Whittemore Sarah (Sally)

Notes:

Sally, became a widow of Jonathon before 1787 and married a man by the name of Leggett who lived in Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY. She apparently left with Lydia, her mother-in-law and Isaac Annable when they left New Bedford, MA for NY.

Sally married a Leggett of Stillwater. We know she was a Friend when living in Dartmouth as was the Peckham family so it is probably she either married Thomas, a widower, or one of his sons, Isaac or Gabriel. Below is from the Leggett Family History:

Thomas Leggett purchased a farm at Stillwater, Saratoga County, N. Y., sometime before the Revolution, where most of his children were born. His dwelling and outbuildings, of logs, were within the Hessian redoubt at the battle of Saratoga. At the approach of Burgoyne, the family crossed the river to Easton, Washington County. Two of his sons, Isaac and Thomas, were taken prisoners by the British, and carried to the camp near Schuylerville; but later made their escape and returned home. (This note is taken from the records of a descendant, John' Leg- gett [Abraham,' Isaac*], and is probably the correct version of an incident very differently told by Bolton, and quoted from him in other articles.) The history of Saratoga County states that Isaac and Gabriel Leggett were early settlers at Stillwater, and it seems likely that Thomas* Leggett was only living there temporarily, those two sons remaining on his property, the other members of the family returning to New York. The family of Thomas' Leggett were Friends, the first members of the Leggett family to become members of that faith, and were the founders of the Friends' Society at Stillwater,

This is a petition to the Hon. Seth Paddelford, Probate Judge signed by Sally Leggett...No date attached.

To the Hon. Seth Paddelford, Esq., Judge, Probate Wills for the County of Bristol........

Your Petitioner having removed into the State of New york and there married, by leave to relinquish my right of Administration on the Estate of my late husband, Jonathon Delano of New Bedford demand and request of your Honor to appoint Lemuel Willams, Administratof on said Estae for in Duty therein.

Signed: Sally Leggett


In another document, Lemuel Williams, Esq. on the 20th of June 1797 writes to the court of the Estate of Jonathon Delano, saying he is assigned to the probate of such. (husband of Sally whittemore Leggett)

Sarah married Delano, 3rd JonathonRochester, Plymouth County, MA. Jonathon (son of Delano, Jr. Jonathan and Peckham Lydia, son of Annable Isaac and Peckham Lydia) was born on 08 Nov 1767 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA; died before Jun 1797 in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jonathon Delano, Jr.of Providence, Saratoga county,NY who on March 11, 1817 was the coroner for this town. In the 1820 Census for Providence, Jonathon is listed as head of household, white male under ten, 1; males ten and under sixteen, 2; males of twenty six year and under forty five, including head of household, 1; white female under ten, 1; white female twenty six but under forty five years, 1; Number of persons engaged in agriculture, 1.

In 1821, the family moved to Orleans County, NY where he worked as a carpenter and a grocer. In 1834, Jonathon moved again to the town of Akron, Erie County,NY and organized the Akron Water Cement Co. He died in Akron on 13 Apr 1843. However, his war pension papers say he died in Newstead, NY.

Index of War of 1812 Pension File by Virgil D. White, page 571:

Delano, Jonothon, Phebe (Hart) WC-2155. Married 24 March 1805 in Saratoga County, NY. Soldier died 13 Apr 1843, Newstead, NY. Wife died 1879. Served as a Captain in the NY Militia, lived in Erie County, NY.