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Peter Piers Legh 1442–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1442

Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 11 Aug 1527

Death Location: Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England

Father: Piers III

Mother: Elizabeth Trafford

Spouse(s): Ellen Savage, Margaret Radcliffe

Children(s): John Leigh, James Leigh, Joan Leigh, Margaret Legh, Mary Legh, Elizabeth Leigh, Percival Leigh, Cecily Leigh, William Leigh, Peter VI

The story of Peter Piers Legh began in 1442 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England. Peter Piers Legh married Ellen Savage, Margaret Radcliffe, and had children including Cecily Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, Joan Leigh, John Leigh, Margaret I Legh, Mary De Legh, Percival Leigh, Peter Leigh Vi, William Hadden Leigh. Peter Piers Legh passed away in 1527 in Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Piers Legh began in 1442 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.
  • Peter Piers Legh married Ellen Savage, Margaret Radcliffe, and had children including Cecily Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, Joan Leigh, John Leigh, Margaret I Legh, Mary De Legh, Percival Leigh, Peter Leigh Vi, William Hadden Leigh.
  • Peter Piers Legh passed away in 1527 in Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers III
1415–1527
Birth Location: Macclesfield St. Michael, Cheshire, England
PI
Elizabeth Trafford
1420–1474
Birth Location: Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
ET

Spouses(s)

Ellen Savage
1460–1491
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
ES
Margaret Radcliffe
1461–1528
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MR

Children(s)

John Leigh
1477–
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
JL
James Leigh
1481–1530
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
JL
Joan Leigh
1477–1557
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
JL
Margaret Legh
1489–1545
Birth Location: Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
ML
Mary Legh
1467–
Birth Location: Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
ML
Elizabeth Leigh
1470–1500
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
EL
Percival Leigh
1474–1541
Birth Location: Lyme Handley, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Cecily Leigh
1482–1555
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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William Leigh
1480–1552
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
WL
Peter VI
1479–1552
Birth Location: Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England
PV

Peter Legh's Ancestors

Self
Peter Legh
1442–1527
Birth Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Parents
Piers Legh III
1415–1527
Macclesfield St. Michael, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Trafford
1420–1474
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Legh) II
1389–1422
Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England
Johanna Haydock
1387–1440
Bradley, Lancashire, England
Edmund (de Trafford) I
1390–1457
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
Alice (de) Venables
1398–1463
Bolin Fee, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Peter I
1325–1399
Margaret Danyers
1347–1428
Gilbert Lancashire
1370–1425
Isabel Houghton
1375–1424
Henry Trafford
1362–1386
Elizabeth Radcliffe
1370–1432
William II
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert I
1306–1370
Matilda Norley
1308–1375
Sir Daniers
1325–1349
Isabel Baguley
1324–1364
John Haydock
1332–1387
Joanna Dutton
1335–1390
William Houghton
1369–1422
Alicia Mnuk
1353–
Henry Trafford
1324–1386
Margaret Ince
1330–1416
Ralph Radcliffe
1355–1406
Hugh V
1330–1382
Margery Kinderton
1335–1398
John Massey
1365–1403
Alice Worsley
1349–1427

