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John B. Leatherwood 1779–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1779

Birth Location: Bath Co., Virginia

Death Date: 3 Oct 1846

Death Location: Haywood Co., North Carolina

Father: Edward Leatherwood

Mother: Elizabeth Walker

Spouse(s): Sarah Burns

Children(s): Elizabeth Leatherwood

John B. Leatherwood was born in 1779 in Bath Co., Virginia, the child of Edward Ned Leatherwood And Elizabeth Aquatake Walker. John B. Leatherwood married Sarah Burns, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Leatherwood. John B. Leatherwood passed away in 1846 in Haywood Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • John B. Leatherwood was born in 1779 in Bath Co., Virginia, the child of Edward Ned Leatherwood And Elizabeth Aquatake Walker.
  • John B. Leatherwood married Sarah Burns, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Leatherwood.
  • John B. Leatherwood passed away in 1846 in Haywood Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Leatherwood
1754–1831
Birth Location: Henry Co., Virginia
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Elizabeth Walker
1754–1835
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Burns
1781–1876
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Leatherwood
1820–1873
Birth Location: Haywood Co., North Carolina
EL

John Leatherwood's Ancestors

Self
John Leatherwood
1779–1846
Birth Place: Bath Co., Virginia
Parents
Edward Ned Leatherwood
1754–1831
Henry Co., Virginia
Elizabeth (Aquatake) Walker
1754–1835
Cherokee, North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Leatherwood) III
1714–1794
Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah ("Sally") Hunt
1714–1794
Prince William Co., Virginia
William (Walker) Jr.
1732–1769
North Carolina
Betsy
1732–1756
Cherokee Nation, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John II
1685–1768
Johanna Young
1692–1794
John Hunt
1678–1720
Mary Tankred
1689–1720
William Sr.
1691–1758
Elizabeth Palmer
1693–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1650–1714
Martha Kitten
1655–1705
Thomas II
1640–1700
Anne Wilkins
1637–1710
Aaron Walker
1650–
Frances Ballam
1661–1698
Thomas Palmer
1661–1731
Mary
–1726

John Leatherwood's Descendants

1.
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John (B.) Leatherwood (2 Jan 1779–3 Oct 1846) m. Sarah Burns (7 Feb 1781–1 Feb 1876)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Leatherwood 1820–1873 m. William ("Blacksmith Bill") McNabb 1817–1865
    1. 1. Nancy (Adeline) McNabb 1848–1924 m. James (Amos) Huff 1851–1889
      1. 1. Randal (Hayes) Huff 1877–1963 m. Ida (Malinda) Bohanan 1883–1921
        1. 1. Kenney (J. Huff) Sr. 1919–2001 m. Ruby (Stella) White 1919–1996

John Leatherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1779
2 Jan 1779
Birth of John B. Leatherwood in Bath Co., Virginia
Bath Co., Virginia
1846
3 Oct 1846
Age 67
Death of John B. Leatherwood in Haywood Co., North Carolina
Haywood Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Bath Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Haywood Co., North Carolina
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