'Glegg1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Glegg of Caldey Grange, Glegg of Gayton, Glegg of Irbie

                               
Gilbert Glegg or Glegge of Gayton, Cheshire
m. Johanna de Merton (dau/ heir of Stephen de Merton of Gayton)
1. ?? Glegg
  A. ?? Glegg
  i. John Glegg of Gayton
  m. ?? Poole (dau of Thomas Poole of Poole)
a. John Glegg of Gayton
  m. Isabel Leycester (dau of John Leycester of Tabley)
  (1) Arthur Glegg of Gayton (a 1566)
  m. (1538) Elianor Massey (dau of Sir John Massey of Podington)
  (A) William Glegg of Gayton (d 1588)
  m. Mary Plankney (dau/coheir of Edward Plankney or Plankeney or Plackney of Chester)
(i) Edward Glegg of Gayton (b c1579, d 1623)
  m. Isabel Manwaring (d 1623, dau of Robert Manwaring of Marton Sande)
  (a) William Glegg of Gayton (bpt 29.01.1589-90, bur 24.08.1656)
  m. Cicely Sephton (dau of Robert Sephton of Mollington, sister/coheir of Thomas of Mollington)
((1)) Edward Glegg of Gayton (bpt 24.08.1615, d 26.05.1687)
  m1. (sp) Elizabeth Pickford (d 1649, dau of Edward Pickford of London)
  m2. (22.07.1650) Catherine Delves (bur 08.1666, dau of Sir Henry Delves, Bart)
  ((A)) Sir Edward or William Glegg of Gayton (b c1653, d 09.01.1716)
  Visitation ends with this generation, showing the eldest son as Sir Edward who married Elizabeth, dau of Sir Robert Cotton of Camberwell (sic), Bart. BLG1886 (Glegg of Old Withington) shows that Gayton passed into the Baskervyle family through the undermentioned Mary who was granddau of Sir William Glegg of Gayton who married ...
  m. Elizabeth Cotton (d 05.03.1711, dau of Sir Robert Cotton of Combermere, Bart)
  ((i)) Robert Glegg of Gayton
  m. Juliana Newdigate (dau of Sir Roger Newdigate, Bart)
  ((a)) Mary Glegg
  m. (01.03.1711) John Baskervyle of Old Withington, later Glegg of Gayton
  ((ii)) Hester Glegg dau of Sir William, probably of this generation
  m. Robert Lee 'of Wincham' (b c1686, d 1720)
  ((B))+ other issue - Edward, John (bpt 20.01.1660), John (bpt 01.1661), Benjamin, Benjamin (bur 09.09.1729), Roger (bpt 14.01.1663, bur 23.02.1675), Katherine (b c1652), Elizabeth
((2)) John Glegg in Ireland (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Mandrake of London
  ((3)) Robert Glegg
  m. ?? (widow of Sir Sherlock in Ireland)
  ((4)) Anne Glegg
  m. _ Rose of Derbyshire
  ((5)) Elizabeth Glegg (bpt 16.02.1614)
  m. Valentine Whitmore of Thurstaston
  ((6)) Margaret Glegg (bpt 09.11.1620)
  m. Edward Glegg of the Grange @1@ below
  ((7)) Cecilie Glegg (bpt 23.05.1624, bur 10.1661)
m. Thomas Braun (Browne) of Upton
  ((8))+ other issue - William (bpt 10.10.1633), Mary
  (b) John Glegg
  (c) Margaret Glegg
  m. Ralph Morgell of Moston
  (ii)+ other issue - John, Mary, Elizabeth
  (B) Margery Glegg
  m. Peter Bold of Upton (d 1605)
  (C) Katherine Glegg
  m. William Anion of Wirrall
(D) Elizabeth Glegg
  m. John Aldersey of Chester (alderman)
  (E)+ other issue - Edward, Thomas, Elenor
  (2) John Glegg
  m. Margaret Maynering (dau/coheir of Randall Maynering)
  (A) William Glegg (dsp)
  (B) Margaret Glegg
  m. Robert Manwaringe of Marton (son of Sir John)
  (3) Margery Glegg probably of this generation
  m. Lawrence Bold (dsp)
  b. John Glegg of Grange, Cheshire (d c1555)
  m1. Sibilla Ledsham (dau/coheir of Roger Ledsham of Chester)
  (1) Roger Glegg of Caldey Grange - continued below
  m. Anne Hockenhull (dau of William Hockenhull or Hocknell of Prenton)
  m2. Alice
  c. Thomas Glegg

 

 

