'Leigh02'
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Families covered: Leigh of Adlestrop, Legh of Adlington, Leigh of Longborough, Leigh of Stoneleigh
| Sir Urian Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (b 1566, d 02.06.1627) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Trafford (dau of Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (bpt 30.07.1593, d c12.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 shows Thomas's wife as Anne, dau of Thomas Gobarte of Boresworth, but Visitation (Warwickshire, 1619, Gobard) & Visitation (Cheshire, 1663) show her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (24.08.1610) Anne Gobard (bur 12.02.1675-6, dau of John Gobard or Gobert of Coventry & Bosworth) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (bpt 17.04.1614, bur 17.12.1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Bolles (bur 22.11.1656, dau of Thomas Bolles of Osbarton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (bpt 10.02.1643-4, bur 17.04.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1666) Joanna Maynard (d 1700, dau of Sir John Maynard, sergeant-at-law) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 1735, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1693) Isabella Robartes (dau of Robert Robartes, 'Viscount Bodmin') | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Charles Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (b 1697, d 07.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hester Lee (dau of Robert Lee of Wincham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Legh of Wincham (dvpsp 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Reynolds (d 1818, dau of Francis Reynolds) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Legh (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Lucy Frances Legh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Peter Davenport (d 1746) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Davenport, later Legh of Adlington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1752) John Rowlls of Kingston (d 1779) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Legh of Chorley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Standish (dau of Sir Richard Standish, 1st Bart of Duxbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Ann Legh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Crosse of Crosse Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Adlington later passed into the Crosse family, members of whom assumed the name Legh. | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Legh probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Legh of High Legh, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 12.1705) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Legh probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Townley of Royle | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sarah Townley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Plumbe (dvp 1761) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Lucy Leigh (d before 06.04.1692) probably the Lucy who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.05.1670) Thomas Assheton of Ashley (bpt 20.03.1633, bur 05.04.1684) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Edward, John, Henry, Peter, Richard, Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Charles Leigh (bpt 04.03.1617-8, 3rd son) possibly the Charles who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Bagshaw (dau of Thomas Bagshaw of Ridge, widow of William Wright of Longston) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Leigh probably the Anne (bpt 16.02.1622-3) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Davenport (bpt 31.08.1622, bur 08.04.1658) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Frances Leigh possibly the Frances who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1660) Sir John Peshall or Pershall, 2nd Bart of Horsley (b c1620, d 1701) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Penelope Leigh possibly the Penelope who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wright of Longston (b c1630, a 1662) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Margaret Leigh probably the Margaret who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Rigby of Middleton (b c1619, a 09.1664) | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - John (bpt 21.01.1616-7), Peter (bpt 02.08.1620, had issue), Henry (bpt 13.09.1621, had issue), Lucy, Dorothy, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Mary Legh (b c1595) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1618) Henry Legh of Rowcliffe, Cumberland | |||||||||||||||
| A.+ | issue - Urian, Henry, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Lucy Legh (bpt 12.07.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Rigby of Middleton | |||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue - Urian (b 16.05.1600), Robert (bpt 25.04.1604), Henry (bpt 27.09.1612), Frances (bur 23.08.1630) | ||||||||||||||
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| Rowland Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (a 1596) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Margery Lowe (dau of Thomas Lowe of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Elizabeth Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Hanmer | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Broughton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Catherine Berkeley (dau of Sir Richard Berkeley of Stoke Giffard) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (d 1632) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Whorwood (dau of Sir William Whorwood of Sandwell Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (d 17.06.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joanna Pury (dau of Thomas Pury) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Theophilus Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (d 10.02.1724-5) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.12.1672) Elizabeth Craven (d 24.12.1687, dau of Sir William Craven of Lenchwick) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Typhena (a unm 1722), several (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1689) Mary Brydges (d 13.06.1703, dau of Sir John Brydges, 8th Lord Chandos) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (b 03.11.1691, d 09.12.1757) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Lord (d 10.07.1756, dau of Robert Lord of York Buildings) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (bpt 07.07.1724, d 31.03.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.03.1755) Caroline Brydges (dau of Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Henry Leigh of Adlestrop, Longborough and Stoneleigh (b 08.02.1765, d 27.10.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.12.1786) Julia Judith Twisleton (d 08.02.1843, dau of Thomas Twisleton, 13th Lord Saye and Sele) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Chandos Leigh, 1st Lord of Stoneleigh (b 27.06.1791, d 27.09.1850) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1819) Margarette Willes (d 05.02.1860, dau of Rev. William Shippen Willes of Astrop House) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Julia Leigh (dsp 21.01.1871) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1836) Henry Robert Colvile of Kempsey House (d 01.11.1875, General) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Caroline Eliza Leigh (dsp 07.04.1870) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.06.1822) Sir James Buller East, 2nd Bart | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Mary Leigh (d 06.06.1871) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.07.1817) Frederick Charles Acton Colvile of Barton House (d 02.02.1872) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Augusta Elizabeth Leigh (d 04.05.1877) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.05.1827) Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley (d 30.03.1896) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Cassandra Leigh (d 18.10.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.09.1739) Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bart of Ambrosden (b 28.04.1719, d 31.10.1766) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - William (d unm 1764, rector of Little Ilford), Thomas (dsp, rector of broadwell and Adlestrop, Mary (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Thomas Leigh (rector of Harpsden) | ||||||||||||||
| This connection was kindly provided by a contributor, RD (19.09.04). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Walker | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Cassandra Leigh (d 1827) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Austen (d 1807, rector of Steventon) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | James Leigh probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Booth (dsp 1756, dau of Robert Booth) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Emma Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Waldo | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Cassandra Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Wight (not Wright) | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Maria Leigh (d 09.07.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 4th Bart (d 21.12.1767) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Anne Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. John Hoskyns, later Hoskyns-Abrahall (b 1692, d 01.09.1765) | |||||||||||||||
| j.+ | other issue - 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sarah Leigh (bur 02.01.1727-8) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Wight of Barking (bur 13.07.1716) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Anne Leigh probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1642) William Hodges (bpt 15.01.1614, d 1644) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For Legh of Adlington : BLG1952 (Legh of Adlington) with some support/input from Visitation (Cheshire, 1613+1663, Legh of Adlington)
(2) For Leigh of Adlestrop, etc : BP1934 (Leigh)
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