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Note: 29-g4Le6 Joseph4 Leggett born October 7, 1748 at Stillwater, Saratoga Co
died September 25, 1803 at New York City
buried Houston Street Friends' Cemetery
married September 15, 1774 to Miriam Haight
born April 7, 1750 at Flushing, L.I.
died October 5, 1833 at New York City
parents Samuel Haight, of Flushing, L.I., and his wife Rebecca Fowler
Children (Leggett) 7: 4 boys, 3 girls
52-g5Le6 Joseph5
53-g5Le6 Mary5
54-g5Le6 Hannah5 S.
55-g5Le6 Thomas5 H.
56-g5Le6 Reuben5
57-g5Le6 Aaron5
58-g5Le6 Esther5
Joseph4 Leggett resided in New York City, and was in the mercantile business at 379 Pearl Street. He and his wife were Friends and the births of all their children, with the exception of the two eldest, (Joseph52-g5Le6 and Mary53-g5Le6) are recorded in the Society of Friends, New York. Joseph4 Leggett died of the "malignant fever" in the epidemic of 1803. Their marriage record gives their residence as Phillipsburgh Manor.
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Earl Leggett lists ten children. The list of seven children in Early Setters does seem to have some large chronological gaps between births, so more children seem to be quite likely. Earl's list does contain some errors, however. Points:
0. He does not list Joseph, listed in Early Settlers as first born, at all. But Early Settlers has nothing on Joseph save his name. Perhaps he is a phantom; another Early Settlers error, or died very early. I am assuming the former. Below I have placed the LotLL listing on him, which is itself in error, leading me to believe that Joseph is indeed a phantom.
1. His mention of Samuel is very specific: born May 6, 1775, died March 7, 1777. If the dates be true, Samuel was conceived before their marriage on 15 September 1774 (not unheard of) but makes it less likely that Joseph was first born, or existed at all. Of course, as he died in infancy, there are unlikely to be many records on Samuel.
2. 2. Mary, he states, was "born December or January 7, 1776, married on _________ to one named Jesse Fraine. He was born year of 1774. Mary died February 2, 1853." Early Settlers lists no dates for Mary, but they coincide (phonetically), Early Settlers saying she married "Jesse Frame," seems more likely. If Samuel had been born in May 1775, the December 1776 date is the only correct choice.
3. He lists Rebeckah, born February 28, 1779 or 1780, not mentioned in Early Settlers (probably died early), as having married Sylvanus Jenkins; however, we know that the next child he lists,
4. Hannah, "born February 2, 1780, No record of marriage or death" and listed in Early Settlers as having been born 1 Feb 1781, is the one who in reality married Sylvanus Jenkins; we have the specific marriage record. (She lived to be close to 100, death on 3 July 1878-source Nantucket record?).
5. Phebe, "born February 22, 1783. Was never married to year of 1795. No record of death date." is not listed in Early Settlers. (We would hope she would not have been married before 1795! She was born during the long "childless gap" of 1781-1787 in Early Settlers. But she likely died very early, accounting for her absence from its account.
6. Sophia "born year of 1785, died year of 1794." is not listed in Early Settlers, likewise probably due to her early death.
7. Thomas H.’s dates coincide exactly with Early Settlers.
8. Aaron, "born April 4, 1792, no record of any marriage. Died February 28, 1860."
is mentioned in Early Settlers, 4 Nov 1792-1860, unmarried; the birthdate differs slightly, but the death date is more exact, listing both month and day. The biography in Early Settlers, telling of his Mexican steamboat venture, and last will and testament, is interesting.
9. "Ester." We do not know why he mentions this child out of his own chronological order. "born on March 31, 1785, married on ________ to one named ________. Died ________." is mentioned as "Esther" in Early Settlers, with a birthdate of 31 March 1795, m. Joseph W. Corlies. This puts her birth in the same year as Sophiah, which would mean the two likely are twins. It is unlikely that another birth could take place before the end of 1785, but not impossible. Perhaps she died in infancy, and her parents gave the name Esther to another child, born in 1795, but this does not seem to be so, for Earl, by his listing, seems to know that she was married. If he had been able to list her husband, it would have dispelled the mystery. The most likely possibility, given that the birthdays are exact as to month and day, differing by a decade, is that someone wrote an "8" for a "9" and this is my assumption, that Early Settlers is the correct source here. (We have her death date as 14 Feb 1820; source?)
10. Reuben. We do not know why he mentions this child out of his own chronological order. "born May 10, 1790. No record of marriage or his death." is mentioned in Early Settlers, 29 Jan 1790-15 August 1826, m. Mary Marsh; the birthdate differs slightly.
We are left with 10 children. Below is Earl's listing, with an amusing, naive account of Quaker worship DJL:
Gen. 28.
Joseph Leggett, born October 10, 1748 and he married on September 15, 1774 to one named Miriam Haight. He, Joseph, died September 25, 1803. Mention of his children farther on.
PAGE EIGHTEEN
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH LEGGETT AND WIFE MIRIAM HAIGHT
AS MENTIONED IN GENERATION 28.
Gen. 29.
Samual Leggett, born May 6, 1775, died March 7, 1777.
