When Mark Leighton was born on 7 October 1739, in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Hatevil Nutter Leighton, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Trickey, was 27. He died in 1803, in West Point, Highlands, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 64.
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English: habitational name from any of various places called Leighton or Layton. Most, as for example those in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘settlement’, but Layton in Durham derives from Old English ge-lād ‘road’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English pronunciation of Leighton is usually /lɛ:tən/ or /leitən/ (also spelled Layton and Leaton ), but it can also be heard as /laitən/ or as /li:tən/ (also spelled Leaton ), and occasionally as /lɛtən/ (spelled Letton ).
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Possible Related NamesJulia states that she has war records of Mark and Valentine Leighton. Valentine was on guard at West Point the night Arnold escaped to the British.
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