Robert LEIGH

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• FamilySearch ID: G4PP-K56

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• FamilySearch ID: L1L8-XFY
• Title (Nobility): ; Lord of Rushall
• Name: Roger LEIGH
• Name: Rogier of Rushall
• Occupation: ; Lord Leigh van Rushall
• Residence: Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Notes:

A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke. page 310.

John Leigh, who inherited his mother's estate, of Ridge was escheat of Chesire for seven years, from the 12th Henry VI., and was living in 1452, being then also escheat. He m. Alice, daughter and heir of Thomas Alcock, and had issue,

Roger, who by Ellen, his wife, daughter of Robert Leigh, Esq., of Adlington, was ancestor of the Leighs of Ridge.
Richard, of whose line we are about to treat.
John, from whom descended Sir Hohn Leigh, K.B., of Stockwell, in Surrey.
Richard Leigh, the second son, was seated at Russell, in Staffordshire, in 1456, and was s,. by his son,
Roger Leigh, of Wellington, in Shropshire & Russell, in the county of Stafford. This gentleman had issue,
William, who succeeded to the estates, and marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Harper, Knt., and co-heir of her brother, was progenitor of the Leighs, of Russell. This William Leigh, was gentleman usher to King Henry VII,.
Thomas Leigh, a younger son, who was brought up under Sir Rowland Hill, a rich merchant of London, and Lord Mayor of that city; by whom, for his knowledge and industry, he was made his factor beyond sea ; and in that trust deporting himself with the highest integrity, Sir Rowland bestowed upon him the hand of his favorite niece, Alice, daughter of John Barker, alias Coverall, of Wolverton, in the county of Salop, by Elizabeth, hi wife, daughter of Thomas Hill, and upon the issue of marriage he entailed the greater part of his estate. Thomas Leigh subsequently served the office of Sheriff of London, and was Lord Mayor at the death of Queen Mary. He was knighted during his mayoralty and dying in 1571, was buried in Mercer's Chapel, London, with this epitaph upon his tomb:
"Sir Thomas Leigh bi civil life, All offices did beare, Which in this city worshipful Or honorable were: Whome as God blessed with great wealth, So losses did he feel; Yet never changed he constant minde, Tho' fortune turn'd her wheels. Learning he loved and helpt the poore to them that knew him deere; For whom this lady and loving wife This tomb hath builded here."
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Roger married Lady Alice TRAFFORD. Alice (daughter of Sir. Edmund DE TRAFFORD, II and Margaret SAVAGE) was born about 1510 in Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England; died on 16 Jun 1578 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England; was buried on 16 Jun 1578 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LCFS-2XR
• Name: Alice TRAFFORD
• Other: 1514, of Trafford, Lncshr, Engl

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Alice was the daughter of Sir Edmund Trafford. She married firstly Sir William Leyland and then Sir Urian Brereton and together they had a son Urian and daughters Margaret, Jane, Mary and Dorothy. This son Urian did not succeed to the title.

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Richard married Margery SPRENCHEAUX. Margery was born about 1442 in Donnington by Wellington, Shropshire, England; died in 1512 in Willington, Durham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: G9QV-KDW

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• AFN: 15C8-HLW
• FamilySearch ID: G6ZP-BQ4
• Title (Nobility): ; Sir Knight of the Bath
• Reference Number: HWS53918
• Will: 26 Sep 1529, Trafford, , Lancashire, England
• Probate: 1590
• Residence: 1590, Diocese of Cheshire, England

Notes:

Sources:

Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great
Sir Edmond Trafford, who was made a knight of the Bath in 1495.
He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Sohn Savage of Clifton, and
widow of John Hanford, of Hanford, and
had issue,
Edmond, (Sir) his heir.
William, under-sheriff of Cheshire in 1540. He m. Margery, daughter of Sir Ralph Longford, of Longford.
Henry, D.D., rector of Wimslow, in Cheshire, and Bolton Percy, in the county of York, chancellor of York from 1528 to 1557, when he died.
Alice, m. to Thomas Butler, esq. heir-apparent of Sir Thomas Butler, kit. of Bewsey.
Margery, m. first, in 1492, to Nicholas Longford, esq. son & heir of Sir Ralph Longford, Knight, of Longford, and secondly, to Thomas Gerard, esq. of Bryn.
Sir Edmond died in 1514, and was s. [succeded] by his son, Sir Edmond Trafford, knight, of Trafford.
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Sir Edmund Trafford

