John (Legh) de Legh (1297 - 1324)

Born 1297 in High Legh, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1324 at about age 27 in Norbury, Cheshire, England

Biography

John de Legh was born in 1297 at Norbury, Cheshire, England.

John was the son of John de Legh.^[1]

John married Matilda, daughter of John de Ardene.^[1]

John and Matilda were the parents of:

1. John;^[1]

John died in 1324 at Norbury, Cheshire, England.

In 29-30 Edward III [25 January 1355-24 January 1357], at Chester, Richard, son of John de Radecliff, and Matilda his wife, sued Isabella, formerly wife of John de Legh Chivaler, for land in Modberlegh, which John de Ardene gave to John de Legh for his life, with remainder to John, son of John de Legh, and Matilda, daughter of John de Ardene, and to the heirs of the bodies of John de Legh and Matilda:^[1]

• John de Legh was the father of:
• John de Legh who married Matilda, daughter of John de Ardene, they were the parents of:
• John, was the father of:
• Matilda, who was married to Richard de Radecliff, the plaintiffs in 1355-6.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Major-General The Hon G Wrottesley, ed, Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls Collected from the Pleadings in the Various Courts of Law AD 1200 to 1500 from the Original Rolls, (1905), 115, e-book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/pedigreesfromple00wrotrich/page/115/mode/1up : accessed 3 July, 2022. [Chester Plea Roll. No 66. 29-30 E 3].