Sir John Leigh, Knight, lord of the manor of Addington
Dates: Born 1681; died November 1737
Biography
Sir John Leigh was the last male Leigh holder of the Addington estate. He died without surviving issue in 1737, after which the succession was contested and the estate was divided among his female relatives.
Notes / Sources
The title 'lord of the manor' is supported by the historical account, while the separate legal status of the former Temple portion after its union with the Leigh estate is not always stated in later deeds.
Research sources:
- Leveson-Gower, Notices of the Family of Leigh of Addington, Surrey Archaeological Collections, abstracts nos. 23-26; A Topographical History of Surrey, Account of the Manors of Addington. — https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-379-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2Fvol_7%2Fsurreyac007_077-123_leveson-gower.pdf
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