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THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX 



similar to the Hunt property, southwest of the Planting Neck, 

 and became known in later years as Barretto's Point. The property 

 was owned by Francis J. Barretto, who for one year represented 

 Westchester County in the State Assembly. Blythe the residence 

 of Barretto, was of Revolutionary date, and when its inside shutters 

 were closed it was a miniature fortress. Close by stood the resi- 

 dence of Thomas Leggett, near the Leggett Dock. The Leggetts 

 originally came from Essex County, England, and traced their 



'Woodside" Mansion 



ancestry back to Helmingino Leget, High Sheriff of that county in 

 1404. As early as 1661, Gabriel Leggett emigrated to this country. 

 Thru the marriage of Elizabeth Richardson, daughter of John 

 Richardson, who with Edward Jessup were the first white owners 

 of that large tract of land, he fell heir to much of the property. 

 In the field opposite the George Fox mansion, erected about 1848, 

 on the long slope below the Spofford mansion, is the site of the 

 Leggett burying ground, where ten bodies of early settlers were 

 removed, one being that of Mayor Leggett of Westchester. 



When the Pilgrim Fathers landed on Plymouth Rock, in 1620, 

 they brought with them among their household furniture, two 



