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Agnes De Legh 1442–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1442

Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1517

Death Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND

Father: Robert Legh

Mother: Isabel Savage

Spouse(s): Andrew Brereton

Children(s): Alice Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Johanna Brereton, Roger Brereton, John Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, William Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Helen Brereton, Ellen Brereton

The story of Agnes De Legh began in 1442 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND. Agnes De Legh married Andrew Brereton, and had children including Alice Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Helen Brereton, Johanna Brereton, John Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Matilda Maria Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Roger Brereton, William Brereton. Agnes De Legh passed away in 1517 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes De Legh began in 1442 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND.
  • Agnes De Legh married Andrew Brereton, and had children including Alice Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Helen Brereton, Johanna Brereton, John Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Matilda Maria Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Roger Brereton, William Brereton.
  • Agnes De Legh passed away in 1517 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Legh
1409–1479
Birth Location: Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, ENGLAND
RL
Isabel Savage
1407–1480
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, ENGLAND
IS

Spouses(s)

Andrew Brereton
1440–1527
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
AB

Children(s)

Alice Brereton
1485–1552
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
AB
Katherine Brereton
1467–1549
Birth Location: Cheshier, Aston, ENGLAND
KB
Johanna Brereton
1470–
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
JB
Roger Brereton
1476–1541
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
RB
John Brereton
1478–1527
Birth Location: Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
JB
Andrew Brereton
1478–1530
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
AB
Matilda Brereton
1481–1540
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
MB
Catherine Brereton
1492–1541
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
CB
Elizabeth Brereton
1460–1541
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
EB
William Brereton
1473–1540
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
WB
Matthew Brereton
1479–
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
MB
Helen Brereton
1483–
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
HB
Ellen Brereton
1471–1541
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
EB

Agnes Legh's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Legh
1442–1517
Birth Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Parents
Robert De Legh
1409–1479
Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Isabel Savage
1407–1480
Clifton, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Robert Legh
1365–1415
Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Isabel (De) Belgrave
1370–
Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, ENGLAND
John Savage
1370–1450
Clifton, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Matilda (De) Swynnerton
1365–1415
Barron, Devon, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Robert Legh
1324–
Matilda Arderne
1340–
Thomas Belgrave
1355–
Joceline Pulford
1355–1396
John Savage
1343–1386
Margaret Danyers
1347–1428
Robert Swynnerton
1345–
Elizabeth Beke
1350–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Legh
1307–1370
Sibyl Honford
1305–1325
John Arderne
1316–1385
Ellen Wasteneys
1318–1349
John Belgrave
1310–1360
Robert Pulford
1329–
Unknown Janes
1340–
Robert Savage
1320–1368
Amica Walkington
1305–1365
Thomas Danyers
1300–1349
Isabel Baguley
1325–1364
Thomas Swynnerton
1315–1381
Maude Holland
1319–1349
Nicholas Beke
1329–
Joan Stafford
1332–1397

