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From: Kay Allen AG <>
Subject: Re: Sir Percival Leigh (1444 Cheshire,Lyme)
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1990 19:01:28 -0800


Tom wrote:
>
> I appear to have this Leigh in my wife's line also:
>
> Sir Percival Leigh (b abt 1444 Cheshire,Lyme - d ?)
> Joan Leigh (b abt 1477 - d aft 1557) m Richard (John) Tylden.
>
> That's all I have on Percival Leigh himself. I will say that this line
> leads to then-future US presidential candidate Samuel Tilden who lost to
> Rutherford Hays (under the spectre of skulduggery). This same Samuel
> Tilden founded the New York City Public Library and whose foundation
> (Tilden Foundation) funds the library today.
>
> The Leigh's were apparently a prominent family in 13th century Cheshire
> and I think there's a whole book on nothing but Cheshire Leighs.
>
> raymond l montgomery wrote:
> >
> > John Et all?
> > some questions my good sir?
> > Individual 70 below is a peter Leigh of Lyme. There is also in the
> > ancestry of Jane lowe of MD whom married Henry sewell a peter Leigh of
> > Lyme He was born abt 1387.
> > do you have the leigh ancestry back to him and if so do you have his
> > ancestry with his wifes back at all?
> > Sorry i have not been able to help you on the other issues you requested.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > RAY
> > >Friday, November 26, 1999
> > >
> > > VC = The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580
> > >
> > > 34. Laurence Warren of Poynton, b. ca. 1480, d. 18 Sept 1530 [BR]
> > > 35. Margaret Leigh of Lyme [BR, VC - Leigh of Lyme, p. 153]
> > >
> > > 70. Sir Piers [Peter] Leigh [VC - Leigh of Lyme, p. 153]
> > > 71. Eleanor Savage

Your Tildens are from Kent. I do not believe that they will connect with
Cheshire Tildens and Leighs. What is your source for this connections?

Kay Allen AG

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