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Margaret Leigh \ Legh 1582–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1582

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1653

Death Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Cheshire

Mother: Sibilla Brereton

Spouse(s): William Davenport, Henry Esq

Children(s): Humphrey Davenport, Mary Arderne, Margaret Arderne

Margaret Leigh \ Legh was born in 1582 in Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas William Leigh Of Adlington Sheriff Of Cheshire And Sibilla Sybil Brereton. Margaret Leigh \ Legh married Henry Arderne Esq Of Harden Esq, William Davenport, and had children including Humphrey Davenport, Margaret Arderne, Mary Arderne. Margaret Leigh \ Legh passed away in 1653 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Leigh \ Legh was born in 1582 in Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas William Leigh Of Adlington Sheriff Of Cheshire And Sibilla Sybil Brereton.
  • Margaret Leigh \ Legh married Henry Arderne Esq Of Harden Esq, William Davenport, and had children including Humphrey Davenport, Margaret Arderne, Mary Arderne.
  • Margaret Leigh \ Legh passed away in 1653 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Legh's Ancestors

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Margaret Legh
1582–1653
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas William Leigh, of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire
1547–1602
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Sibilla (\ Sybil) Brereton
1551–1610
Hanford Manor, Hanford-cum-Bosden, Wilmslow, Stockport, Altrincham, Macclesfield, North Cheshire
Grandparents
Thomas (Lee, Legh, Leigh,) Esquire
1527–1548
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Mary (Ann) Grosvenor
1536–1599
Eaton, Cheshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Esquire
1499–1529
Lady Larke
1490–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Legh's Descendants

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Margaret (Leigh \) Legh (19 Jun 1582–3 Oct 1653) m. William Davenport (15 Mar 1584–22 May 1655) m. Henry (Arderne, Esq of Harden) Esq (26 May 1580–2 Nov 1623)
  1. 1. Humphrey Davenport 1619–1700
  2. 2. Mary Arderne 1604–1684
  3. 3. Margaret Arderne 1610–1644 m. Edward ("Stag Warren" Warren of Poynton and Stockport,) Esq 1605–1687
    1. 1. Humphrey Warren 1632–1671 m. Eleanor 1632–1678
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Warren 1649–1684 m. John Stone 1646–1698
        1. 1. Thomas (Stone, Captain) l*** 1677–1727
        2. 2. Matthew Stone 1679–1750
        3. 3. John Stone 1674–1703

Margaret Legh's Timeline

3 Records

1582
19 Jun 1582
Birth of Margaret Leigh \ Legh in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1607
1607
Age 25
Margaret Leigh \ Legh was married in Prestbury, Cheshire, , England
Prestbury, Cheshire, , England
1653
3 Oct 1653
Age 71
Death of Margaret Leigh \ Legh in Stockport, Cheshire, England
Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1582
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1653
    Event Place: Stockport, Cheshire, England

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