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Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg 1789–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1789

Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Richmond Chapel Cemetery, Fayette Co., West Virginia

Father: Thomas Legg

Mother: Elizabeth Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nutter

Children(s): Betsy Legg, Ruth Legg, William Legg, James Legg, Jonathan Legg, Thomas Legg, Edmund Legg, Samuel Legg, Matilda Legg, Elizabeth Legg, William Legg, Frances Legg

The story of Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg began in 1789 in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia. In 1713, Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided in Fayette, West Virginia, USA. Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg married Elizabeth Nutter, and had children including Betsy Jane Legg, Edmund Legg, Elizabeth Matilda Sophia Legg, Frances Fanny Legg, James G Legg, Jonathan Burdette Legg, Matilda Sophia Legg, Ruth Legg, Samuel Andrew Legg, Thomas Nutter Legg, William M Legg, William Mcginnis Legg. Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg passed away in 1880 in Richmond Chapel Cemetery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg began in 1789 in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia.
  • In 1713, Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided in Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg married Elizabeth Nutter, and had children including Betsy Jane Legg, Edmund Legg, Elizabeth Matilda Sophia Legg, Frances Fanny Legg, James G Legg, Jonathan Burdette Legg, Matilda Sophia Legg, Ruth Legg, Samuel Andrew Legg, Thomas Nutter Legg, William M Legg, William Mcginnis Legg.
  • Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg passed away in 1880 in Richmond Chapel Cemetery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Legg
1745–1812
Birth Location: Prince William Co., Virginia
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Elizabeth Hughes
1750–1830
Birth Location: Prince William Co., Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Nutter
1790–1870
Birth Location: GREENBRIER CO, WV
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Children(s)

Betsy Legg
1812–1899
Birth Location: Monroe Co., West Virginia
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Ruth Legg
1815–1877
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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William Legg
1817–1895
Birth Location: Monroe Co., West Virginia
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James Legg
1820–1860
Birth Location: Nicholas, Virginia, USA
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Jonathan Legg
1824–1895
Birth Location: Monroe Co., West Virginia
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Thomas Legg
1828–1870
Birth Location: Nicholas, Virginia, USA
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Edmund Legg
1830–1892
Birth Location: Monroe, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Legg
1834–1901
Birth Location: Fayette, Virginia, USA
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Matilda Legg
1848–1900
Birth Location: Leander, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Legg
1830–1900
Birth Location: Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
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William Legg
1828–1860
Birth Location: –
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Frances Legg
1818–1885
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Thomas Legg's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Legg
1789–1880
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
Parents
Thomas Legg
1745–1812
Prince William Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Hughes
1750–1830
Prince William Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas Legg
1722–1811
Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hughes
1724–1831
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
James Hughes
1689–1779
Fermanagh, , Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Legg
1692–1749
Sarah Davenport
1693–1736
Unknown Hughes
1710–
James Hughes
1660–
Mary Geragthy
1665–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Legg
1660–1698
George Davenport
1699–
Ruth Sydnor
1676–
Michael Geraghty
1640–
Susan Nolan
1640–