Roger Glegg of Caldey Grange - continued above
m. Anne Hockenhull (dau of William Hockenhull or Hocknell of Prenton, possibly m2. Edward Malham of Killwick)
1. William Glegg of Caldey Grange (b c1559, d 08.11.1636)
  m. Alice Ratcliffe (d 16.12.1647, dau of Thomas Ratcliffe of West Kirby (Kirkby), relict of William Leigh of Irbie or Erby)
A. William Glegg of Caldey Grange (bpt 1588, d 15.12.1644)
  m. (1616) Hannah Bowyer (b c1600, d 20.09.1670, dau of Sir John Bowyer of Knipersley)
  i. Edward Glegg of Caldey Grange, 1st of Irbie (b 1622)
  m1. Margaret Glegg (Dau of William Glegg of Gayton by Cicely Sephton) @1@ above
  a. William Glegg of Caldey Grange (b 1653)
(1) Edward Glegg of Caldey Grange (b 1680-1, d 04.08.1714)
  m. Elizabeth Kent (dau/heir of John Kent of Teanmore)
  (A) William Glegg of Caldey Grange (bpt 128.12.704, dsps 21.12.1739)
  m. Deborah Birkenhead (dsp, dau/coheir of Henry Birkenhead of Backford, m2. Lt. Col. Crosbie)
  (B) John Glegg of Caldey Grange (b 1712, d 23.04.1749)
  m. Mary Carr of Liverpool (b 1718-9, d 28.02.1758)
  (i) William Glegg, last of Caldey Grange had issue
  m1. Frances Jennings (dau of Thomas Jennings)
  m2. Sidney Lloyd (a 1814)
  (ii)+ other issue - Mary, Frances, Martgaret (d 02.11.1749), Catherine (d 14.03.1746)
  (C)+ other issue - Edward (bpt 1796, dsp), Abigail (bpt 1708), Silence (bpt 1710)
  (2) Margaret Glegg (bur 1715)
  m. _ Becket
  b. Margaret Glegg
  m2. Anne Lowndes (b 1623-4, d 05.06.1675, dau of Roger Lowndes of Overton)
  c. Edward Glegg of Irbie (b c1658, d 15.12.1703)
  m. Jane Scorer (b 1643-4, bur 07.03.1720, dau of John Scorer of Westminster)
  (1) John Glegg of Irbie (d 1768)
  m. Frances Birkenhead (d 14.04.1791, dau of Henry Birkenhead, brother of Thomas of Backford)
  (A) John Glegg of Irby or Irbie (b c1732, d 1804)
  m. (1762) Betty Baskervyle (b 1732-3, d 09.07.1810, dau of John Baskervyle, later Glegg of Withington & Gayton)
  (i) Birkenhead Glegg of Irbie & Backford (b 01.11.1765, Lt. General) had issue
  m1. (04.07.1804) Emma Holt (dau/coheir of Edward Holt of Ince Hall)
  m2. (1814) Sarah Barnard (dau of Rev. Henry Barnard of Maghera)
  (ii) Lucy Glegg
  m. Rev. J. Egerton
  (iii) Jane Glegg
  m. Rev. James Bullock
  (iv)+ other issue - John Baskervyle (b 1773, Colonel), Juliana
  (B) Mary Glegg
  m. Robert Dod of Rowton
  (2) Anne Glegg (b 1707-8, d 06.02.1769)
  m. Rev. John Urmson of Neston
  (3)+ other issue - Roger (d unm 07.12.177), Prudence (d young)
  d. John Glegg of Tranmore (a 1703) had issue
  m. Hannah Glegg (dau of Roger Glegg) @2@ just below
  e. Anne Glegg (b c1687, d 19.09.1729)
  m3. (sp) Anne Thelwall
  ii. Roger Glegg
  m. Martha Moss (d 02.09.1697)
  a. Hannah Glegg (b 1687-8, d 19.09.1729)
  John Glegg of Tranmore (a 1703) @2@ just above
  iii. Hester Glegg
  B. Elizabeth Glegg
  m. George Watson
  C. Alice (Anne) Glegg
  m. (1614) George Bennet of Greaseby
  D.+ other issue (d unm) - John, Gilbert, Edward, Arthur (b 1600), Margery, Isabel (b 1603)

Main source(s): Visitation (Cheshire, 1580 & 1663, Glegg of Gayton), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Glegge of Gayton and Grange), Visitaton (Cheshire, 1663, Glegg of Grange), Commoners (vol II, Glegg of Irbie and Backford), Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 2, 'Glegg of Grange')
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