Thomas (Legh) of Adlington (abt. 1515 - abt. 1599)

Born about 1515 in Eaton, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

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Died about 1599 at about age 84 in Adlington, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Thomas Legh (1547–1601),

Various dates have been suggested/estimated for the year Thomas Legh was born, from 1500 to 1515 through to 1527.

Thomas was the son of George Leigh of Adlington and his wife, Jane, the daughter of Peter Lack of London,^[1]

Thomas was the brother of:

1. Marie Legh;^[1]
2. Ellin Legh;^[1] and
3. Elizabeth Legh.^[1]

Thomas married Mary Grosvenor, the daughter of Richard Gravenor of Eaton.^[1]

Thomas and Mary had children:

1. Thomas Leigh of Adlington, sheriff of Cheshire, married Sibill, the daughter of Sir Urian Brereton of Honford;^[1]

On the death of George his father, Thomas became Thomas Leigh of Adlington.^[1]

Thomas died in 1599.

Mary, his wife, survived him and later was married to Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley.^[1]

Research Notes

Wikipedia: Joan Larke says Elizabeth Legh (1525–1583) married Sir Alexander Barlow.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} John Paul Rylands, ed., "The visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580 made by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, for William Flower, Norroy king of arms, with numerous additions and continuations, including those from the visitation of Cheshire made in the year 1566, by the same herald. With an appendix, containing the Visitation of a part of Cheshire in the year 1533, made by William Fellows, Lancaster Herald, for Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux king of arms. And a fragment of the Visitation of the City of Chester in the year 1591, made by Thomas Chaloner, deputy to the Office of arms", The Publications of the Harleian Society, XVIII, (London: Harleian Society, 1882), accessed 11 June 2015, https://archive.org/stream/visitationofches00glov#page/152/mode/2up pp.152.