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Percival Sir Knight Leigh 1442–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1442

Birth Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 11 Aug 1527

Death Location: Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Knight

Mother: Lady Trafford

Spouse(s): Lady Savage, Margaret Tyldesley

Children(s): Percival Leigh*

In 1442, Percival Sir Knight Leigh entered the world in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Piers Iii Of Disley Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight And Lady Elizabeth Lancashire Trafford. Percival Sir Knight Leigh married Lady Eleanor Savage, Margaret Tyldesley, and had children including Percival Leigh. Percival Sir Knight Leigh passed away in 1527 in Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1442, Percival Sir Knight Leigh entered the world in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Piers Iii Of Disley Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight And Lady Elizabeth Lancashire Trafford.
  • Percival Sir Knight Leigh married Lady Eleanor Savage, Margaret Tyldesley, and had children including Percival Leigh.
  • Percival Sir Knight Leigh passed away in 1527 in Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Knight
1415–1478
Birth Location: Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
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Lady Trafford
1420–1474
Birth Location: Trafford, Lancashire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Lady Savage
1447–1491
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, , England
LS
Margaret Tyldesley
1480–1549
Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
MT

Children(s)

Percival Leigh*
1474–1551
Birth Location: Lyme Handley, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Percival Leigh's Ancestors

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Percival Leigh
1442–1527
Birth Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight
1415–1478
Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Lancashire) Trafford
1420–1474
Trafford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Piers (Legh) II
1389–1422
Cheshire, England
Joan Molyneux
1387–1440
Bradley, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Haydock
1366–1425
Isabel Houghton
1375–1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Percival Leigh's Descendants

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Percival (Sir Knight) Leigh (14 Jun 1442–11 Aug 1527) m. Lady (Eleanor) Savage (1447–17 May 1491) m. Margaret Tyldesley (Abt 1480–Abt. 1549)
  1. 1. Percival Leigh* 1474–1551 m. Margaret Tyldesley 1470–1549
    1. 1. Katherine (Leigh\) 3-13 1504–1531 m. Nicholas (Lokier) Marshall 1500–1519 m. Richard (Doane\) 3-13 1482–1553
      1. 1. Ellen (Doane\) 3-13 1517–1599 m. Thomas (Marshall\) 3-13 1513–1598
        1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Marshall 1545–1618 m. Mary Cotton 1553–1625

Percival Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1442
14 Jun 1442
Birth of Percival Sir Knight Leigh in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
1527
11 Aug 1527
Age 85
Death of Percival Sir Knight Leigh in Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1442
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1527
    Event Place: Lymm, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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