John Legge married by 5 June 1638, Elizabeth _____ ("John Leg bound in £40, & Willi[am] Edmonds bound in £40, to carry their wives to Salem Court." She was born about 1609 (deposed in 1665 "aged about fifty-seven years," and in 1668 "aged about fifty-eight years," and died after 16 November 1672. They had 3 children: Samuel, John, & Daniel.
Elizabeth, the wife of John Legg, was a most outspoken woman. On 6 July 1647 Mr. Moses Maverick sued John Legg and his wife Elizabeth for defamation. On 25 November 1651 Gertrude, wife of Henry Pease, and Elizabeth, wife of John Legge, were presented for "scandalous falling out on a Lord's Day." On 28 March 1654 "Elizabeth Leg" supported the Marblehead miller in a case where he was charged with shorting ground corn. On 28 November 1656 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg of Marblehead," was presented for "perniciously belying the wife of Jon. Cleements in the matter of the birth and death of a child of hers, because she called none to its birth or death"; she was sentenced to sit in the stocks.
On 30 November 1654 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg," was sentenced to sit in the stocks for an hour, having confessed that "I did evil & sinfully in speaking slightly and scornfully of Mr. Walton, & in particular, in saying I could have a boy from the College that would preach better than Mr. Walton for half the wages." She was presented at November Term 1659 for saying "that if the people followed Mr. Walton's preaching or ministry they would all go to hell." In the resulting court case in June 1660, Benjamin Parmiter deposed "that the wife of John Legge upon a Lord's day morning, coming from meeting, upon occasion of Mr. Waltum's reproving one who slept in meeting, broke out against him and said that `we were all a company of fools.'"
She did not mellow with age. More than ten years later "Elizabeth Legg and Anna Condee" were presented to the June 1671 court for "making disturbance in the meetinghouse"
Source: Anderson'd Winthrop Fleet.
Elizabeth, the wife of John Legg, was a most outspoken woman. On 6 July 1647 Mr. Moses Maverick sued John Legg and his wife Elizabeth for defamation. On 25 November 1651 Gertrude, wife of Henry Pease, and Elizabeth, wife of John Legge, were presented for "scandalous falling out on a Lord's Day." On 28 March 1654 "Elizabeth Leg" supported the Marblehead miller in a case where he was charged with shorting ground corn. On 28 November 1656 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg of Marblehead," was presented for "perniciously belying the wife of Jon. Cleements in the matter of the birth and death of a child of hers, because she called none to its birth or death"; she was sentenced to sit in the stocks.
On 30 November 1654 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg," was sentenced to sit in the stocks for an hour, having confessed that "I did evil & sinfully in speaking slightly and scornfully of Mr. Walton, & in particular, in saying I could have a boy from the College that would preach better than Mr. Walton for half the wages." She was presented at November Term 1659 for saying "that if the people followed Mr. Walton's preaching or ministry they would all go to hell." In the resulting court case in June 1660, Benjamin Parmiter deposed "that the wife of John Legge upon a Lord's day morning, coming from meeting, upon occasion of Mr. Waltum's reproving one who slept in meeting, broke out against him and said that `we were all a company of fools.'"
She did not mellow with age. More than ten years later "Elizabeth Legg and Anna Condee" were presented to the June 1671 court for "making disturbance in the meetinghouse"
Source: Anderson'd Winthrop Fleet.
John Legge married by 5 June 1638, Elizabeth _____ ("John Leg bound in £40, & Willi[am] Edmonds bound in £40, to carry their wives to Salem Court." She was born about 1609 (deposed in 1665 "aged about fifty-seven years," and in 1668 "aged about fifty-eight years," and died after 16 November 1672. They had 3 children: Samuel, John, & Daniel.
Elizabeth, the wife of John Legg, was a most outspoken woman. On 6 July 1647 Mr. Moses Maverick sued John Legg and his wife Elizabeth for defamation. On 25 November 1651 Gertrude, wife of Henry Pease, and Elizabeth, wife of John Legge, were presented for "scandalous falling out on a Lord's Day." On 28 March 1654 "Elizabeth Leg" supported the Marblehead miller in a case where he was charged with shorting ground corn. On 28 November 1656 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg of Marblehead," was presented for "perniciously belying the wife of Jon. Cleements in the matter of the birth and death of a child of hers, because she called none to its birth or death"; she was sentenced to sit in the stocks.
On 30 November 1654 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg," was sentenced to sit in the stocks for an hour, having confessed that "I did evil & sinfully in speaking slightly and scornfully of Mr. Walton, & in particular, in saying I could have a boy from the College that would preach better than Mr. Walton for half the wages." She was presented at November Term 1659 for saying "that if the people followed Mr. Walton's preaching or ministry they would all go to hell." In the resulting court case in June 1660, Benjamin Parmiter deposed "that the wife of John Legge upon a Lord's day morning, coming from meeting, upon occasion of Mr. Waltum's reproving one who slept in meeting, broke out against him and said that `we were all a company of fools.'"
She did not mellow with age. More than ten years later "Elizabeth Legg and Anna Condee" were presented to the June 1671 court for "making disturbance in the meetinghouse"
Source: Anderson'd Winthrop Fleet.
Elizabeth, the wife of John Legg, was a most outspoken woman. On 6 July 1647 Mr. Moses Maverick sued John Legg and his wife Elizabeth for defamation. On 25 November 1651 Gertrude, wife of Henry Pease, and Elizabeth, wife of John Legge, were presented for "scandalous falling out on a Lord's Day." On 28 March 1654 "Elizabeth Leg" supported the Marblehead miller in a case where he was charged with shorting ground corn. On 28 November 1656 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg of Marblehead," was presented for "perniciously belying the wife of Jon. Cleements in the matter of the birth and death of a child of hers, because she called none to its birth or death"; she was sentenced to sit in the stocks.
On 30 November 1654 "Elizabeth, wife of John Legg," was sentenced to sit in the stocks for an hour, having confessed that "I did evil & sinfully in speaking slightly and scornfully of Mr. Walton, & in particular, in saying I could have a boy from the College that would preach better than Mr. Walton for half the wages." She was presented at November Term 1659 for saying "that if the people followed Mr. Walton's preaching or ministry they would all go to hell." In the resulting court case in June 1660, Benjamin Parmiter deposed "that the wife of John Legge upon a Lord's day morning, coming from meeting, upon occasion of Mr. Waltum's reproving one who slept in meeting, broke out against him and said that `we were all a company of fools.'"
She did not mellow with age. More than ten years later "Elizabeth Legg and Anna Condee" were presented to the June 1671 court for "making disturbance in the meetinghouse"
Source: Anderson'd Winthrop Fleet.
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