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Note: ?), resided at West Farms, was a landowner as his father, died at West Farms, Dec. ---, 1707, and was probably buried at Hunt's Point. He was married, presumably, at West Farms, ------, 1698 or 1699, to Cicily Hunt of West Farms. She was born -------, before 1682, died between March 18 and Dec. 19, 1732, and was probably buried at Hunt's Point; she was a daughter of Thomas Hunt, who purchased his father-in-law, Edward Jessup's share of the West Farms Patent in 1668, and his wife, Elizabeth Jessup.
It is probable that John2 Leggett was born on May 1, 1677, since on May 1, 1698, his father, Gabriel1, gave him a deed for fifty acres of land, presumably upon his coming of age. It appears also that he married about this date, or at any rate as early as 1699, since in the history of the Jessup family, by the Rev. Henry G. Jesup, it is stated that "John Leggett, the son of Gabriel, was a son-in-law of Thomas Hunt and had in 1700 a daughter Martha."
Since John2 Leggett died at an early age very little is found in the public records concerning him. I note that John Leggett was a juror in 1705. Letters of administration of his estate were granted to his wife, Cicily, Dec. 18, 1707.
I am uncertain as to the order of birth of the Children of John2 and Cicily. Bolton and Pelletreau name only John and David; Martha is named as the only child in 1700 (Jessup Gen.) and therefore was probably the eldest; we get the names of Joshua and Sarah from deeds on record in Westchester.
By deed dated April 25, 1720, Robert and Cicily Eddas give to "our loving son, Joshua Legit, a negro boy Dick." Sarah Leggett signed a release of the personal estate of her father, 1721. I find nothing later on record concerning any of the children except John and Joshua. After the death of John2 Leggett, his widow, Cicily (Hunt) Leggett, married Robert Eddas of Westchester. He was probably a widower when he married Cicily, and it was a daughter by his previous marriage who married Daniel Hunt, whom Cicily, in her will, calls "son-in-law." Robert Eddas died in 1726-27, and in his will dated Feb. 22, 1726, proved Westchester County, April 11, 1727, he mentions his wife, not named, sons Robert and John, daughter Abigail, granddaughters Arsenah and Phebe Hunt, all under twenty-one years of age.
Cicily (Leggett) Eddas died 1732, and her will, dated March 18, proved Dec. 19, 1732, mentions her son John Eddas, son Robert, daughter Abigail, and "the children which I had by both my husbands, John Leggett and Robert Eddas." Executors, son John Leggett adn son-in-law Daniel Hunt.
(Pelletrau's abstracts of these two wills differ slightly from those of the New York Historical Society Collections, which have been followed in the above notes.)
Source:
Early Settlers of West Farms Westchester County, N.Y.
Copied from the manuscript record of the late Theodore A. Leggett
With additions by A. Hatfield, Jr.
Edition of one hundred copies, New York, 1913, pp. 28-29:
Authorities:
Bolton, R., History of County of Westchester, vol. 2, p. 446.
New York Colonial Manuscripts, vol. 42, p. 60. "Census of the Town of Westchester, 1698," in New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 38, pp. 129-135.
New York Historical Society Collections. Abstracts of wills, vol. I, p. 454, vol. 2, p. 382, vol. 3, p.87.
New York Surrogate's Office. Wills. Liber. 10, p. 418; Liber. 11, p. 433.
Pelletreau, W.S., Early Wills of Westchester, pp. 21, 51, 61.
Early Settlers of West Farms Westchester County, N.Y.
Copied from the manuscript record of the late Theodore A. Leggett
With additions by A. Hatfield, Jr.
