'Leeke01'
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Families covered: Leke of Scarsdale, Leke of Sutton

BE1883 & BEB1841, which provide the same information about this family, identify this as a "very ancient family in those parts", referring to Derbyshire. TCP reports that a "very elaborate pedigree of Leeke was entered (4 D. xiv, pp. 89-103) in 1717 at the Coll. of Arms". We hope to obtain additional information on the earlier generations of this family in due course and extend this page.
Sir Francis Leke of Sutton in Scarsdale, Derbyshire (d 1626)
m1. Frances Swift (dau of Robert Swift of Bayton, Yorkshire (& Rotheram))
1. Sir Francis Leke or Leake, 1st Bart of Sutton, Baron Deincourt of Sutton, 1st Earl of Scarsdale (b before 1581, d 09.04.1655)
  m. (16.09.1607) Anne Carey (bpt 10.08.1585, d before 1660, dau of Sir Edward Carey of Berkhampstead)
  A. Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl of Scarsdale (bpt 01.10.1612, d 27.01.1680/1)
  m. (c1653) Frances Rich (bur 21.11.1692, dau of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick)
i. Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale (b 09.03.1653/4, dsps 27.12.1707)
  m. (c11.02.1671/2) Mary Lewis (dau of Sir John Lewis, Bart of Ledstone, by Sarah, dau of Sir Thomas Foote, Bart)
  ii. Richard Leke (d 16.04.1687)
  m. (06.12.1680) Mary Molyneux (dau of Sir John Molyneux, 3rd Bart of Teversal)
  a. Nicholas Leke, 4th Earl of Scarsdale (b c1682, d unm 17.07.1736)
  b.+ other issue - Robert (d young), Frances, Lucy
  iii. Mary Leke
  B. Anne Leke
  m. Henry Hildyard of Winestead
  C. Catherine Leke
  m. Cuthbert Morley
  D. Frances Leke (dsp 29.07.1682)
  m. Jenico Preston, 7th Viscount Gormanston (d 17.03.1691)
  E. Penelope Leke
  m. Charles Lucas, 2nd Lord Lucas of Shenfield (d c28.11.1688)
  F.+ other issue - Francis (dvp before 06.1646), Edward, Charles, Henry (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm), Muriel (d unm)
m2. Mary

Main source(s): BE1883 (Leke of Deincourt & Scarsdale), BEB1841 (Leke of Sutton), TCP (Scarsdale)
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