Family tree Cromer/Russell/Buck/Pratt » Robert Legh (1409-1479)

Personal data Robert Legh 

Source 1
  • He was born on March 24, 1409 in Adlington, Cheshire East, England.
  • Profession: of Adlington, Cheshire.
  • (MARR) about 1426 in Adlington, Cheshire, England: Spouse: Isabel Stanley, of Hooton.
  • He died on January 21, 1479 in Adlington, Cheshire, England, he was 69 years old.
  • A child of Robert Legh (Leigh) and Matilda

Household of Robert Legh

He has/had a relationship with Isabel Stanley.


Child(ren):

  1. Margery Legh  1447-1501
  2. Elizabeth de Legh  1448-1492
  3. Maud Legh  ± 1452-1512


Notes about Robert Legh

ROBERT # 5 WAS THE SON OF ROBERT LEGH AND MAUD/MATILDA BELGRAVE (ALSO MARRIED 2ND WILLIAM HONFORD). HE MARRIED 1ST ISABEL SAVAGE BEFORE HE WAS 5YRS OLD (NO CHILDREN) MARRIED 2ND ISABEL STANLEY. CHILDREN AGNES (ANDREW BRERETON), ROBERT, ISABEL (LAWRENCE WARREN), AMOUNG OTHERS?.415r of Sir John Savage, Bailiff of the Forest of Macclesfield, Constable of Halton Castle, Chamberlain of Middlewich and Maud Swynnerton. Robert Legh, Esq. was born on 3 May 1410 at of Adlington, Cheshire, England. He died on 29 January 1479 at age 68.bert Legh, Esq.+ b. c 1428, d. 1487rod, 1819, p. 495, 371; Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol. II, p. 264; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 208.na Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 344.S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 282.at Adlington, Cheshire, England.116 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family." genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke Pg.453-457&ots=rdUuPvqvS0&sig=TTmd3ucv2Ompo9S-jzDWz0SDEEc&hl=en&ei=gVT9S-TrL4nONLOh0N4H&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CB8Q6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Robert%20Legh%20stanley&f=false/ A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke]ess of Sir Thomas Belgrave, knt. by Joan, his wife, dau. and heiress of Sir Robert Pulford, and left a dau. Joanna, m. first, to Ralph Davenport, of Davenport; and, secondly, to John Legh, of High Legh, a son and successor,ur sons and one daughter, viz. '''ROBERT'''; James, Rector of Rosthorne, in 1456; William; Peter; and Ellen, the wife of Roger Legh, of Ridge. The eldest son, wedded, first, Isabella, daughter of John Savage, of Clifton, by whom he had no issue; and, secondly, Isabella, daughter of Sir William Stanley, knt. of Hooton; by whom he had,eir.ence Warren, esq. of Poynton; and, secondly, to Sir George Holford, of Holford.VI. ___ m. to ___ Pigott, esq. of Chetwynd, Salop.Booth, of Dunham-Massey, and had six sons and five daughters, namely,g/details/visitationchesh00fellgoogpage/n167/mode/1up Leigh.m. Ellin Booth), Maud (m. Jn'o Manwaring), Agnes (m. Sr Andrew Brereton), __ (m. __ Picott), Margaret (m. Tho's Mere), Isabel (m. Sr Lawrence Warren & Sr George Holford), Margrett (m. Wm Damport) Warren.1upAncestry of John Barber White and his descendants edited by Almira Larkin WhiteYsPz6sxPaz2vB8QofdrcIci3Y&hl=en&ei=TL6uTLa5IoWcsQPGhPmDDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=Legh&f=false/ Ancestry of John Barber White and his descendants edited by Almira Larkin White] was sheriff of Cheshire 1524. He bore the Lostock coat of arms in his seal, "to wit a grey hound, over which, corner-ways on the dexter angle of the escutcheon, on a helmet, wreath, and mantle, a greyhound's head couped." Written about the seal, "S. Georgil Holford Mililtis." He had children 2 sons and a daughter leitimate and 4 sons and a dau. illegitimate.kt. lord of Adelyngton m. (1) Isabel, dau. and heir of Thomas de Belgreve by Joan his wife, sister and heir of John de Pulford. He m. (2) Margery.and heir by 1st wife. He m. Matild -- who m. (2) William de Holford of Chorley and d. 1478, aged about 90. and m. before that date to Isabel, dau. of Sir John Savage of Clyfton, knight. She probably d. in childhood. He m. (2) Isabel (11) 14th Lineage, dau. of Sir William de Stanley, knight and lord of Hoton, or Hooton, b. about 1410. m. by dispensation.anley, lord of Stanley, Storeton and Hooton, knight, Pardon was granted him for Percy rebellion Nov. 3, 5, Henry IV, at the battle of Agyncourt, knighted 1415; m. Blanche, dau. of Sir John Arderne of Aldford, knight.las Richardson, Kimball G. EveringhamBISisAOaj9SeAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAjgK#v=snippet&q=legh&f=false/ Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham]ce for Cheshire, son of George Holford, Knt., of Holford, Westminster, and London, Sheriff of Cheshire, by Isabel, daughter of '''Robert Legh, Esq., of Adlington'''. They had three sons, Thomas, Esq., John, and Christopher, and a daughter, Alice, wife of Piers Leycester, Esq., of Nether-Tabley. SIR JOHN HOLFORD died about 1546. His widow, Margery, married (2nd) in or before 1547 HENRY (or HARRY) SACHEVERELL, Knt., of Morley, Derbyshire.Over Peover, Cheshire, by Maud, daughter of '''Robert Legh, Esq., of Adlington, Cheshire'''. He was born about 1471. They had thirteen sons, Randall, Knt., Edmund, John Peter Phlip, Edward, Robert, Thomas, George, and Henry, Nicholas, William, William (again), and two daughters, Margaret and Katherine (wife of William Newton). He was knighted in France in 1513. SIR JOHN MAINWARING left a will dated 4 March 1515/6, proved 18 Nov. 1516 (P.C.C. 1 Maynwaryng). He was buried at Over Peover, Cheshire. His widow, Katherine, was mentioned in the 1527 will of John Stanley, Knt. She died in 1529.