Edition of one hundred copies, New York, 1913, pp. 28-29:
Original sources:
to be added
LotLL, 1-7:
Begin generation two
* 2-g2Le1 John2 Leggett, *(Gabriel1) Note: The family line, (Gabriel1, etc.), will be shown only with the first born (*) of each family group.
born May 1, 1677, presumably at West Farms
died December 1707, at West Farms
buried probably at Hunt's Point
married 1698 or 1699 to Cicily Hunt of West Farms
born before 1682
died between March 18, and December 19, 1732
buried probably at Hunt's Point
parents Thomas Hunt. Jr. and Elizabeth Jessup
Children (Leggett), 5: 3 boys, 2 girls
5-g3Le1 Martha3
6-g3Le1 John3
7-g3Le1 Joshua3
8-g3Le1 David3
9-g3Le1 Sarah3
John2 resided at West Farms, was a landowner as his father.
Thomas Hunt purchased his father-in-law's, Edward Jessup's share of the West Farms Patent in 1668.
It is probable that John2 Leggett was born May 1, 1677, since on May 1,1698, his father, Gabriel4-g1Le1, gave him a deed for fifty acres of land, presumably upon his coming of age. It appears also that he married about this date, or at any rate as early as 1699, since in the history of the Jessup family, by the Rev. Henry G. Jesup, it is stated that "John2 Leggett, the son of Gabriel4-g1Le1, was a son-in-law of Thomas Hunt and had in 1700 a daughter Martha5-g3Le1.
Since John2 Leggett died at an early age very little is found in the public records concerning him. John2 Leggett was a juror in 1705. Letters of administration of his estate were granted to his wife, Cicily, December 18, 1707.
The order of birth of the children is uncertain, Bolton and Pelletreau name only John6-g3Le1 and David8-g3Le1; Martha5-g3Le1 is named as the only child in 1700 Jessup Genealogy and therefore was probably the eldest; we get the names of Joshua7-g3Le1 and Sarah9-g3Le1 from deeds on record in Westchester.
By deed dated April 25, 1720, Robert Eddas(d) , and Cicily (Hunt) Leggett Eddas give to "our loving son Joshua7-g3Le1 Legit, a negro boy Dick". Sarah9-g3Le1 Leggett signed a release of the personal estate of her father, 1721. Nothing else is found on record of any of the children except John6-g3Le1 and Joshua7-g3Le1. After the death of John2 Leggett, his widow, Cicily (Hunt) Leggett, married Robert Eddas of Westchester. He was probably a widower when he married Cicily, and it was his daughter by this previous marriage who married Daniel Hunt, whom Cicily, in her will, calls "son-in-law". Robert Eddas died in 1726-27, and in his will dated February 22, 1726, proved Westchester County, April 11, 1727, he mentions his wife, (not named), sons Robert Eddas and John Eddas, daughter Abigail Eddas, grandaughters Arsenah Hunt and Phebe Hunt, all under twenty-one years of age.
Cilcily Hunt Leggett Eddas died 1732, and her will, dated March 18, proved
December 19, 1732, mentions her son John Eddas, son Robert Eddas, daughter Abigail, and "the children which I had by both my husbands, John2 Leggett and Robert Eddas". Executors, son John6-g3Le1 Leggett and son-in-law Daniel Hunt.(e)
HISTORY of the COUNTY of WESTCHESTER, The Town of West Farms; page 447-448.
John2 Leggett, the eldest son of the above testator, (Gabriel4-g1Le1), was the grand-father of the late Thomas31-g4Le7 Leggett. The following incidents are related of Mr. Leggett, whose activity, energy and fearlessness of character are well known.
