Edward LEIGH

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• Name: Philip Legh

Philip married Elisabeth DE BRERETON in 1478 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England. Elisabeth (daughter of Sir Andrew DE BRERETON, 11th Lord of Brereton and Lady Agnes LEIGH) was born in 1460 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England; died on 12 Apr 1517 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England; was buried after 12 Apr 1517 in St Oswald Churchyard, Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Jane. Jane was born in 1419 in Booths, Cheshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: United Kingdom; Sir Knight - 11th Lord of Brereton

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SIR ANDREW BRERETON was born about 1438 of Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, to Lord William Brereton (1413-1449) and Philippa Hulse (1416-1463.) He married (1) Agnes Legh about 1470 of Cheshire, England.

Biography
Pedigree from The Visitation of Cheshire and Ormerod's History of Cheshire 1st and 2nd Ed
Andrew Brereton of Brereton was the son of Sir William Brereton and his wife, Phillippa, the daughter of Sir Hugh Hulse, and the sister of Thomas Hulse. Sir William, Andrew's father, was the son of William Brereton and his wife, Alice, the daughter of John Corbet of Leighton and sister and heir to Richard.[1] Andrew's grandfather, Sir William Brereton, was at Harfleur (Siege of Harfleur 18 August-22 September 1415),[2] and was dead when his father died, the father's Inquisition was held 4 Henry VI, 1 September 1425-31 August 1426. At that Inquisition in 4 Henry VI, Andrew's father, aged 12, so born in 1414, was heir to his grandfather, Sir William Brereton, lord of Brereton.[3] Leighton is in the barony of Caux, Alice remarried to John Stretley,esq, Inquisition post mortem 37 Henry VI.[2]
Andrew had siblings:
1.Elizabeth, the wife of John Radcliffe of Ordeshall;[2]
2.Jane, the wife of Unknown Cotton of Rudware;[2]
3.Eleanor, the wife of 1) Thomas Bulkeley of Eyton, and 2) Hugh Cholmundeley;[2]
4.Matilda, the wife of Thomas Needham of Shavington,[2] or not Shavington but of Cranage;[3]
5.William Brereton esqr of ye body to K. H. 7, died without issue,[1] son and heir, married Katherine the daughter of sir John Byron, IPM 22 Henry VII (22 August 1506-21 August 1507);[2]
6.Hugh Brereton of Hassall Grene, who married Anne, the daughter of Robert Donn who was the brother of Sir John,[1]and younger son of John Done of Utkinton. Hugh was a younger son, of Wimbersley;[2]
7.Sir John Brereton, who married 1) Katherine, the daughter and heir of Morrice Barkley (Maurice Berkeley of Beverston, widow of John lord Stourton[2]), and 2) Jane, the daughter and heir of Geoffrey Massy of Tatton relict of William Stanley Junior.[1] [2]
8.Robert;[2]
9.Roger;[2]
10.Henry;[2] and
11.Matthew;[2]
After Andrew's mother, Philippa, died, his father married between 16 and 19 Edward IV (4 March 1476-3 March 1480), a second wife, Matild, the daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, esq, and widow of sir William Bothe of Dunham, Inq 5 Henry VII (22 August 1489-21 August 1490), they had no children.[3]
An Inquisition post mortem was held in 2 Richard III, 26 June 1484-25 June 1485, Sir William Brereton, held lands on part of which, namely Droitwich, Cudington, Shocklach, and Caldcote, Matilda, late wife of the said sir William Brereton, and widow also of sir William Bothe, knight, had assignment of dower by settlement dated 13 June, 19 Edward IV (1479), William Brereton, esq, son and heir.[2] On 10 June 3 Richard III, enrollment of a mandate to the escheator to deliver to William Brereton, esq, son and heir of sir William Brereton, knight as per Inq 2 Richard III.[4]

