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Agnes Leigh 1445–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct. 7, 1445

Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England

Death Date: aft 1493

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Robert Leigh

Mother: Isabel Stanley

Spouse(s): Andrew Brereton

Children(s): William Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Agnes Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Johanna Brereton, John Brereton, Roger Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Ellen Brereton

The story of Agnes Leigh began in 1445 in Adlington, Cheshire, England. Agnes Leigh married Andrew Brereton, and had children including Agnes Alice Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Johanna Brereton, John Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Roger Brereton, William Brereton. Agnes Leigh passed away in 1493 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Leigh began in 1445 in Adlington, Cheshire, England.
  • Agnes Leigh married Andrew Brereton, and had children including Agnes Alice Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Catherine Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ellen Brereton, Johanna Brereton, John Brereton, Katherine Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Roger Brereton, William Brereton.
  • Agnes Leigh passed away in 1493 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Leigh
1410–1479
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
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Isabel Stanley
1413–1460
Birth Location: Hooton, Cheshire, England
IS

Spouses(s)

Andrew Brereton
1448–1527
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
AB

Children(s)

William Brereton
1473–1541
Birth Location: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
WB
Elizabeth Brereton
1460–1517
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
EB
Agnes Brereton
1490–1552
Birth Location: Hassall, Cheshire, England
AB
Mathilda Brereton
1481–1540
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
MB
Johanna Brereton
1470–
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
JB
John Brereton
1474–
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
JB
Roger Brereton
1476–1541
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
RB
Andrew Brereton
1475–
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
AB
Catherine Brereton
1489–1541
Birth Location: Malpas, Cheshire, England
CB
Matthew Brereton
1484–1506
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
MB
Andrew Brereton
–1530
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
AB
Katherine Brereton
1480–1549
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
KB
Ellen Brereton
1477–1541
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
EB

Agnes Leigh's Ancestors

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Agnes Leigh
1445–1493
Birth Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England
Parents
Robert Leigh
1410–1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabel (Maud de) Stanley
1413–1460
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Leigh of) Aldington
1386–1415
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Matilda (Maud) Norley
1390–1478
Radnor, Cheshire, England
William (de Stanley) III
1386–1428
Wirral, Cheshire, England
Margaret (de) Arderne
1375–1430
Aldford, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Aldington
1363–1415
Isabel Belgrave
1365–1420
Adam Norley
1360–1390
Margery Waleton
1360–
William Stanley
1362–1428
Margaret Hooton
1365–1428
John Arderne
1345–1438
Katherine Stafford
1348–1361
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Adlington
1330–1382
Mathilda Warwick
1335–1392
Thomas Belgrave
1348–1386
William Norley
1340–1359
Emily Watson
1341–1359
John Waleton
1260–
William Stanley
1330–1398
Alice Massey
1339–1380
William Hooton
1344–1396
Katherine Leftwich
1346–1400
John Stafford
1317–1384
Cecily Cheshire
1327–1387
Ralph Stafford
1301–1372
Margaret Audley
1310–1349

