Person:William Legg (14)

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William Legg
 
d.Bef 31 Jan 1770 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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m. Bef 26 Dec 1735
  1. Gershom Legg
  2. Ruth Legg
  3. Mary Legg
  4. Levi Legg
  5. Nathaniel Legg
  6. David Legg
  7. William Legg
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m. 18 Jan 1759
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Name[2] William Legg
Gender Male
Marriage Bef 26 Dec 1735 to Hannah Nelson
Marriage 18 Jan 1759 Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Elizabeth Tenney
Death[1] Bef 31 Jan 1770 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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  1. ↑ Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 36894 Legg William Mendon 1770.

    31 Jan 1770: Bond of Elisabeth Legg Widow of Mendon as administratrix of her Late Husband William Legg of Mendon Yeoman Deceased.
    19 Apr 1770 (exhibited): Inventory of William Legg Late of Mendon deceased: £398[328?]-19-6, by James Sumner, Abijah French, Samuel Warrin.
    2 May 1770: Distribution of real estate of William Legg Late of Mendon Dec'd: to Elisabeth Legg widow of deceased; to Gershom Legg Eldest son; to son Levi Legg; to son Nathaniel Legg [he paying sister Mary Legg]; to son David Legg; to son William Legg; to Eleazer Wight and Ruth Wight wife of said Eleezer as the daughter of deceased.
    26 Nov 1770: Account of Elisabeth Legg adm'x of William Legg Late of Mendon Dec'd, allowed. Balance one third to Eliszabeth as her thirds, double share to eldest son, single share £6-2-9.

  2. ↑ Ballou, Adin. History of the town of Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881: in two parts. (Milford [Massachusetts]: The Town, 1882 (Boston : Franklin Press: Rand, Avery))
    Vol. 2, p. 874.

    "LEGG, WILLIAM, supposed to be a relative of John Legg of Mendon (perhaps a younger bro. or nephew); birth-date not found; m., 1st, Hannah Nelson, dr. of Gershom and Abigail (Ellithorpe) Nelson, b. in Rowley, Oct. 14, 1714 [sic, 1713]; date and particulars of cer. not ascertained..."
    "The fr. m., 2d, Elizabeth Tenney, dr. of Thomas and Sarah (Taft) Tenney; cer. Jan. 18, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. No more chn. William Legg is understood to have set. on now Silver-hill St., or near by, where his descendants after him dwelt for two or three generations. But I do not seem to find his death-date. It is possible he may have d. with one of his chn. out of time."

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