Agnes Legh's Descendants

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Agnes (De) Legh (1442–1517) m. Andrew Brereton (1440–1527)
  1. 1. Alice Brereton 1485–1552 m. William Moreton 1489–1536
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Maston) Moreton 1527–1594 m. Thomas Rhodes 1521–1587
      1. 1. John Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalynn Wilson 1559–
        1. 1. Walter Rhodes 1577–1603 m. Elizabeth Barstow 1581–1659
  2. 2. Katherine Brereton 1467–1549 m. William Bowyer 1476–1541
  3. 3. Johanna Brereton 1470–
  4. 4. Roger Brereton 1476–1541
  5. 5. John Brereton 1478–1527 m. Elizabeth Verney 1490–1550
  6. 6. Andrew Brereton 1478–1530 m. Andrew Brereton 1475–1525
  7. 7. Matilda (Maria) Brereton 1481–1540 m. John Davenport 1480–
    1. 1. John Davenport 1506–1582 m. Eleanor Holland 1506–1543
      1. 1. Anne Davenport 1530–
      2. 2. Alice Davenport 1532– m. Roger Wilmot 1530–
        1. 1. Benjamin Wilmot 1568– m. Elizabeth Sharlon 1577–
      3. 3. John Davenport 1528–1598 m. Bridget Mainwaring 1525–1605
        1. 1. Bridget Davenport 1546–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Davenport 1548–
        3. 3. John Davenport 1550–1625 m. Elizabeth Wilbraham 1551–1615
        4. 4. Jane Davenport 1552–
        5. 5. Katherine Davenport 1554–
        6. 6. Elinor Davenport 1568–
        7. 7. Edward Davenport 1565–1627
      4. 4. Ellen Davenport 1533–1672 m. Ralph Doane 1531–1592
        1. 1. John Doane 1550–1601 m. Ellen James 1556–1593
        2. 2. William Doane 1547–
        3. 3. Philip Doane 1549–
        4. 4. Anne Doane 1555–
        5. 5. Hugh Doane 1551–
        6. 6. Dorothy Doane 1557– m. William Chauntrel 1553–
        7. 7. John (Hugh Bartholomew) Doane 1555–1600 m. Alice Piers 1570–
        8. 8. Amicia Doane 1559–
        9. 9. Thomas Doane 1561– m. Jane Minshull 1564–
        10. 10. Ralph Doane 1560– m. Isabel Davenport 1560–
        11. 11. Jane Doane 1562–1632 m. Thomas Coyney 1558–
  8. 8. Catherine Brereton 1492–1541 m. Thomas (Assheton Hough) Smith 1480–1538
  9. 9. Elizabeth Brereton 1460–1541 m. John Smythe 1466– m. Philip Legh 1450–1523
    1. 1. Joan Legh 1520–1589 m. Richard Starkey 1510–1565
    2. 2. John Legh 1512–
      1. 1. John Legh 1544– m. Jane Brereton 1549–
        1. 1. Isabel Legh 1584– m. John Maansfield 1590–
    3. 3. Thomas Smythe 1491–
      1. 1. Magaret Smythe 1500– m. John Hollingworth 1510–
        1. 1. Margaret Hollingworth 1534– m. John Bancroft 1520–
    4. 4. Anne Legh 1480–1531
    5. 5. Roger Legh 1486–
    6. 6. Edward Legh 1488–
    7. 7. William Legh 1490–
    8. 8. Thomas Legh 1492–1549
    9. 9. Margaret Legh 1520–1558
    10. 10. Ellen Legh 1478–1515 m. Ralph Leycester 1513–1572 m. Thomas Hulse 1475–
      1. 1. Anne Leycester 1532–1587 m. Philip Mainwaring 1511–1573
        1. 1. Randle Mainwaring 1549–1612 m. Mary Fitton 1555–1615
        2. 2. Edmund Mainwaring 1568–
      2. 2. Mary Leycester 1527–
      3. 3. Rafe Leycester 1532–
      4. 4. Ellen Leycester 1533–
      5. 5. Raufe Leycester 1540–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Leycester 1535–1579 m. Randle Mainwaring 1515–1557 m. Edmond Trafford 1526–1590
      7. 7. Rouge Leycester 1540–
      8. 8. William Leycester 1538–1577 m. Katherine Edwards 1530–1572 m. Elizabeth Worseley 1545–
      9. 9. Laurence Leycester 1542– m. Anne (Jane) Warburton 1544–1592
        1. 1. Eleanore Leycester 1582–1660 m. Edward Domville 1580–1639
        2. 2. Ann Leycester 1586–1656 m. Basil Brooke 1584–1648
      10. 10. John Leycester 1545–
      11. 11. Mary Leycester 1568– m. Hugh Calverly 1545–1606
      12. 12. Phillip Hulse 1515–1549 m. Margery Corbet 1515–1549
        1. 1. Thomas Hulse 1545–1580 m. Alice Hinton 1533–1640
      13. 13. Elizabeth Hulse 1527– m. Leydon Holland 1523–1590
        1. 1. John Holland 1548– m. Agnes Rolleston 1549–
  10. 10. William Brereton 1473–1540 m. Alice Savage 1471–1516 m. Eleanor Brereton 1483–1567
    1. 1. Mary Brereton 1524– m. John Warburton 1520–1572
      1. 1. Anne (Jane) Warburton 1544–1592 m. Laurence Leycester 1542–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Warburton 1545–1628 m. William Booth 1541–1579
        1. 1. Richard Booth 1578–1628 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1587–1615
        2. 2. Mary Booth 1565–
        3. 3. George Booth 1566–1652 m. Katherine Anderson 1568–1638
        4. 4. Edmund Booth 1567–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Booth 1568–
        6. 6. John Booth 1569–
        7. 7. William Booth 1572–
        8. 8. Eleanor Booth 1574–
