Agnes Legh of the West Hall of High Legh

Events 

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: uncertain.

Mother: uncertain.

Agnes’ parents were either Thomas de Legh and Cecily, or Richard de Lymme and Agnes de Legh, who were Thomas’s parents.

Spouse: William Danyers.

This relationship is given by Leycester (p. 307), citing a deed. Agnes de Legh is recorded as William’s wife in documents attached to the pedigree-roll of the Danyers family (Rylands).

Children: 

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Sir Thomas Danyers (died 1354) married (1) Margaret de Tabley; married (2) Joan Norreys.

Margery Danyers married Henry Horsall.

Agnes Danyers married Alexander de Waleton.

William Danyers married Agnes.

Evidence

from Leycester (p. 307):

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-Legh, was Sirnamed de Legh from the Place of his Residence, after the manner of those Ages. He had to Wife Cicely which Thomas and Cicely were both living 1305. Lib. C. fol. 267. num. 11. and had Issue Thomas Legh, Son and Heir; Margery, a Daughter, married William Son and Heir of Robert Massy of Tatton: Lib. C. fol. 267. num. 12. Agnes married William Daniell of Limme: Lib. C. fol. 233. a. Sed quaere if Agnes were not Sister to Thomas Legh the Father. He had also two younger Sons; John Legh, on whom he setled Lands in Limme, 1 Edw. 2. and William Legh: Lib. C. fol. 268. num. 25.

References

Leycester, Peter, Sir. Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record. (1673) 

Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).

Rylands, J. Paul. “A Vellum Pedigree-Roll of the Family of Danyers, alias Danyell, of the County of Chester” in The Genealogist series 2, volume 32 (1916).