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Richard Leigh 1415–1470 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: Abt 1470

Death Location: Rushall, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Ridge

Mother: Alice Alcock

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Roger Leigh, Thomas Leigh

The story of Richard Leigh began in 1415 in Cheshire, England. Richard Leigh married Mrs Richard Leigh, and had children including Roger Leigh, Thomas Leigh. Richard Leigh passed away in 1470 in Rushall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Leigh began in 1415 in Cheshire, England.
  • Richard Leigh married Mrs Richard Leigh, and had children including Roger Leigh, Thomas Leigh.
  • Richard Leigh passed away in 1470 in Rushall, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ridge
1391–1463
Birth Location: West Hall, High Legh Rosthern, Cheshire, England
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Alice Alcock
1399–1420
Birth Location: Ridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger Leigh
1460–1522
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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Thomas Leigh
1463–1526
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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Richard Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Richard Leigh
1415–1470
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
John Leigh of Ridge
1391–1463
West Hall, High Legh Rosthern, Cheshire, England
Alice Alcock
1399–1420
Ridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Matilda (de) Arderne
1350–1392
Cheshire, England
Piers (de) Legh
1320–1399
Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
John Alcock
1362–1400
Cheshire, England
Agnes White
1362–
, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Leigh's Descendants

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Richard Leigh (1415–Abt 1470)
  1. 1. Roger Leigh 1460–1522 m. Alice Trafford 1529–1578
    1. 1. Thomas Leigh 1515–1571 m. Alice Barker 1520–1604 m. Alice 1525–
      1. 1. Mary Leigh 1555– m. Richard (Gunne) III 1541–1602 m. Richard Cobb 1550– m. Robert Andrews 1553– m. Richard Cobbe 1552–
      2. 2. Richard (Ralph) Leigh 1536–1625 m. Ann Galand 1535–1597 m. Ann Longmer 1549– m. Ann (Garland or) Longmer 1545–1597
        1. 1. Ralph Leigh 1555–1625 m. Ralph Leigh 1558– m. Elizabeth Nash 1547–1625
        2. 2. James Leigh 1562–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Leigh 1565– m. William Kytsson 1560–
      3. 3. Richard Leigh 1485–1569 m. Anne Hough 1490–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Leigh 1533–1578 m. William (Macnaderte Deane) IV 1530–1600
      5. 5. Isabella Leigh 1534–1632
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lighe 1535–1578
      7. 7. Alice (Lee) Leigh 1535–1613 m. Esq. (Sir Frances (Francis) Thomas de Coney 1 of) Basingthorpe 1568–1611
      8. 8. Robert (Rowland) Leigh 1536–1603 m. Margaret (de) Lowe 1551–1584 m. Catherine Berkeley 1547–
      9. 9. Ann (Garland or) Longmer 1545–1597 m. Richard (Ralph) Leigh 1536–1625
      10. 10. Winifred Leigh 1538–1600 m. Sir (George) Bond 1535– m. George Bond 1534–1592
      11. 11. Lady (Catherine) Leigh 1539–1601 m. Edward Baber 1531–1578
      12. 12. Thomas Leigh 1545–1672 m. Katharine Spencer 1549–1639
      13. 13. William Leigh 1551–1627 m. Frances Harington 1540–1618 m. Katharine Spencer 1549–1639
      14. 14. Janeta Leigh 1553–1555
      15. 15. Roger Leigh 1554–1614 m. Joan Hunt 1558–
      16. 16. Isabella Leigh 1556–1632
      17. 17. Katherine Leigh 1557–1621 m. John Cowherd 1540–1574 m. Edward (Edmund Barber) Bomer 1560–
      18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth Shropshire) Baxter 1558–1611
      19. 19. Lady (Alice) Leigh 1560–1613 m. Esq. (Sir Frances (Francis) Thomas de Coney 1 of) Basingthorpe 1568–1611 m. Thomas Coney 1546–1593 m. Sir (Gilbert) Bloomfield 1540–1607
      20. 20. Robert (Rowland) Lee 1580–1632
      21. 21. Thomas Lee –1621
      22. 22. Isabella Leigh 1622–
      23. 23. Willia Baker –1631
    2. 2. William Leigh 1499–1550
    3. 3. Robert Leigh 1515–
    4. 4. Richard Leigh 1520– m. Mary Leigh 1527–1571
  2. 2. Thomas Leigh 1463–1526

Richard Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of Richard Leigh in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1470
Abt 1470
Age 55
Death of Richard Leigh in Rushall, Staffordshire, England
Rushall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Richard Leigh, person ID GK55-V61.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1470
    Event Place: Rushall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Richard Leigh, person ID GK55-V61.
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