Pedigree from The Breretons of Cheshire
Sir William de Brerton VIII, tenth Lord of Brereton succeeded his grandfather in 1426, died in 1485, married:
?Matilda, daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, widow of sir William Booth of Dunham, married in 1478,[5] and Sir William Brereton and Matilda had:
1.William, died issueless, married Katherine, the daughter of Sir John Byron, of Horestan Castle, Derbyshire;[5]
2.Andrew, succeeded his father as eleventh Lord of Brereton, 1495;[5]
3.Robert;[5]
4.Roger;[5]
5.Henry;[5]
6.Matthew;[5]
?a daughter of Sir Hugh Hulse of Elwood Hall, Cheshire,[5] and daughter Hulse and Sir William had:
1.Sir John Brereton of Lea Hall, who married 1) the daughter of Maurice Berkeley of Beverstone, Gloucester, widow of John, Lord Stourton, and 2) John, the daughter and heiress of Sir Geoffrey Masey, of Hatton, widow of Sir William Stanley;[5]
2.Hugh of Wimbersley, second son, married Anne, daughter of Robert Done of Utkington;[5]
3.Elizabeth, wife of John Ratclyffe of Ordeshall, Lancashire;[5]
4.Jane, wife of Cotton of Rudware;[5]
5.Eleanor, the wife of Hugh Cholmundeley;[5]
6.Matilda, the wife of Thomas Needham of Shavington;[5]
Discussion of the validity of Robert Brereton's pedigree: Brereton says Sir William married in 1478, Matilda, who had previously been married to Sir William Booth, then they had six children together, then Sir William married his second wife, daughter Hulse, then they had six children together, then he died in 1485.[5]
This is not possible as:
?Sir William Booth of Dunham knight, son and heir of sir Robert, married Maud, the daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, esq, in 21 Henry VI, 1442, and they had 12 children, before Sir William died in 16 Edward IV, 1476,[6] An abstract of the Inq p m of William Bothe miles says he entailed land on himself and his wife Matilda, and his son and heir was George Bothe, esq, aged 32.[7]
?Matilda, late wife of sir William Brereton, and widow also of sir William Bothe, knight, survived Sir William Brereton, and had assignment of dower by settlement dated 13 June, 19 Edward IV (1479) from Sir William Brereton's property;[4]
?in 2 Richard III, 1484/5, William Brereton, esq, was found to be son and heir of Sir William Brereton, knight, and to the property that Matilda, his father's widow had held in dower;[4]
?On 10 June 3 Richard III, 1485, the escheator was ordered to deliver Matilda's dower from Sir William Brereton, knight, to William Brereton, esq, son and heir of sir William Brereton, knight, so William, Andrew's brother, was in his majority in 1485, therefore born before 1464.[4]
Robert Brereton also alleges Andrew succeeded his father as eleventh Lord of Brereton, 1495.[5] There is no evidence for that:
?An Inquisition held 4 Henry VI (1 September 1425-31 August 1426) - Sir William Brereton of Brereton died seized, William Brereton, esq, son and heir, under age.[4]
?8 February 16 Henry VI, 1438/9, a pardon for William, son of William, son of sir William de Brereton, ... sir William Brereton died seized and the said William, son of William son of sir William Brereton, being then a minor.[4]
?23 Henry VI (started 1 September 1444), Ellen, wife of sir Gilbert Halsal, and widow of sir William Brereton, held lands in dower belonging to William, son of William, son of sir William Brereton, knight. On 8 April, enrollment of a mandate to deliver to William de Brereton, his lands in Brereton, which were held for life by Ellen, wife of sir Gilbert Halsall, widow of sir William Brereton, father of William, father of William Brereton last mentioned.[4]
?Inquisition post mortem 2 Richard III, Sir William Brereton, held lands on part of which, namely Droitwich, Cudington, Shocklach, and Caldcote, Matilda, late wife of the said sir William Brereton, and widow also of sir William Bothe, knight, had assignment of dower by settlement dated 13 June, 19 Edward IV, William Brereton, esq, son and heir.[4] 3 Richard III, 10 June, enrollment of a mandate to the escheator to deliver to William Brereton, esq, son and heir of sir William Brereton, knight as per Inq 2 Richard III.[4]
?The Inquisition of 22 Henry VII says Sir William Brereton, knt, father of William Brereton, esq, held property in Brereton and Malpas, etc, and William Brereton was his next of kin and heir.[8]
Marriages and Children
Andrew married twice:
?Agnes (or Anne[3]), the daughter of Robert Ligh of Adlington,[1] and Andrew and Agnes had children:
1.Sir William Brereton, died 4 February 1541 at Kilkenny, Ireland,[2] Lord Cheife Justice of Ireland, married 1) Alice the daughter of Sir John Savage, and 2) Elenor, the daughter of Sir Randoll Brereton of Ipstones,[1] or Sir Ralph, and widow of Unknown Egerton;[2]
2.Ellen who married John Fitton of Gawsworth,[2] 14 Henry VII;[3]
3.Katherine who married Sir Thomas Smith of Hough;[1]
4.Elizabeth who married 1) Phillip Ligh of Boothes and 2) John Carrington,[1] of Carrington;[2]
5.Alice who married William Morton of (Little[2]) Morton;[1] and
6.Maud who married John Damport of Damport,[1] aka Matilda and John Davenport of Davenport;[2]
7.John Brereton of Leek in Staff;[2]
8.Andrew;[2]
9.Matthew;[2]
10.Johanna, married to Laurence Dutton of Marshe, brother and heir of sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton;[2]
?Anne Done, with whom Andrew had no children;[1]
?Unknown woman or women with whom he had natural daughters:
1.Katherine who married William Bowyer of Knipsley;[1] and
2.Elizabeth who was married to John Smith of Oldlaugh.[1]
Andrew's father, Sir William, was dead before 13 June, 19 Edward IV, because on that date Matilda, late wife of the said sir William Brereton, and widow also of sir William Bothe, knight, had assignment of dower by settlement of Sir William Brereton's lands in Droitwich, Cudington, Shocklach, and Caldcote.[4] An Inquisition post mortem held in 2 Richard III, 1484/5 found that William Brereton, esq, was the son and heir of Sir William Brereton, knight, and therefore to the properties Matilda had held in dower from his father.[2]
Sir Andrew Brereton, kt, was living in 38 Henry VI and 10 Henry VII.[3]

