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: Leigh of Adlestrop, Legh of Adlington, Leith of Longborough, Leigh of Stoneleigh
Sir Urian Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire b 1566, d 02.06.1627
m Margaret Trafford dau of Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford
1. Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire bpt 30.07.1593, d c12.1644
BLG1952 shows Thomas's wife as Anne, dau of Thomas Gobarte of Boresworth, but Visitation Warwickshire, 1619, Gobard & Visitation Cheshire, 1663 show her as ...
m 24.08.1610 Anne Gobard bur 12.02.1675-6, dau of John Gobard or Gobert of Coventry & Bosworth
A. Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire bpt 17.04.1614, bur 17.12.1687
m Mary Bolles bur 22.11.1656, dau of Thomas Bolles of Osbarton
i. Thomas Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire bpt 10.02.1643-4, bur 17.04.1691
m 1666 Joanna Maynard d 1700, dau of Sir John Maynard
a. John Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire d 1735, Colonel
m 1693 Isabella Robartes dau of Robert Robartes, 'Viscount Bodmin'
1 Charles Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire b 1697, d 07.1781
m Hester Lee dau of Robert Lee of Wincham
A Thomas Legh of Wincham dvpsp 1775
m Mary Reynolds d 1818, dau of Francis Reynolds
2 Elizabeth Legh d unm
3 Lucy Frances Legh
m Sir Peter Davenport d 1746
A Elizabeth Davenport, later Legh of Adlington
m 1752 John Rowlls of Kingston d 1779
b. Robert Legh of Chorley
m Margaret Standish dau of Sir Richard Standish, 1st Bart of Duxbury
1 Ann Legh
m Richard Crosse of Crosse Hall
A Thomas Crosse d 1802
m Sarah Ashburner dau of Robert Ashburner of Preston
i Richard Crosse, later Legh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire b 1754, d 11.08.1822
m 09.1787 Anne Parker d 17.12.1807, dau of Robert Parker of Cuerden
a Thomas Legh of Adlington b 09.1792, d 25.04.1829 had issue
m Louisa Newnham d 10.03.1867, dau of George Newnham of Newtimber
c. Mary Legh probably of this generation
m Richard Legh of High Legh, Sheriff of Cheshire d 12.1705
d. Anne Legh probably of this generation
m Thomas Townley of Royle
1 Sarah Townley
m William Plumbe dvp 1761
ii. Lucy Leigh d before 06.04.1692 probably the Lucy who married ...
m 09.05.1670 Thomas Assheton of Ashley bpt 20.03.1633, bur 05.04.1684
iii.+ other issue - Edward, John, Henry, Peter, Richard, Anne, Mary
B. Anne Leigh probably the Anne bpt 16.02.1622-3 who married ...
m Peter Davenport bpt 31.08.1622, bur 08.04.1658
C. Frances Leigh possibly the Frances who married ...
m 1660 Sir John Peshall or Pershall, 2nd Bart of Horsley b c1620, d 1701
D. Penelope Leigh possibly the Penelope who married ...
m William Wright of Longston b c1630, a 1662
E.+ other issue - John bpt 21.01.1616-7, Charles bpt 04.03.1617-8, Peter bpt 02.08.1620, had issue, Henry bpt 13.09.1621, had issue, Lucy, Margaret, Dorothy, Mary
2. Mary Legh b c1595
m c1618 Henry Legh of Rowcliffe, Cumberland
A.+ issue - Urian, Henry, Mary
3. Lucy Legh bpt 12.07.1596
m Alexander Rigby of Middleton
A.+ issue - Alexander, Urian, Edward, Lucy
4.+ other issue - Urian b 16.05.1600, Robert bpt 25.04.1604, Henry bpt 27.09.1612, Frances bur 23.08.1630
Rowland Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough a 1596
m1 Margery Lowe dau of Thomas Lowe of London
1. Elizabeth Leigh
m1 _ Hanmer
m2 _ Broughton
m2 Catherine Berkeley dau of Sir Richard Berkeley of Stoke Giffard
2. William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough d 1632
m Elizabeth Whorwood dau of Sir William Whorwood of Sandwell Castle
A. William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough d 17.06.1690
m Joanna Pury dau of Thomas Pury
i. Theophilus Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough d 10.02.1724-5
m1 16.12.1672 Elizabeth Craven d 24.12.1687, dau of Sir William Craven of Lenchwick
a.+ issue - Typhena a unm 1722, several d infant
m2 1689 Mary Brydges d 13.06.1703, dau of Sir John Brydges, 8th Lord Chandos
b. William Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough b 03.11.1691, d 09.12.1757
m Mary Lord d 10.07.1756, dau of Robert Lord of York Buildings
1 James Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough bpt 07.07.1724, d 31.03.1774
m 10.03.1755 Caroline Brydges dau of Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos
A James Henry Leigh of Adlestrop, Longborough and Stoneleigh b 08.02.1765, d 27.10.1823
m 08.12.1786 Julia Judith Twisleton d 08.02.1843, dau of Thomas Twisleton, 13th Lord Saye and Sele
i Chandos Leigh, 1st Lord of Stoneleigh b 27.06.1791, d 27.09.1850 had issue
m 08.06.1819 Margarette Willes d 05.02.1860, dau of Rev. William Shippen Willes of Astrop House
ii Julia Leigh dsp 21.01.1871
m 1836 Henry Robert Colvile of Kempsey House d 01.11.1875, General
iii Caroline Eliza Leigh dsp 07.04.1870
m 27.06.1822 Sir James Buller East, 2nd Bart
iv Mary Leigh d 06.06.1871
m 02.07.1817 Frederick Charles Acton Colvile of Barton House d 02.02.1872
v Augusta Elizabeth Leigh d 04.05.1877
m 15.05.1827 Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley d 30.03.1896
2 Cassandra Leigh d 18.10.1770
m 08.09.1739 Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bart of Ambrosden b 28.04.1719, d 31.10.1766
3+ other issue - William d unm 1764, rector of Little Ilford, Thomas dsp, rector of broadwell and Adlestrop, Mary d unm, Elizabeth d unm
c. Emma Leigh
m Peter Waldo
d. Cassandra Leigh
m Thomas Wright
e. Maria Leigh d 09.07.1735
m 1720 Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 4th Bart d 21.12.1767
f. Anne Leigh
m Rev. John Hoskyns, later Hoskyns-Abrahall b 1692, d 01.09.1765
g. Thomas Leigh rector of Harpsden
This connection was kindly provided by a site visitor, RD 19.09.04.
m Jane Walker
1 Cassandra Leigh d 1827
m George Austen d 1807, rector of Steventon
h.+ other issue - 4 sons and 2 daughters
3.+ 2 daughters

Sources:
1 BLG1952 Legh of Adlington w+ Visitation Cheshire, 1613+1663, Legh of Adlington
2 BP1934 Leigh
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