John de Legh of Booths

✓ John de Legh of Booths, son of Sir William Venables of Bradwall by Agnes, da. and h. of Richard de Legh of West Hall in High Legh, 'surnamed de Legh from the place of his education and residence'; bought Knutsford Booths with Norbury Booths from William de Tabley 1300; occurs 10 and 13 Edw. II; dead by 17 Edw. II (pardon of Queen Isabel names him deceased); m. Ellen de Corona, heiress of Adlington (settlement 10 Edw. II: 'Johanni de Legh et Elene uxori suae ... Roberto filio ... Willielmo fratri ... Petro fratri ejusdem Willielmi'). Sons Sir John (of Booths), Robert (of Adlington), Sir William (of Isall), Peter (of Bechton) and Gilbert (whose line took the name Towneley). Source: Ormerod, History of Cheshire (1819), vol. I, pp.382-383 'Legh of Knutsford Booths' chart and text, and pp.351-353 'High Legh' (Sir Peter Leycester's charters a-f with Ormerod's notes), read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [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.]