'Leigh12'
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Families covered: Leigh of Rathbride, Leigh of Rosegarland
| Francis MacLaoighsigh or MacLysach or MacLye or Lye (d before 1573) | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ O'Carroll (dau of John O'Carroll) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John MacLaoighsigh or Lye or Ly of Rathbride, co. Kildare (d 07.05.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amy FitzGerald (dau of George FitzGerald of co. Meath, sister of Sir Edward) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Leigh of Rathbride (d before 05.05.1660) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Dowdall | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Francis Leigh of Rathbride (a 1691, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1662) Judith Spencer (dau of Henry Spencer) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Leigh of Rosegarland, co. Wexford (d unm before 07.11.1724) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Leigh of Rathangan (co. Kildare), later of Rosegarland (d 1727, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.09.1699) Alice (dsp 1702, widow of John Rawlins of Rathangan) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Carew | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Leigh of Rosegarland (d before 27.09.1758, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.1727) Mary Cliffe (dau of John Cliffe of Mulrancan) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Leigh of Rosegarland (b 1729, d before 10.05.1803, Lt. Colonel, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1750-1) Arabella Leslie (dau of Robert Leslie of Glaslough) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Francis Leigh of Rosegarland (b 1755, d 1839, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.1788) Grave Baldwin (dau of Richard Baldwin) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Robert Leigh (dvp) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1822) Dorothea Anne FitzGerald (dau of Edward FitzzGerald of Carrigoran, m2. Capt. Hervey Francis de Montmorency) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Francis Leigh of Sion, Sheriff of co. Wexford (b 1808, d 20.02.1882, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1830) Mary Martin Mansergh (dau of John Southcote Mansergh of Grenane) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Cecilia Leigh (d 28.07.1868) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas More (Major General) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue (d unm) - Charles (b 1797, d 1821), Grace (b 1791, d 1798), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Charles Leigh (d unm Major) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Joseph Leigh of Tinnakilly, co, Wicklow | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Mary Radcliffe (dau of Judge Stephen Radcliffe) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Ellen or Eleanor Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.02.1836) Charles Arthur Walker of Tykillen (d 1873, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Stephen (d unm), Arabella, Mary Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Arabella Leigh (b c1756, d 02.08.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1782) Ponsonby Tottenham | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Grace Leigh (d 20.10.1812) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.05.1758) Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath (d 04.01.1790) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Cecilia Leigh (d 29.10.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.01.1729) Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown (d 02.10.1783) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Robert of New Ross (d unm 1734), Andrew of New Ross (d unnm 1745), Judith (d unm 1788), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (d unm) - John of Dublin (d before 20.07.1700), Andrew of Friarstown (d before 30.11.1706), Judith (d 1700) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Leigh, later Leigh-Colclough of Rosegarland (dsp before 11.06.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1673) Margaret Colclough (d 1722, dau of Sir Caesar Colclough, 2nd Bart of Tintern Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mabel Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1675) James Barnewall | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Katherine Leigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. James FitzGerald of Oberston | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Andrew (a 1612), Mabel, Mary, Margaret, Bridget, Amy, Ellen | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Arthur (a 1612), Francis (a 1579), Henry (a 1612) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BIFR1976 (Leigh), BLGI1912 (Leigh of Rosegarland)
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