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Peter Leigh 1415–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1415

Birth Location: Disley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 27 Nov 1478

Death Location: Bradley, Cheshire, England

Father: Lord Bradley

Mother: Joan HAYDOCK

Spouse(s): Margaret Molyneux, Elizabeth DeTrafford, Margaret Molyneux

Children(s): Joan Leigh

Peter Leigh was born in 1415 in Disley, Cheshire, England, the child of Lord Piers Ii The Middle De Leigh Of Bradley And Joan Haydock. Peter Leigh married Elizabeth Detrafford, Margaret Molyneux, and had children including Joan Leigh. Peter Leigh passed away in 1478 in Bradley, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Leigh was born in 1415 in Disley, Cheshire, England, the child of Lord Piers Ii The Middle De Leigh Of Bradley And Joan Haydock.
  • Peter Leigh married Elizabeth Detrafford, Margaret Molyneux, and had children including Joan Leigh.
  • Peter Leigh passed away in 1478 in Bradley, Cheshire, England.

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Peter Leigh's Ancestors

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Peter Leigh
1415–1478
Birth Place: Disley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Lord Piers II 'The Middle' de Leigh of Bradley
1389–1422
Disley, Cheshire, , England
Joan HAYDOCK
1387–1440
Bradley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter Leigh
1298–
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Lady (Margaret "Heiress of Bradley") Danyers
1347–1428
Cheadle, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Leigh
1274–
Elizabeth Sandbach
1278–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Legh
1220–1250
Lady (end)
1227–
Richard Sandbach
1250–1318

Peter Leigh's Descendants

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Peter Leigh (4 Jun 1415–27 Nov 1478) m. Margaret Molyneux (1416–13 May 1460) m. Elizabeth DeTrafford (1420–4 Apr 1474) m. Margaret Molyneux (1389–29 Nov 1481)
  1. 1. Joan Leigh 1433–1471 m. Richard Keighley 1425–1443 m. Sir (Richard de) Kighley 1425–1466
    1. 1. Richard Keighley 1470– m. Margaret 1470– m. Avice ((Amise) de) Calverley 1448–1472
      1. 1. Henry Keighley 1505–1551 m. Cicely DeBotiler 1505–1551
        1. 1. Henry Keighley 1524–1553 m. Elizabeth Osbaldeston 1522–1567
        2. 2. George Kighley 1522–1553
        3. 3. Margaret (De) Keighley 1542–
        4. 4. Richard Keighley 1521–
        5. 5. Margaret Keighley 1521–1535
        6. 6. William (De) Keighley 1538–1553
      2. 2. margaret Keighley –1862
    2. 2. Mary Keighley 1450–
    3. 3. Richard Kighley 1444–1482

Peter Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1415
4 Jun 1415
Birth of Peter Leigh in Disley, Cheshire, England
Disley, Cheshire, England
1478
27 Nov 1478
Age 63
Death of Peter Leigh in Bradley, Cheshire, England
Bradley, Cheshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1415
    Event Place: Disley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1478
    Event Place: Bradley, Cheshire, England

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