Gen. 29.
Mary Leggett, born December or January 7, 1776, married on _________ to one named Jesse Fraine. He was born year of 1774. Mary died February 2, 1853.
Gen. 29.
Rebeckah Leggett, born February 28, 1779 or 1780 and married to one named Sylvanus Jenkins.
Gen 29.
Hannah Leggett, born February 2, 1780. No record of marriage or death.
Gen. 29.
Phebe Leggett, born February 22, 1783. Was never married to year of 1795. No record of death date.
Gen. 29.
Sophia Leggett, born year of 1785, died year of 1794.
Gen. 29.
Thomas H. Leggett, born October 26, 1787 and married (first time) to one Avis Jenkins on __________. He married (second time) to one named Francis Van Plesent of Philadelphia, Pa. on October 23, 1822. They were married at a Friends Meeting House (A religious sect) such as a quaker church. They still believe in worshipping to this date of 1935, the same as the old custom. The minister receives no set salary and the minister can be either male or female. The men and boys sit on one side of the church while the women and girls sit on the other side. Each seat is built so as to have a door or gate to close from the aisle and each door or gate is the name of the persons who sit in that seat. The amount of rent paid for the use of a seat depends on the distance the seat is from the altar of the church. If the meeting house is large enough a stove sets in each corner of the room and the choir is at the rear in the center. Should a member of the church or a visitor chance to go to sleep during the services the usher reserves the right to awaken them and warn them not to let it happen again or they will be put out of the meeting house. It his a disgrace to be put out of any meeting.
Thomas Leggett’s (first wife) Avis Jenkins was from Nantucket. His (second wife) Francis Van Plesant was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on April 4, 1797 and she died at Flushing, Long Island. The date being unknown. He, Thomas, died June 29, 1867.
PAGE NINETEEN
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH LEGGETT AND WIFE MIRIAM HAIGHT (CONT’D)
Gen. 29.
Aaron Leggett, born April 4, 1792, no record of any marriage. Died February 28, 1860.
Gen. 29.
Ester Leggett, born on March 31, 1785, married on ________ to one named ________. Died ________.
Gen 29.
Reuben Leggett, born May 10, 1790. No record of marriage or his death.
Source:
Section No. 2 - Division No. 1
Descendants of One Named Gabriel Leggett
Compiled by Branches and Generations
Starting of the Twenty-fifth Generation
of the Old Leggett Record
Brought From Essex, England
In the Year of
1635 - A.D.
Pages 18 and 19
[By Earl Palmer Leggett, 1925, with later additions]
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LotLL listing (with commentary) on Joseph's supposed first born child, Joseph:
(Incorrect?) marriage and children from LotLL, 6-5,6:
* 52-g5Le6 Joseph5 Leggett, (Joseph4, Thomas3, Gabriel2, Gabriel1)
born 1770s
1st married yes
2nd married Elizabeth ?
Children (Leggett) ?
72-g6Le6 William6 Jenkins
73-g6Le6 Edward6 William
There is no information on Joseph5 other than the fact that he was married twice. Who mothered the children is not known or if there were others.
Note William72-g6Le6 Jenkins and Edward73-g6Le6 William are the same two individuals as are found under Joseph74-g5Le7. Which of these two listings are correct is yet to be proven.
(This incomplete listing is from LotLL, 6-6; I have seen the Quaker marriage certificate in the records of the North District Quaker Meeting, which are in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association, and have a copy of it, yielding the exact date of the marriage, beyond merely "about 1808" as T. A. Leggett lists in Early Settlers. p. 71. The names of the above children appear in my more complete list of children (Early Settlers, p. 71), which I believe settles the matter; that Joseph5 (Thomas4, Thomas3, Gabriel2, Gabriel1), and not Joseph5 (Joseph4, Thomas3, Gabriel2, Gabriel1) is the father. The middle name of the first child listed above points to his mother as a Jenkins, as T. A. Leggett says. Also no evidence that the former Joseph was married twice. DJL)
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Joseph Leggett (son of Thomas Leggett & Mary Embree) Born Oct.7th.1848, Lived in New York City and was in the Mercantile business at 379 Pearl St. Died Sept.25th.1803 and was Buried in St. Francis Cemetery, Houston St. New York City. Married Miriam Haight at Mt.Pleasant Sept.15th, 1774. She was the daughter of Samuel Haight & Rebecca of Flushing N.Y. They had eight children of which Thomas Haight Leggett was our Ancestor.
From:
LEGGETT CONDENCES TREE DATA
By William Leggett
MUCH OF THIS DATA WAS SECURED FROM EARLY
SETTLERS OF WEST FARM WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEW YORK STATE
BY THE REVEREND THEODORE A. LEGGETT
Courtesy of Edgar Pearsall Leggett:
-----Original Message-----
From: Edgar P. Leggett [mailto:epleggett@anent.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:53 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: Leggett data
You should have this compiled record just for the sake of having it in many places. It is not completely edited, but the basic facts are there. The text material is from a genealogy of the Leggett family compiled by George Harold Leggett, my uncle. I have the carbon copies of the loose leaf book he left to me.
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