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Carney & Wehofer Family
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1482 - Abt 1562 (80 years)
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Name |
Roger DE LEIGH [1] |
Born |
1482 |
Wellington, Shropshire, England [1] |
Christened |
1482 |
Wellington, Shropshire, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
FamilySearch ID |
L1L8-XFY |
Title (Nobility) |
[2] |
Lord of Rushall |
Name |
Roger LEIGH [2] |
Name |
Rogier of Rushall [2] |
Occupation |
[2] |
Lord Leigh van Rushall |
Residence |
Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom [2] |
Buried |
Aft 17 Nov 1522 |
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England [1] |
Died |
Abt 1562 |
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England [1] |
Person ID |
I594766344 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2022 |
Father |
Richard LEIGH, b. Abt 1425, Wallington, Shropshire, England , d. 1508 (Age ~ 83 years) |
Mother |
Margery SPRENCHEAUX, b. Abt 1442, Donnington by Wellington, Shropshire, England , d. 1512, Willington, Durham, England (Age ~ 70 years) |
Family ID |
F536728667 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Lady Alice TRAFFORD, b. Abt 1510, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England , d. 16 Jun 1578, Cheadle, Cheshire, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
Children |
| 1. William LEIGH, b. Abt 1499, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom , d. Abt 1550, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 51 years) |
| 2. Sir Thomas LEIGH, b. Abt 1504, Wellington, Shropshire, England , d. 15 Nov 1571, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 67 years) |
| 3. John LEIGH, b. 1513, Wellington, Herefordshire, , England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Robert LEIGH, b. 1515, Wellington, Herefordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Richard LEIGH, b. 1520, Warwickshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
30 Dec 2022 |
Family ID |
F536728665 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke. page 310.
John Leigh, who inherited his mother's estate, of Ridge was escheat of Chesire for seven years, from the 12th Henry VI., and was living in 1452, being then also escheat. He m. Alice, daughter and heir of Thomas Alcock, and had issue,
Roger, who by Ellen, his wife, daughter of Robert Leigh, Esq., of Adlington, was ancestor of the Leighs of Ridge.
Richard, of whose line we are about to treat.
John, from whom descended Sir Hohn Leigh, K.B., of Stockwell, in Surrey.
Richard Leigh, the second son, was seated at Russell, in Staffordshire, in 1456, and was s,. by his son,
Roger Leigh, of Wellington, in Shropshire & Russell, in the county of Stafford. This gentleman had issue,
William, who succeeded to the estates, and marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Harper, Knt., and co-heir of her brother, was progenitor of the Leighs, of Russell. This William Leigh, was gentleman usher to King Henry VII,.
Thomas Leigh, a younger son, who was brought up under Sir Rowland Hill, a rich merchant of London, and Lord Mayor of that city; by whom, for his knowledge and industry, he was made his factor beyond sea ; and in that trust deporting himself with the highest integrity, Sir Rowland bestowed upon him the hand of his favorite niece, Alice, daughter of John Barker, alias Coverall, of Wolverton, in the county of Salop, by Elizabeth, hi wife, daughter of Thomas Hill, and upon the issue of marriage he entailed the greater part of his estate. Thomas Leigh subsequently served the office of Sheriff of London, and was Lord Mayor at the death of Queen Mary. He was knighted during his mayoralty and dying in 1571, was buried in Mercer's Chapel, London, with this epitaph upon his tomb:
"Sir Thomas Leigh bi civil life, All offices did beare, Which in this city worshipful Or honorable were: Whome as God blessed with great wealth, So losses did he feel; Yet never changed he constant minde, Tho' fortune turn'd her wheels. Learning he loved and helpt the poore to them that knew him deere; For whom this lady and loving wife This tomb hath builded here."
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Sources |
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Thomas Leigh, person ID LBF5-CVG. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Roger de Leigh, person ID L1L8-XFY. (Reliability: 3).
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