Colonel William Ledyard

1738 - 1781  (42 years)

• Name	William Ledyard
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	6 Dec 1738	At Sea
  Gender	Male
  Death	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)
  Marriage	Abt 1727	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F9389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.