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Thomas Legg 1745–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia

Death Date: 18 Feb 1787

Death Location: All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England

Father: Thomas Legg

Mother: Elizabeth Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hughes

Children(s): James Legg, Davenport Legg, Nancy Legg, Ruth Legg, Augustus Legg, Fortunatus Legg, Elizabeth Legg, Amy Legg, Jilson Legg, Edmund Legg, Thomas Legg, John Legg, William Legg, Mary Legg

Thomas Legg was born in 1745 in Prince William, Virginia, the child of Thomas Legg And Elizabeth Hughes. Thomas Legg married Elizabeth Hughes, Lucinda, and had children including Amy Legg, Augustus Legg, Davenport Legg, Edmund Legg, Elizabeth Jane Legg, Fortunatus Legg, James Legg, Jilson Legg, John Russell Legg, Mary Polly Legg, Nancy Legg, Ruth Legg, Thomas Jesse Legg, William Legg. Thomas Legg passed away in 1787 in All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Legg was born in 1745 in Prince William, Virginia, the child of Thomas Legg And Elizabeth Hughes.
  • Thomas Legg married Elizabeth Hughes, Lucinda, and had children including Amy Legg, Augustus Legg, Davenport Legg, Edmund Legg, Elizabeth Jane Legg, Fortunatus Legg, James Legg, Jilson Legg, John Russell Legg, Mary Polly Legg, Nancy Legg, Ruth Legg, Thomas Jesse Legg, William Legg.
  • Thomas Legg passed away in 1787 in All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Thomas Legg's Ancestors

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Thomas Legg
1745–1787
Birth Place: Prince William, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Legg
1722–1812
Farham Parrish, Richmond County, Virginia
Elizabeth Hughes
1723–1831
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Legg
1692–1749
Richmond, Madison, Virginia, United States
Sarah Davenport
1693–1736
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Legg
1660–1698
Mary Harris
1660–1696
George Davenport
1699–
Ruth Sydnor
1676–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Legg
1629–1660
Elizabeth Moore
1630–1740
John Davenport
1673–
Margaret
1677–
Fortunatis Sydnor
1638–1683

Thomas Legg's Descendants

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Thomas Legg (1745–18 Feb 1787) m. Elizabeth Hughes (1750–Mar 1830)
  1. 1. James Legg 1792–1870 m. Virginia (Jane) Ellis 1801–1883
  2. 2. Davenport Legg 1765–1820 m. Nellie Barton 1774–
  3. 3. Nancy Legg 1768–
  4. 4. Ruth Legg 1769–1797
  5. 5. Augustus Legg 1769– m. Eva Eagle 1775–
  6. 6. Fortunatus Legg 1773– m. Elizabeth Cornwell 1775–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Legg 1776–1840 m. Miles (Caperton) Burdett 1792– m. Charles Burdette 1781–
  8. 8. Amy Legg 1778–1856 m. Charles Shawver 1778–
  9. 9. Jilson Legg 1780–1812 m. Mary Jefferies 1780–1830
  10. 10. Edmund Legg 1780– m. Elizabeth LEGG 1792–
  11. 11. Thomas (Jesse) Legg 1789–1879
  12. 12. John (Russell) Legg 1790–1862 m. Jane Carter 1796–1859
  13. 13. William Legg 1790– m. Sarah Petty 1775–
  14. 14. Mary (Polly) Legg 1802–1844 m. Oliver Ewing 1798–1886 m. Henry Athol 1764–1833

Thomas Legg's Timeline

3 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Thomas Legg in Prince William, Virginia
Prince William, Virginia
1787
18 Feb 1787
Age 42
Burial of Thomas Legg in All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England
All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England
1814
22 Nov 1814
Age 69
Death of Thomas Legg in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Dec 2016), entry for Thomas Legg, person ID LJGQ-YQ9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1814
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Dec 2016), entry for Thomas Legg, person ID LJGQ-YQ9.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1787
    Event Place: All Saints', Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Dec 2016), entry for Thomas Legg, person ID LJGQ-YQ9.

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