Thomas Legg's Descendants

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Thomas (Henderson Jesse) Legg (14 Sep 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
        1. 1. Estes Crist
    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
        1. 1. Jack (Burdette Legg) Jr 1919–1978 m. Iris 1919–2010 m. Marguerite (Sue) Eckley 1928–2006
      2. 2. Medora ("Dora" Belle) Legg 1869–1951
        1. 1. Mae (Bates) Armentrout 1886–1957
        2. 2. Minnesota Bates 1891–1989
        3. 3. DON (McDONALD BATES,) I 1892–1967
        4. 4. Ezra Bates –1955
        5. 5. Mary (Grace) Bates 1889–1963
        6. 6. Mary (Grace) Bates 1889–1963
      3. 3. Joel (Franklin) Legg 1871–1929 m. Minnie (Francis) Walker 1880–1955
        1. 1. Edith (Jewell) Legg 1903–1976
        2. 2. Dana (Napoleon) Legg 1905–1977
        3. 3. Maggie (Pauline) Legg 1908–1981
        4. 4. Gladys (Marie) Legg 1900–1901
      4. 4. Henry (Wallace) Legg 1873–1924
        1. 1. Anna (Winifred) Legg 1918–2002 m. Alfred (Jacob) Maser 1911–2004
      5. 5. George (Etcherson "Etch") Legg 1876–1932 m. Molly (Evelyn) Tingley 1876–1974
        1. 1. Nauchette (Carole* Carter) Legg 1916–1978 m. Harry (E) Carter 1913–2006
        2. 2. Arrawana (Rae) Legg 1911–1936
        3. 3. Juanita Legg 1908–1909
        4. 4. Hazel (William) Legg 1907–1964
        5. 5. Nawasa (V.) Wheatley 1904–1995
        6. 6. Thelma (Amelia) Legg 1902–1903
      6. 6. Lillie (A.) Legg 1878–1970 m. Joseph (J.) McCutcheon 1860–1927 m. John (S.) Stroud 1876–
        1. 1. Ernest (W) Stroud 1918–
        2. 2. Harvey (E) Stroud 1906–
        3. 3. William (R) Stroud 1908–
        4. 4. John (E) Stroud 1910–
        5. 5. Noel (R) Stroud 1912–
        6. 6. Lena (Lorena Lunsford) (McCutcheon) 1899–1966
        7. 7. Frankie (Ruth) McCutcheon 1907–
        8. 8. Retta (Mc) Cutcheon 1907–
      7. 7. Samuel (Hamilton) Legg 1884–1934 m. Ida (Elizabeth) Smith 1887–1947
        1. 1. Aletha (Carolyn) Legg 1920–1999
        2. 2. Eliose (Legg) Shannon 1922–1966
      8. 8. Vincent (LLB) Legg 1886–1972 m. Lillian (Mae) Conley 1893–1973
        1. 1. Vincent (Legg) Jr 1917–1997 m. Minnie (Eleanor) Hedges 1919–2001
        2. 2. Lillian (Maxine) Legg 1918–2005
        3. 3. Betty (Ann) Legg 1920–1980
      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

Thomas Legg's Timeline

11 Records

1713
1713-1926
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1789
14 Sep 1789
Birth of Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
1810
1810
Age 21
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg was married in Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
1810
1810
Age 21
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States
Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States
1817
29 March 1817
Age 28
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg was married in Monroe County, VA
Monroe County, VA
1820
1820
Age 31
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in Nicholas, Virginia, United States
Nicholas, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 41
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in Nicholas, Virginia, USA
Nicholas, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 51
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in Fayette, Virginia, USA
Fayette, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 61
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in District 14, Fayette, Virginia, USA
District 14, Fayette, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 71
Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg resided here in District 3, Fayette, Virginia
District 3, Fayette, Virginia
1880
1880
Age 91
Death of Thomas Henderson Jesse Legg in Panther Mountain, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Panther Mountain, Fayette Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia; Page: 371; Family History Library Film: 805344
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: 943; Page: 339A
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other
    [5] OneWorldTree
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 371; Image: 375.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 March 1817
    Event Place: Monroe County, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1713-1926
    Event Place: Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: History of Fayette County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Monroe, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 588; Image: 00035; Family History Library Film: 0181430

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Nicholas, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Nicholas, Virginia; Page: 205; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 388

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Nicholas, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Nicholas, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 183; Family History Library Film: 0029677

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fayette, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Virginia; Roll: 555; Page: 157; Family History Library Film: 0029685

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 14, Fayette, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: 943; Page: 339A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Compiled Census Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia; Page: 371; Family History Library Film: 805344
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 371; Image: 375.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Panther Mountain, Fayette Co., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other
    [3] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond Chapel Cemetery, Fayette Co., West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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