'Leigh05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Legh of Booths, Legh of Norbury Booths Hall, Legh of Torkington

                               
Sir John de Legh (a temp Edward III 1327-1377)
Visitation shows John as married (only) to Isabel, dau of Sir Richard Sandbach, and his son Richard as married to Maud, dau of John Arderne. We follow Commoners.
m1. Maud Arderne (dau of Sir John Arderne of Aldford)
1. John Legh of Booths
  m. Elizabeth de Sonbach (dau of Sir Richard de Sonbach)
  A. Maud Legh
  m. Richard Radclyffe of Ordshall (d 1380)
2. James Legh
A. John Legh of Booths, Sheriff of Cheshire (a 1393)
  m. Maud
  i. John Legh of Booths (a 1428)
  m. Maud Booth (dau of Sir William Booth of Dunham) identified in Visitation (1613), possibly by the Harleian editor
  a. Sir John Legh of Booths (d Blore Heath 1459)
  m. Jane Ashton (dau of Sir Thomas Ashton of Asheton) identified in Visitation (1613), possibly by the Harleian editor
  (1) John Legh of Booths (d 1470)
  m. Emma Grosvenor (dau of Robert Grosvenor of Hulme, m2. Peter Shakerley)
(A) John Legh of Booths (d by 1485) this generation given by Commoners but omitted by Visitation
  m. Anne Booth (dau of Sir William Booth of Dunham Massey, m2. Geoffrey Shakerley of Shakerley)
  (i) John Legh (dsp)
  (ii) Elizabeth Legh "only daughter" according to Commoners
  m1. Peter Shakerley of Shakerley
  m2. Raffe Egerton
(iii) Margaret Legh
  m. John Leigh of Boothes
  (2) Philip Legh of Booths (d 1527-8)
  m. Elizabeth Brereton (dau of Andrew Brereton of Brereton)
  (A) Sir John Legh of Booths (d 1558)
  m. Jane Sneyd (sister of William Sneyd of Bradwell)
  (i) John Legh of Booths (d 1617-9, 3rd son?)
  m. Jane Brereton (dau of Sir William Brereton of Brereton)
(a) William Legh of Booths, Sheriff of Cheshire (b c1575, d 1641) - continued below
  m1. Dorothy Shakerley (dau of Sir Geoffrey Shakerley of Hulme)
  m2. Elizabeth Edwards (dau of Thomas Edwards of Mould)
  (b) Isabell Legh
  m. John Manfield
  (c)+ other issue - Peter (dsp), Thomas, Margaret, Anne
  (ii)+ other issue (dsp) - John, John
  partner(s) unknown
(iv) John Legh
  m. Elizabeth Mere (dau of Edmund Mere or Merry of Knuttesford)
  (v) Agnes Legh
  (B) Joan Legh
  m1. Richard Starkey of Stratton or Stretton
  m2. _ Stanley of Bickerstaff
  (C) Ellen Legh
m. Sir Ralph Leycester of Toft
  (D) daughter possibly of this generation
  m. Thomas Hulse
  (E)+ other issue - Roger, William, Edward, Anne (dsp)
  (3) Geffrey Legh
  (4) Margaret Legh possibly of this generation
  m. Roger Millington of Millington
  (5) Katherine Legh possibly of this generation
  m. William Croxton of Ravenscroft
  ii. Margaret Legh possibly of this generation
  m. (mcrt 1425-6) Nicholas Gerard of Crewood
m2. Isabel (or Ellin?) Baggileigh (d c1370, sister of John Baggileigh of Baggileigh, dau of Sir William, son of Sir John of Baggileigh or Baguley)
3. William Leigh of Baguley (Baggileigh)

 

 

William Legh of Booths, Sheriff of Cheshire (b c1575, d 1641) - continued above
m1. Dorothy Shakerley (dau of Sir Geoffrey Shakerley of Hulme)
1. John Legh of Booths, Sheriff of Cheshire (b c1601, d 16.04.1660)
  m1. Margaret Washburn (dau of Thomas Washburn or Washborne of Washborne)
  A. Elizabeth Legh
  m. (29.01.1660) Thomas Hollinshead of Heywood
  m2. Dorothy Ashton (dau of Sir Richard Ashton of Middleton)
  B. Dorothy Legh
  m. Samuel Hanmer
C. Anne Legh
  m. John Diskfield or Ditchfield of Manchester (dsp)
  D.+ 3 sons (d young)
  m3. (1652) Elizabeth Stanley (dau of Sir Thomas Stanley, Bart of Alderley)
  G. Peter Legh of Booths
  m. Ruth Barcroft (dau of Robert Barcroft of Barcroft)
  i. Ruth Legh of Booths (bur 08.03.1715)
  m. Thomas Pennington of Chester, later Legh (Captain)
a. Thomas Pennington, later Legh of Booths
  m. Helena Aston (dau of Sir Willoughby Aston,Bart of Aston)
  (1) Peter Legh of Norbury Booths Hall (b 04.03.1722-3, d 12.08.1804)
  m. (20.06.1744) Anne Wade (d 1794, dau of Peter Wade)
  (A) Willoughby Legh of Norbury Booths Hall (b 25.05.1749, d unm, 3rd son)
  (B) John Legh of Torkington, later of Norbury Booths Hall (d 04.1826)
  m. (29.03.1792) Isabella Dawson (dau of Edmund Dawson of Wharton)
  (i) Peter Legh of Norbury Booths Hall, Sheriff of Cheshire (b 11.06.1794, d unm 29.08.1857)
  (ii) John Legh (d young)
  (iii) Edmund Dawson Legh of St. Botolph's, London (b 1801, d 09.03.1845, minister) had issue
  m. (1826) Catherine Robinson (dau of Sir Christopher Robinson)
  (iv) Anne Legh
  m. William Clawes (Clowes)
  (v) Isabella Legh (d 26.05.1855)
  m. Bertie Johnson (rector of Lymme)
  (C) Anne Helena Legh (dsp 1793)
  m. (1792) John Mathews (Captain RN)
  (D)+ other issue - Peter Pennington (dvp 1777), Thomas (dvp 1790), Mary (d unm)
  H. Elizabeth Legh
  m. Richard Calverley of Ouden
  I.+ other issue - John (d young), Richard of Torkington (dsp), Mary
2. Mary Legh
  m. William Houghton of Houghton
3. Elizabeth Legh
  m. Thomas Witchcot of Mobbdy (Mobberley)
m2. Elizabeth Edwards (d 04.04.1634, dau of Thomas Edwards of Mould ,widow of William, son/heir of Randle Holme)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol ii, Legh of Norbury Booths Hall) with some support from BLG1886 (Legh of Norbury Booths Hall), Visitation (Cheshire, 1580+1613+1663, Leigh of Bouthes or Boothes)
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