Rachel (Morgan) Leete (1732 - bef. 1779)

Born 11 Feb 1732 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, New England

Ancestors

Wife of Allen Leete — married 22 Nov 1758 in Saybrook, Connecticut

Died before 1779 before age 46 in Connecticut

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Biography

Rachel Morgan, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Forsyth) Morgan, was born 11 Feb 1732, in Preston, Connecticut.^[1]

Rachel Morgan m Allen Leete 22 Nov 1758 by Asher Rossiter, Clerk recorded in Saybrook and Preston, Connecticut.^[1]

They settled in Saybrook.

Rachel died between the birth of her last child 1771? and Allen's remarriage in 1779.

Children who were named in the distribution of the estate of Allen Leet

• Abigail Leet b Dec 2 1759;^[1] m. Waterhouse
• Edward A Leet b Oct 6 1762;^[1]
• Rachel Leet b. Oct 4 1764.^[1] m. Winny
• Cynthia Leet
• Samuel Leet b. c. 1769. d. 24 Mar 1793 in 24 yr.^[2] d. c. 1793 An administrators bond was signed by Edward Leet and Abraham Waterhouse , 3 Sept 1793 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, State of Connecticut.^[3]
• Betty Leet b. c. 1771 Betsy Leete d. 7 Dec 1792 ae 21^[2]

Rachel died between the birth of her last child 1771? and Allen's remarriage in 1779.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002- Preston Parts I & II.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Deaths - Chester, Connecticut. 1786-1836." From Vol 2 of Chester Congregational Church Records. Connecticut Nutmeggar vol 6: 633 [link AmericanAncestors ($)
3. ↑ Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Probate Packets, Hart, L-L´hommedieu, E, 1780-1880. Samuel Leet Saybrook 1793 #1387 Saybrook Probate. Accessed Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:[?pid=2122581&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=fhx854&_phstart=successSource#?imageId=007629199_01289 Ancestry.com ($)] Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford,

• Morgan, Nathaniel H. Morgan genealogy : A history of James Morgan, of New London, Conn., and his descendants; from 1607 to 1869: With an appendix containing the history of his brother, Miles Morgan, of Springfield, Mass.; and some of his descendants .... Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1869.