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Note: ; died between April 21 and Oct. 21, 1800; married --------.
In his will, dated April 21, 1800, proved Oct. 21, 1800, James3 Leggett calls himself "late of Westchester, now of New York City;" he mentions his daughter Martha Leggett, now Worden; grandsons Henry, son of Gabriel, and John, son of Thomas; three daughters, Nancy, Martha and Elizabeth.
From this it would appear that his wife, who is not named, and the other daughters, must have been dead previous to 1800. The Elizabeth named in the will may be the seventh child, whose name is given as Esther in the above list of children, or there may have been still another daughter.
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. 43-44:
Authorities:
New York Surrogate's Office. Wills, Liber. 43. p. 254.
Will of Gabriel2 Leggett.
LotLL, 1-17:
19-g3Le1 James3 Leggett, (Gabriel2, Gabriel1)
born ca 1700-20s at West Farms
died between April 21 and October 21, 1800
married yes
Children (Leggett) 7: 2 boys, 5 girls
38-g4Le9 Martha4
39-g4Le9 Gabriel4
40-g4Le9 Thomas4
41-g4Le9 Mary4
42-g4Le9 Phebe4
43-g4Le9 Anne4
44-g4Le9 Esther4 (Elizabeth ?)
In his will, dated April 21, 1800, proved October 21, 1800, James3 Leggett calls himself "late of Westchester, now of New York City"; he mentions his daughter Martha38-g4Le9 Leggett, now Worden; grandsons Henry100-g5Le9, son of Gabriel39-g4Le9; and John101-g5Le9, son of Thomas40-g4Le9; three daughters, Nancy?-g4Le9, Martha38-g4Le9 and Elizabeth44-g4Le9.
From this it would appear that his wife, who is not named, and the other daughters, must have been dead previous to 1800. The Elizabeth named in the will may be the seventh child, whose name is given as Esther4 in the above list of children, or there may have been still another daughter. The Nancy?-g4Le9 mentioned above may have been another daughter or the name used by Mary41-g4Le9, Phebe42-g4Le9, or Anne43-g4Le9.
The line of James19-g3Le1 is continued in Section 9
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McCurdy - Ancestry
Entries: 7540 Updated: Tue Feb 12 17:17:59 2002 Contact: Larry and Kathy McCurdy
ID: I30051
Name: James LEGGETT
RFN: 30051
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1725 in West Farms, Westchester County, New York
Will: 21 APR 1800 New York City, New York County, New York
Note:
Page 313.--JAMES LEGGETT, late of Westchester County, New York,
Farmer, but now of New York City; to my daughter,
Martha now known by the name of Martha Worden, my black
mare or oe20 in cash as she shall choose, my large Bible, one three
acre lot in Sherney, bought of John Murphy in Luzern
County Pennsylvania; to my grandsons, Henry Leggett, son of Gabriel
Leggett
and to John Leggett, son of Thomas Leggett, one hundred
acres of woodland to each of them, said land being a part of a lot
containing eight hundred acres in Capouse in
Pennsylvania; all the rest of my estate real and personal I give to my
daughters, Nancy,
Martha and Elizabeth, to be equally divided between them;
I appoint my three daughters above mentioned, executors.
Dated April 21, 1800. Witnesses John Drake, innkeeper,
Elijah Drake, Samuel Lewis. Proved October 21, 1800.
[Abstracts of Wills Volume XV 1796-1800, The New York Historical
Society, 1906.]
Death: BEF 21 OCT 1800 in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York
Note:
James had children: Martha, Gabriel, Thomas, Mary, Phebe, Anne, Ester
[Elizabeth ?].
Father: Gabriel LEGGETT b: ABT 1698 in West Farms, Westchester County, New York
Mother: Bridget b: in ---
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Subject : Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661
Author : Kurt Sobina
Date : 20 Jan 2005 12:20 AM GMT
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<<Thread • Previous • Next • Thread>> Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661 Author: Kurt Sobina Date: 20 Jan 2005 12:20 AM GMT Classification: Query In Reply to: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661 by: David Leggett Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message
Hello, I just recently traced my line to Gabriel Leggett.
4.Gabriel Leggett (born 1635 - died Westchester, 1699)
5.Gabriel Leggett (1697 - April 1786)
6. James Leggett (1723 - 1800)
7. Phebe Leggett (12/23/1748 - 10/8/1816), married Jacob Coutant and their daughter Sarah Coutant married Benjamin W. Roberts. Sarah and Benjamin are my GGGG-Granparents.
I have #4 Gabriel Leggett's father as 3John Leggett born 1600, then 2John Leggett then 1Thomas Legat de Dagenham (Justice of Essex) then Thomas Leggett - Thomas Leggett - Thomas Leggett - Helmingus Leggett - Robert Leggett - Walter Leggett and William Leggett (1250-1307).
