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David C Lea 1779–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Dec 1779

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Dec 1844

Death Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA

Father: Luke Lea

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): Nancy Clay

Children(s): Sophronia Lea, Margaret Lea, Robert Lea, Wesley Lea, William Lea, Winchester Lea, Landon Lea, Martha Lea, James Lea, Mary Lea, David Lea, Julia Lea, Charles Lea

In 1779, David C Lea entered the world in Surry, North Carolina, USA, born to Luke James Lea And Elizabeth Betty Wilson. David C Lea married Nancy Clay, and had children including Charles Clinton Lea, David Clay Lea, James Monroe Lea, Julia Clay Lea, Landon Ludwell Lea, Margaret Muse Lea, Martha Melissa Lea, Mary Reed Lea, Robert Montgomery Lea, Sophronia P Lea, Wesley Wilson Lea, William Dixon Lea, Winchester Muse Lea. David C Lea passed away in 1844 in Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, David C Lea entered the world in Surry, North Carolina, USA, born to Luke James Lea And Elizabeth Betty Wilson.
  • David C Lea married Nancy Clay, and had children including Charles Clinton Lea, David Clay Lea, James Monroe Lea, Julia Clay Lea, Landon Ludwell Lea, Margaret Muse Lea, Martha Melissa Lea, Mary Reed Lea, Robert Montgomery Lea, Sophronia P Lea, Wesley Wilson Lea, William Dixon Lea, Winchester Muse Lea.
  • David C Lea passed away in 1844 in Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luke Lea
1739–1813
Birth Location: St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Wilson
1739–1792
Birth Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Clay
1780–1858
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sophronia Lea
1807–1851
Birth Location: Georgia
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Margaret Lea
1803–1845
Birth Location: Lea Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
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Robert Lea
1817–1855
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Wesley Lea
1804–1860
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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William Lea
1807–1849
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Winchester Lea
1809–1809
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Landon Lea
1810–1890
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Martha Lea
1813–1882
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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James Lea
1815–1836
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Lea
1820–1882
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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David Lea
1821–1847
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Julia Lea
1823–1840
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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Charles Lea
1827–
Birth Location: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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David Lea's Ancestors

Self
David Lea
1779–1844
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Luke James Lea
1739–1813
St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson
1739–1792
Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Kilgore) Lea
1715–1788
Hare Forest, Surry, King and Queen, Colony of Virginia
Anne Herndon
1718–1777
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1682–1784
Frances Major
1688–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1655–1703
Mary Green
1661–1736

David Lea's Descendants

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David (C) Lea (02 Dec 1779–05 Dec 1844) m. Nancy Clay (22 Jan 1780–13 Oct 1858)
  1. 1. Sophronia (P) Lea 1807–1851 m. Fielding (Pierce) Adams 1798–1860
    1. 1. Sherwood (Wilkerson Adams) Sr. 1835–1894 m. Elisha (Leticia Ann "Lishea") Manning 1844–1920
      1. 1. Abram (Harvey) Adams 1863–1949 m. Mary (Josephine) Wheat 1865–1957
        1. 1. Norman Adams 1887–1967 m. Mary Rawls 1887–1954
        2. 2. Florence (Elizabeth) Adams 1887–1974 m. Philip (Smith) Boone 1887–1939
      2. 2. Pharaoh (Green) Adams 1879–1938
      3. 3. Ernest (Morgan “Earst") Adams 1889–1945
      4. 4. Bob (Robert Spencer) Adams 1885–1946
      5. 5. Letitia (Ophelia "Lisho") Adams 1881–1911
      6. 6. Thomas Adams 1871–1880
      7. 7. George (Edward) Adams 1874–1961
      8. 8. Joseph (Fort) Adams 1877–1963
      9. 9. Charles (O.) Adams 1875–
      10. 10. Sarah (Ada) Adams 1872–1967
      11. 11. John (Mayfield) Adams 1869–1920
      12. 12. Sherwood (Wilkerson "Uncle Bud" Adams) Jr. 1867–1961
      13. 13. William (Lee) Adams 1865–1944
      14. 14. Sophronia (Jane) Adams 1882–1965
      15. 15. Elizabeth ("Cissy") Adams 1866–1957
      16. 16. Fielding (J) Adams 1861–1900
    2. 2. Thomas (James) Adams 1831–1911
    3. 3. Eliza (Charlotte Louisa) Adams 1844–1934
    4. 4. Harriet (M) Adams 1841–1941
    5. 5. Pharoah ("Farrow" Green) Adams 1833–1899
    6. 6. Cynthia (Ann) Adams 1837–1927
    7. 7. Fielding (Nimrod Kinchen) Adams 1847–1916
    8. 8. Henry (James) Adams 1825–1868
    9. 9. Infant Adams 1825–
    10. 10. Jarried (W) Adams 1835–
    11. 11. Sophronia (Jane "Sophia") Adams 1827–1910
    12. 12. William (Henry) Adams 1828–1897
  2. 2. Margaret (Muse) Lea 1803–1845
  3. 3. Robert (Montgomery) Lea 1817–1855
  4. 4. Wesley (Wilson) Lea 1804–1860
  5. 5. William (Dixon) Lea 1807–1849
  6. 6. Winchester (Muse) Lea 1809–1809
  7. 7. Landon (Ludwell) Lea 1810–1890
  8. 8. Martha (Melissa) Lea 1813–1882
  9. 9. James (Monroe) Lea 1815–1836
  10. 10. Mary (Reed) Lea 1820–1882
  11. 11. David (Clay) Lea 1821–1847
  12. 12. Julia (Clay) Lea 1823–1840
  13. 13. Charles (Clinton) Lea 1827–

David Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1779
02 Dec 1779
Birth of David C Lea in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1844
05 Dec 1844
Age 65
Death of David C Lea in Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Amite, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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