        9. 9. Alice Booth 1574–
        10. 10. Peter Booth 1576–
        11. 11. Susan Booth 1577–
        12. 12. Dorothy Booth 1580–
        13. 13. Robert Booth 1570–1628
      3. 3. Anne Warburton 1554–1601
    2. 2. William Brereton 1496– m. Ann Booth 1508–1550
      1. 1. William Brereton 1526– m. Jane Warburton 1530–
        1. 1. Jane Brereton 1549– m. John Legh 1544–
    3. 3. Richard Brereton 1518–
    4. 4. Margaretta Brereton 1498–
    5. 5. Henry Brereton 1500–
    6. 6. Katherine Brereton 1502–
    7. 7. Elinor Brereton 1504–
    8. 8. Ellen Brereton 1506–
    9. 9. Anna Brereton 1508–
  11. 11. Matthew Brereton 1479–
  12. 12. Helen Brereton 1483–
  13. 13. Ellen Brereton 1471–1541 m. John Fitton 1465–1526
    1. 1. Edward Fitton 1500–1548 m. Mary Harbottle 1500–1556
      1. 1. Edward Fitton 1527–1619 m. Anne Warburton 1527–1573
        1. 1. Mary Fitton 1555–1615 m. Randle Mainwaring 1549–1612
        2. 2. Susan Fitton 1544–1546
        3. 3. Edward Fitton 1546–1606
        4. 4. Jone Fitton 1547–1580 m. Edward Warren 1563–1609
        5. 5. Elizabeth Fitton 1548– m. Thomas Holcroft 1545–
        6. 6. William Fitton 1549–1606 m. Edith Hampden 1552–
        7. 7. Anne Fitton 1549–
        8. 8. John Fitton 1554–1554
        9. 9. Alexander Fitton 1547– m. Jane O'Connogh 1547–
        10. 10. Margaret Fitton 1555–
        11. 11. Joan Fitton 1557–1597
        12. 12. Francis Fitton 1559–1608 m. Unknown Percy 1561– m. Catherine Neville 1546–1596
        13. 13. Richard Fitton 1558–
        14. 14. Anne Fitton 1561– m. Alexander Reddish 1565–
        15. 15. Thomas Fitton 1564–1599
        16. 16. Jane Fitton 1565–
      2. 2. Susan Fitton 1526–1576 m. John Poole 1524–
      3. 3. Mary Fitton 1529–1571 m. William Tatton 1525–1611 m. Richard Leveson 1520–1561
      4. 4. Eleanor Fitton 1530–
      5. 5. Anne Fitton 1532– m. Ralph Egerton 1529–1596
      6. 6. Jane Fitton 1536– m. Unknown Kynaston 1530–
      7. 7. Katherine Fitton 1534–1605 m. John Mere 1530–1595 m. Lawrence Gater 1532–1605
      8. 8. Joan Fitton 1552–
      9. 9. Alexander Fitton 1556–
      10. 10. Margaret Fitton 1529–1612 m. John Englefield 1526–1567
        1. 1. Francis Englefield 1562–1631 m. Jane Browne 1576–1650
      11. 11. Thomas Fitton 1539–1599
      12. 12. Francis Fitton 1540–1608
      13. 13. Anthony Fitton 1541–
      14. 14. George Fitton 1542–
      15. 15. John Fitton 1544–
      16. 16. Grace Fitton 1463–1501 m. Thomas Poole 1434–1500
        1. 1. John Poole 1495–1538 m. Mary (De) Stanley 1500–1543
        2. 2. William Poole 1481–1535 m. Margaret Hough 1483–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Fitton 1487–1577 m. John (Thomas) Davenport 1492–1546
      1. 1. John Davenport 1516–1557 m. Katherine Mainwaring 1524–1623
      2. 2. Alice Davenport 1506–1591 m. George Beeston 1501–1601
        1. 1. Hugh Beeston 1526–1608 m. Thomasine Copleston –1579
      3. 3. Mary Davenport 1505–1591 m. Thomas Marke 1505–1533
      4. 4. Hugh Davenport 1518– m. Dorothy Warren 1522–
      5. 5. Joan Davenport 1520– m. Thomas Stanley 1506–1557
      6. 6. Roger Davenport 1522–
      7. 7. Peter Davenport 1523–
      8. 8. Katherine Davenport 1526–1577 m. William Leversage 1529–1584
      9. 9. Amy Davenport 1528– m. William Beard 1530–1624
      10. 10. Emma Davenport 1533–1580
      11. 11. Clementine Davenport 1511–1600 m. Gilbert Wade 1502–1590
        1. 1. Sybil Wade 1532–1573 m. George Fairbanks 1530–1577
        2. 2. Richard Wade 1530–
    3. 3. Henry (De) Fitton 1494–
    4. 4. Joan (De) Fitton 1499–
    5. 5. Cicely (De) Fitton 1516–1577
    6. 6. Maud (De) Fitton 1517–
    7. 7. Matilda (Grace) Fitton 1527–1570 m. Thomas Poole 1526–1599
    8. 8. Anne Fitton 1495–1556
    9. 9. John Fitton 1502–
    10. 10. Lawrence Fitton 1504–
    11. 11. Ellen Fitton 1506–
    12. 12. Randle Fitton 1509–
    13. 13. Thomas Fitton 1510–
    14. 14. William Fitton 1514–

Agnes Legh's Timeline

4 Records

1442
1442
Birth of Agnes De Legh in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND
1445
7 OCT 1445
Age 3
Agnes De Legh was christened in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND
1517
1517
Age 75
Burial of Agnes De Legh in Chester le Street, Durham, ENGLAND
Chester le Street, Durham, ENGLAND
1517
1517
Age 75
Death of Agnes De Legh in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1445
    Event Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Chester le Street, Durham, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, ENGLAND
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