Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Madden
and Rebecca (Mason) Madden
Sister of
Benjamin Madden and Isaac Madden
Wife of
Peter Leger Sr
— married
2 Oct 1808 in Claiborne, Tennessee
Descendants 
Mother of
John Leger, Sarah Mahala (Leger) Lawson, William Franklin Leger, Peter Leger Jr, Archibald Leger, Mary Polly (Leger) Barnett, Nelson Leger, Rachel Nadine (Leger) Wolfe and Adeline Leger
Died
at about age 95
in Big Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2015
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Biography
Rachel (Madden) Leger was born in 1789 in Tennessee. Her parents were James Madden (1770 - 1850) and Rebecca (Mason) Madden (1772 - 1820).
Rachel was in this marriage record in 1832.[1]
Rachael's spouse Peter Legear was in a pension record.[2]
In the 1850 census Rachiel (age 61) was in Hancock, Tennessee, United States.[3]
In the 1870 census Rachael (age 79) was in Hancock, Tennessee, United States.[4]
In the 1880 census Rachel (age 95), At Home, was the widowed mother of Poley Ledger in Civil District 13, Henry, Tennessee, United States.[5]
Rachel was buried in 1884 in Big Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, United States of America.[6]
Sources
- ↑
Tennessee Marriage Record
Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #6058999 (accessed 11 February 2024)R Walters marriage to Peter Legger on 24 Jan 1832 in Grainger, Tennessee, USA.
(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6058999:1169 : 11 February 2024) - ↑
Pension of spouse Peter Legear:
"United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files; Affiliate Publication Number: M313; Digital film/folder number: 004625737; FHL microfilm: 840487; Image number: 219; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: W00277-3
FamilySearch Record: X8C1-D65 (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 939F-GS82-S
Name: Rachael Legear; Record Nbr: 219; System Of Record: SLS. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 004206039; FHL microfilm: 444837; Image number: 379; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01134-5
FamilySearch Record: MCDF-T2Y (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTJ3-RB1
Rachiel Laygine (61) in Hancock, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.- Peter Laygine M 70 North Carolina
- Rachiel Laygine F 61 Tennessee
- Nelson Laygine M 21 Tennessee
- Rachiel Laygine F 16 Tennessee
- Adaline Laygine F 9 Tennessee
- ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 7; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004276876; FHL microfilm: 000553032; Image number: 104; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01562-4
FamilySearch Record: MDDS-VCR (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCG9-FWR
Rachael Leger (79) in Hancock, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.- Archibald Leger M 49 Tennessee
- Sarah Leger F 43 Virginia
- Newton Leger M 19 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Leger F 15 Tennessee
- Harriet Leger F 9 Tennessee
- Clinton Leger M 7 Tennessee
- Marion Leger M 5 Tennessee
- Rachael Leger F 0 Tennessee
- Rachael Leger F 79 Tennessee
- Thomas Hills M 80 Virginia
- ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00036; Digital film/folder number: 005162494; FHL microfilm: 1255259; Image number: 521; Sheet number: 257; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: MD78-N6X (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBL-D25
Rachel Ledger (95), widowed mother, At Home, in household of Poley Ledger (55) in Civil District 13, Henry, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.- Poley Ledger F White 55 Divorced Head Keeping House Tennessee
- Joseph Ledger M White 22 Single Son Works On Farm Tennessee
- Rachel Ledger F White 95 Widowed Mother At Home Tennessee
- Mary Ledger F White 17 Single Daughter Tennessee
- ↑
Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: QVP9-3G1L (accessed 11 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #133978890
Rachel Madden Legere burial in 1884 in Big Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, United States of America. Born in 1789.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
-
~3.12%
Loretta (Leger) Corbin
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A124004 [compare], Ancestry member loretta_corbin
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A124004 [compare], FTDNA kit #B62233
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Patti (Campbell) Hardy :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Del Leger :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T490396 [compare], FTDNA kit #699514
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~1.56%
Mary Frances Burnell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mfburnell
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
NJ Penny :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A270014 [compare], Ancestry member nolapenny
-
~0.78%
Megan Jones :
AncestryDNA
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