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Peter Leigh 1440–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 11 Aug 1527

Death Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Legh

Mother: Mabel Croft

Spouse(s): Ellen Savage

Children(s): Margaret Leigh, James Legh, John Legh, Cecily Leigh, Percival Leigh, Jane Legh, Richard Legh, Gowther Legh, Peter Legh

Peter Leigh was born in 1440 in Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Legh And Mabel Croft. Peter Leigh married Ellen Savage, and had children including Cecily Leigh, Gowther Legh, James Legh, Jane Legh, John Legh, Margaret Leigh, Percival Leigh, Peter Legh, Richard Legh. Peter Leigh passed away in 1527 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Leigh was born in 1440 in Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Legh And Mabel Croft.
  • Peter Leigh married Ellen Savage, and had children including Cecily Leigh, Gowther Legh, James Legh, Jane Legh, John Legh, Margaret Leigh, Percival Leigh, Peter Legh, Richard Legh.
  • Peter Leigh passed away in 1527 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Legh
1433–1478
Birth Location: Haydock Bradley, Lancashire Lyme Hanley, Cheshire, England
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Mabel Croft
1430–1475
Birth Location: Dalton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Savage
1460–1512
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Leigh
1483–1494
Birth Location: Lyme, England
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James Legh
1481–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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John Legh
1483–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Cecily Leigh
1482–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Percival Leigh
1484–1543
Birth Location: Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England
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Jane Legh
1490–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Richard Legh
1487–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Gowther Legh
1485–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Peter Legh
1480–1541
Birth Location: Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
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Peter Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Peter Leigh
1440–1527
Birth Place: Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
Parents
Peter Legh
1433–1478
Haydock Bradley, Lancashire Lyme Hanley, Cheshire, England
Mabel Croft
1430–1475
Dalton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter Legh
1415–1478
Margaret Molyneux
1416–1460
Sefton, Lardbrook, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Legh
1389–1422
Joan Haydock
1387–1440
Richard Molyneux
1396–1460
Ellen Radcliffe
1392–1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Piers Legh
1361–1399
Margaret D'Anyers
1349–1428
Gilbert Haydock
1366–1425
Isabel Hoghton
1385–
Richard Molyneux
1360–1397
Ellen Urswick
1364–1459
Richard Radcliffe
1379–1442
Cecilia Ashton
1372–

Peter Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Peter Leigh (1440–11 Aug 1527) m. Ellen Savage (1460–1512)
  1. 1. Margaret Leigh 1483–1494 m. Laurence Warren 1481–1530
    1. 1. Edward Warren 1560–1558 m. Dorothy Booth 1510–1584
      1. 1. John Warren 1535–1587 m. Margaret Molineaux 1541–1617
        1. 1. Dorothy Warren 1561–1639
        2. 2. Mary Warren 1562–1639 m. Hamnet Hyde 1563–
        3. 3. Ann Warren 1577–
        4. 4. John Warren 1570–1623
        5. 5. Laurence Warren 1578–1633
        6. 6. Ralph Warren 1566–1593
        7. 7. Frances Warren 1572–
        8. 8. Eleanor Warren 1564–1650
        9. 9. Richard Warren 1575–1628 m. Elizabeth Walker 1583–1673
        10. 10. George Warren 1561–
        11. 11. Lucia Warren 1579–1650
        12. 12. William Warren 1562–
        13. 13. Sir (Edward) Warren 1563–1609 m. Anne Davenport 1563–1597 m. Susan Boothe 1577–1636
      2. 2. Laurence Warren 1539–1623
      3. 3. Francis Warren 1517–1576
    2. 2. Lawrence Warren 1517–1559
    3. 3. Margaret Warren 1495–1580
    4. 4. Helen Warren 1500–1558
    5. 5. Richard Warren 1510–1568
    6. 6. Randolph (De) Warenne 1504–1562
    7. 7. Jane Warren 1507–
    8. 8. Mabil Warren 1499–
    9. 9. Isabel Warren 1508–
    10. 10. Catherine Warren 1506–
    11. 11. Dorothy Warren 1503–
    12. 12. John Warren 1525–1576 m. Annie Mable 1531–1563 m. Agnes (Anne) Howlett 1529–1567
      1. 1. Richard Warren 1554–1612
      2. 2. Stephen Warren 1558–
      3. 3. John Warren 1555–1613 m. Elizabeth Scarlett 1561–1603
        1. 1. John Warren 1585–1667 m. Margaret Bayly 1587–1662
        2. 2. Franncius Warren 1588–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Warren 1590–1625
        4. 4. Daniel Warren 1586–1596
        5. 5. Isaac Warren 1587–1613
        6. 6. Mary Warren 1598–1622 m. Robert Davis 1590–1622
        7. 7. Joshua Warren 1594–1596
        8. 8. Amos Warren 1591–1613
        9. 9. Joseph Warren 1595–1596
        10. 10. Thomas Warren 1596–1613
        11. 11. William Warren 1600–
        12. 12. Agnes Warren 1584–
      4. 4. Agnes Warren 1564–1576
    13. 13. Thomas Warren 1520–1559
    14. 14. Anne Warren 1523–1544
    15. 15. James Warren 1515–1594
    16. 16. William Warren 1527–1601
  2. 2. James Legh 1481–
  3. 3. John Legh 1483–
  4. 4. Cecily Leigh 1482–
  5. 5. Percival Leigh 1484–1543
  6. 6. Jane Legh 1490–
  7. 7. Richard Legh 1487–
  8. 8. Gowther Legh 1485–
  9. 9. Peter Legh 1480–1541 m. Jane Gerard 1487–1510
    1. 1. Jane Legh 1518–1575 m. Thomas Gerard 1512–1558
      1. 1. Thomas Gerrard 1537–1601 m. Elizabeth Port 1540–1632
        1. 1. Thomas Gerard 1560–1620 m. Cecily Maney 1560–
      2. 2. Katherine Gerard 1535–1575

Peter Leigh's Timeline

3 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Peter Leigh
None
1455
1455
Age 15
Birth of Peter Leigh in Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
1527
11 Aug 1527
Age 87
Death of Peter Leigh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1527
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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