Andrew married Lady Agnes LEIGH. Agnes (daughter of Robert LEGH and Isabell de STANLEY) was born on 7 Oct 1445 in Adlington, Cheshire, England; was christened on 7 Oct 1446 in Adlington, Cheshire, England; died in 1493 in Cheshire, England; was buried after 1493 in Chester, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Anne Legh
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AGNES LEGH was born about 1445 of Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England, to Robert Legh, Esq. (1409-1479) and Isabell de Stanley (1414-1481.) She married Sir Andrew Brereton about 1470 of Cheshire, England.

Agnes Legh died about 1493 of Chester, Cheshire, England, age 48.

About Agnes Legh
?Agnes Legh
?F, #44398, b. circa 1445
?Father Robert Legh, Esq. b. 3 May 1410, d. 29 Jan 1479
?Mother Isabella Stanley
?Agnes Legh was born circa 1445 at of Adlington, Cheshire, England. She married Sir Andrew Brereton, son of Sir William Brereton and Philippa Hulse, circa 1459.
?Family Sir Andrew Brereton b. c 1440
?Children
?Elizabeth Brereton+ b. c 1470
?Sir William Brereton+ b. 1473
?Ellen Brereton+ b. c 1477, d. 22 Sep 1541


Cheshire - Adlington Hall - Timbered courtyard_from_the_south-west
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington Hall is a country house in Cheshire, England. The oldest part of the existing building, the Great Hall, was constructed between 1480 and 1505; the east wing was added in 1581. The Legh family has lived in the hall and in previous buildings on the same site since the early 14th century.



