The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Theophilus Leigh, Esq. (1643 - 10 Feb 1724 )

Resident of Longborough and Adlestrop. He and his second wife, Mary Brydges (m. 28 Nov. 1689) had six children, including Rev. Theophilus Leigh (1691 – 3 Jan 1785) D.D. and Oxford academic. Through another son, Thomas (1696-1764), he was great-uncle of Jane Austen (Le Faye, "Prologue," 2). Relevant locations: Lived at or near Longborough, Gloucestershire
 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - A Chronology of Jane Austen and Her Family: 1700-2000.
 References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

The most illustrious Theophilus Leigh Esq. of Longborough in Gloucestershire, willingly brought to the Museum a medal, remarkable for its size and engraving, struck from the very same silver which the English recovered from the wreck of a Spanish ship (near Jamaica), in order to ensure that this notable feat was not forgotten, and that the museum did not lack such a rare object in its collection.