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Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir 1505–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578

Death Location: High Legh, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Legh

Mother: Margaret Tyldesley

Spouse(s): Margaret Gerard

Children(s): Helen Leigh

Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir was born in 1505 in Lyme, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter Legh And Margaret Tyldesley. Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir married Margaret Gerard, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh. Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir was born in 1505 in Lyme, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter Legh And Margaret Tyldesley.
  • Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir married Margaret Gerard, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh.
  • Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Legh
1474–1541
Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England
PL
Margaret Tyldesley
1490–1540
Birth Location: Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gerard
1510–1558
Birth Location: Brynn, Lancashire, England
MG

Children(s)

Helen Leigh
1526–1582
Birth Location: High Legh, Cheshire, , England
HL

Piers Sir's Ancestors

Self
Piers Sir
1505–1541
Birth Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter Legh
1474–1541
Lyme, Cheshire, England
Margaret Tyldesley
1490–1540
Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Piers Sir's Descendants

1.
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Piers (Peter Leigh VI) Sir (1505–4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578) m. Margaret Gerard (01 Jan 1510–abt 1558)
  1. 1. Helen (Ellen) Leigh 1526–1582 m. John (Booth) Sir 1516–1555
    1. 1. Katheren Booth 1554–1594 m. Joseph (Hawley) Sr 1554–1594 m. Jacobus (James) Hawley 1554–1622
      1. 1. Judge (Samuel) Hawley 1577–1643 m. Katherine (Birdseye) Booth 1581–1692
        1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Hawley 1607–1689 m. Richard Booth 1607–1688
        2. 2. Hannah Hawley 1625–1698 m. John (Beard) Captain 1627–1690
        3. 3. Grace Hawley 1623–1690 m. John (Musgrave Smith) Sgt 1616–1684

Piers Sir's Timeline

3 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England
1541
4 Dec 1541
Age 36
Death of Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir in High Legh, Cheshire, England
High Legh, Cheshire, England
1541
4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
Age 36
Death of Piers Peter Leigh VI Sir in High Legh, Cheshire, England
High Legh, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England (obviously a betrothal)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England
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