___________________ Cheshire, England William STANLEY-------------------------------------&pg=PA1099&lpg=PA1099&dq=Magna+Carta+ancestry:+a+study+in+colonial&source=bl&ots=2Ewbuw0F3N&sig=amyJUT1pP9FfbnhwRw0p_-APrSM&hl=en&ei=AybKTe2VLYm6sAOVxpGMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwATg8#v=snippet&q=lee&f=false/ Magna Carta ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham]iress. She married (1st) by dispensation dated 1506 JOHN HOLFORD (or HOLFORDE, HOLDFORD), Knt., of Holford, Cheshire, Sheriff of Flintshire, justice of the peace for Cheshire, son of George Holford, Knt., of Holford, Cheshire, Westminster, and London, Sheriff of Cheshire, by Isabel, daughter of '''Robert Legh, Esq'''. They had three sons, Thomas, Esq., John, and Christopher, and one daughter, Alice (wife of Piers Leycester, Esq.). SIR JOHN HOLFORD died about 1546. His widow, Margery, married (2nd) in or before 1547 HENRY (or HARRY) SACHEVERELL, Knt., of Morley, Derbyshire.'Class memoir of George Washington Warren: with English and American ancestry By Thomas Coffin Amorys=6Kormwveb7&sig=xibvPoDVZbzpcdkyFbuduEJxqlM&hl=en&ei=sYL-S_r4GIG6NsuBhTw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q&f=falseholas, whose wife was Agnes de Winnington; Sir Lawrence, who, about 1394, married Margaret Bulkeley; John, born 1414, whose wife was Isabel, daughter of Sir John Stanley of Latham, Knight of the Garter, to Sir Lawrence, who, by Isabel Leigh of Adlington, had William, ancestor of Sir John Borlase Warren, of recent naval celebrity, and to Sir John, who, about 1480, marrying Eleanor Girard, had five sons. ....d in Caunton, Nottinghamshire, and from his descended Sir John Borlase Warren, .... William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adamsen&ei=RwnES7WPIciDnQfu3NytDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CA4Q6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=Nicholas%20de%20Warren&f=false'''Sir Robert Leigh''', in 1458, and had a sonAYAAJ&pg=PA1676&lpg=PA1676&dq=Nicholas+Of+Headboro+Warren&source=bl&ots=1n-xacuIYk&sig=_B0O2VBN7ABYc4XsyhR-9dktf1I&hl=en&ei=MvHBS8DONojlnQesnbG6Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=falsen, in Cheshire''' (married about 1458)., and extinct .. By Sir Bernard BurkedMYP4sAOg38mIBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20LEIGH%201509&f=false/ A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct .. By Sir Bernard Burke]AAYAAJ&pg=PA297&lpg=PA297&dq=Matilda+de+Arderne+Legh&source=bl&ots=pwMh6fdCn0&sig=pX7bZGFCtY563O3X2fzJ_DhuQrU&hl=en&ei=K1v9S5SkJ4qmM_C00N4H&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CCoQ6AEwCDhQ#v=onepage&q=Matilda%20de%20Arderne%20Legh&f=false/ Nooks and corners of Lancashire and Cheshire: A wayfarer's notes in the ... By James Croston]--------------------------gnes, Maud ,RobertchU_XlT&dq=Alice%20Coverall%20Barker&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q=Alice%20Coverall%20Barker&f=false  A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance].  England (Google eBook) John Burke 1831.  Page 310.  "Leigh"

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Legh

Matilda
1390-1478

Robert Legh
1409-1479


Margery Legh
1447-1501
Maud Legh
± 1452-1512

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  • Graaf Willem VI (Beiers Huis) was from 1404 till 1417 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1409: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 25 » The Council of Pisa opens.
    • June 26 » Western Schism: The Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.
    • September 23 » The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.
    • December 2 » The University of Leipzig opens.
  • Gravin Maria de Rijke (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1477 till 1482 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1479: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 7 » Battle of Guinegate, French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg.
    • September 4 » The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.


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