Patience Haydock

     Patience was born circa 1809 in New York. Patience married Thomas Leggett, son of Thomas Leggett Jr. and Mary Haight, on 26 October 1836 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at the Cherry Street Quaker Meeting House.¹ Thomas & Patience had children: Anna Farrington [8/10/1837-11/08/1885][m. 9/08/1858 Joseph Townsend Moore], Caroline H. [9/11/1842- ][m. Mr. Brook], & Susan H. [1845-1/05/1906][m. Alban G. Thomas]. 29 July 1850, Patience and her husband, Thomas, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in the Town of Flushing. Enumerated in this household were Thomas Leggett [57 New York], his wife: Patience [41 New York], Catherine [28 New York], Mary [26 New York], Sarah [20 New York], Annie [13 New York], Caroline [17 New York], Susan [5 New York], Jane Kennedy [22 Ireland], Charity Townsend [36 New York], laborers: Adam Tredwell [22 New York], & John Wheeler [30 Ireland]. Thomas is a farmer with a realestate value of $80,000.² 29 August 1860, Patience and her husband Thomas were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in the Town of Flushing. Enumerated in this household were Thomas Leggett [68 New York], Patience [51 New York], Catherine [35 New York], Caroline [18 New York], Susan [13 New York], Mary L [36 New York], Sarah N [26 New York] & Servants: Alice Kennedy [28 Ireland], Ellen Burns [28 Ireland], Catherine Burns [27 Ireland] & James [25 Ireland]. Thomas has real estate valued at $50,000 and Personal estate valued at $75,000.³ Patience's husband, Thomas, died on 8 August 1865 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, leaving her a widow.^4,5 Patience departed this life on Wednesday, 9 June 1886 in the Town of Flushing.