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John Bingham Lea 1742–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1742

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina Colony

Death Date: 19 Feb 1821

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA

Father: John II

Mother: Anne Herndon

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In 1742, John Bingham Lea entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina Colony, born to John Giles Gabriel Lea Ii And Anne Tolbert Herndon. John Bingham Lea married Cata Watts. John Bingham Lea passed away in 1821 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, John Bingham Lea entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina Colony, born to John Giles Gabriel Lea Ii And Anne Tolbert Herndon.
  • John Bingham Lea married Cata Watts.
  • John Bingham Lea passed away in 1821 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA.

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John Lea's Ancestors

Self
John Lea
1742–1821
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina Colony
Parents
John Giles (Gabriel) Lea II
1720–1781
St Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Anne (Tolbert) Herndon
1706–1777
Spotslyvania Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Captain (John Leigh (Lee) Lea)
1677–1729
Mattaponi, King & Queen County, Virginia Colony
Ann (Catherine) Taylor
1684–1731
Hare Forest, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lea
1655–1703
Mary Green
1644–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1623–1671

John Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1742
10 Mar 1742
Birth of John Bingham Lea in Orange County, North Carolina Colony
Orange County, North Carolina Colony
1821
19 Feb 1821
Age 79
Death of John Bingham Lea in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1742
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina USA

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