Robert LEGH

1410 - 1479  (68 years)

• Name	Robert LEGH  [1]
  Birth	3 May 1410	Adlington, Cheshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Clan	[2]
  	Leghs of Adlington
  FamilySearch ID	LCVR-TD1
  TitleOfNobility	[2]
  	Lord of Adlington
  Death	29 Jan 1479  [1]
  Burial	Aft 29 Jan 1479	St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594776166	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert LEGH,   b. 26 Sep 1386, Adlington Hall, Adlington, Prestbury, Cheshire, England bur. Oct 1415 (Age ~ 29 years)
  Mother	Matilda Maud NORLEY,   b. 1390, Radnor, Cheshire, England d. 17 Mar 1478, London, Middlesex, England (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F536731378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabell de STANLEY,   b. 1411, Houghton Manor, West Houghton, Nr Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England d. 1481, Adlington, Cheshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1424	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  Children	1. Robert LEGH, VI,   b. Abt 1428, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. 8 Dec 1486, Cheshire, England (Age ~ 58 years)   2. Blanch LEIGH,   b. 1430, Adlington, Lancashire, England d. 1465, Lancashire, England, (Age 35 years)   3. Sir James Reginald LEIGH,   b. Abt 1432, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. 8 Aug 1519, Bradfield, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 87 years)   4. Lord Thomas DE LEIGH,   b. 1436, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. Cheshire, England   5. Margaret DE LEIGH,   b. 1438, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. Y., Somme, Picardie, France   6. John LEIGH,   b. 1440, Eccles, Lancashire, England d. 1500 (Age 60 years)   7. Sir William LEIGH,   b. Abt 1442, Adlington, Cheshire, England, d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lady Agnes LEIGH,   b. 7 Oct 1445, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. 1493, Cheshire, England (Age 47 years)   9. Dulcia LEGH,   b. Abt 1447, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. Bef 30 Nov 1492 (Age ~ 45 years)   10. Margery LEGH,   b. 9 Jan 1447, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. 10 Jan 1500, Broomhall, Cheshire, England (Age 53 years)   11. Elizabeth DE LEGH,   b. Abt 1448, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. 5 Oct 1489, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England (Age ~ 41 years)   12. Maud LEIGH,   b. 1448, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England d. 22 Apr 1512, Cheshire, England (Age 64 years)   13. Piers LEGH, V,   b. 1453, Lymm, Cheshire, England, d. 11 Aug 1527, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England (Age 74 years)   14. Elizabeth LEIGH,   b. Abt 1457, Adlington, Cheshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536731377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  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 (née 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 Cádiz 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]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Apr 2024), entry for Agnes Leigh, person ID LBRQ-TTG. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Apr 2024), entry for Robert Legh, person ID LCVR-TD1. (Reliability: 3).