Chester Cheshire The Rows


Children of Andrew Brereton and Agnes Legh:

1.Margaret or Katherine Brereton (1467-1549)
2.Elizabeth Brereton (1472-1540)
3.*SIR WILLIAM BRERETON (1473-1541)
4.John Brereton (1475-1541)
5.Ellen Brereton (1477-1541)
6.Andrew Brereton (1478-1530)
7.Matilda Brereton (1481-1540)
8.Johanna Brereton (1483-)
9.Matthew Brereton (1484-1530)
10.Alice Brereton (1490-1552)
11.Catherine Brereton (1492-1541)
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• MilitaryService: ; He fought at Crese, also in Spain with King Edward III, the Black Prince and John of Gaunt. see:http://breretonhistory.ca/Cheshire%20Breretons.pdf
• TitleOfNobility: ; Sir Knight
• Name: William Brereton
• Name: William de Brereton
• Knighted: 1385
• Military: 1409; Military Governor of Chester (appointed by King Henry IV)
• Alt. Birth: 8 Sep 1414, Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Notes:

William de Brereton, son of Sir William, died at Harfleur in the life of his father, leaving issue (by a marriage with Alice, sister and heir of Sir Richard Corbet of Leighton.
Source: Ormerod

In 1415, while serving with King Henry V at Harfleur, in France, William Brereton 27, died, thereby predeceasing his father. Consequently, his son, another William Brereton became Sir William Brereton V upon the death of his grandfather.

(Siege of Harfleur 18 August-22 September 1415)

William was the son of William Brereton and his wife, Alice, the daughter of John Corbet of Leighton and sister and heir to Richard.

Issue:
Elizabeth, the wife of John Radcliffe of Ordeshall;
Jane, the wife of Unknown Cotton of Rudware;
Eleanor, the wife of 1) Thomas Bulkeley of Eyton, and 2) Hugh Cholmundeley;
Matilda, the wife of Thomas Needham of Shavington,[ or not Shavington but of Cranage;
Andrew, married 1) Agnes (or Anne), the daughter of Robert Ligh of Adlington, and 2) Anne Done;
Hugh Brereton of Hassall Grene, who married Anne, the daughter of Robert Donn who was the brother of Sir John, and younger son of John Done of Utkinton. Hugh was a younger son, of Wimbersley;
Sir John Brereton, who married 1) Katherine, the daughter and heir of Morrice Barkley (Maurice Berkeley of Beverston, widow of John lord Stourton), and 2) Jane, the daughter and heir of Geoffrey Massy of Tatton relict of William Stanley Junior.
Robert;
Roger;
Henry; and
Matthew;

After Phillipa died he re-married between 16 and 19 Edward IV (4 March 1476-3 March 1480), a second wife, Matild, the daughter of John Dutton of Dutton, esq, and widow of Sir William Bothe of Dunham, Inq 5 Henry VII (22 August 1489-21 August 1490), they had no children.

William was dead before 13 June, 19 Edward IV (1479), because on that date Matilda, late wife of the said Sir William Brereton, and widow also of Sir William Bothe, knight, had assignment of dower by settlement of Sir William Brereton's lands in Droitwich, Cudington, Shocklach, and Caldcote. An Inquisition post mortem held in 2 Richard III, 1484/5 found that William Brereton, esq, was the son and heir of Sir William Brereton, knight, and therefore heir to the properties Matilda had held in dower from his father. On 10 June 3 Richard III, enrollment of a mandate to the escheator to deliver to William Brereton, esq, son and heir of sir William Brereton, knight as per Inq 2 Richard III.

An Inquisition held in 22 Henry VII (22 August 1506-21 August 1507) found William Brereton was next of kin and heir to William Brereton, esq, who had held a fourth and a half a fourth of the moiety of the manor of Malpas, from the king as earl of Chester, value per annum 40l.

