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LEGGETT, bought in 1812" FAMILY RECORD Gabriel Leggett married Elizabeth Richardson - 1676 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Leggett & Miriam Haight were married 15" day 9" mo 1774 at Mount Pleasant of their children: Mary Leggett married Jesse Frame - of Bayside Hannah Leggett married Silvanus F Jenkins of NY city Esther Leggett married I. W. Corlies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thomas H Leggett son of Joseph & Miriam Leggett of New York and Avis Jenkins Daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Jenkins of Nantucket were married in the Friends Meeting House at Nantucket July 17" 1811 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thomas H Leggett and Frances V Pleasants daughter of Charles and Ann Pleasants were married in Friends Meeting House in Phila. October 10" 1822 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Silvanus Leggett & Julia Coles (daughter of Jordan and Martha Coles) were married in New York June 14 1837 Julia Coles Leggett afterwards married Samuel M Leggett, son of William F Leggett, had his children - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Charles Pleasants Leggett son of Thos. H. & Frances V Leggett was married to Ellen Currie, daughter of Stephen and Catherine Gebhard Currie Oct 19, 1852 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miriam Leggett was married to Joseph F Franklin Dec 5th 1854 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thos H Leggett Jr was married to Hannah Hoag Feb 14" 1855 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Avis Leggett was married to Joseph Fitch Oct 27" 1859 =============================== Pg 2 BIRTHS Gabriel Leggett born in 1638 came to America in 1661 married Elizabeth Richardson - 1676 Died in 1698 leaving three sons - William, John & Gabriel Gabriel born 1696 he died in 1786 Thomas, his son, born 1721 married Mary Embree Mary Embree was born in 1723 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thomas Leggett, my grandfather, was born the 3" of 6" month 1721 Mary, his wife, was born the 14" of 3" month 1723 her maiden name was Embree their children: Gabriel, born 9" mo 10" 1743 Martha, 10" mo 10" 1746 Samuel, 2" mo 10" 1745 Joseph, 10" mo 17" 1748 Isaac, 9" mo 12" 1752 Thomas, 1" mo 17" 1755 Mary, 9" mo 21" 1757 Embree, 4" mo 17" 1760 Hannah, 10" mo 28" 1763 Abigail, 8" mo 21" 1769 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Samuel Leggett, son of Joseph & Miriam Leggett born - 1775 Mary Leggett daughter of same born 17" mo 12" 1776 Rebeckah Leggett (do) born 25" of 2" mo 1779 Hannah Leggett was born the 1st of 2nd mo - 1781 Phebe Leggett do. born 22" of 2" mo 1783 Sophiah Leggett do. 23" of 3" mo - 1785 Thomas Haight Leggett do. (at Mount Pleasant) born 26" of 10" mo - 1787 Reuben Leggett do. 29" of 1 mo - 1790 Aaron Leggett do. 4" of 11" mo - 1792 Esther Leggett do. 31" of 3" mo - 1785 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Avis Jenkins, wife of Thos H Leggett born at Nantucket May 29 1*** daughter of Jonathan Jenkins **** was born in Boston Jan 20 175* **** of Sarah Jenkins who was born **** Sept 27 1757 =============================== Pg 3 BIRTHS Frances Vaux Pleasants, daughter of Charles & Ann Pleasants, born in Phila. 4" April 1797 Charles Pleasants, son of Samuel and Mary Pleasants, born in Phila. 15" of Nov 1772 Ann E Pleasants, daughter of Caleb & Mary Emlen, born in Phila. 15" of Nov 1774 Silvanus Folger Jenkins Leggett, son of Thos H & Avis Leggett, Born 30" Sept at 8oc in the evening 1812 in Vande Water street New York Alfred Leggett, son of T. H. & Avis Leggett, Born 5" Dec 1814 Second day 5 a.m. in New York - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Avis Leggett, daughter of Thos H & Frances V Leggett, born 14" Nov 1823, at 10 p.m. in house in Vandewater St. New York Charles Pleasants Leggett, son of T. H. & Frances Leggett, born 31" Dec 1824 at 5 a.m.in Vandewater St Miriam Leggett, daughter of T. H. & Frances Leggett, born 25" Aug 1826 at 5 p.m. in Market St. New York Thomas Haight Leggett, son of T. H. & Frances Leggett born 14 May 1828 at 5 a.m. in Beekman St. Pemberton Leggett son of T. H. & Frances Leggett born in Beekman St 8" Oct 1831 Frances Ann Leggett, daughter of T. H. & Frances Leggett born in Sister Mary Francis House 25" Aug 1834 =============================== Pg 4 DEATHS Gabriel Leggett died 1698 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Leggett (my Father) died in New York 25 Sept 1803 Miriam Leggett (my Mother) died at Flushing L. I. Oct 19 1833, aged 83 yrs, 5 mo, 22 days - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jonathan Jenkins (my wife's father) died at Nantucket Oct 23" 1816 Sarah Jenkins (his wife) died at Nantucket June 1844 Charles Pleasant (my second wife's father) Died Oct 16" 1837 aged 66 yrs, 3 mos, 1 d Ann Emlen Pleasants (her mother) died June 29 1844 aged 69 yrs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Avis Jenkins Leggett died Feb 24 1817 her sickness was consumption G. Clayton Newbold Leggett, son of Silvanus & Julia Coles Leggett, died 1839 aged ** mos Silvanus Folger Jenkins Leggett, son of Thomas Haight & Avis Jenkins Leggett died June 8" 1840 on the passage from Charleston, having spent the winter in Florida. His body was brought to New York and interred in the same grave with his mother & child. Aged 27 yrs 8 mos Alfred Leggett, son of Thos H. & Avis J. Leggett, died June 25" 1815 at 12 after 6oc first day morning aged 6 mos 20 days Frances Ann Leggett died 24" of 1" mo 1838 after 3 days sickness the result of scarlet fever Pemberton Leggett died of the same fever on 4" of 2" mo 1838 Nancy Emlen Leggett 14" of 12" mo 1839 Disor*** Inflammation of the Bowells accomp** with a Paralysis Thomas H Leggett died J**** 29" 1867 in Flushing L.I. Frances Vaux Pleasants Leggett (his wife) died June 15, 1876 *** after Joseph Fitch husband of Avis Leggett, died on Oct 27" 1868 **** Flushing Hotel after an illness of 3 years, of Bright's disease aged 57 years. ================================================================================