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John (Country Line) Lea 1744–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Lea

Mother: Anne Tolbert

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Lea

John (Country Line) Lea was born in 1744 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lea And Anne Tolbert. John (Country Line) Lea married Winefred Kavanaugh, and had children including John Canebreak Lea. John (Country Line) Lea passed away in 1803 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John (Country Line) Lea was born in 1744 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lea And Anne Tolbert.
  • John (Country Line) Lea married Winefred Kavanaugh, and had children including John Canebreak Lea.
  • John (Country Line) Lea passed away in 1803 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lea's Ancestors

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John Lea
1744–1803
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Lea
1718–1788
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Anne Tolbert
1706–1777
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Lea
1682–
England
Frances Major
1688–1784
VA
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Herndon
1674–1755
England
Great-Grandparents
George II
1651–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ironmonger
1636–1688

John Lea's Descendants

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John ((Country Line)) Lea (1744–1803)
  1. 1. John ((Canebreak)) Lea 1766–1839 m. Hannah Slade 1767–1850
    1. 1. Delilah (S.) Lea 1799–1838 m. Jeremiah Graves 1786–1868
      1. 1. William (Blair) Graves 1827–1894
      2. 2. Margaret (Isabella) Smith 1831–1911
      3. 3. Barzillai Graves 1820–1903
      4. 4. Jeremiah (Graves) Jr 1835–1901
      5. 5. John (Lea) Graves 1816–1899
      6. 6. Nathaniel (Slade) Graves 1818–1866
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Lea) Lindsey 1822–1852

John Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of John (Country Line) Lea in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1803
1803
Age 59
Death of John (Country Line) Lea in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, 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

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