Peter Legh's Descendants

1.
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Peter (Piers) Legh (Abt. 1442–11 Aug 1527) m. Ellen Savage (1460–17 May 1491) m. Margaret Radcliffe (1461–06 Jul 1528)
  1. 1. John Leigh 1477–
  2. 2. James Leigh 1481–1530
  3. 3. Joan Leigh 1477–1557 m. Richard (John) Tylden 1475–1558
    1. 1. Richard Tilden 1520–1566 m. Elizabeth Glover 1515–1585
      1. 1. John Tilden 1545–1625
      2. 2. Thomasen Tilden 1552–1611
      3. 3. Agnes Tilden 1550–1572
      4. 4. Alice Tilden 1559–1560
      5. 5. Mary Tilden 1561–
      6. 6. Henry Tilden –1684
      7. 7. Mary Tilden 1556–1561
      8. 8. Johan Tilden 1548–1581
      9. 9. Catherine Tilden 1554–1566
      10. 10. Julian Tilden 1549–1617 m. Thomas Finch 1544–1606
        1. 1. Joan Finch 1578–1648 m. William South 1580–1632
      11. 11. Thomas Tilden 1540–1617 m. Alice Biggs 1548–1593 m. Alice Tilden 1555– m. Ellen Evernden 1555– m. Alyce Bourne 1563–1617 m. Elinor Hubbard 1543–1601
        1. 1. Joseph Tilden 1585–1642
        2. 2. Theophilus Tilden 1590–1613
        3. 3. Abigail Tilden 1581–1582
        4. 4. Sarah Tilden 1579–1617 m. John Stanshane 1575–
        5. 5. Thomas Tilden 1593–1661 m. Mary Bate 1592–1620
        6. 6. Hopestill Tilden 1588–1661 m. Gartheryett (Gertrude) Grante 1585–1637 m. Deborah Hughes 1591–1662
        7. 7. Nathaniel Tilden 1583–1641 m. Lydia Huckstep 1588–1672
  4. 4. Margaret (I.) Legh 1489–1545 m. Laurence (de) Warren 1480–1530
    1. 1. Ralph Warren 1508–
    2. 2. Isabel Warren 1514–
    3. 3. Mabel Warren 1512–1580
    4. 4. Cicely Warren 1510–1584
    5. 5. Thomas Warren 1519–
    6. 6. Ann Warren 1523–1585
    7. 7. Margaret Warren 1495–1516
    8. 8. Catherine Warren 1497–1503
    9. 9. Dorothy Warren 1499–
    10. 10. Francis Warren 1501–
    11. 11. Dorothy Warren 1506–
    12. 12. Ellen Warren 1505–1558 m. Roger Downes 1501–1553
      1. 1. Robert Downes 1526–1564
      2. 2. Sybil Downes 1528–
      3. 3. Parnel Downes 1532–1570
      4. 4. Ellen Downes 1536–1570
      5. 5. Margery Downes 1540–1580
      6. 6. Jane Downes 1540–1562
      7. 7. Richard (Downes) Sir 1546–1546
      8. 8. De Downes 1547–
      9. 9. Dorothy Downes 1527–1568 m. John Tonge 1512–1551
        1. 1. Jane Tonge 1550–
        2. 2. Dorothy Tonge 1552–1635
        3. 3. Lawrence Tonge 1551–
        4. 4. Richard Tonge 1549–1570 m. Margaret Hopwood 1549–1596
        5. 5. Ellen Tonge 1550–1570
      10. 10. Margaret Downes 1547–1615 m. Hugh Beeston 1547–1626 m. Philip Worth 1540–1581
      11. 11. Catherine Downes 1525–1604 m. Thomas Sparleton 1525–1611
      12. 12. Hugh Downes 1530– m. Hughe Downes 1530–
      13. 13. Elizabeth Downes 1534–1560 m. Michael Sewell 1534–
      14. 14. Laurence Downes 1524–1564 m. Elizabeth Leigh 1523–1587
    13. 13. Cecily (de) Warren 1495–1584 m. Coleshull 1495–
    14. 14. Mabel Warren 1496–1580 m. Roger Beke 1501–
    15. 15. Ann Warren 1506–1585 m. George (de) Keighley 1522–1553
    16. 16. Catherine Warren 1508– m. Nicholas Bradbury 1511–
    17. 17. Lawrence Warren 1517–1548 m. Elizabeth 1520–
    18. 18. George Warren 1516–1562 m. Miss. Clemens 1520–
    19. 19. Margaret (de) Warenne 1502–1546 m. Robert (de Hyde) II –1525
    20. 20. Jane Warren 1507– m. George Chaderton 1541–
    21. 21. Randolph Warren 1504–1562 m. Margaret Davenport 1504– m. Elizabeth Catheral 1502–
    22. 22. Edward Warren 1498–1558 m. Dorothy Booth 1500–1584
    23. 23. Richard Warren 1501–1557 m. Alice Jenawaye 1505–1557
  5. 5. Mary (de) Legh 1467– m. John Bronson 1460–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Leigh 1470–1500 m. Richard Briscoe 1470–1532
  7. 7. Percival Leigh 1474–1541 m. Jane Gerard 1487–1532
  8. 8. Cecily Leigh 1482–1555 m. Thomas (Boteler) Knight 1480–1550
  9. 9. William (Hadden) Leigh 1480–1552 m. Margaret (De) Tyldesley 1485–1549 m. Margaret DeTyldesley 1490–1540
  10. 10. Peter (Leigh) VI 1479–1552 m. Margaret (De) Tyldesley 1485–1549 m. Joan Gerard 1485–1510 m. Margaret Tyldesley 1490–1540

Peter Legh's Timeline

4 Records

1442
Abt. 1442
Birth of Peter Piers Legh in Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
1453
1453
Age 11
Birth of Peter Piers Legh in Disley, Cheshire, England
Disley, Cheshire, England
1527
11 Aug 1527
Age 85
Death of Peter Piers Legh in Lyme, Presbury, Cheshire or Colstock, Cornwall, England
Lyme, Presbury, Cheshire or Colstock, Cornwall, England
1527
11 Aug 1527
Age 85
Burial of Peter Piers Legh in Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England
Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1453
    Event Place: Disley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1442
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1527
    Event Place: Lyme, Presbury, Cheshire or Colstock, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1527
    Event Place: Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England
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