Radcliffe, Leigh, Sandbach, & ?

[Nancy L. Allen]

"Townships: Salford," A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 204-217; at http://www.british-history.ac.uk states that In Ordsall Hall "there is a good plaster panel of Jacobean style over the fireplace with the quarterly shield of Radcliffe between four roses:
1. Two bends engrailed, with a label of three points (Radcliffe);
2. Two bars, and over all a bend (Leigh);
3. Three billets and a chief;
4. A fesse between three garbs (Sandbach)"

I have been unable to identify the family for the arms "Three billets and a chief."

A Sandbach pedigree in J. P. Earwaker, The History of the Ancient Parish of Sandbach, Co. Chester : Including theTwo Chapelries of Holmes Chapel and Goostry : From Original Records (London: The Hansard Publishing Union, Limited, 1890), p. 3, shows that Richard de Radcliffe (died 1380) married Matilda de Legh, the daughter of John de Legh of Booths and Elizabeth de Sandbach, the daughter of Richard de Sandbach (died after 1337).

A Leigh of Staffordshire pedigree in Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Vol. IV (London: Harrison and Sons, 1883); p. 109; at books.google.com, shows that [an earlier] Richard de Sandbach [died 1307] was the son of Roger de Sandbach and Cecilia de Leigh, the daughter of Robert de Leigh of Staffordshire and Matilda.

Can anyone identify the family for "Three billets and a chief" ?

[J.C.B.Sharp]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Nancy L. Allen) wrote:

*From:* "Nancy L. Allen" <[email protected]
*To:* <[email protected]
*Date:* Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:11:09 -0500

"Townships: Salford," A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4
(1911), pp. 204-217; at http://www.british-history.ac.uk states that In
Ordsall Hall "there is a good plaster panel of Jacobean style over
the fireplace with the quarterly shield of Radcliffe between four
roses:
1. Two bends engrailed, with a label of three points (Radcliffe);
2. Two bars, and over all a bend (Leigh);
3. Three billets and a chief;
4. A fesse between three garbs (Sandbach)"

I have been unable to identify the family for the arms "Three billets
and a chief."

A Sandbach pedigree in J. P. Earwaker, The History of the Ancient
Parish of Sandbach, Co. Chester : Including theTwo Chapelries of
Holmes Chapel and Goostry : From Original Records (London: The
Hansard Publishing Union, Limited, 1890), p. 3, shows that Richard de
Radcliffe (died 1380) married Matilda de Legh, the daughter of John
de Legh of Booths and Elizabeth de Sandbach, the daughter of Richard
de Sandbach (died after 1337).

A Leigh of Staffordshire pedigree in Collections for a History of
Staffordshire, Vol. IV (London: Harrison and Sons, 1883); p. 109; at
books.google.com, shows that [an earlier] Richard de Sandbach [died
1307] was the son of Roger de Sandbach and Cecilia de Leigh, the
daughter of Robert de Leigh of Staffordshire and Matilda.

Can anyone identify the family for "Three billets and a chief" ?

Papworth (I 292b) gives Dromer.

J.C.B.Sharp
London