While a youth, at the commencement of the revolutionary war, he was living with his father on the farm adjoining Morrisania. All he possessed at this time was a very fine young mare, the gift of his parents. Prior to Colonel De Lancey's taking possession of his father's house, a party of British refugees took, with other property, his favorite animal, whilst he, being unarmed, could only bluster and threaten. He refused, however, to leave them, and actually accompanied the robbers two miles on their route to head-quarters. As the party were passing the spot which now makes the southern entrance to West Frams, two Continental soldiers rose up from behind a stone wall and fired. The man leading the mare was shot, and fell; the mare turned round and ran homewards. to the great delight of the owner, who immediately followed. Soon after this event the family, driven from home, were compelled to seek shelter elsewhere. Mr. Thomas31-g4Le7 Leggett and his two brothers, (Joseph29-g4Le6,Isaac30-g4Le6 ), went to Saratoga; here they cleared a small piece of land, erected a log house, and prepared to spend the winter. But on the approach of Gen. Burgoyne, they were take prisoners by the Indian allies. His two brothers were carried to Fort Edward by the Indians, whilst he himself was conveyed to Burgoyne's camp. Here he fell in with a neighbor named Concklin, who, after a fortnight's detention, forged a pass for both. By means the sentinels were deceived. Our heroes swam the north river, (it was the early part of October), and ran all night. The next day they concealed themselves in the woods, and the following night kept on their way, avoiding all habitations of note. Not knowing the state parties in the country, they skulled from one place to another until they reached Dutchess county, where Concklin was known. Here they rested themselves and obtained food. Soon after the treaty of peace, Mr Leggett removed to New York.
ß A similar version of this incident can be found under Thomas143-g6Le7 Bogart Leggett.
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FROM THE 2000-2001 NEW YORK CITY LEGGETT TOMBSTONE PROJECT
Six granite markers placed by David John Leggett and John Milton Leggett:
I. AT THE OCTAVE OF ALL SAINTS':
Four 2' x 3' x 4" gravestones in the Bronx, the first one in Drake Park, the next two in St. Peter's Church Yard, Westchester, the last in the William H. Leggett Plot, Woodlawn Cemetery, were placed in November 2001, the one in Woodlawn on the 5th, and the remaining three on the 6th;
II. ON CHRISTMAS EVE:
2. Two smaller reference stones (1' x 2' x4") in the Pittsburgh area, the first in the William T. Leggett / Corbett Plot, Homewood Cemetery, the last in the Joseph Baltzell Showalter / Leggett Plot, North Cemetery, Butler, were placed on the 24th of December, referring to the New York City stones and to each other.
Following is the inscription on the Drake Park stone, which is placed by the eroded marble obelisk marking the graves of the Ebenezer Leggett family, the only legible Leggett stone as of 2001:
LEGGETT
OF ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND
AND WEST FARMS (BRONX), NEW YORK.
IN MEMORY OF
GABRIEL LEGGETT, 1637 - 1700,
WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1661; HIS WIFE,
ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, c. 1656 - 1724,
AND THEIR KINDRED, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN,
BURIED HERE, INCLUDING THREE SONS:
JOHN, 1677 - 1707, CICILY HUNT, d. 1732,
HIS WIFE, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, INCLUDING SON:
JOHN, 1700/1 - 1777; HIS WIFE, ANNA HUNT, AND SON:
JOHN, 1742 - 1780; HIS WIFE, MARY HAVILAND, AND SON:
EBENEZER, 1763 - 1833; HIS WIFE, MARY, 1769 - 1851,
AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN:
CORNELIA, 1792 - 1820, NANCY, 1794 - 1852, AND
ROBERT, 1797 - 1816.
THOMAS, 1678 - 1707/8.
GABRIEL, 1698 - 1786, BRIDGET WILLIAMS,
HIS FIRST WIFE, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, INCLUDING SON:
THOMAS, b. 1721; HIS WIFE, MARY EMBREE, b. 1723, AND FIRST
WIFE OF THEIR SON THOMAS, 1755-1843, MARY HAIGHT, 1762-1804.
THIS LINEAGE CONTINUES AT ST. PETER`S, WESTCHESTER,
THEN WOODLAWN CEMETERY, L. 522-523, S. 9, SPRING LAKE.
THE NEARBY GRAVES OF FOURTH SON, WILLIAM, 1691-1763,
AND HIS FAMILY, WERE REMOVED TO ST. PETER`S, 1891.
A. D. 2001, J. M. L. +
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Note: 2. JOHN LEGGETT (Gabriel1), born presumably at West Farms, May 1, 1677 (
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