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- Sir John St Leger (died 1596), of Annery in Monkleigh, Devon
Sir John was an English landowner who served in local and national government.
Knighted in 1544 and Sheriff of Devon in 1560, he was Member of Parliament for Dartmouth, Devon, in 1555–1558, Devon in 1559–1563, Arundel, Sussex, in 1563–1571, Devon again in 1571–1583 and Tregony, Cornwall in 1584–1585.
He married Catherine Nevill, daughter of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny and his third wife Lady Mary Stafford, youngest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and his wife Lady Eleanor Percy. Their children included:
John St Leger, said to be a soldier in Ireland, who died unmarried and in poverty
Mary St Leger, who married Sir Richard Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, the famous captain of the Revenge, and was mother of Sir Bernard Grenville.
Frances St Leger, who married John Stucley (1551–1611), of Affeton in East Worlington, Devon and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley
Margaret St Leger, who married Richard Bellew of Ash in Braunton, Devon. A monument to the couple survives in Braunton parish church.
Eulalia St Leger, who married first Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe in Lamerton, Devon, who was Chief Secretary of Ireland, and secondly Tristram Arscott (1544–1621) of Tetcott, Devon, who bought Annery from his father-in-law.
St. Leger is standard spelling of surname in Burke's Peerage
St. Leger is standard spelling of surname in Burke's Peerage
This individual has the following other
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: George S /ST. LEGER/ (AFN:91QH-37) and Anne Knyvett // (AFN:91QH-4D)
Sir John St Leger (died 1596), of Annery in Monkleigh, Devon
Sir John was an English landowner who served in local and national government.
Knighted in 1544 and Sheriff of Devon in 1560, he was Member of Parliament for Dartmouth, Devon, in 1555–1558, Devon in 1559–1563, Arundel, Sussex, in 1563–1571, Devon again in 1571–1583 and Tregony, Cornwall in 1584–1585.
He married Catherine Nevill, daughter of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny and his third wife Lady Mary Stafford, youngest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and his wife Lady Eleanor Percy. Their children included:
John St Leger, said to be a soldier in Ireland, who died unmarried and in poverty
Mary St Leger, who married Sir Richard Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, the famous captain of the Revenge, and was mother of Sir Bernard Grenville.
Frances St Leger, who married John Stucley (1551–1611), of Affeton in East Worlington, Devon and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley
Margaret St Leger, who married Richard Bellew of Ash in Braunton, Devon. A monument to the couple survives in Braunton parish church.
Eulalia St Leger, who married first Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe in Lamerton, Devon, who was Chief Secretary of Ireland, and secondly Tristram Arscott (1544–1621) of Tetcott, Devon, who bought Annery from his father-in-law.
St. Leger is standard spelling of surname in Burke's Peerage
St. Leger is standard spelling of surname in Burke's Peerage
This individual has the following other
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: George S /ST. LEGER/ (AFN:91QH-37) and Anne Knyvett // (AFN:91QH-4D)
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1516 - 1596 (80 years)
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