Sir John Leigh, Knight, of Addington
Dates: died November 1737
Biography
Sir John Leigh was the last direct Leigh holder named in the Addington descent account. He died without surviving issue in 1737, leading to litigation and division of the Leigh estates.
Notes / Sources
The phrase 'without surviving issue' refers to the source's account; it does not by itself establish the subsequent conveyance.
Research sources:
- Owen Manning and William Bray, The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey, Addington account, reproduced in A Topographical History of Surrey; Surrey History 2021. — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/A_topographical_history_of_Surrey_%28IA_b29350463_0004%29.pdf
The posthumous settlement of his estates was determined by litigation and a House of Lords decree.
Research sources:
- Surrey Archaeological Collections, 'Notices of the Family of Leigh of Addington', listing the 1660 bargain and sale, recovery and entail documents; Manning, The History and Antiquities of Surrey, for the Leigh descent and Sir John Leigh's death. — https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-379-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2Fvol_7%2Fsurreyac007_077-123_leveson-gower.pdf
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