Joan Leighs, b: 1500 - Steeple Ashton, England

^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}
^{1628 English curtail King's powers}

^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}

^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}


		^{Thomas Spicer}^{b. d.}

	^{Henry Spicer}^{b.1490 Gittisham, Devon, England d.1587 Lyminge, Kent, England}

^{Agnes Spicer}^{b.1522 Gittisham, Devon, England d.1554}

	^Joan Leighs^{b.1500 Steeple Ashton, England d.1563 Great Leighs, Essex, England}