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Hugh de Lymme
(-After 1258)
Emma
Richard de Legh Lord High Legh and West Hall
Richard de Lymme
(Cir 1258-)
Agnes de Legh
Thomas Legh
(-Abt 1338)

 

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Cecily

Thomas Legh

  • Born: High Leigh, England
  • Marriage: Cecily 713
  • Died: Abt 1338, England 713

bullet  General Notes:


~The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580, p. 145, son of Hamon de Leigh, and married to daughter and heir of John Oughrinton, nephew to Peter Oughrington.

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. 713
Agnes de Legh, daughter and heir of Richard de Legh, lord of the moiety of High Legh was first married to Richard de Limme, younger son of Hugh de Limme (by Emma his wife [p.452]), lord of the moiety of Limme by whom she had issue of Thomas de Legh of West Hall, in High Legh, surnamed de Legh after his mother and birth place.

~George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester,Vol. I, p. 499

• Background Information. 713
Thomas de Legh, lord of the moiety of High-Legh, son and heir of Richard de Limme, by Agnes de Legh, daughter and heir of Richard de Legh de West-Hall in High-Hegh, was surnamed de Legh from the place of his residence after the manner of those ages. Thomas was married to Cicely, and they were both living in 1305. They had issue of Thomas Legh, son and heir; Margery, a daughter, married to William son and heir of Robert Massy of Tatton; Agnes, married to William Daniell of Limme; John Legh on whom he settled lands in Limme and another son named William.

Thomas Legh gave away one-half of High-Legh, which cme to Sir Richard Massy of Tatton. Thomas died about 10 Edw. III.

~George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester,Vol. I, p. 451


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