Leucha de Montalt ¹

Leucha married Philip de Orreby, son of Philip de Orreby and Unknown. (Philip de Orreby died circa 1229.)

  Marriage Notes:

Both Leucha and Philip appear to have died before 1229, as Sir Philip de Orreby (father of Philip), whose office ended at Easter in that year, purchased, whilst Justiciary, from Roger de Montalt, the custody of Agnes, daughter of Philip de Orreby the younger, and of Leucha his wife (as below):

In the time of Ralph, justiciary during reign of Richard I an Agreement between Sir Philip de Orreby, Justiciary of Chester, and Sir Roger de Montalt, Seneschal, for the purchase by the former of the custody of estates in Elford and Cassinglond, belonging to Agnes, daughter of Philip de Orreby the younger and of Leuca his late wife, daughter of Roger de Montalt, (by inheritance from Leuca) and of the future disposal of Agnes in marriage, subject to the approval of the parties and their friends. Agnes married Sir Walkelyn de Arderne.

A release to Sir John de Orreby of one silver mark, \emdash part of a debt due to Sir
Peter, - dated November 3, 1288, 17 Edward I. The suit between Sir Peter de Arderne and the Bishop of Lichfield (17 Edward I), in which he deduces his right in Elton from the house of Montalt in direct terms: from Roger (namely Roger de Montalt) in the time of Richard I, to Leucha, daughter and heir; from Leucha to Agnes, daughter and heir; from Agnes to Peter, the claimant, son and heir. As the Montalt family still existed, the word "heir" refers to the inheritance under settlement, and not to the heraldic import; but this proves the descent by which the ultimate heirship passed. The Leger Book of Chester Abbey contains a grant of land in Elton made to the Almoner by this Sir Peter, and also an exchange with it of the Abbey lands in Aldford for an estate in Alvanley, between Alvanley and Dunham.