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Families covered: Leach of Cadeleigh (Cadleigh or Chadleigh), Leach of Crediton

                               
John Leach of Crediton, Devon (bur 30.06.1569)
1. Simon Leach of Crediton (br 16.10.1579)
  m. Elizabeth Rowe (dau of John Rowe of Crediton)
A. Sir Simon Leach of Cadleigh, Sheriff of Devon (bpt 03.09.1567, d 17.02.1637-8)
  m1. (02.10.1597) Elizabeth Burrough (dau of Walter Burrough of Exeter)
  i. Simon Leach (bpt 19.10.1598, d young)
  ii. Sir Walter Leach (bpt 18.09.1599, d before 1637)
  m. (c1626) Sara Napper (dau of Sir Robert Napper, Bart)
  a. Simon Leach of Cadeleigh (b c03.1632-3, d 25.06.1660)
  m. Bridget Grenvile (dau of Sir Bevil Grenvile, m2. Sir Thomas Higgons)
  (1) Sir Simon Leach of Cadeleigh & Trethewall (dsp bur 30.06.1708)
  m. Mary Clifford (d 1678, dau of Thomas, Lord Clifford of Chudleigh)
  (2) Bridget Leach (a 1660)
  b. Elizabeth Leach
m. (c10.1654) Balthazer Beare
  c.+ other issue (d unm) - Mary (d 1638), Magdalen (d c12.1651)
  m2. Katherine Turbarvile (d by 1637, dau of Nicholas Turbarvile of Crediton)
  iii. Simon Leach (bpt 27.09.1601, a 1637, dsp)
  iv. George Leach (bpt 07.10.1602, d by 1637) had issue
  m. Margaret (m2. Bevill Prideaux)
  v. Nicholas Leach of Newton St. Petrock (d before 30.06.1646)
  m. (c03.1634-5) Grace Mallock (dau of Roger Mallock of Exeter)
a. Anne Leach
  m. Gilbert Burrington of Newcombe
  b. Charity Leach (bpt 06.06.1639)
  m. (04.09.1660) Humphry Walrond
  c.+ other issue - Nicholas (bpt 01.02.1641-2, a 1660), Simon (bpt 19.10.1643), Grace, Katherine (bpt 08.05.1638, d young), Elizabeth (bpt 25.11.1640, a 1643)
  vi. Katherine Leach (a 1651)
  m1. Robert Burrington of Sandford (dsp 1640)
  m2. Thomas Giffard of Halsbury
  vii. Elizabeth Leach (a 1643)
  m. (c01.1633-4) John Cowling (rector of Cadleigh)
  viii. Rebecka Leach (a 1637)
  m. John Davie (a 1637)
  ix. Anne Leach (a 1651)
  m. (c12.1636) John Martin of the Middle Temple
  B. John Leach (a 1637)
  C. Joane Leach (a 1637)
  m. _ Dyer
  D. Agnes Leach (a 1637)
  m. Christopher Leach of Trevetmeber
E. Margaret Leach (a 1637)
  m. Nicholas Turberville
  F. Elizabeth Leach (a 1637)
  m. _ Elsworthy
Shown connected to the above John by dotted lines, implying some uncertainty on the connection, were ...
2. John Leach (rector of Arlington, Devon, Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral)
  The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Leach of Stoke Clymsland and St. Eval).
  m. Elizabeth Napper (dau of Sir Alexander Napper, sister of Baronet Napper)
  A. Nicholas Leach of Stoke Climsland, Cornwall (d by 11.1646)
  m. (1616) Jenophap Hearle (dau of Edward Hearle of Trenouthe)
  i.+ issue - John (bpt 1617), Nicholas (a 11.1646), Martha (a c1618)
  B. Margaret Leach
  m1. _ Hatch
  m2. Robert Buryngton of Sandford
3. Nicholas Leach had issue

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Leach of Cadeleigh)
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