Harrison Barr Legge
1788 - 1868 (80 years)
Person ID: I2473
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Name Harrison Barr Legge Born 1788 Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States 
Gender Male Died 12 Apr 1868 Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States [1] Buried Perryton Cemetery, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States [2] gravestones\LEGGE Harrison Barr d1868 Siblings None -
Family
Wife Nancy Ann Beckham, b. 26 Sep 1796, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States , d. 4 Nov 1881, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 85 years) Married 18 Feb 1814 Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States [1] Children + 1. Susannah Legg, b. 1814, Virginia, United States , d. 22 Jun 1898, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)+ 2. Lucinda Legg, b. 1816, Nashport, Muskingum, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Apr 1903, Nashport, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years)+ 3. William Harrison Legge, b. 9 Jun 1818, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States , d. 22 May 1910, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 91 years)+ 4. Frances E. Legg, b. 23 Jul 1823, Virginia, United States , d. 19 May 1911, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years)+ 5. Mary Ann Legg, b. 18 May 1825, Perry Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 30 May 1899, Perry Township, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)+ 6. Lewis Legge, b. 26 Sep 1826, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 22 Nov 1912, Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years)+ 7. Thomas S. Legg, b. 15 Apr 1828, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Jan 1900, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)+ 8. Margaret Jane Legge, b. Apr 1831, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 4 Jul 1909, Brownsville, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years)+ 9. Sarah Jane Legg, b. 25 Dec 1835, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 18 May 1922, Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years)10. Noah Legg, b. 1838, Perry Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 1 Oct 1862 (Age 24 years)+ 11. James Robert Legge, b. 31 Aug 1841, Perry Township, Licking, Ohio, United States , d. 16 Sep 1895, Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States (Age 54 years)12. John Legg, b. 1843, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown -
Other Personal Events
Military Service 1814 [1] War of 1812, US Army - Private in Captain Abraham Skillman's Company, 57 Virginia Militia.
He was drafted at Leesburg 23 Aug 1814 as a private, was in service for 25 days. Honorably discharged 16 Sep 1814.
There is another document with Harrison Legg claiming service in 1812, for the purpose of obtaining land that had been granted to veterans.
Census 1 Jun 1850 Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States [3] - Witness Role: head of household Harrison Barr LEGGE
Witness Role: wife Nancy Ann BECKHAM
Witness Role: son Thomas S. LEGG
Witness Role: daughter Margaret Jane LEGGE
Witness Role: daughter Sarah Jane LEGG
Witness Role: son Noah LEGG
Witness Role: son James Robert LEGGE
Witness Role: son John LEGG
Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1850 - Witness Role: Principal Harrison Barr LEGGE
Occupation 1860 [4] farmer Census 1 Jun 1860 Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States [4] - Witness Role: head of household Harrison Barr LEGGE
Witness Role: wife Nancy Ann BECKHAM
Witness Role: son John LEGG
Witness Role: son Noah LEGG
Witness Role: son James Robert LEGGE
Family Search ID K6Q5-2JW Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1860 - Witness Role: Principal Harrison Barr LEGGE
_UID 9970C59788044758B6DD62CECEDD9649DD4C - Private in Captain Abraham Skillman's Company, 57 Virginia Militia.
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Photos gravestones\LEGGE Harrison Barr d1868
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Event Map
Born - 1788 - Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States 
Married - 18 Feb 1814 - Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States 
Census - 1 Jun 1850 - Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States Census - 1 Jun 1860 - Fallsbury Township, Licking, Ohio, United States 
Died - 12 Apr 1868 - Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States 
Buried - - Perryton Cemetery, Perryton, Licking, Ohio, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S1305] US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1871 - ca. 1900: soldier: Harrison Legg, widow: Nancy Legg", (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1900), Ancestry.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/315235435?terms=harrison,legg: accessed 3 August 2021)..
- [S717] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2021), memorial page for Harrison Barr Legg(e) (1788–1868), Find a Grave Memorial no. 77418081, citing Perryton Cemetery, Perryton, Licking County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Ancestral Sleuth (contributor 48171177) ..
- [S1496] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1850 US Census, Ohio, Licking County, Fallsbury Township, p.727", (1 June 1850), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 22 April 2023)..
- [S1469] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Ohio, Licking County, Fallsbury Township, p.154", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 26 March 2023)..
- [S1305] US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1871 - ca. 1900: soldier: Harrison Legg, widow: Nancy Legg", (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1900), Ancestry.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/315235435?terms=harrison,legg: accessed 3 August 2021)..