and ont houses with tlie land and meadow which I bought of John Ferguson, sen. and Robert Manning, together with 50 acres of wood land, lying within the bounds of the patent of West Farnis, &c. "I say to my 5on Thomas,*' to his son William 100 acres of woodland, and five acres of meadow, lying behind the field, witjiin the bounds of the patents of West Farms, together with all the undivided meadow, as also my house and house lot, with an orchard thereon, lying in the town of Westchester. To his daughter Martha, he bequeathed his little colored boy, to his daughters Mary, Sarah, Alice and tllizabeth, twenty pounds each."=i John Leggett, the eldest son of the above testator, was the great grandfather of the late Thomas Leggett. The following incidents are related of Mr. Leggett, whose activity, energy and fearlessness of character are well known.

While a youth, at the commencement of the revolutionary war, he was living with his Hither on the farm adjoining Morrisania. All he possessed at this time was a very fine young mare, the gift of his parent. Prior to Colonel De Lancey's taking possession of his father's house, a pnrly of British refugees took, with other property, his favorite animal, whilst he, being unarmed, could only bluster and threaten. He refused, however, to leave them, and actually accompanied the robbers two miles on their route to head-quarters. As the party were passing the spot which now makes the southern entrance to West Farms, two continental soldiers rose up from behind a stone wall and fired. Tiie man leading the mare was shot, and fell ; the mare turned round and ran homewards, to the great deliglit of the owner, who immediately followed. Soon after this event the faujily, driven from hoi-ne, were compelled to seek shelter elsewhere.