Agnes Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Agnes Leigh (Oct. 7, 1445–aft 1493) m. Andrew Brereton (1448–abt 1527)
  1. 1. William Brereton 1473–1541 m. Eleanor Brereton 1484–1571 m. Alice Savage 1472–1527
    1. 1. Mary Brereton 1530–1628 m. John Warburton 1523–1575
      1. 1. Jane Warburton 1564–1603 m. Lawrence Leicester 1540–1584
        1. 1. Eleanore Leicester 1579–1660 m. Edwarde Domvile 1578–1639
        2. 2. Elizabeth Leceter 1586–1656 m. Basil Brookes 1535–1633 m. Basil Brooke 1584–1648 m. Basil Brooke 1557–1633
        3. 3. Lawrence Leycester –1667 m. Anne Crunpe 1578–
      2. 2. John Warburton 1554–1575
      3. 3. Agnes Warburton 1546–
      4. 4. Anne Warburton 1565–1601
      5. 5. George Warburton 1548–1612 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hesketh 1563–1591
      6. 6. Peter Warburton 1542–1626 m. Mary Holcroft 1546–1595 m. Margaret (Isabella) Barlow 1552–1617 m. Alice Warburton 1570–1619
      7. 7. Elizabeth Warburton 1546–1628 m. William Booth 1540–1579
    2. 2. Henry Brereton 1509–1570 m. Henry Brereton 1509–
    3. 3. Ellen Brereton 1540–1612 m. Robert Dukenfield 1536–
    4. 4. Anne Brereton 1519– m. David Kynaston 1515–
    5. 5. Richard Brereton 1515–1559 m. Thomasine Ashley 1518–1570
    6. 6. Elizabeth Brereton 1510–1580 m. Robert Dukenfield 1485–1545
    7. 7. Katherine Brereton 1508–1559 m. Edward Fouleshurst 1495–1525 m. Roger Brereton 1494–1567
  2. 2. Elizabeth Brereton 1460–1517 m. Philip Leigh 1450–1512
    1. 1. Ellen Leigh 1498–1546 m. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572
      1. 1. Lawrence Leicester 1540–1584 m. Jane Warburton 1564–1603
      2. 2. William Leycester 1541–1577 m. Elizabeth Worseley 1545–1603 m. Katherine Edwards 1530–1572
      3. 3. Ellen Leicester 1533–
      4. 4. Ralph Leicester 1532– m. Anne Dutton 1535–1582
      5. 5. Rouge Leicester 1540–
      6. 6. John Leycester 1545–
      7. 7. Anne Leicester 1531–1587 m. Phillip Mainwaring 1530–1573
      8. 8. Elizabeth Leicester 1535–1582 m. Edmund (Trafford Sheriff of Lancashire) Trafford 1526–1590 m. Edmund Trafford 1526–1590 m. Randolph Mainwaring 1495–1557
      9. 9. Mary Leycester 1537– m. Hugh Calveley –1606
    2. 2. Roger Leigh 1486–
    3. 3. Anne Legh 1472– m. Thomas Hulse 1475–1515
    4. 4. Edward Leigh 1488–
    5. 5. Roger Leigh 1500–
    6. 6. Mary (Anne) Leigh 1500–1586
    7. 7. William Leigh 1490–
    8. 8. Ellen (de Leigh of Booth's) Hall 1478–1538 m. Thomas (de Hulse of) Marbury 1475–1518
    9. 9. Mary (Margaret) Leigh 1506–1568 m. Richard Allen 1502–1541
    10. 10. John Leigh 1512–1559 m. Jane Sneyd 1520–1575
    11. 11. Jane Leigh 1507–1589 m. Richard Starkey 1503–1590
  3. 3. Agnes (Alice) Brereton 1490–1552 m. William Moreton 1489–1536 m. Rafe Rudyard 1490–
    1. 1. Alice Moreton 1527–1594 m. Thomas (De Rode) Rhodes 1521–1585
      1. 1. Thome Rhodes 1552–1604 m. Cecilia Stone 1556–1619
        1. 1. Rachel Rhodes 1585–1677 m. Adam Yarrett 1580–1666
      2. 2. Rodolphus Rodes 1555–
      3. 3. Thomas Rhodes 1563–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Rhodes 1565–
      5. 5. Randall Rode 1550– m. Anne Barker 1555–
      6. 6. Mary Rhodes 1565–
      7. 7. John Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Wilson 1559–1639
      8. 8. William Rodes 1568–1578
      9. 9. Richard Rhodes 1567–
      10. 10. Alyce Rhodes 1566– m. Boyd 1560–
      11. 11. Samuel Rhodes 1568–
      12. 12. Elizabeth Rodes 1571–
      13. 13. Wilson Rhodes 1569–
      14. 14. Edward Rodes 1573–1575
      15. 15. Edward Rodes 1575–
      16. 16. James Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Wilson 1559–1639 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Wilson 1559–1639
      17. 17. William Rhodes 1545–1607 m. Jane Farrar 1549–1609
    2. 2. Ralph Moreton 1517–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Moreton 1511–1554
    4. 4. Margaret Moreton 1521– m. George Calveley 1520–
    5. 5. Alice (Elizabeth) Moreton 1505–1598 m. Thomas Rhodes 1510–1578
    6. 6. William Morton 1515–1563 m. Anne Fouleshurst 1513–1600
    7. 7. Alice (Elizabeth) Moreton 1523–1598 m. Thomas Eccles 1536–1587
    8. 8. Joan Moreton 1520–1588 m. Richard Fortescue 1517–1570
    9. 9. Anne Moreton 1525– m. William Golborne 1520–
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Maston) Moreton 1533–1592 m. William (Edward) Yeardley 1523–1592
  4. 4. Mathilda Brereton 1481–1540 m. John (Davenport) Esq. 1480–1554
    1. 1. Margaret Davenport 1501–1573 m. Sir (Thomas De) Rode 1478–1549
      1. 1. Thomas (De Rode) Rhodes 1521–1585 m. Alice Moreton 1527–1594
      2. 2. Elizabeth (de) Rode 1529–
      3. 3. Isabel (Maude de) Rode 1525–
      4. 4. Thomas Rhodes 1510–1578 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Moreton 1505–1598
      5. 5. Ralph (De) Rode 1524–
    2. 2. Ellen Blunt 1508–1575 m. Sir (William Davenport Lord of) Woodford 1505–1570
    3. 3. John Davenport 1506–1582 m. Jane Mainwaring 1520–1550 m. Eleanor (de) Holland 1506–
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Davenport 1510–1604 m. Elizabeth Fitton 1510–1577
    5. 5. Katherine Davenport 1512–1533 m. William Highfield 1500–1560
  5. 5. Johanna Brereton 1470– m. Lawrence Dutton 1474–1527
  6. 6. John Brereton 1474–
  7. 7. Roger Brereton 1476–1541
  8. 8. Andrew Brereton 1475– m. Andrew Brereton 1475–1525
  9. 9. Catherine Brereton 1489–1541 m. Thomas Smith 1480–1538
  10. 10. Matthew Brereton 1484–1506
  11. 11. Andrew Brereton –1530
  12. 12. Katherine Brereton 1480–1549 m. William Bowyer 1476–1541
  13. 13. Ellen Brereton 1477–1541 m. John (of Gawsworth) FITTON 1477–1524 m. John Fitton 1471–1526 m. Sir (John Fitton) Knight 1471–1524 m. Richard (III, King of) England 1452–1485

Agnes Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1445
Oct. 7, 1445
Birth of Agnes Leigh in Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington, Cheshire, England
1446
Oct. 7, 1446
Age 1
Agnes Leigh was christened in Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington, Cheshire, England
1493
1493
Age 48
Death of Agnes Leigh in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1493
aft 1493
Age 48
Burial of Agnes Leigh in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct. 7, 1445
    Event Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: Oct. 7, 1446
    Event Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: aft 1493
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
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