George Leigh (abt. 1480)

Born about 1480 in Adlington, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

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Died [date unknown] in Adlington, Cheshire, England

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Biography

George Leigh was born in 1480.

George was the son of Thomas Leigh and Catherine Savage or Katherin, the daughter of Sir John Savage.^[1]

George had siblings:

1. Albon, younger brother;^[1]
2. Elenor, the wife of Sir Piers Dutton;^[1] and
3. —, the wife of — Hulton of the Park;^[1]

George married Jane the daughter of Peter Lack of London.^[1]

George and Jane had children:

1. Thomas Leigh of Adlington who married Mary, the daughter of Richard Gravenor of Eaton, who when widowed married Sir Richard Egerton of Ridgley;^[1]
2. Marie;^[1]
3. Ellin;^[1] and
4. Elizabeth.^[1]

After the death of his father, Thomas, George inherited the family estates and became George Leigh of Adlington.^[1]

After George's death, his widow, Jane, married Sir George Pawlett, the brother of the Marquess of Winchester.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} 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, (London: Harleian Society, XVIII, 1882), 152, e-book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/visitationofches00glov/page/152/mode/1up : accessed 27 July, 2022). Pedigree: Leigh de Adlington.