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Davenport). Leonard was himself a descendant of Davenport 

 of Woodford, the parent stock; and his wife, descended from 

 the ancient Cheshire houses of Warren of Poynton, Eton, Legh 

 of Adlington, Bulkeley, Wynnington, Hesketh of Rufford, and 

 Fitton of Gawsworth, had also royal lineage. She was a grandchild 

 of Sir John Warburton, of Arley, who was with Richmond at 

 Bosworth in 1485, which Sir John, who was great-grandson 

 of Peter Warburton, who fought for Mortimer at Shrewsbury, 

 married Jane, daughter of Sir William Stanley, of Holt, whose 

 mother, Jean Goushill (see descent from Peverel, under Intro- 

 duction), was grandchild of Richard Fitzalan, tenth Earl of 

 Arundel, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William de Bohun, 

 commander of the second division at Cressy, who was son of 

 Humphrey de Bohun, fourth Earl of Hereford, by his wife, 

 Elizabeth, daughter of King Edward I. and Eleanor of Castile. 

 Again, the wife of the above Sir William Stanley, of Holt, 

 Joyce Cherlton* (see under Peverel descent, Introduction), was 

 grandchild of Thomas Holland, second Earl of Kent, who 

 was son of Joan, mother of Richard II., which Princess Joan's 

 father, Edmund of Woodstock, was son of Edward I. by his 

 second wife, Margaret of France. By Margaret Davenport 

 Leonard had issue, 



I. — John, of whom hereafter. 

 II. — Edward, ob : s. p. 



III. — Anthony, living i6i|. 



IV. — William, living 1601. 

 V. — Leonard. He was of Leek, having, apparently, by 

 his wife Jane a son, Leonard, who died in 1671. 



VI. — Peter, ob : s. p. 



VII. — Dorothy, married Robert Cresswell,! whO' may have been 

 grandson of Elizabeth, daughter of John (IX.) Arms: — 

 Quarterly of six gu. and or, three squirrels sejant bctw. as many 

 trefoils slipped all counter changed. 



* The Duke of Rutland quarters the arms of Edmund Plantayenet, 

 Earl of Kent, through this Joyce Cherlton. 



t Ralph Cresswell purchased lands at Edale in 1619, and founded the 

 Chapel there in 1630. This family resided there until the end of the 

 eighteenth century. 



