'Leigh10'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Leigh of Northwood, Leigh of Swinshead (Swinehead or Swinyard)

                               
Matthew de Legh or Leigh of Swinehead (Swinyard)
m. Jane Leigh (dau of Thomas Leigh of High Leigh)
1. Richard Leigh of Swinshead (a 1550)
  m. Jane (natural dau of Richard Done of Utkinton)
  A. Richard Leigh of Swinshead
  m. Jone or Anne Gregg (a 1584, dau of Thomas Gregg of Bradley)
  i. Richard Leigh of Swinshead (d 1618-9)
  m. Mary Leigh (dau of Robert (son of Thomas) Leigh, sister of George of East Hall)
  a. Mathew Leigh of Swinshead
  b. Richard Leigh
  m. _ Winington (dau of _ Winington of Hermitage)
c. Lawrence Leigh of Swinshead (d by 1647)
  m. (c08.1623) Mary Bold (dau of Charles Bold of Chester)
  (1) Richard Leigh of Swinshead (b c1631)
  (2) John Leigh
  m. _ More (dau of John More of Bank Hall)
  (3) Hannah Leigh
  m. _ Okes
  (4) Martha Leigh
  m. _ Okes of London
  (5)+ other issue - John, Lawrence
  d. Jane Leigh
  m. Edmund Lathom of Irlam
  ii. Elizabeth Leigh
  m. Humfrey Kelsall of Chedhill
iii.+ issue - John, Peter, Thomas, Mathew, Katherine, Margery, Alice, Anne, Ellen
  B.+ other issue - Anthony, Hamlett, Margery
2. Gawen Leigh of Northwood in High Liegh (Leigh)
  m. Margaret Grimsdich (dau of Thomas Grimsdich of Hallam)
  A. William Leigh of Northwood (a 1580)
  m. Katherine Bird (dau of Richard Bird of Terton)
  i.+ issue (a 1580) - Thomas (b c1578, Elizabeth, Anne)
  B. Anne Leigh
  m. Lawwrence Hatton
  C. Elizabeth Leigh
  m. Thomas Norris
  D.+ other issue - John, Julian, Bridget (dsp), Mary (dsp), Jane (dsp)
3. Mary Leigh
  m. John Venables of Agton

Main source(s): Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Leigh of Swinhead and Leigh of Northwood), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Leigh of Swinyard in High Leigh), Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Leigh of Swinshead in High Leigh)
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