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     Edward Noel was Commissioner of Excise.¹

     John Leighton is the son of Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Devereux.² He married, secondly, Joyce Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and Cicely Willoughby.² He married, firstly, Matilda Harewell, daughter of John Harewell.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shropshire.¹ He was Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII.¹ He was (an unknown value) in 1532.¹

     Matilda Harewell was the daughter of John Harewell.¹ She married John Leighton, son of Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Devereux.¹ She died, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Leighton.

     Sir Edward Leighton was the son of John Leighton and Joyce Sutton.² He married Anne Darrell, daughter of Paul Darrell.¹ He died in 1593.¹
     He was member of the Court of Marches of Wales.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Montgomeryshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shropshire in 1563.¹ He lived at Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.²

     Paul Darrell lived at Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England.¹

     Anne Darrell is the daughter of Paul Darrell.² She married Sir Edward Leighton, son of John Leighton and Joyce Sutton.¹
     Her married name became Leighton.

     Thomas Leighton was the son of Sir Edward Leighton and Anne Darrell.² He married Elizabeth Gerrard, daughter of Sir William Gerrard.¹ He died in 1600.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Shropshire trained bands.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shropshire in 1597.¹

     Sir William Gerrard held the office of Lord Chancellor [Ireland].¹

     Elizabeth Gerrard is the daughter of Sir William Gerrard.² She married Thomas Leighton, son of Sir Edward Leighton and Anne Darrell.¹
     Her married name became Leighton.

     Robert Leighton was the son of Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Gerrard.² He married Anne Devereux, daughter of Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Bt. and Catherine Arden.² He died in 1625.¹