Looking for more information etc. Hope to talk.
--Kurt
E-Mail - Sobina@optonline.net
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Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661 Author: Kurt Sobina Date: 22 Jan 2005 6:52 PM GMT Surnames: Leggett Mead Classification: Query In Reply to: Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661 by: David Leggett Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message
David,
Thank you for the reply. Your website on Rootsweb was remarkable. Unfortunelty I do not have great sources as of yet. I just connected myself to this line and have been gathering info from other people. James is wife was said to be Elizabeth born 1-18-1701 (unknown source). I also have some documents that will extend your MEAD line and I have documents of why I thought the Helmingus line was connected. I will e-mail them to you if you want, just send me your address to Sobina@optonline.net.
Thank you for your info.
Kurt Sobina
Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661
Author: David Leggett Date: 24 Jan 2005 1:57 PM GMT Classification: Query In Reply to: Re: GABRIEL LEGGETT, NEW YORK 1661 by: Kurt Sobina Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message
Kurt, my email is included in the Rootsweb site, but here it is again David.Leggett@fns.usda.gov
I'll put down James's wife as Elizabeth, but do you mean her birthdate as 1701? James himself was not born until 1723, and he and his wife were having children at least as late as 1748, when we know Phebe was born, so there must be a problem with that 1701 birthdate for his wife.
David
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----- Original Message -----
From: mikegh
To: Leggett, David
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Philander Leggett in 1850 Saratoga census, my distant uncle
David,
See the online book, "History of the Lackawanna Valley" by Horace Hollister. It lists James Leggett, Capoose, and a Gabriel Leggett!!
Barb
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Sure enough:
History of the Lackawanna Valley
By Horace Hollister, M.D.
With Illustrations
Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged
Printed by the J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia 1885
Page 134
…
JAMES LEGGETT.
The loose-tongued tributary of the Lackawanna coming with shout and foam through the deep notch in the mountain between Abington and Providence, two miles north of Scranton, known as “Leggett’s Creek,” derived its name from James Leggett who emigrated from “ye Province of New York,” in 1775, and erected his rude bark cabin at the mouth of the creek, still bearing his name. In the original draught of the township of
Page 135
Providence by the Connecticut Susquehanna Company the wild land where Leggett cleared, had been allotted to Abraham Stanton. This was in 1772. In 1773 he transferred his right to John Staples. By a vote of the Susquehanna Company, Staples’s claim to this forest-covered part of the township, was declared forfeited because of some dereliction of duty. It was next granted to David Thayer in 1774. Like preceding owners, neither of whom had cut a tree or cleared a foot of land, he escaped from ownership without becoming either richer or poorer by selling this and several tracts of land along upper Capoose to James Leggett in June, 1775, who was the first white man to make a clearing above Providence Village.
A little distance above the grist-mill of the late Judson Clark, Esq., in Providence, Leggett cleared a small spot to show the fertility of the soil, where he built his cabin on the bank of the creek in 1775; but the exciting aspect of border life, often rendered appalling by the howl of the wolf, or the whoop of the red-man reluctant to depart from a valley he had loved and lost, contributed so little to charm the solitude of his domestic life, that he abandoned his stumpy new land and retired to White Plains, New York.
After the close of the Revolutionary struggle, in which he took an honorable part, he returned to his clearing in Providence, and erected upon this creek the first sawmill clattering in this portion of the Lackawanna.
Benjamin Baily purchased a lot from Solomon Strong, below that of Leggett’s in 1775, selling it again the next year to Mr. Tripp “for a few furs and a flint gun.” In 1777, Matthew Dalson bought 375 acres of land on “ye Capous River so called,” bounded on the north by “Lands belonging to one Loggit.” This purchase included lands now known as “Uncle Josh Griffin’s farm.”
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Job Tripp, Constant Searles, Jediah Hoyt, Daniel Taylor, and James Abbott, living in Providence, were appointed in 1791, to lay out roads here. The present road leading from Pittston to Providence was surveyed by them on the 4th and 5th of April, 1791. This began on the northeast side of the Lackawanna River in the town of Providence, [“]beginning at the Lackawanny River, neare where Mr. Leggett now lives,” and thence through Providence to the Pittston line. Gabriel Leggett then lived a short distance above the residence and mill of the late Judson Clark, in Providence.
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1790 United States Federal Census
about James Leggitt
Name: James Leggitt
Township: Westchester
County: Westchester
State: New York
Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: Westchester, Westchester, New York; Roll: M637_6; Page: 136; Image: 586; Family History Library Film: 0568146.
Shows:
2 white males over 16
1 white male under 16
1 white female
1 slave
Note: 25. JAMES3 LEGGETT (Gabriel2, Gabriel1), born at West Farms, ---------
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