Notes for: James Leggett

James Leggett came from England before the American Revolution and settled in Rockingham County, Virginia, later moving to what is now Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is not known whether he was a soldier of the Continental Army, but he was a noted Indian fighter. Not long after moving to Monongalia County, he embarked on a journey eastward and was never heard from again.
["History of Ritchie County," by Minnie Kendall Lowther, p. 337. But a notation by the author states: "Some conflicting statements have confronted us in this data, but we have given it according to what we considered the best authority. One is that the original Leggett's name was Isaac, or John, instead of James." It should be noted, however, that son Thomas' birth record identifies his parents as James & Elizabeth Legett.]