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Philip Leigh 1455–1523 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1455

Birth Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 2 DEC 1523

Death Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Robert Cheshire

Mother: Isabel Stanley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brereton

Children(s): Ellen Leigh, Roger Leigh, Anne Leigh, Edward Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh, Mary Leigh, Ellen Leigh, John Leigh, Jane Leigh

The story of Philip Leigh began in 1455 in Norbury, Cheshire, England. Philip Leigh married Elizabeth Brereton, and had children including Anne Leigh, Edward Leigh, Ellen Leigh, Jane Leigh, John Leigh, Mary Margaret Leigh, Roger Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh. Philip Leigh passed away in 1523 in Norbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Philip Leigh began in 1455 in Norbury, Cheshire, England.
  • Philip Leigh married Elizabeth Brereton, and had children including Anne Leigh, Edward Leigh, Ellen Leigh, Jane Leigh, John Leigh, Mary Margaret Leigh, Roger Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh.
  • Philip Leigh passed away in 1523 in Norbury, Cheshire, England.

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Philip Leigh's Ancestors

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Philip Leigh
1455–1523
Birth Place: Norbury, Cheshire, England
Parents
Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire
1410–1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabel (de) Stanley
1414–1475
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Legh, of Adlington) Hall
1386–1415
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Matilda (Maud) Norley
1390–1478
Radnor, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
William Stanley
1386–1428
Cheshire, England
Blanche (de Arderne, of) Alvanley
1380–1415
Aldford, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philip Leigh's Descendants

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Philip Leigh (ABT 1455–2 DEC 1523) m. Elizabeth Brereton (1460–AFT 12 APR 1517)
  1. 1. Ellen Leigh 1498–1546 m. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572
    1. 1. Anne Leicester –1587 m. Phillip Mainwaring 1530–1573 m. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572
      1. 1. Randle Mainwaring 1549–1612 m. Margaret (Mary) Fitton 1552–1612
        1. 1. Thomas (Gent) Mainwaring 1570–1663 m. Maud Smethwake 1580–1671 m. Margret Colly 1604–
        2. 2. Edward Mainwaring 1569–
        3. 3. John Mainwaring 1570–1575
        4. 4. Phillip Mainwaring 1579–1661
        5. 5. Eleanor Mainwaring 1585–
        6. 6. Anthony (Arthur) Mainwaring 1586–
        7. 7. Catherine Mainwaring 1580–1613 m. Edward (Stanley Baronette of) Bickerstaffe 1576–1640
        8. 8. Anne Mainwaring 1569–1657 m. Lawrence Smith 1564–1621
        9. 9. Edmund Mainwaring 1575–1650 m. Jane Pickering 1575–
        10. 10. Sir (Randle) Mainwaring 1570–1632 m. Katherine Hurlestone 1550–1618 m. Jane Smyth 1572–1609
        11. 11. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1587–1641 m. Peter Leicester 1588–1649
        12. 12. Roger (Mainwaring Bishop of St.) Davids 1589–1653 m. Jane 1620– m. Cecilia Draper 1586–1640
      2. 2. Anne Mainwaring 1555–
      3. 3. Katherine Mainwaring 1558–
      4. 4. Lawrence Mainwaring 1562–
      5. 5. Thomas Mainwaring 1563–
      6. 6. Edmund Mainwaring 1568–
      7. 7. Edward Mainwaring 1561–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1569–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Leicester 1535–1582 m. Sir (Randall) Mainwaring 1495–1557 m. SIR (EDMUND TRAFFORD (SHERIFF OF LANCASHIRE) TRAFFORD 1526–1590 m. Edmund Trafford 1526–1590
    3. 3. Ellen Leicester 1533–
    4. 4. Ralph Leicester 1532– m. Anne Dutton 1535–1582
    5. 5. Rouge Leicester 1540–
    6. 6. John Leycester 1545–
    7. 7. Laurence Leycester 1540–1632 m. Anne (Jane) Warburton 1564–1603
    8. 8. Mary Leycester 1537– m. Hugh Calveley –1606
    9. 9. William Leycester 1541–1577 m. Elizabeth Worseley 1545–1603 m. Katherine Edwards 1530–1572
  2. 2. Roger Leigh 1486–
  3. 3. Anne Leigh 1480–1531
  4. 4. Edward Leigh 1488–
  5. 5. Thomas Leigh 1492–1549
  6. 6. William Leigh 1490–
  7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Leigh 1506–1568
  8. 8. Ellen Leigh 1478–1515 m. Thomas (Hulse of) Marbury 1475–1518
  9. 9. John Leigh 1512–1559 m. Jane Sneyd 1520–1575 m. Jane Sneyde –1575
  10. 10. Jane Leigh 1507–1589 m. Richard Starkey 1503–1590

Philip Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1455
ABT 1455
Birth of Philip Leigh in Norbury, Cheshire, England
Norbury, Cheshire, England
1523
2 DEC 1523
Age 68
Death of Philip Leigh in Norbury, Cheshire, England
Norbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1455
    Event Place: Norbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1523
    Event Place: Norbury, Cheshire, England

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