William married Philippa Elanor HULSE. Philippa (daughter of Hugh HULSE and Margery DE DOMVILLE) was born about 1415 in Leighton, Montgomery, England; died about 1463 in Chester, Cheshire, England; was buried in 1463 in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROBERT LEGH ESQUIRE was born 3 May 1410, Adlington, Cheshire, England, to Sir Robert Legh III, Sheriff of Cheshire, (1389-1415) and Matilda Belgrave (1386-1478.) He married(1) Isabell Savage; (2) *Isabell de Stanley about 1434 of Adlington, Cheshire, Eng

The Leghs of Adlington were established by Robert de Leigh who inherited the lordship of the manor of Adlington from his mother Elena de Corona (n?e de Baguley). His father, John de Leigh, who was lord of the manor of Over Knutsford and seated at Norbury Booths, descended in the male line from the Venable family.

Robert de Leigh, lieutenant to Sir Thomas de Ferrers "Lieutenant of the Prince's Bachelor", was a Riding-Forester of the Forest of Macclesfield, Bailiff of the Hundred of Macclesfield and a Justice in Eyre for Cheshire.

Robert de Legh, the second in succession, was one of the Black Prince's Esquires. Sir Robert Legh the third in succession was knighted during the reign of Richard II. He was twice Sheriff of Cheshire. He fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 against Henry IV. Robert Legh the fourth in succession was preparing to take part in the Battle of Agincourt but died of pestilence ten days before the battle.

Some years after the dissolution of the monasteries, Thomas Legh the tenth in succession acquired the rights to the manor of Prestbury, together with the advowson of the parish church and tithes. Leghs became patrons of the Living and Lay Rectors of Prestbury as they still are. Thomas Legh served as High Sheriff of Cheshire for 1588/89.

Sir Urian Legh was knighted for military services by taking C?diz in 1596. He was appointed High Sheriff in 1613.

Thomas Legh (1593? 1644), the twelfth in succession, was twice High Sheriff of Cheshire (1629 and 1642) and a Colonel in the Royalist Army during the Civil War. He lost Adlington Hall in December 1642 but regained it later. In February 1644 the house was again besieged. This time it had to be surrendered to the Parliamentarians in order to prevent severe damage. It was not returned to the family until 1656 after heavy fines had been paid.

Thomas Legh (1614? 1687), the thirteenth in succession, was gazetted Colonel of Militia and appointed High Sheriff in 1662 in recognition of his services to the Stuarts. The next three in succession were also Colonels of Militia and High Sheriffs, John (the fifteenth) also serving as MP for Bodmin from 1715 to 1722. On the death of Charles Legh in 1781 the direct male line expired but the succession continued through Charles' niece Elizabeth Rowlls who assumed the surname of Legh by Royal Sign Manual.

Succession of the Legh family of Adlington
Robert de Leigh (1308? 1370)
Robert de Legh (1330? 1382)
Sir Robert Legh (1362? 1408)
Robert Legh (1386? 1415)
Robert Legh (1410? 1478)
Robert Legh (1428? 1487)
Thomas Legh (1452? 1519)
George Legh (1497? 1529)
Thomas Legh (1527? 1548)
Thomas Legh (1547? 1601)
Sir Urian Legh (1566? 1627)
Thomas Legh (1593? 1644)
Thomas Legh (1614? 1687)
Thomas Legh (1644? 1691)
John Legh (1668? 1739)
Charles Legh (1697? 1781)
Elizabeth Rowlls Legh (1728? 1806)
Richard Crosse Legh (1754? 1822)
Thomas Legh (1795? 1829)
Charles Richard Banastre Legh (1821? 1888)
Caroline Mary Florence Legh (1873? 1940)
Cynthia Combermere Legh (1896? 1983)
Charles Francis Legh (1922? 1992)
Camilla Jane Corona Legh (1960? )[1]

Robert married Isabell de STANLEY on 26 Aug 1424 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Isabell (daughter of Sir William DE STANLEY, IV and Margery DE HOOTON) was born in 1411 in Houghton Manor, West Houghton, Nr Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England; was christened in 1414; died in 1481 in Adlington, Cheshire, England; was buried in 1481 in St. Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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