LINE OF 64 OAKLEY II LEIGH
STARTING IN 5th GENERATION OF LEIGHS

We did not find the Christening record of Oakley (II) among the records for all of the other known children of Oakley (I), who were all christened in St Peter's parish church in Carmarthen. We assumed his identity from his name and his last will (see next paragraph). Now DNA studies confirm that our assumption is correct. A male descendant of John (II) and a male descendant of Oakley (II) (both sons of Oakley (I)) have a very close match of 67 markers with a Genetic Distance of only 1. See DNA Results,

This OAKLEY (II) moved from Carmarthen to the estate of Maesyfelin (English Millfield) and the town of Lampeter in Cardigan. Since he was called "Oakley Leigh of Millfield" he must have been employed on the estate, which was inherited by 1700 by Sir CHARLES LLOYD, second son of OAKLEY's aunt BRIDGETT LEIGH and Sir FRANCIS LLOYD. See BIOGRAPHIES of BRIDGETT and OAKLEY (III) LEIGH for this estate. The Lampeter church records of OAKLEY (II)'s children's christening were written in large letters, but gave no title or explanation. Presumably he was a steward or other official of Maesyfelin. His will of 1721 showed that he still had a close relation to his brother JOHN (II) in Carmarthen and his brother-in-law WILLIAM REES of Capel Dewi, whom he named as trustees for his wife and five-year-old son OAKLEY (III).

Sources: Lampeter Bishop's Transcripts (Films no.104503, 105148); St Peter's Collocation of Names (Film no.104504); OAKLEY (II)'s will and inventory (NLW SD/1721/61 W I)