Individual Details
John St. Leger
(1535 - 1596)
Sir John St. Leger (died 1596), of Annery in the parish of Monkleigh, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Sir George St. Leger, of Annery, by his wife, Anne Knyvett, daughter of Edmund Knyvett. He was knighted in 1544. His paternal grandparents were Sir James St. Leger, of Shipton, and Lady Anne Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde. He sold his Annery estate to his son-in-law, Tristram Arscott.
He represented Dartmouth in the Parliament of 1555 to 1558, Devon in 1559-1563, Arundel in 1563-1571, Devon again in 1571 to 1583 and Tregony in 1584-1585. He was High Sheriff of Devon in 1560.
He married Catherine Neville, daughter of George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny and according to the History of Parliament left at least two sons and four daughters. However, according to Richard Pearse Chope writing in 1917, he had only one son, John, who died without issue and his four daughters were Mary, the eldest, who married Sir Richard Grenville; Frances, who married John Stucley, of Affeton, and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley; Margaret who married Richard Bellew of Alverdiscott; and Eulalia, who married firstly Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe, and secondly Tristram Arscott of Tetcot, who bought Annery from John St. Leger.
He was the son of Sir George St. Leger, of Annery, by his wife, Anne Knyvett, daughter of Edmund Knyvett. He was knighted in 1544. His paternal grandparents were Sir James St. Leger, of Shipton, and Lady Anne Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde. He sold his Annery estate to his son-in-law, Tristram Arscott.
He represented Dartmouth in the Parliament of 1555 to 1558, Devon in 1559-1563, Arundel in 1563-1571, Devon again in 1571 to 1583 and Tregony in 1584-1585. He was High Sheriff of Devon in 1560.
He married Catherine Neville, daughter of George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny and according to the History of Parliament left at least two sons and four daughters. However, according to Richard Pearse Chope writing in 1917, he had only one son, John, who died without issue and his four daughters were Mary, the eldest, who married Sir Richard Grenville; Frances, who married John Stucley, of Affeton, and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley; Margaret who married Richard Bellew of Alverdiscott; and Eulalia, who married firstly Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe, and secondly Tristram Arscott of Tetcot, who bought Annery from John St. Leger.
Events
| Birth | 1535 | England | |||
| Death | 1596 | Devonshire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Neville (1520 - 1565) |
| Child | Frances Saint Leger (1553 - 1597) |
| Father | George St. Leger (1485 - 1545) |
| Mother | Anne Knyvett (1475 - ) |