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     Piers Legh was born in 1479.¹ He was the son of Reverend Sir Piers Legh and Eleanor Savage.¹ He married, firstly, Jane Gerard, daughter of Sir Peter Gerard, in 1503.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Tildesley, daughter of Nicholas Tildesley, in 1513.¹ He died on 4 December 1541.¹
     He was Royal Warden of Lancaster Forest.¹

     Jane Gerard was the daughter of Sir Peter Gerard.¹ She married Piers Legh, son of Reverend Sir Piers Legh and Eleanor Savage, in 1503.¹ She died in 1510.¹
     From 1503, her married name became Legh.¹

     Cecily Legh was the daughter of Piers Legh and Jane Gerard.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Butler in 1508.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Keighley in 1521.¹ She died in 1542.¹
     From 1508, her married name became Butler.¹ Her marriage to Sir Thomas Butler was annulled in 1520.¹ From 1521, her married name became Keighley.¹

     Sir Thomas Butler married, firstly, Cecily Legh, daughter of Piers Legh and Jane Gerard, in 1508.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Elizabeth Sutton in 1533.¹
     He held the office of Sheriff of Lancashire.¹ His marriage to Cecily Legh was annulled in 1520.¹

     Hon. Elizabeth Sutton married Sir Thomas Butler in 1533.¹ She died in 1550 at Bewsey, Lancashire, England.¹
     From 1533, her married name became Butler.¹

     Henry Keighley married Cecily Legh, daughter of Piers Legh and Jane Gerard, in 1521.¹

     Margaret Tildesley was the daughter of Nicholas Tildesley.¹ She married Piers Legh, son of Reverend Sir Piers Legh and Eleanor Savage, in 1513.¹ She died in 1540.¹
     From 1513, her married name became Legh.¹

     Sir Piers Legh was born in 1514.¹ He was the son of Piers Legh and Margaret Tildesley.¹ He married Margaret Gerard, daughter of Sir Thomas Gerard.¹ He died on 6 December 1590.¹
     He was appointed Knight in 1544.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Lancashire in 1550.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Cheshire in 1554.¹