Samuel Leffingwell

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Samuel married Hannah Gifford on 2 Mar 1715 in Norwich, New London, CT. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Gifford and Mary Calkins) was born on 23 Dec 1696 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died. [Group Sheet]

1. Caleb Leffingwell was born on 13 May 1716 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
2. Samuell Leffingwell was born on 28 May 1718 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
3. Hanah Leffingwell was born on 28 May 1719 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
4. Ann Leffingwell was born on 28 Jun 1722 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
5. Andrew Leffingwell was born on 12 Dec 1724 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
6. Mary Leffingwell was born on 8 Oct 1726 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
7. Elizabeth Leffingwell was born on 9 Jun 1729 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
8. Jonathan Leffingwell was born on 22 May 1731 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
9. Abigail Leffingwell was born on 29 May 1734 in Norwich, New London, CT; and died.
10. Sarah Leffingwell was born on 28 Aug 1736 in Norwich, New London, CT; died on 7 Oct 1742 in Norwich, New London, CT.

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Nathaniel married Mary Smith on 8 Jun 1682 in Norwich, New London, CT. Mary died on 6 Feb 1710. [Group Sheet]

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||||Ensign, or Lieutenant, Leffingwell has made a place in history, as so many books give testament to.
Thomas played a very important role in what is often referred to as the War for the Relief of Uncas. Chief Uncas of the Mohegan tribe, a valuable asset to the Colonists, was involved ina tribal war with a competing group of Indians. On a slab at the site of Uncas' old main fort, "Shantok", is written:

Here stood the fort of
Uncas
Sachem of the Mogegans
and friend of the English
Here in 1645 when besieged
by the Narragansetts
he was relieved by
the bravery of
Lieutenant Thomas Leffingwell
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Erected by the Colonial Dames
1898
(See Burpee's History of Connecticut, Vol. II, p.597)

Leffingwell built and operated the Leffingwell Inn, a "house of public entertainment" sometime shortly after 1700 (See Trilogy, pp. 177-178). The house still stands at 348 WashingtonStreet, and has been proclaimed the oldest in Norwich. In fact, George Washington, on April 8, 1776, "partook of the Hospitalities of Leffingwell Inn". In additon to the Inn, Thomas hadpaper and fulling mills, and a store that sold "lamb's gloves, sattin, cambricks and stuff shose; lute strings, palongs and humhums".
It was noted in Trilogy that the Leffingwell house may have been built onto the old Backus residence; local historians say the house was built by Stephen Backus.

Thomas married Mary White. Mary (daughter of Edward White and Martha (unknown)) was born about 1627 in Kent, England; died on 6 Feb 1711 in Norwich, New London, CT. [Group Sheet]

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||||Please note that the author cannot, at this time, positively show that Edward and Martha are the parents of Mary.

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Edward married Martha (unknown). Martha was born about 1596 in Kent, England; and died. [Group Sheet]

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