Colonel William Ledyard
1738 - 1781 (42 years)-
Name William Ledyard Prefix Colonel Born 6 Dec 1738 At Sea Gender Male Died 6 Sep 1781 Person ID I25208 Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23 Last Modified 5 Jun 2022
Father Captain John Ledyard, b. Abt 1700, , , England , d. 3 Sep 1771, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Deborah Youngs, b. 14 Feb 1704, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 18 Mar 1747 (Age 43 years) Married Abt 1727 Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Family ID F9389 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - I have written about Col. William Ledyard in the newsletter[by editor of the Yonges Family Newsletter] - devoted a whole newsletter to the Battle of Groton Heights several years ago, in fact. Col. William was one of Deborah's sons - so that would have made him an uncle to John Ledyard III. William was run through with his own sword by the British commander who captured Fort Griswold on Groton Heights (Connecticut) in this battle in 1781. The Brits were on their way to Yorktown, so their victory didn't last very long in this case.