Winifred Leigh

Female 1538 - 1592  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Winifred Leigh 
    Birth ~1538  Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1592  Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I31872  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 

    Father Sir Thomas Leigh, Knight, Lord Mayor of London,   b. ~ 1504, Wellington, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1571, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Alice Barker,   b. ~1522, Wolverton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1600, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2, 3, 4
    Family ID F11599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sir George Bond, Knight,   b. ~1526   d. 4 Mar 1592, Greater London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 1554  Greater London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Married 12 Feb 1561  Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Married 23 Jun 1569  Walton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Rose Bond,   b. ~1565, Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1648, Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
    Family ID F11598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 John Colles,   b. ~ 1541, Barton Grange, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1608 (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage 0Feb 1596  St. Jude's, Old Jewry, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • ...as his 2nd wife...
    Children 
     1. George Colles   d. ~ 1633
     2. Humphrey Colles   d. Aft 1633
    Family ID F17501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~1538 - Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1554 - Greater London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Feb 1561 - Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jun 1569 - Walton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1592 - Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0Feb 1596 - St. Jude's, Old Jewry, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • According to the History of Parliament entry for Winifred's second husband, John Colles, she was the illegitimate daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (1504-November 17, 1571), a stapler and mercer who was Lord Mayor of London in 1558-9. Most online genealogies add her to the list of children born to Leigh's wife, Alice Baker (c.1525-1600 or 1603), but the inquisition post mortem for Colles in 1608 refers to her as the "natural sister of Sir Thomas Leigh," Leigh's son and and heir.

      She married first Sir George Bond (c.1534-March 4, 1592), a haberdasher from a Buckland, Somerset family who was Lord Mayor of London in 1587.

      I’ve found two dates online for this marriage. One is February 12, 1561 in Middlesex. The other is June 23, 1569 in Walton at Stone, Hertfordshire. The first seems more likely.

      They had two daughters, Rose (d. July 31, 1648) and Ann (d.1628).

      In February 1596, at St. Jude's, Old Jewry, London, Winifred married John Colles of Barton Grange, Somerset (c.1541-February 18,1608) as his second wife. They had three sons and two daughters, including George (d.c.1633) and Humphrey (d.1633+). His will forbade mourning gowns at his funeral, indicating that the family had Puritan leanings.

      * [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S44751] http://www.geni.com/people/Rose-Hale-Bond/6000000003649778505?through=4204011272640074364.

    2. [S44752] http://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Thomas-Leigh-Lord-Mayor-of-London/6000000003649658961?through=6000000000115741701.

    3. [S44791] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I41171&tree=00.

    4. [S10201] "Thomas Leigh (Lord Mayor)" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, February 24th, 2017 by Dav.

    5. [S44790] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I127879&tree=00.

    6. [S10253] "WINIFRED LEIGH (c.1538-1621)" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, February 24th, 2017 by.

    7. [S10438] "George Bond (mayor)" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, February 24th, 2017 by David A.