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Agnes Legh 1456–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 1478

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, , England

Father: Robert Legh

Mother: Isabel DeStanley

Spouse(s): Sir Brereton

Children(s): Elizabeth Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Alice Brereton, Rt. Brereton

Agnes Legh was born in 1456 in Adlington, Cheshire, , England, the child of Robert Legh And Isabel Destanley. Agnes Legh married Sir Andrew Brereton, and had children including Alice Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Rt Hon Sir William Brereton. Agnes Legh passed away in 1478 in Chester, Cheshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Agnes Legh was born in 1456 in Adlington, Cheshire, , England, the child of Robert Legh And Isabel Destanley.
  • Agnes Legh married Sir Andrew Brereton, and had children including Alice Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Rt Hon Sir William Brereton.
  • Agnes Legh passed away in 1478 in Chester, Cheshire, , England.

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Agnes Legh's Ancestors

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Agnes Legh
1456–1478
Birth Place: Adlington, Cheshire, , England
Parents
Robert Legh
1410–1479
Adlington, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Isabel DeStanley
1413–1460
Cheshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Legh's Descendants

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Agnes Legh (1456–1478) m. Sir (Andrew) Brereton (1438–1495)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Brereton 1460–1478
  2. 2. Katherine Brereton 1466–1549 m. Thomas Smith 1468–1538 m. William (Bowyer) Knypersley 1476–1541
    1. 1. Lawrence Smith 1510–1545
    2. 2. Anne Bowyer 1495–1530
    3. 3. John Bowyer 1497–1542
    4. 4. Maud Bowyer 1499–
    5. 5. John Bowyer 1512–1542
    6. 6. Ann Bowyer 1547–1584
  3. 3. Margaret Brereton 1471–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Brereton 1472–1540
  5. 5. Ellen Brereton 1477–1541
  6. 6. Matilda Brereton 1480–1530
  7. 7. Alice Brereton 1493–1552
  8. 8. Rt. (Hon. Sir William) Brereton 1473–1541 m. Alice Savage 1462–1506 m. Eleanor Brereton –1570
    1. 1. William Brereton 1500–1534 m. Anne Booth 1508–1526
      1. 1. William Brereton 1520–1559 m. Jane Warburton 1525–1557
        1. 1. William (Brereton 1st Baron) Brereton 1550–1631 m. Margaret Savage 1549–1597
        2. 2. Elizabeth Brereton 1551–1591
        3. 3. Ann Brereton 1547–1648
        4. 4. Jane Brereton 1549–1635
        5. 5. Mary Brereton 1552–
        6. 6. Susanna Brereton 1560–
    2. 2. Sir (John) Brereton –1549
    3. 3. Sir (Richard) Brereton –1558
    4. 4. Mary Brereton 1524–1628 m. John (Peter) Warburton 1520–1572
      1. 1. Peter Warburton 1542–1626
      2. 2. Elizabeth Warburton 1565–1628 m. William Booth 1541–1579
        1. 1. Susan Booth 1577–1636 m. Edward Warren 1563–1609

Agnes Legh's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Agnes Legh in Adlington, Cheshire, , England
Adlington, Cheshire, , England
1478
1478
Age 22
Death of Agnes Legh in Chester, Cheshire, , England
Chester, Cheshire, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Adlington, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, , England

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