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John Sir St Leger 1515 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Probably Annery, Devon, England

Death Date: OCT 1596

Death Location: Annerly, Devon, England

Father: George Leger

Mother: Anne Knyvett

Spouse(s): Catherine Neville, Martha Scudamore

Children(s): Mary Leger, Eulalia Leger, John Leger, Catherine Leger, Dudley Leger, Frances Leger, Elizabeth Leger, Ann Leger, Charles Leger, Jane Leger, Daniel Leger, Margaret Leger

The story of John Sir St Leger began in 1515 in Probably Annery, Devon, England. John Sir St Leger married Catherine Neville, Martha Scudamore, and had children including Mary St. Leger, Eulalia St. Leger, John St. Leger, Catherine St. Leger, Dudley St. Leger, Frances St. Leger, Elizabeth St. Leger, Ann St. Leger, Charles St. Leger, Jane St. Leger, Daniel St. Leger, Margaret St. Leger. John Sir St Leger passed away in 1596 in Annerly, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sir St Leger began in 1515 in Probably Annery, Devon, England.
  • John Sir St Leger married Catherine Neville, Martha Scudamore, and had children including Mary St. Leger, Eulalia St. Leger, John St. Leger, Catherine St. Leger, Dudley St. Leger, Frances St. Leger, Elizabeth St. Leger, Ann St. Leger, Charles St. Leger, Jane St. Leger, Daniel St. Leger, Margaret St. Leger.
  • John Sir St Leger passed away in 1596 in Annerly, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leger's Ancestors

Self
John Leger
1515 – 1596
Birth Place: Probably Annery, Devon, England
Parents
George St. Leger
1484 – 1536
Annery House, Devonshire, England
Anne Knyvett
1495 – 1558
Buckenham Castle, Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (James St Leger) Knt.
1441 – 1501
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Lady (Anne St) Leger
1445 – 1520
London, England
Sir (Edmund Knyvett of) Buckenham
1462 – 1528
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Eleanor (Knyvett of) Buckenham
1464 – 1516
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Leger
1417 – 1442
Margery Leger
1408 – 1455
Thomas Butler
1425 – 1515
Anne Butler
1431 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arnold Leger
1378 – 1431
Jeanne Luxembourg
1382 – 1406
James Butler
1392 – 1452
Joan Butler
1395 – 1430
Sir Hankford
1397 – 1431
Anne Montagu
1395 – 1457

John Leger's Descendants

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John (Sir St) Leger (1515 – OCT 1596) m. Catherine Neville (1520 – 18 DEC 1565) m. Martha Scudamore
  1. 1. Mary (St.) Leger (1542 – NOV 1623)
  2. 2. Eulalia (St.) Leger (1550 – 1582)
  3. 3. John (St.) Leger (1560 – 1599)
  4. 4. Catherine (St.) Leger (1572 – 1620)
  5. 5. Dudley (St.) Leger (1578 – 1627)
  6. 6. Frances (St.) Leger ( – 1597)
  7. 7. Elizabeth (St.) Leger
  8. 8. Ann (St.) Leger
  9. 9. Charles (St.) Leger
  10. 10. Jane (St.) Leger
  11. 11. Daniel (St.) Leger
  12. 12. Margaret (St.) Leger

John Leger's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Sir St Leger in Probably Annery, Devon, England
Probably Annery, Devon, England
1596
OCT 1596
Age 81
Death of John Sir St Leger in Annerly, Devon, England
Annerly, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Probably Annery, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1596
    Event Place: Annerly, Devon, England
    Record Source: Age:
    80-81

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Devonshire, England

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