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Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight 1614 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1614

Birth Location: Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 11 Oct 1678

Death Location: Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Leycester

Mother: Elizabeth Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Hon 1

Children(s): Samuel (Lester), Byron Leycester, Elizabeth Birch, Thomas Leycester

In 1614, Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight entered the world in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Leycester and Elizabeth Mainwaring. Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight married Hon Lady Elizabeth Gerard decendant of Edward 1, and had children including Samuel Leycester (Lester), Byron Leycester, Elizabeth Birch, Thomas Leycester. Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight passed away in 1678 in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1614, Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight entered the world in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Leycester and Elizabeth Mainwaring.
  • Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight married Hon Lady Elizabeth Gerard decendant of Edward 1, and had children including Samuel Leycester (Lester), Byron Leycester, Elizabeth Birch, Thomas Leycester.
  • Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight passed away in 1678 in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1614 – 1678
Birth Place: Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter Leycester
1588 – 1648
Elizabeth Mainwaring
1587 – 1641
Peover Hall, Over Peover, Cheshire, Kingdom of England
Grandparents
Adam Leycester
1565 – 1591
Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Dorothy Shakerley
1565 – 1630
Church Hulme near Warrington, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Tabley
1508 – 1577
ALICE HOLFORD
1512 – 1575
Sir Hulme
1525 – 1619
Lady Shakerley)
1529 – 1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leycester
– 1543

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet) Knight (3 MAR 1614 – 11 Oct 1678) m. Hon (Lady Elizabeth Gerard decendant of Edward) 1 (Jun 1620 – 26 Jan 1679)
  1. 1. Samuel (Leycester) (Lester) (1634 – 13 May 1700) m. Elizabeth Burcott (1638 – 1692)
    1. 1. Peter Lester (1660 – 6 Jun 1742) m. MARY (TAYLOR) DUNCALF (1662 – 6 Jun 1742)
      1. 1. Catherine Lester (1691 – 28 Aug 1764)
        1. 1. Kezia Ball (13 Aug 1716 – 15 January 1803)
  2. 2. Byron Leycester (26 November 1644 – 17 May 1645)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Birch (16 June 1647 – 31 November 1667) m. Samuel Birch
    1. 1. Elizabeth Birch
  4. 4. Thomas Leycester (8 January 1652 – 5 March 1668)

Sir Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1614
3 MAR 1614
Birth of Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
1678
11 Oct 1678
Age 64
Death of Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight in Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
1678
17 Oct 1678
Age 64
Burial of Sir Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet Knight in Great Budworth, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Great Budworth, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1614
    Event Place: Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tabley, Cheshire
    Record Source: U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Great Budworth, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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