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Robert Sharp Leake 1791–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1791

Birth Location: Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 FEB 1862

Death Location: Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Leake

Mother: Jennifer Sharp

Spouse(s): Nancy Heston

Children(s): Walter Leake

Robert Sharp Leake was born in 1791 in Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Leake And Jennifer Leigh Sharp. Robert Sharp Leake married Nancy Heston, and had children including Walter Scott Leake. Robert Sharp Leake passed away in 1862 in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Sharp Leake was born in 1791 in Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Leake And Jennifer Leigh Sharp.
  • Robert Sharp Leake married Nancy Heston, and had children including Walter Scott Leake.
  • Robert Sharp Leake passed away in 1862 in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Leake
1761–1820
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Jennifer Sharp
1766–1807
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Heston
1794–1856
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Walter Leake
1825–1887
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
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Robert Leake's Ancestors

Self
Robert Leake
1791–1862
Birth Place: Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Leake
1761–1820
England, England, United Kingdom
Jennifer (Leigh) Sharp
1766–1807
Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Leake
1733–1775
Rocky Springs, Goochland, Virginia
Jenny Raner
1739–1767
Hanover, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Leake*
1704–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Leake's Descendants

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Robert (Sharp) Leake (19 Apr 1791–19 FEB 1862) m. Nancy Heston (13 Aug 1794–April 2, 1856)
  1. 1. Walter (Scott) Leake 1825–1887 m. Susan (Ellen Morrison) (Leake) 1827–1893
    1. 1. Robert (Wells) Leake 1858–1926 m. Jane (Jennie E. Parish) (Leake) 1863–1938
      1. 1. Daisy (Frances) Theel 1899–1932 m. John (Carl) Theel 1896–1988
        1. 1. Bonnie (J) Theel 1925–2018 m. Dan (R) Williams 1921–
        2. 2. Burford (Carl) Theel 1920–

Robert Leake's Timeline

2 Records

1791
19 Apr 1791
Birth of Robert Sharp Leake in Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA
1862
19 FEB 1862
Age 71
Death of Robert Sharp Leake in Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, USA
Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1791
    Event Place: Staunton, Auguson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1862
    Event Place: Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, United States of America
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