The house is a handsome edifice of stone. The grounds are richly wooded, and the views of the river extensive, and singularly beautiful. Mr. Barretto for many years represented this county in assembly. In the immediate vicinity of Blythe place, and near the public landing, stands the residencea of the late Thomas Leggett, (now occupied by his widow) whose ancestors have been resident proprietors of the great jilanting neck, since the year 1690, if not before.

The Leggett family were formerly seated in Essex county England, and probably descend from Helmingius Legat, high sheriff of that county, in 1404. As early as 1661, Gabriel Leggett emigrated to this country, and in right of his wife. Elizabeth Richardson, daughter and co-heiress of John Richardson, (one of the joint patentees) became possessed of a large portion of the neck. By his last will, dated 16th of April, 1697, Gabriel Leggett of the West Farms, bequeathed " to his wife Elizabeth, all his household goods (fcc. &c ; to his son John, all his house and outhouses, orchard, land and the meadows in the Planting neck, and the meadow, (fcc, also that messuage and tenement which Thomas Williams dwells upon, and was formerly my father-inlaw's, John Richardson, his now dwelling house, and orchard

This house occupied the site of the old Leggett homestead

PEDIGREE OF LEGGETT OF WEST 'FARMS.

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