Is Charles Ledyard, Charles Leger?

Question

Looking for information on Charles Ledyard born October 11, 1746 in Nova Scotia moved to and died in Winhall, VT.  I am wondering if he is really Charles Leger.  I am at a dead end as I can't make the jump from Ledyard to Leger as the birth date is not the same.  There is a Francois Leger with a birthdate of 1746.  Was researching to see it that could be him and he has a middle name of charles that he goes by or if the birthdate for Charles is mistaken some where.  Or if the last name is different to begin with.

Comments

hi Kimberley!  Welcome to WikiTree!  

Thanks for your question!  This is a definite possibility, as names were often recorded by people who spoke a different mother-tongue, and just did their best with what they heard.

Does Charles have a profile here at WikiTree? If you could start a profile for him, and put the things you already know about him on the profile, that would really help us help you.

Another possible spelling for his name might be Lydiard.  There were Lydiards in Nova Scotia.

It's great that you tagged your question with some keywords.  I hope you don't mind me mentioning that you will get more attention from Nova Scotia specialists if you keep it all one tag: nova_scotia    You can still edit your question and make that change.

Cheers

Shirlea

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Thank you.

Answer 1

Do any of these records pertain to your Charles?  This Charles received a pension from the Revolutionary War, and passed away in Vermont in 1835 at an advanced age.

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29149282?h=9c53fc

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29149301?h=73382d

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29149308?h=8ecc8f

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29149325?h=8954e5

Comments

Yes I have all this information.  Thanks.

Answer 2

Apparently fold.com has a newspaper announcement from 1779 pertaining to a deserter named 'Charles Ledyard, a Frenchman'

sorry about the paywall to a pic of the clipping on Ancestry (I don't have a subscription to Fold):

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/163928258/person/222387403981/media/8f4a5187-c712-43da-ad70-04671cf8e1d4?_phsrc=UMa34838&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=1&sort=-created

Answer 3

This document from his pension files seems to be a source for his birth date as you stated and birthplace as Port Royal, Nova Scotia.  The mention of Farmington in the document might tie him to the person in the newspaper clipping.

He might have been part of the deportation in 1755, or his family might have been part of the English who captured the fort in 1710-ish, with him coming to Vermont later for his own economic reasons.  His fluency in French might have come from living among French neighbours, or his father might be a Leger, or his father might be a Lydiard while his mother is Acadian...

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Yes  I have this information.  Thanks.

Answer 4

I would consider looking for his family in Connecticut, particularly around New London County, before a move to Nova Scotia, because:

A) there was a family of Ledyards there, and

B) A lot of New London County folks were early settlers of Vermont.

Granted, you have Nova Scotia in the mix, but it could still be a case of going where the cousins were when relocating to Vermont.