Birth: unknown
Death: Aug. 15, 1513
Family links:
Spouse: Margaret Savage Trafford
Children:
Henry Trafford (____ - 1537)*
Edmund Trafford (____ - 1533)*
Burial: Manchester Cathedral Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Created by: Todd Whitesides Record added: Aug 20, 2015

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http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1773.htm#...
Sir Edmund Trafford[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

M, #53288,
b. circa 1455,
d. 15 August 1513
Father Sir John Trafford[11,2,6,10] b. c 1412, d. 11 Jan 1488
Mother Elizabeth Ashton[11,2,6,10] b. c 1432
Sir Edmund Trafford was born circa 1455 at of Trafford, Lancashire, England.
He married Margaret Savage, daughter of Sir John Savage, Mayor of Chester, Chamberlain of Middlewich and Katherine Stanley, circa 1479;
They had 3 sons (Sir Edmund; William; & Henry. D.D., Chancellor of York) and 2 daughters (Alice, wife of Thomas Butler; & Margery, wife of Sir Thomas Gerard).[12,2,3,5,6,7,9,10]
Sir Edmund Trafford died on 15 August 1513 at of Trafford, Lancashire, England.[1,11,2,6,10]
Family Margaret Savage b. c 1450
Children
Sir Edmund Trafford+[13,6,10] b. c 1485, d. 28 Jun 1533
Margery Trafford+[14,2,3,4,6,7,8,10] b. c 1490, d. 10 May 1540

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The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time ..., Volume 1, By William Arthur Shaw. p. 228] "Trafford, Edward (Edmond), K.B. (1494), I. 144"
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Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... p. 351]
Edmund Trafford, K.B., of Trafford, Lancashire, son of John Trafford, Knt, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Ashton, Knt., of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. They had three sons, Edmund, Knt., William, and Henry, D.D. [Chancellor of Your], and two daughter, Alice (wife of Thomas Butler) and Margery. Sir Edmund Trafford died 14 Aug 1513.

Child of Margaret Savage, by John Honford, Esq.:
i. Katherine Hanford, married John Mainwaring, Knt., of Over Peover, Cheshire [see OVER PEOVER 14]
Children of Margaret Savage, by Edmund Trafford, K.B.:
i. Edmund Trafford, Knt., born about 1485 (aged 28 in 1513). He married Elizabeth Longford, daughter of Ralph Longford, Knt. (died 1513), of Longford, Derbyshire, and Hough Withington (in Manchester), and Didsbury, Lancashire (descendant of King Henry II), by Mabel, daughter of Thomas Ferers, Knt. Sir Edmund Trafford died 28 June 1533. His widow Elizabeth, died 27 Jan 1548.
ii. Margery Trafford, married Thomas Gerard, Knt., of Bryn (in Ashton-in-Makerfield), Lancashire
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Edmund married Margaret SAVAGE after 1475 in Clifton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Sir Knight John SAVAGE and Catherine STANLEY) was born in 1450 in Clifton, Cheshire, England; died on 7 May 1525 in Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England; was buried after 7 May 1525 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 9J5V-XB
• FamilySearch ID: LTGS-YD9
• Reference Number: HWS53873

Notes:

Margaret Savage b. circa 1450

FatherSir John Savage, Mayor of Chester, Chamberlain of Middlewich b. c 1423, d. 22 Nov 1495
MotherKatherine Stanley b. 1430

Margaret Savage was born circa 1450 at of Clifton, Cheshire, England.15 She married John Honford, Esq., son of John Honford, Esq. and Margery Warren, circa 1470;

They had 2 sons (John; & William, Esq.) and 1 daughter (Katherine, wife of Sir John Mainwaring).2,3,16,5,6,7,9,10,11,12

Margaret Savage married Sir Edmund Trafford, son of Sir John Trafford and Elizabeth Ashton, circa 1479; They had 3 sons (Sir Edmund; William; & Henry. D.D., Chancellor of York) and 2 daughters (Alice, wife of Thomas Butler; & Margery, wife of Sir Thomas Gerard).2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11

Family 1
John Honford, Esq. b. c 1445, d. c 1479
Children
Katherine Honford b. c 1472, d. 1529
William Honford, Esq. b. c 1478, d. 9 Sep 1513

