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Captain William Lea 1715–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 August 1803

Death Location: Person County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Captain Lea)

Mother: Ann Taylor

Spouse(s): Sarah Gald

Children(s): Eunice Rose, Anness Cochran

Captain William Lea was born in 1715 in St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain John Leigh Lee Lea And Ann Catherine Taylor. In 1784, Captain William Lea resided in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. Captain William Lea married Sarah Gald, and had children including Anness Cochran, Eunice Rose. Captain William Lea passed away in 1803 in Person County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain William Lea was born in 1715 in St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain John Leigh Lee Lea And Ann Catherine Taylor.
  • In 1784, Captain William Lea resided in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.
  • Captain William Lea married Sarah Gald, and had children including Anness Cochran, Eunice Rose.
  • Captain William Lea passed away in 1803 in Person County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Lea's Ancestors

Self
Captain Lea
1715–1803
Birth Place: St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain John Leigh (Lee Lea)
1677–1729
Mattaponi, King & Queen County, Virginia Colony
Ann (Catherine) Taylor
1684–1731
Hare Forest, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Constable) Lea
1655–1703
Charles City or New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Green
1644–1734
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1623–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Lea's Descendants

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Captain (William) Lea (1715–3 August 1803) m. Sarah Gald (24 Aug 1773–6 Dec 1846)
  1. 1. Eunice Rose 1750–1816
  2. 2. Anness Cochran 1761–1821

Captain Lea's Timeline

7 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Captain William Lea in St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA
St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA
1784
1784
Age 69
Captain William Lea resided here in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 75
Captain William Lea resided here in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Age 78
Captain William Lea resided here in Person, North Carolina
Person, North Carolina
1800
1800
Age 85
Captain William Lea resided here in Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
1803
3 August 1803
Age 88
Death of Captain William Lea in South Hyco, Person, North Carolina, USA
South Hyco, Person, North Carolina, USA
1806
1806
Age 91
Captain William Lea - Probate in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: St Stephans Par, King Queen, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North Carolina; Year: 1761; Page Number: 69

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., State Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Series: M637; Page: 83

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 212; Image: 221; Family History Library Film: 337908

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1803
    Event Place: South Hyco, Person, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

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