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Information about the Leagans Family
Oldest Paternal Ancestor Elizabeth Russell (1475-1550)
Devon, England
Oldest Maternal Ancestor James Horsley (abt 1500)
Derbyshire, England
Maternal Irish Immigrants:
Mary E. Clark (1715-1782) Antrim, Ireland
Benjamin Jackson (1712-1782) Meath, Ireland
Andrew Rowan Sr (1693-1770) Down, Ireland
Most all of the research into our family is from the travels of my uncle, Jack Leagans as he travelled all over the east coast visiting relatives, graves, courthouses, churches and many other places. We have been able to rapidly expand our research through the use of DNA testing and Ancestry.com.
Family Statistics
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
1,856
TOTAL MALES
944
TOTAL FEMALES
902
TOTAL UNIQUE SURNAMES
545
EARLIEST BIRTH (ELIZABETH RUSSELL)
1475 in Devon, England
TOTAL KNOWN ALIVE
647
TOTAL KNOWN DEAD
558
MONTH OF MOST BIRTHS
APRIL
TOP SURNAMES
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
LEAGAN (8%)
167
BROADWAY (3%)
61
LEAGANS (2%)
55
TATUM (2%)
45
DAVIS (2%)
40
BROADAWAY (1%)
31
JARVIS (1%)
29
HARTIN (1%)
29
SMITH (1%)
26
SWANEY (1%)
25
TOTAL FAMILIES
618
