William Legg (1650 - 1710)

Born 1650 in Esopus, New Netherland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1710 at about age 60 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

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Biography

William Legg was born about 1650.^[1] His origins are not known. In Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches, Dorothy E. Smith asserted that the family came from Scotland. He is said to be born in Kingston, New York, in 1650; if he was born there it wasn't Kingston or New York yet, but possibly could be Esopus.

William Legg married Susanna, whose last name is variously recorded as Merrit, Merritt, Marret, Maret, or Marrid. According to Smith, the first mention of William in New York records is in relation to this marriage. Susanna Meritt had been engaged to marry Thomas Matt(h)ys (Van Keuren), but she refused to marry him, and in January 1677 she was released from the commitment to marry. She married William Legg shortly after.^[2][3]

Their daughter Susanna (recorded as the child of William Legg and Susanna Marret), was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, on 22 September 1678.^[4]

Their daughter Margriet was baptized 27 January 1684 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston (Ulster County), New York. The baptism record lists her parents as Willem Luyck and Susanna Marrid.^[5]

Their son Samuel was baptized 25 March 1688 in the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church. The baptism record lists his parents as William Legge and Susanna Marigh.^[6]

William made his will on 5 June 1710 at Kingston, New York. He left his whole estate to his wife, Susana Legg, "dureing her widowhood," but provided that if she should remarry her portion would be reduced to one-third, with the the remaining two-thirds distributed to their children. Other heirs named in the will were his sons, William Legg and John Legg; sons-in-law Jacobis De Boy, John Davenport, and Johannis Borhans; and daughter Sarah Legg.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (unreliable source). Record for William Legg and Susanna Marrid(?)
2. ↑ Merritt, Douglas. Entry for Susan Merritt, New Merritt records, Rhinebeck, N.Y.: publisher unknown, 1991. Published online by Ancestry.com. Note: This page states that Susan Merritt was released from her commitment to marry Thomas Mattys on 27 January 1677.
3. ↑ Smith, "Legg Genealogy." Note: This page states that Susannah Merritt and Thomas Matthys were released from their engagement by court action on 7 January 1677, and the same court gave Susannah permission to marry William Legg.
4. ↑ Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York. p. 10, baptism #153
5. ↑ Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, p. 21
6. ↑ Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, p. 31
7. ↑ Ulster County, N.Y. Probate Records, Vol. 1, pp. 80-81

• Anjou, Gustave. Ulster County, N.Y. Probate Records in the Office of the Surrogate, and in the County Clerk's Office at Kingston, N.Y. 1906.
• Graves, Helen. Family member personal genealogy. Helen Graves - hgraves, psln.com
• Smith, Dorothy E. "Legg Genealogy." In: Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches, 1987. Republished online by Roxy Triebel, 2004.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Acknowledgments

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