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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And 1, who wake each morrow To clasp thy hand in mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, W^hose weal and wo were thine, --

It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow ; But I've in vain essayed it, And feel I cannot now,

While memory bids me weep thee. Nor thoughts nor words are free, The grief is fixed too deeply That mourns a man like thee.

Upon Waddinglon point, the south-west projection of the Planting 7ieck, is situated Blythe place, the estate of Francis Barretto, Esq. 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 gi'eat planting neck, since the year 1690, if not before.