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 Leigh, John (Ley), of Cheshire, gent. , matric. 12 Feb., 1601-2, aged 16; B.A. 23 Oct., 1605, M.A. 30 May, 1608, vicar of Great Budworth, Cheshire, canon of Chester 1627, subdean 1605, Friday lecturer St. Peter's, Chester, took the covenant, one of the Westminster assembly of divines, etc., rector of Ashfield and of Astbury, Cheshire, 1647, president of. 1645, sequestered to the rectories of, London, 1645, and of Charlwood, Surrey, 1645, rector of Brightwell, Oxon, and of Solihull, co. Warwick; died at Sutton Coldfield 16 May, 1662; buried there. See Ath. iii. 569; & ''Add. MSS''. 15,669-70-71.

Leigh, John, of Devon, pleb. ., matric. 22 May, 1612, aged 16; B.A. 26 Oct., 1615; perhaps created M.A. from. 1 July, 1622, as a B.A. of 4 years' standing. See Fasti, i. 409.

Leigh, John, of Southants, arm. , matric. 25 Oct., 1616, aged 18; one of these names knighted 1 Sept., 1628, M.P. Yarmouth 1640 (l.p.), till secluded in 1648, re-elected 1660; died about 1666. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.

Leighe, John, s. Peter, of Ridge, Cheshire, arm. ., matric. 9 Dec., 1631, aged 19.

Le(i)gh, John, s. Thomas, of Prestbury, Cheshire, arm. ., matric. 9 Dec., 1631, aged 14; possibly a student of Gray's Inn 1633, as 2nd son of Thomas, of Adlington, Cheshire, esq. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg. [],

Leigh, John, created M.A. 1 Nov., 1642. See also John Lee 1635, page 894.

Leigh, John, s. John, of Oughtrington in Lyme, Cheshire, gent. ., matric. 22 March, 1661-2, aged 17, B.A. 24 Feb., 1665-6; M.A. from 1668.

Le(i)gh, John, s. Rich., of "Ye Legh House, Stafford," gent. ., matric. 13 March, 1667-8, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1673. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.

Leigh, John, s. Edw., of London, gent. ., matric. 15 Oct., 1674, aged 17; student of Inner Temple 1673. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.

Leigh, John, B.A. from ., Cambridge, 1680; incorporated 13 July, 1680. [],

Leigh, John, s. J(ohn), of Isle of Wight, Hants, arm. ., matric. 12 Nov., 1686, aged 16; student of Middle Temple 1689; perhaps M.P. Newtown, Isle of Wight, 1702-5, and his father M.P. 1679-81. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.

Le(i)gh, John, s. Thomas, of Adlington, Cheshire, arm. ., matric. 19 March, 1686-7, aged 18; of Adlington, M.P. Bodmin, 1715, said to have died in 1735. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.

Leigh, Joseph, B.A. from ., Cambridge, 1616-17, M.A. 1620; incorporated 11 July, 1620, vicar of Duffield, co. Derby, 1620, and rector of Hanbury. co. Stafford, 1620, and of Egginton, co. Derby, 1631. See Foster's Graduati Cantab.

Leigh, Miles (Lye or Lie), at. 1558, from Lancashire, fellow 1561, B.A. 25 June, 1562, M.A. 5 July, 1572, B.C. L. 8 May, 1579, D.C.L. sup. 2 April, 1582, rector of Dartington, Devon, 1570. See Foster's Index Eccl.

Leigh, Moses, s. Moses, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, co. Stafford, pleb. , matric. 1 April, 1642, aged 16; perhaps rector of Berrington, Salop, 1660, and vicar of Holy Cross, Shrewsbury, 1671. See Foster's Index Eccl. [],

Leighe, (Sir) Oliph, of Surrey, gen. fil. ., matric. entry under date 10 Jan., 1574-5, aged 14; student of Lincoln's Inn 1576, admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1572 (s. John of Addington, Surrey); born 21 Nov., 1559, fitted out an expedition to Guiana circa 1604, knighted by Q. Elizabeth 1604; died 14 March, 1611-12, buried at Addington, Surrey; father of Francis 1607. See Robinson, i. 19; Purchas' Pilgrims, ii.; & Foster's Inns of Court Reg.

