Sir Peter Legh, of Lyme & Haydock

Sir Piers Legh of Lyme and Haydock.

Made a Knight in Edinborough by Henry VIII.

Biography

Sir Piers Legh VII (died 6 December 1589), was the son of Peter Legh, Esq. (d. 1541) and his 2nd wife, Margaret Tyldesley. This Peter Legh was the builder of Lyme Hall; was knighted at Leith in 1544; and was also High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1550. He was buried at Winwick.

Peter married 4 Margaret Gerard on 27 Aug 1518 in Lyme, Cheshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Gerard and Margaret Trafford.

The children of Peter Legh and Margaret Gerard were:

1. Piers Leigh, died in the lifetime of his father. Married Katherine Venables.
2. Thomas, married Katherine Langley,
3. James
4. Robert
5. John
6. Margery, married Robert Barton of Smethells
7. Ellin, married John Bouth of Barton

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Legh of Lyme & Haydock, (Baines, 1836) < GoogleBooks >

"Leigh of Lyme, Harl. 1424, fo. 89b.," in Vis. of Cheshire, 1580. Page 153 < Archive.Org >