Family 2
Sir Edmund Trafford b. c 1455, d. 15 Aug 1513
Children
Margery Trafford b. 6 Jun 1470, d. 10 May 1540
Sir Edmund Trafford b. c 1485, d. 28 Jun 1533

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• FamilySearch ID: L298-3YR
• Title (Nobility): ; Sir Knight
• MilitaryService: 1488; Fought for Lancashire in the War of the Roses

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About Sir John Trafford, Kt.
From A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Burke, Volume 4 Pg. 248

EDMOND TRAFFORD, who was knighted by HENRY VI. at Whitsuntide, in 1426. He m. Alice, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir William Venable, knight of Bolyn, by Joan, his wife, daughter of John Massey, of Tatton, and had issue,
' JOHN, (Sir) his heir.
Joan, m. first, in 1429, to James Byron, grandson of Sir John Byron, and secondly, in 1443, to William, son and heir of Sir Alexander Radcliffe, of Ordsall.
Dulcia, m. in 1438, to Sir John Ashton, of Ashton.
Sir Edmond lived until 1457, when he was s. by his son,
' SIR JOHN TRAFFORD, knighted about the year 1444, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton, knight, of Ashton, and had issue,
EDMOND, (Sir) his heir.
William, who had lands given him by his mother and nephew. He died in 1518.
Thomas.
Dulcia, m. to Hugh Bulkeley, of Whatcroft, ancestor to the Lords Bulkeley.
'Sir John died in 1488, and was s. by his son.
SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, who was made a knight of the Bath in 1495. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Savage of Clifton, and widow of John Hanford, of Hanford, and had issue, ...
Pg. 400
.... SIR JOHN RADCLYFFE, knt. of Catherton, married twice: by his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Knyvett of Thirling, he had a son, EDMUND, ancestor of the Radclyffes of Broad Clist, in Devonshire; and by his first wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstal, knt. of Tunstal, he had a son, JOHN, who m. Katherine, daughter of Richard Molyneux, of Sefton, and left three daughters his co-heirs, namely JOAN, m. to Edmund Ashton, esq. second son of Sir Thomas Ashton, knt. of Ashton-under-Line: MARGARET, m. to Ralph Standish, esq. of Standish; and ELIZABETH, m. to Robert Radclyffe, second son of Alexander Radclyffe, esq. of Ordsall.
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'Sir John Trafford1
'M, #368931, d. 1488
Last Edited=19 Jun 2009
' Sir John Trafford was the son of Sir Edmond Trafford and Alice Venables.2 He married Elizabeth Ashton, daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton.1 He died in 1488.1
' He lived at Trafford, Lancashire, England.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1444.1
'Children of Sir John Trafford and Elizabeth Ashton
1.Sir Edmond Trafford+2 d. 1514
2.William Trafford2 d. 1518
3.Dulcia Trafford2
Citations
1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
2.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p36894.htm#i368931
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ID: I234241

Name: Sir John [@] de Trafford

Sex: M

Birth: ABT 1420 in Trafford, Lancashire, England

Death: 1488

Father: Sir Edmund [@] de Trafford b: ABT 1390 in Trafford, Lancashire, England

Mother: Alice [@] de Venables b: 1398 in Bollin Fee, Wilmslow (Le Bolyn), Cheshire, England

Marriage 1 Elizabeth [@] de Ashton b: ABT 1431 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

Children

Sir Edmond [@] de Trafford b: 12 MAY 1442 in Trafford, Lancashire, England
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http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db...

Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

John married Elizabeth DE ASHTON in 1444 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Thomas DE ASHTON and Elizabeth BYRON) was born in 1431 in Ashton Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, Borough of Tameside, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1490 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England; was buried in Blewbury, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: G9QQ-DVP

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• AFN: 8J5B-8M
• FamilySearch ID: LTGS-G4K
• Reference Number: HWS45717
• _UID: 2894F38A97894890914741CEBD61E0576D82

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Birth:
calculated: (age 73 in 1495)

John married Catherine STANLEY about 1446 in Clifton, Otley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Catherine (daughter of Sir. Thomas STANLEY, Baron and Lady Joan GOUSHILL, Baroness Of Stanley) was born about 1430 in Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England; died in 1498 in Clifton, Otley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 8J5B-9S
• FamilySearch ID: MB4W-7WN
• Reference Number: HWS45589
• _UID: FF832019F6DC4B19A0C621480914719CEAE3