Adam Birkenhead of Huxley

✓ Adam Birkenhead of Huxley, temp. Hen. VII and VIII, buried at St Mary's, Chester, where a monument remained; m. Alice Huxley. Sons John (eldest), Henry (2nd, our line), Hugh (ancestor of the Rivington branch) and Sir Ralph (first Recorder of Chester, 1505). Source: Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (1819), vol. II, pp.199-200 'Birkenhead and Glegg of Backford' (chart pedigree, page image read 2 Nov 2026). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]