AGNES DE LEIGH, married three husbands: her first was RICHARD DE LYME (son of Hugh de Lymm, lor of the moiety of Lymm in 1358), by whom whe had one son,
THOMAS, who assumed the name of Leigh, and obtained the estate of the West Hall, in High Leigh.
By her second husband, William Venables she had
JOHN, who also assumed the surname of LEGH, and resided at Booths, in Cheshire. By his first wife he had a son, SIR JOHN DE LEGH, living temp. Edward III., ancestor of the LEGHS, of Booths (see vol.ii. p. 4??) and by his second, Ellen, daughter of Thomas de Corona, of Adlington, he had, inter alios, another son,
ROBERT, of Adlington, ancestor of
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the Leghs, of Adlington, Lyme, Stoneleigh, &c. &c. Sir Peter Legh, the first of Lyme, was beheaded at Chester by order of the Duke of Lancaster, in 1399; and his son and successor Sir Peter Legh, knight banneret, fell at Agincourt. For the LEGHS, of Adlington, see vol. iii. p. 453, and the the LEGHS, of Lyme, vol. ii. p. 686.
Agnes de Legh wedded, thirdly, William de Hawardyn, by whom she had a son,
' RALPH DE HAWARDYN.
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Agnes de Leigh1
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Agnes de Leigh is the daughter of Richard de Leigh.1 She married, firstly, Richard de Lymm, son of Hugh de Lymm.1 She married, thirdly, William Venables, son of William Venables.1 She married, secondly, William de Hawardyn.1
Her married name became Hawardyn.1 Her married name became Venables.1 Her married name became de Lymm.1
2.[S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1503. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
Agnes de Legh married Sir William Venables, son of Sir William Venables and Margaret Dutton. Agnes de Legh was born at of West Hall in High Legh, Cheshire, England. She married Richard de Limme, son of Hugh de Limme and Emma. Agnes de Legh married William de Hawardyn.
1.[S3302] Unknown author, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, by George Ormerod, 1819, p. 352; Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p. 45; Wallop Family, p. 482.
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