Alice BARKER

1509 - 1603  (94 years)

• Name	Alice BARKER  [1]
  Birth	1509	Wolverton, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	[2]
  	Stoneleigh Estate
  _FSFTID	L8ZD-RL5
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8ZD-RL5
  _UID	D9290C5349934AF9BF6AE13EDE04DD24ABF4
  Death	16 Nov 1603	Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Jan 1604	Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594766334	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John BARKER, Coverall of Coulshurst,   b. Abt 1480, Colchurst, Shropshire, England, d. 4 May 1540, Hopton Castle, Wolverton, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Dame Elizabeth HILL,   b. 1482, England, d. 29 Jan 1540, Ipswich, Suffolk, England (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F536728666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sir Thomas LEIGH,   b. Abt 1504, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 15 Nov 1571, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1533	Devon, England   [3]
  Children	1. Catherine LEIGH,   b. 1530, Lanchester, Durham, England d. 25 Jun 1576, London, England (Age 46 years)   2. Robert Rowland LEIGH,   b. Abt 1536, Warwickshire, England d. 1 Apr 1603, London St Bride's Church Fleet Street, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 67 years)   3. RICHARD RALPH LEIGH,   b. 1536, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. Feb 1625 (Age 89 years)   4. Lady Alice LEIGH,   b. 1537, Bassingthorpe with Westby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1621, Bassingthorpe with Westby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 84 years)   5. Lady Catherine LEIGH,   b. 1539, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. 10 Mar 1601, Chew Magna, Somerset, England (Age 62 years)   6. Winifred LEIGH,   b. Abt 1540, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. 10 Mar 1600, Kings Walden, , Hertfordshire, England (Age ~ 60 years)   7. Thomas LEIGH,   b. 1545, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. 1 Feb 1625, Basingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England (Age 80 years)   8. Sir William LEIGH,   b. Abt 1551, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. 16 Jul 1627, Titsey, Surrey, England (Age ~ 76 years)   9. Mary LEIGH,   b. Abt 1555, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536728662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  It was said she was the favourite niece of her uncle Sir Rowland Hill, Mayor of London 1559. He raised her husband Thomas Leigh and arranged the marriage between them. Her mother was Elizabeth Hill, sister of the said Sir Rowland Hill, and father was John Barker. She married Thomas Leigh shortly before March 13 1536, and had 4 sons and 5 daughters. Eldest son was Rowland of Adlestrop 2nd son Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneleigh 3rd son Sir William of Newham Regis There was a 4th son but he was not generally counted in most historical records, Richard, who died w/o issue 1570. Of the 5 daughters: Mary, married 1) Rich'd Cobbe esq, 2) Rob't Andrews esq of London. Alice,married Thomas Connye (Coney) Katherine, married Edward Baber (Barber) Winifred, married Sir George Bond Isobel, mentioned in her father's will She lived a long life, and even saw her 4th generations of great grandchildren. She died in 1603/4 and buried at Stoneleigh.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Winifred Leigh, person ID LCQL-F58. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Alice Barker, person ID L8ZD-RL5. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Thomas Leigh, person ID LBF5-CVG. (Reliability: 3).