Le(i)gh, Peter, of. 1614, B.A. 4 Dec., 1617, then "eq. aur. fil., "rector of Boultham, co. Lincoln, 1619. See Foster's Index Eccl.

Le(i)gh, Peter, s. Piers, of Lyme, Yorks (sic), arm. ., matric. 25 Jan., 1638-9, aged 16.

Leigh, Peter, s. Peter, of Egloskerry, Cornwall, gent. ., matric. 28 June, 1662, aged 18.

Leigh, Peter, s. Edw., of Siddington, Cheshire, gent. ., matric. 13 March, 1667-8, aged 18; perhaps rector of Aldford, Cheshire, 1678. See Foster's Index Eccl. [],

Leigh, Peter, s. Th., of High Leigh, Cheshire, gent. ., matric. 5 June, 1680, aged 16; B.A. 1684, M.A. 18 Jan., 1686-7, rector of Lymm, Cheshire, 1689, vicar of Great Budworth 1697, etc., etc. See Foster's Index Eccl.

Leigh, Philip (Lee), of Cheshire, gen. ., matric. entry under date 10 Jan., 1574-5, aged 19; B.A. 31 Jan., 1576-7, M.A. 8 May, 1579, vicar of Great Sandall, Yorks, 1584, and of Ellesmere, Salop, 1588, rector of Hotham, Yorks, 1606, etc. See Foster's Index Eccl.

Leigh, Ralph, s. Rob., of Blackroad, co. Lancaster, pleb. ., matric. 28 Feb., 1709-10, aged 19; B.A. 1714; M.A. from ., Cambridge, 1722, rector of Ightham, Kent, 1725, until his death 28 May, 1760. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.

Leigh, Richard, of Devon, pleb. ., matric. 14 Oct., 1608, aged 18.

Leigh, Richard, of co. Stafford, arm. , matric. 28 April, 1615 aged 15; student of Inner Temple 1616, as son of Henry, of Rushall, co. Stafford. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [],

Leigh, Richard, born in Bucks, 2s. John, of Enfield, co. Stafford, gent. ., matric. 27 Jan., 1631-2, aged 17; B.A. 20 Oct., 1635, M.A. 21 June, 1638; incorporated at Cambridge 1639.

Leigh, Richard, pleb. ., matric. 20 July, 1658.

Leigh, Richard, s. Edward, of Rushall, co. Stafford, arm. ., matric. 23 March, 1665-6, aged 16; B.A. 1669; 'going to London, became one of the players belonging to the playhouse, either of King Charles II. or of James, Duke of York'; brother of Henry 1649. See Ath. iv. 533.

Le(i)gh, Richard, s. Tho., of "A. Cestrensis"; (perhaps Adlington, Cheshire), arm. ., matric. 28 March, 1672, aged 17.

Leigh, Richard, s. Th., of London, gent. ., matric. 7 July, 1692, aged 18. [],

Le(i)gh, Richard, s. John, of Fulham, Middl. ., matric. 10 Nov., 1697, aged 19; B.A. 1701; perhaps rector of Wymondham, co. Leicester, 1708, or of Eastham, co. Worcester, 1711. See Foster's Index Eccl.

Le(i)gh, Richard, s. Rich., of Lyme, Cheshire, arm. ., matric. 3 July, 1700, aged 21.

Leigh, Robert, subscribed 1 July, 1613.

Leigh, Robert (Lee), of co. Warwick, equitis fil. , matric. 8 June, 1621, aged 17; B.A. 26 Jan., 1623-4, perhaps created D.Med. 31 Jan., 1642-3; knighted 21 Aug., 1642, student of Lincoln's Inn 1616, as 2s. Sir Francis, of Newnham, co. Warwick, kt.; brother of Henry 1621, and of Francis 1613. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [ 898 ]