Peerage Record – 17928

     Henry Legh was baptised on 6 June 1680.² He was the son of Richard Legh and Mary Legh.² He married Letitia Brooke, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, 2nd Bt. and Francisca Posthuma Legh, on 17 October 1701.¹ He died in November 1757 at age 77.²
     He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, England^G.²

     Grace Wilbraham was born circa 1667.² She was the daughter of Roger Wilbraham and Alice Wilbraham.^1,2 She married Sir Thomas Brooke, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Richard Brooke, 2nd Bt. and Francisca Posthuma Legh, on 12 July 1688. She died in 1739.² She was buried at Runcorn, Cheshire, England^G.²
     From 12 July 1688, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Roger Wilbraham was born in 1623.² He was the son of Thomas Wilbraham and Rachel Clive.² He married Alice Wilbraham, daughter of Roger Wilbraham and Mary Ravenscroft.²
     He lived at Townsend, Nantwich, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He was one of the intended Knights of the Royal Oak (an order which was mooted, but never founded, in King Charles II’s time), his estate being then valued at £1,000 p.a.² He purchased Rode Hall, Cheshire in 1669.²

     Margaret Hill was the daughter of John Hill.¹ She married Richard Brooke, son of Sir Thomas Brooke, 3rd Bt. and Grace Wilbraham.
     Her married name became Brooke.¹

     John Hill lived at Hawkstone, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Frances Patten was born circa 1731.² She was the daughter of Thomas Patten and Lettice Peake.^1,2 She married Sir Richard Brooke, 4th Bt., son of Richard Brooke and Margaret Hill, circa 1752. She died on 12 February 1778.¹ She was buried at Runcorn, Cheshire, England^G.²
     From 1752, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Thomas Patten was born in 1690.² He was the son of Thomas Patten.² He married Lettice Peake, daughter of Reverend James Peake and Frances Weston, on 16 June 1728.² He died on 21 February 1772.²
     He lived at Bank Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Thomas Brooke was born in 1760.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Brooke, 4th Bt. and Frances Patten.¹ He married Margaret Cunliffe, daughter of Sir Robert Cunliffe, 2nd Bt. and Mary Wright, on 2 May 1780.¹ He died in 1825.¹
     He lived at Church Minshull, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Cunliffe was the daughter of Sir Robert Cunliffe, 2nd Bt. and Mary Wright.^1,2 She married Thomas Brooke, son of Sir Richard Brooke, 4th Bt. and Frances Patten, on 2 May 1780.¹ She died on 16 December 1826.¹
     From 2 May 1780, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Sir Robert Cunliffe, 2nd Bt. was born on 17 May 1719.³ He was the son of Foster Cunliffe and Margaret Carter.³ He married Mary Wright, daughter of Ichabod Wright and Elizabeth Wildbore, in 1752.³ He died in 1778.³
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Cunliffe, of Liverpool [G.B., 1759] on 16 October 1767.¹