Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Leighton was born in 1756, in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Hatevil Nutter Leighton, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Trickey, was 44. He married Betty Frost about 1778, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 December 1831, in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Samuel Leighton, "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910"
- Capt. John Frost Family Bible
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1758
Historical Boundaries: 1758: York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1790
Historical Boundaries: 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
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 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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