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Name Thomas Leigh [21, Leigh of Adlington, Vol III, p. 455], [56, Cheshire of 1613, pub Harleian 1909, Legh, p. 144], [56, Cheshire V'n Peds of 1663, pub Whitehead 1841, Leigh, p. 63], [63, Legh pedigree, Vol III, p. 662], [99, vol 2, p.45], Half 7C11R
Birth bef 30 Jul 1593
Baptism 30 Jul 1593, Prestbury
Death ca Dec 1644, Chester
General 1st s. Of Adlington, Cheshire. Sheriff of Cheshire.
Father Sir Urian Leigh (1566-1627)
Mother Margaret Trafford
Spouses
1 Anne Gobert [56, Lancs of 1664-5, pub Chetham 1873, Rigby, Vol III, p. 245], [99, vol 2, p.27], [103, p.25], [21, Leigh of Adlington, Vol III, p. 455], 10G Aunt
Death bef 12 Feb 1676 [103, p.25]
Burial 12 Feb 1676, Prestbury
General Co-heir.
Father John Gobert (-ca1625)
Mother Lucy Smith (->1623)
Marriage 24 Aug 1610 [56, Cheshire V'n Peds of 1663, pub Whitehead 1841, Leigh, p. 63], [63, Legh pedigree, Vol III, p. 662]
Children Thomas (1614-1687)
  John (1617-)
  Charles (1618-)
  Peter (1620-)
  Lucy
  Margaret
  Anne
  Francis (or Frances)
Notes for Thomas Leigh
Is he descended from the Leghs of Adlington, Cheshire who were descended from the Stanleys via a few Savages of Clifton, Kent? See Weis, Mag Chart Sureties, 5th edn, Line 106, pp. 139-140. Ans: Very definitely yes, from Burke's Commoners of c. 1826, and from the Cheshire Visitations.
Last Modified 13 Jun 2005 Created 9 Dec 2011 By Tim Powys-Lybbe

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