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Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (1631 – 1 July 1678), of
/ref> Legard died in 1678. In 1655 he had married Grace Darcy (d. 1658), daughter of The Earl of Holderness. They had one child Grace, who married John Hill of Thornton. After the death of his first wife he remarried, on 12 August 1658, his second wife being Frances Widdrington, daughter of Sir Thomas Widdrington, a former
Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (1631 – 1 July 1678), of Ganton
Ganton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds. Ganton lies west of the coastal town of Filey, and south-west of Scarborou ...
in Yorkshire
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, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton (b. 1606) and was made a baronet in 1660 by King Charles II for his family's support for the Royalist cause.
He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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, though he only represented the borough for a few months. In December of the same year he was created a baronet.History of Parliament Online - Legard, John/ref> Legard died in 1678. In 1655 he had married Grace Darcy (d. 1658), daughter of The Earl of Holderness. They had one child Grace, who married John Hill of Thornton. After the death of his first wife he remarried, on 12 August 1658, his second wife being Frances Widdrington, daughter of Sir Thomas Widdrington, a former
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. They had six children:
* John
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(1659–1715), who succeeded him in the baronetcy
* Dorothy, who married Thomas Grimston of Grimston Garth
* Frances, who married George Bowes
* Thomas
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* Widdrington
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John is a common English name and surname:
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Legard, John
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