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Roger Leigh 1483–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Willington, Durham, England

Death Date: 1522

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Leigh

Mother: Margery Sprencheaux

Spouse(s): Alice Trafford

Children(s): Sir Leigh, John Leigh, Richard Leigh

The story of Roger Leigh began in 1483 in Willington, Durham, England. Roger Leigh married Alice Trafford, and had children including John Leigh, Richard Leigh, Sir Thomas Leigh. Roger Leigh passed away in 1522 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger Leigh began in 1483 in Willington, Durham, England.
  • Roger Leigh married Alice Trafford, and had children including John Leigh, Richard Leigh, Sir Thomas Leigh.
  • Roger Leigh passed away in 1522 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Leigh
1446–1508
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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Margery Sprencheaux
1454–1512
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Birth Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Leigh
1515–1572
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
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John Leigh
1513–
Birth Location: Wellington, Herefordshire, England
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Richard Leigh
1520–
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Roger Leigh's Ancestors

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Roger Leigh
1483–1522
Birth Place: Willington, Durham, England
Parents
Richard Leigh
1446–1508
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Margery Sprencheaux
1454–1512
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John (de) Legh
1391–1440
Maxfield, Cheshire, England
Alice Alcocke
1399–1430
Ridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Fulke Sprencheaux
1418–1470
1673689, Shropshire, England
Margery Wynnesbury
1426–1512
Shropshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Legh
1371–1430
Maud Massey
1356–1412
John Alcocke
1362–
Agnes White
1366–1386
Sir Shropshire
1370–1411
Lady Sprencheaux
1398–
JOHN Wynnesbury
1397–1445
MARGARET Humphreston
1405–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert DeLegh
1345–1382
Matilda Arderne
1342–1392
Hugh Massey
1322–1371
Agnes Bold
1345–1394
Sir Sprencheaux\Sprenghose
1350–1379
Henry II
1370–1407
Mary Wolfeston
1376–1450

Roger Leigh's Descendants

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Roger Leigh (1483–1522) m. Alice Trafford (1487–1551)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Leigh 1515–1572 m. ALICE BARKER 1525–1603
    1. 1. Alice Leigh 1553–1621 m. Thomas Coney 1529–1611
      1. 1. Alice Coney 1617–1609 m. Matthew GOOCH 1603–1697
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gough 1627–1697 m. Thomas Branch 1623–1694
        2. 2. Francis Goche 1606–
        3. 3. Geffrey Goche 1607–
        4. 4. Thomas Goche 1597–
        5. 5. Alice Goche 1596–
        6. 6. Barnaby Goche 1591–
        7. 7. Margaret Goche 1609–
        8. 8. Anne Goche 1604–
        9. 9. Robert Goche 1602–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Goche 1605–
        11. 11. Mary Goche 1600–
      2. 2. Susan Cony 1568–1568
      3. 3. Alice Coney 1575–1598
      4. 4. Thomas Coney 1561–1637
      5. 5. Alice Coney 1575–1667
      6. 6. Alice Coney 1550–
      7. 7. ALICE CONEY 1575–1598
    2. 2. Rowland Leigh 1547–1570
    3. 3. Winifred Leigh 1538–1592
    4. 4. Lady (Catherine) Leigh 1535–1600
    5. 5. Richard Leigh 1530–
  2. 2. John Leigh 1513–
  3. 3. Richard Leigh 1520–

Roger Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Roger Leigh in Willington, Durham, England
Willington, Durham, England
1522
1522
Age 39
Death of Roger Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Willington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
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