 1677 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
Thomas married NUTTER, Elizabeth about 1670 in Dover, NH. Elizabeth (daughter of NUTTER, Elder Hatevil and AYERS, Anne) was born about 1646 in Dover, NH; died on 28 Dec 1674 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. NUTTER, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Dover, NH (daughter of NUTTER, Elder Hatevil and AYERS, Anne); died on 28 Dec 1674 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
Children:
- LEIGHTON, Thomas III was born in 1670 in Dover, NH; died in 1744 in Newington, NH.
- 2. LEIGHTON, John Sr. was born about 1673 in Dover, NH; died about 1718 in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Elizabeth was born in 1674 in Dover, NH; died in 1756 in Dover, NH.
6. CROMWELL, Capt. Philip was born in 1634 in England; died on 26 May 1708 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
Notes:
Commissioned Captain 1683
Philip married LEARNED, Elizabeth before 20 Sep 1671. Elizabeth was born on 25 Mar 1621 in Dover, NH; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. LEARNED, Elizabeth was born on 25 Mar 1621 in Dover, NH; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 6
Children:
- 3. CROMWELL, Sarah was born about 1668 in Dover, NH; died in 1754 in Dover, NH.
Generation: 4
8. LEIGHTON, Thomas Sr. was born about 1604 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland (son of LEIGHTON, Robert and SILSBY, Hannah); died on 22 Jan 1672 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
- Birth: 1604, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Notes:
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]
9. SILSBY, Joanna was born in 1606 in Dover, NH; died on 16 Jan 1703 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
- Birth: Abt 1617
- Death: 15 Jan 1703/4, Dover, NH
Children:
- 4. LEIGHTON, Thomas Jr. was born about 1642 in Dover, NH; died about 1677 in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Elizabeth was born about 1637 in Dover, NH; died after May 1708 in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Mary was born about 1644 in Dover, NH; died in 1705 in Dover, NH; was buried in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Oyster Neck, NH; died on 11 Oct 1712 in Dover, NH.
- LEIGHTON, Sarah was born about 1648 in Dover, NH; died in 1719 in Dover, NH.
10. 
NUTTER, Elder Hatevil was born in 1603 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (son of NUTTER, Anthony and FULFORD, Jane); died on 2 Jan 1675 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
- Residence: 1633, Dover, NH
- Occupation: 1647; set up a sawmill on the Lamprey River which became a prosperous
- Religion: 1650; an influencial elder of the Dover church who persecuted Quakers
- Will: EITHER 28 Dec 1674 OR 29 Dec 1674
Hatevil married AYERS, Anne. Anne was born about 1602 in England; died in 1675 in Dover, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. AYERS, Anne was born about 1602 in England; died in 1675 in Dover, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
Children:
- NUTTER, Anthony was born about 1629 in Dover, NH; died on 19 Feb 1686 in Strafford, NH.
- NUTTER, Abigail was born about 1633; died after 28 Dec 1674 in Dover, NH.
- NUTTER, John was born about 1633 in Dover, NH; died before 1674 in Dover, NH.
- NUTTER, Mary was born about 1636 in Dover, NH; died before 1679 in Dover, NH.
- 5. NUTTER, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Dover, NH; died on 28 Dec 1674 in Dover, NH.