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Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight 1415–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1415

Birth Location: Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 27 Nov 1478

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

Father: Piers II

Mother: Joan Molyneux

Spouse(s): Lady Trafford, Lady Leigh

Children(s): Percival Leigh

In 1415, Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight entered the world in Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, born to Piers Legh Ii And Joan Molyneux. Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight married Lady Elizabeth Lancashire Trafford, Lady Margaret Molyne Molyneux 5Th Baroness Of Sefton Leigh, and had children including Percival Sir Knight Leigh. Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight passed away in 1478 in Winwick, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1415, Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight entered the world in Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, born to Piers Legh Ii And Joan Molyneux.
  • Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight married Lady Elizabeth Lancashire Trafford, Lady Margaret Molyne Molyneux 5Th Baroness Of Sefton Leigh, and had children including Percival Sir Knight Leigh.
  • Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight passed away in 1478 in Winwick, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Peter Knight's Ancestors

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Peter Knight
1415–1478
Birth Place: Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Parents
Piers Legh II
1389–1422
Cheshire, England
Joan Molyneux
1387–1440
Bradley, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Gilbert) Haydock
1366–1425
Bradley, Lancashire
Isabel ("Baroness of Bradley Hall" de) Houghton
1375–1423
Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Knight's Descendants

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Peter (Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir) Knight (04 Jun 1415–27 Nov 1478) m. Lady (Elizabeth Lancashire) Trafford (1420–4 April 1474) m. Lady (Margaret Molyne Molyneux 5th Baroness of Sefton) Leigh (1416–29 Nov 1481)
  1. 1. Percival (Sir Knight) Leigh 1442–1527 m. Lady (Eleanor) Savage 1447–1491 m. Margaret Tyldesley 1480–1549
    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

Peter Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1415
04 Jun 1415
Birth of Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight in Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1478
27 Nov 1478
Age 63
Death of Peter Piers III of Disley, Cheshire Leigh Sir Knight in Wounded in battle of Meux, Died in Paris , France.
Wounded in battle of Meux, Died in Paris , France.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1415
    Event Place: Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1478
    Event Place: Wounded in battle of Meux, Died in Paris , France.
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winwick, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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