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Piers Legh 1455–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 11 Aug 1527

Death Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Father: Piers Legh

Mother: Mabel Croft

Spouse(s): Ellen Savage

Children(s): Margaret Legh, Elizabeth Leigh, Joan Leigh, Peter Legh, James Legh, Cicely Legh, Margaret Leigh

Piers Legh was born in 1455 in Lyme, Cheshire, England, the child of Piers Legh And Mabel Croft. Piers Legh married Ellen Savage, and had children including Cicely Legh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Legh, Joan Leigh, Margaret Legh, Margaret Leigh, Peter Legh. Piers Legh passed away in 1527 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Piers Legh was born in 1455 in Lyme, Cheshire, England, the child of Piers Legh And Mabel Croft.
  • Piers Legh married Ellen Savage, and had children including Cicely Legh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Legh, Joan Leigh, Margaret Legh, Margaret Leigh, Peter Legh.
  • Piers Legh passed away in 1527 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers Legh
1428–1468
Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Mabel Croft
1430–1475
Birth Location: 1668706, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Savage
1453–1512
Birth Location: Clifton, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Legh
1483–1494
Birth Location: Lyme, England
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Elizabeth Leigh
1470–
Birth Location: Erisserlington, England
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Joan Leigh
1477–1557
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Peter Legh
1480–1541
Birth Location: Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
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James Legh
1481–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Cicely Legh
1482–
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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Margaret Leigh
1483–1545
Birth Location: Lyme, England
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Piers Legh's Ancestors

Self
Piers Legh
1455–1527
Birth Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
Parents
Piers Legh
1428–1468
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Mabel Croft
1430–1475
1668706, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter\Piers Leigh\Legh Lord of Lyme, Made Knight Banneret after Battle of) Wakefield-1460
1415–1478
Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
James (Howcroft, Sir Lord of Dalton, Yealand Conyers and Claghton, De Croft) (Banastre)
1411–1457
Dalton, Lancashire, England
Ellen (Butler) (Boteler)
1408–1469
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Piers Legh's Descendants

1.
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Piers Legh (1455–11 Aug 1527) m. Ellen Savage (1453–1512)
  1. 1. Margaret Legh 1483–1494 m. Laurence Warren 1481–1530 m. Christopher Warren 1505–1587
    1. 1. Helen ((Ellen)) Warren 1500–1558 m. James (John Knight) Foote 1490–1558
      1. 1. Robert (John) FOOTE 1523–1558 m. Helen (Ellen) WALER 1527–1558
        1. 1. Robert Foote 1552–1608 m. Joan Brooke 1555–1634
        2. 2. Richard FOOTE 1553–1608 m. Joan Brooke 1555–1634 m. Elizabeth 1553–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Foote 1549–1616
        4. 4. Alice Foote 1549–
        5. 5. Nathaniel Foote 1551–
        6. 6. John Foote 1555–1616
        7. 7. Priscella Foote 1555–
        8. 8. Thomas Foote 1557–1558
        9. 9. John Foote 1558–1616
      2. 2. John FOOTE 1525–1588
      3. 3. Lois FOOTE 1527–
      4. 4. Elizabeth FOOTE 1528–
      5. 5. Alice Foote 1549–1630
      6. 6. Nathaniel Foote 1551–
      7. 7. ROBERT FOOTE 1552–1607
      8. 8. Priscella Foote 1555–
      9. 9. Thomas Foote 1557–1558
      10. 10. Elizabeth Foote 1558–1616
    2. 2. Margaret Warren 1495–1516
    3. 3. William Warren 1496–1506
    4. 4. Edward Warren 1498–1558
    5. 5. Richard Warren 1501–1557
  2. 2. Elizabeth Leigh 1470–
  3. 3. Joan Leigh 1477–1557
  4. 4. Peter Legh 1480–1541
  5. 5. James Legh 1481–
  6. 6. Cicely Legh 1482–
  7. 7. Margaret Leigh 1483–1545

Piers Legh's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of Piers Legh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England
1527
11 Aug 1527
Age 72
Death of Piers Legh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1527
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
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