Will of Daniel Legare – Charleston County, South Carolina

This is another Treasure Chest Tuesday! WILL OF DANIEL LEGARE South Carolina to Wit. In the Name of God Amen in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety. I Daniel Legare of Charleston in the State of South Carolina, being now of Sound and disposing mind and Memory do therefore now …

Will of Daniel Legare Junior – Charleston County, South Carolina

Here is another “Treasure Chest Tuesday”. In the name of God Amen, I Daniel Legare Junior of Charleston in the State of South Carolina being of sound mind memory and understanding, do make and declare this my last Will and Testament, in the manner following; First, I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty …

WEEK 33 – COMEDY

The topic for this week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post is Comedy. I decided to write about my husband’s Paternal grandmother, Helen Sadie Legare Keetley. One day while I was researching Helen in the newspapers, I came across the following article. Her “exploits” were in several newspapers across the country from Florida to New …

WEEK 13 – IN THE PAPER

For this week of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, I decided to write about my husband’s Paternal Grand Aunt, Rachael McClellan Legare. Rachael was born 24 October 1927 in Awendaw, Charleston County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Daniel J. Legare and Helen Sadie Elliott. The first newspaper article I found …