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James LEGGETT

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  • Name James LEGGETT 
    Born England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • James Leggett came from England before the American Revolution and settled in Rockingham County, Virginia, later moving to what is now Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is not known whether he was a soldier of the Continental Army, but he was a noted Indian fighter. Not long after moving to Monongalia County, he embarked on a journey eastward and was never heard from again.
      ["History of Ritchie County," by Minnie Kendall Lowther, p. 337. But a notation by the author states: "Some conflicting statements have confronted us in this data, but we have given it according to what we considered the best authority. One is that the original Leggett's name was Isaac, or John, instead of James." It should be noted, however, that son Thomas' birth record identifies his parents as James & Elizabeth Legett.] [1]
    Person ID I19789  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2006 

    Family 1 Elizabeth BAKER,   d. 1790  [2] 
    Married 25 Jun 1772  Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas M. LEGGETT,   b. 21 Sep 1773, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +2. Elizabeth LEGGETT,   b. 20 Jan 1776, Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1875, Arnettsville (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     3. Benjamin LEGGETT,   b. 1778,   d. 1810, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    +4. John LEGGETT,   b. 1 Feb 1781, Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1862, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Cassandra LEGGETT,   b. 24 Sep 1785, Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah LEGGETT,   b. 25 Nov 1788, Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha HAMILTON,   d. CA 1803 
    Family ID F14865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Elizabeth ZORN  [5] 
    Children 
     1. James A. LEGGETT,   b. 11 Mar 1807, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1855, Lamotte (Palestine), Crawford Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +2. Isaac LEGGETT,   b. 5 Aug 1808, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1853  (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F14866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), pp. 335-337.

    2. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    3. [S1191] Maryland Marriages 1801-1820, Robert Barnes, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD).

    4. [S1880] Phyllis Arnett Vines, Jasper, AL 35501.

    5. [S2541] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com).