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Thomas Legg 1745–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Prince William Co., Virginia

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia

Father: Thomas Legg

Mother: Elizabeth Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hughes

Children(s): Fortunatis Legg, Davenport Legg, Elizabeth Legg, Amy Legg, Edmund Legg, Ruth Legg, Jilson Legg, Francis Legg-Walker-Swope, Thomas Legg, Jane Legg, James Legg, Nancy Legg, John Legg, Ambrose Legg, John Legg, Elijah Legg, Sarah Legg, Elijah Legg, Elias Legg, William Legg, Mary Legg, Jane Legg, Elizabeth Legg, John Legg

Thomas Legg was born in 1745 in Prince William Co., Virginia, the child of Thomas Legg And Elizabeth Hughes. Thomas Legg married Elizabeth Hughes, and had children including Ambrose Legg, Amy Anne Legg, Augustus Legg, Davenport Legg, Edmund Legg, Elias Eli Legg, Elijah Legg, Elizabeth Legg, Fortunatis Legg, Francis Fanny Legg Walker Swope, James Legg, Jane Legg, Jilson Gibson Legg, John Legg, John Russell Legg, Mary Polly Legg, Nancy Legg, Ruth Legg, Sarah Legg, Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg, William Henry Legg. Thomas Legg passed away in 1812 in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • Thomas Legg was born in 1745 in Prince William Co., Virginia, the child of Thomas Legg And Elizabeth Hughes.
  • Thomas Legg married Elizabeth Hughes, and had children including Ambrose Legg, Amy Anne Legg, Augustus Legg, Davenport Legg, Edmund Legg, Elias Eli Legg, Elijah Legg, Elizabeth Legg, Fortunatis Legg, Francis Fanny Legg Walker Swope, James Legg, Jane Legg, Jilson Gibson Legg, John Legg, John Russell Legg, Mary Polly Legg, Nancy Legg, Ruth Legg, Sarah Legg, Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg, William Henry Legg.
  • Thomas Legg passed away in 1812 in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Legg
1722–1811
Birth Location: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Hughes
1724–1831
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hughes
1750–1830
Birth Location: Prince William Co., Virginia
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Children(s)

Fortunatis Legg
1773–1794
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Davenport Legg
1775–1821
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Legg
1776–
Birth Location: –
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Amy Legg
1778–1856
Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
AL
Edmund Legg
1779–
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Legg
1780–1856
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Jilson Legg
1780–1812
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
JL
Francis Legg-Walker-Swope
1782–1848
Birth Location: Amherst, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
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Thomas Legg
1789–1880
Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
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Jane Legg
–1858
Birth Location: –
JL
James Legg
1792–1870
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Legg
1768–
Birth Location: –
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John Legg
1780–1862
Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
JL
Ambrose Legg
1750–1823
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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John Legg
1753–1822
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
JL
Elijah Legg
1765–1832
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Legg
1725–1780
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Elijah Legg
1740–
Birth Location: –
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Elias Legg
1772–1835
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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William Legg
1772–1859
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Mary Legg
1751–1844
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Jane Legg
1767–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Legg
1785–1835
Birth Location: Prince William,,Virginia,USA
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John Legg
1778–1862
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Legg's Ancestors

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Thomas Legg
1745–1812
Birth Place: Prince William Co., Virginia
Parents
Thomas Legg
1722–1811
Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hughes
1724–1831
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Legg
1692–1749
Richmond County, Virginia
Sarah Davenport
1693–1736
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Unknown Hughes
1710–
Great-Grandparents
John Legg
1660–1698
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 (1745–1812) m. Elizabeth Hughes (1750–Mar 1830)
  1. 1. Fortunatis Legg 1773–1794
  2. 2. Davenport Legg 1775–1821
  3. 3. Elizabeth Legg 1776–
  4. 4. Amy (Anne) Legg 1778–1856
  5. 5. Edmund Legg 1779–
  6. 6. Ruth Legg 1780–1856
  7. 7. Jilson (Gibson) Legg 1780–1812
  8. 8. Francis ("Fanny") Legg-Walker-Swope 1782–1848
  9. 9. Thomas (Henderson Jesse) Legg 1789–1880 m. Elizabeth Nutter 1790–1870
    1. 1. Betsy (Jane) Legg 1812–1899
    2. 2. Ruth Legg 1815–1877
    3. 3. William (McGinnis) Legg 1817–1895
    4. 4. James (G.) Legg 1820–1860
    5. 5. Jonathan (Burdette) Legg 1824–1895 m. Mildred (Caroline) Neal 1824–1892
      1. 1. Eliza (J.) Legg 1848–
        1. 1. Melvina (Ardelia Crookshanks Rogers) Philpott 1867–1945
        2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Crookshanks 1870–1949
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) CROOKSHANKS 1870–1949
      2. 2. Mary (F.) Legg 1849–1922
      3. 3. Hazel (William) Legg 1851–1932 m. Matilda (Caroline) Crookshanks 1851–1923 m. Mary (A) Hawkins 1853–
        1. 1. Jonathan (Burdette Legg) Sr 1880–1950 m. Nell (Luella) Tippett 1882–1970
        2. 2. Medora ("Dora" Belle) Legg 1869–1951
        3. 3. Joel (Franklin) Legg 1871–1929 m. Minnie (Francis) Walker 1880–1955
        4. 4. Henry (Wallace) Legg 1873–1924
        5. 5. George (Etcherson "Etch") Legg 1876–1932 m. Molly (Evelyn) Tingley 1876–1974
        6. 6. Lillie (A.) Legg 1878–1970 m. Joseph (J.) McCutcheon 1860–1927 m. John (S.) Stroud 1876–
        7. 7. Samuel (Hamilton) Legg 1884–1934 m. Ida (Elizabeth) Smith 1887–1947
        8. 8. Vincent (LLB) Legg 1886–1972 m. Lillian (Mae) Conley 1893–1973
        9. 9. Mary (Bertha) Legg 1889–1967
      4. 4. Thomas (Andrew) Legg 1854–1931
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Legg 1857–1922
      6. 6. Edward (W.) Legg 1860–
      7. 7. Jonathan (W.) Legg 1865–1932
      8. 8. Un-named (born dead) Legg 1853–1853
    6. 6. Thomas (Nutter) Legg 1828–1870
    7. 7. Edmund Legg 1830–1892
    8. 8. Samuel (Andrew) Legg 1834–1901
    9. 9. Matilda (Sophia) Legg 1848–1900
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Matilda Sophia) Legg 1830–1900
    11. 11. William (M) Legg 1828–1860
    12. 12. Frances ("Fanny") Legg 1818–1885
  10. 10. Jane Legg –1858
  11. 11. James Legg 1792–1870 m. Virginia (Jane) Ellis 1801–1883
  12. 12. Nancy Legg 1768–
  13. 13. John (Russell) Legg 1780–1862
  14. 14. Ambrose Legg 1750–1823
  15. 15. John Legg 1753–1822
  16. 16. Elijah Legg 1765–1832
  17. 17. Sarah Legg 1725–1780
  18. 18. Elijah Legg 1740–
  19. 19. Elias (Eli) Legg 1772–1835
  20. 20. William (Henry) Legg 1772–1859
  21. 21. Mary (Polly) Legg 1751–1844
  22. 22. Jane Legg 1767–
  23. 23. Elizabeth Legg 1785–1835
  24. 24. John Legg 1778–1862

Thomas Legg's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Thomas Legg in Prince William Co., Virginia
Prince William Co., Virginia
1812
1812
Age 67
Death of Thomas Legg in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Prince William Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other
    [2] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other
    [2] OneWorldTree
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