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Sarah Leech 1750–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1750

Birth Location: Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: FROM 10 NOV 1806

Death Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Sarah Boyd

Spouse(s): Jacob Cox

Children(s): Jacob Cox, Thomas Cox, Robert Cox, Rebecca Cox, Rachel Cox, John Cox

Sarah Leech was born in 1750 in Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Leech Sr And Sarah Bell Boyd. In 1794, Sarah Leech resided in Fayette, Pennsylvania. Sarah Leech married Jacob Cox, and had children including Jacob Cox, John Cox, Rachel Cox, Rebecca Cox, Robert Cox, Thomas Cox. Sarah Leech passed away in 1806 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Leech was born in 1750 in Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Leech Sr And Sarah Bell Boyd.
  • In 1794, Sarah Leech resided in Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • Sarah Leech married Jacob Cox, and had children including Jacob Cox, John Cox, Rachel Cox, Rebecca Cox, Robert Cox, Thomas Cox.
  • Sarah Leech passed away in 1806 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1714–1785
Birth Location: Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Sarah Boyd
1716–1755
Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Cox
1751–1800
Birth Location: of Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania
JC

Children(s)

Jacob Cox
1776–1847
Birth Location: of Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Thomas Cox
1772–
Birth Location: Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Robert Cox
1774–
Birth Location: Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Rebecca Cox
1778–
Birth Location: Warrington Twp., York, PA
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Rachel Cox
1780–
Birth Location: of Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania
RC
John Cox
1782–
Birth Location: of Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
JC

Sarah Leech's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Leech
1750–1806
Birth Place: Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Leech Sr
1714–1785
Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Sarah (Bell) Boyd
1716–1755
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Richard Leech
1685–1762
Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Sarah Cox
1690–
John Boyd
1682–1771
County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jane Bell
1686–1770
Aghagallan Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thobias Leech
1651–
Esther Ashmead
1645–
John III
1656–1736
Janet Forsythe
1655–1690
William Bell
1647–1686
Jane Richardson
1656–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tobias Sr
1623–1688
Joane Hawlinge
1620–1675
Captain Ashmeade
1624–1676
Mary (QUAKER)
1620–1688
John Boyd
1630–1719
Janet Logan
1637–1723
William Alban's
1625–1683
Joana Okell
1642–1700

Sarah Leech's Descendants

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Sarah Leech (ABT 1750–FROM 10 NOV 1806) m. Jacob Cox (ABT 1751–FROM 1800)
  1. 1. Jacob Cox 1776–1847 m. Margaret ("Peggy") Boyd 1782–1850
    1. 1. David (J.) Cox 1816–1896 m. Gracie Bailey 1822–1914
      1. 1. Horatio (Davidson) Cox 1852–1915 m. Adaline (D) Huston 1858–
        1. 1. Edwin (Huston) Cox 1879–1951 m. Mabel Benson 1880–1973 m. Nellie (Hazel) Odle 1888–1969
        2. 2. Gracy Cox 1877–
        3. 3. Roy Cox 1885–
        4. 4. Bertha Cox 1893–
      2. 2. Mahetable Cox 1850–1940
      3. 3. Matilda Cox 1860–1863
      4. 4. John (Ebenezer) Cox 1846–1886 m. Florence (A.) Johnson 1850–
        1. 1. May ("Lillie") Cox 1867–
      5. 5. Rhoda (Charlotte) Cox 1847–1915
        1. 1. James (Crawford) Marks 1869–1954
        2. 2. John (David) Marks 1870–1891
        3. 3. Archiblad (Altona) Marks 1871–1938
        4. 4. Grace (Ann) Marks 1875–1970
        5. 5. Ora (Ental) Marks 1877–1954
        6. 6. Lorrin (Emery) Marks 1885–1941
      6. 6. Rachel (Margaret "Maggie") Cox 1850–1914
        1. 1. Laurena West 1886–1956
      7. 7. Martha Cox 1854–1857
      8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Cox 1857–
      9. 9. Walter Cox 1863–1939
      10. 10. Crawford (Bailey) Cox 1868–1959 m. Lillian (Pearl) Dickinson 1875–1954
        1. 1. Florence (Marguerite) Cox 1903–2000 m. Fred (Donald) Howard 1898–1963
        2. 2. Alice (Nadine) Cox 1898–
        3. 3. Mabel (Iolene) Cox 1900–
        4. 4. Lillian (Imogene) Cox 1905–1997
        5. 5. Merle Cox 1908–2001
        6. 6. Elbert (Dickinson) Cox 1916–1916
        7. 7. Elizabeth (B) Cox 1920–2010
      11. 11. Hettie Cox 1865–1914
      12. 12. Racia Cox 1852–
    2. 2. James Cox 1810–1883 m. Nancy Cox 1813–1895
      1. 1. Margaret (C. Van) Hise 1842–1874
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Cox 1812–1845 m. Joseph Copeland 1805–1881
      1. 1. William Copeland 1843–
      2. 2. James Copeland 1832–1893 m. Mariah Copeland 1837–1881
        1. 1. Priscilla Smith 1864–
      3. 3. Jane Copeland 1836–1905 m. John Johnson 1837–1892
        1. 1. Joseph (Lewis) Johnson 1855–1924
      4. 4. Chambers Copeland 1834–1917
      5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Copeland 1838–1905
      6. 6. Jacob Copeland 1841–1911
      7. 7. Mary Copeland 1845–
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Cox 1818–1859 m. Andrew Davidson 1812–1908
      1. 1. Joseph (Trimble) Davidson 1851–1931
      2. 2. Jacob (Milton) Davidson 1849–1908
      3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Davidson 1844–1909
      4. 4. William (Gatch) Davidson 1846–1848
      5. 5. Sarah (Mary) Davidson 1835–1920
  2. 2. Thomas Cox 1772–
  3. 3. Robert Cox 1774–
  4. 4. Rebecca Cox 1778–
  5. 5. Rachel Cox 1780–
  6. 6. John Cox 1782–

Sarah Leech's Timeline

3 Records

1750
ABT 1750
Birth of Sarah Leech in Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1794
21 Nov 1794
Age 44
Sarah Leech resided here in Fayette, Pennsylvania
Fayette, Pennsylvania
1806
FROM 10 NOV 1806
Age 56
Death of Sarah Leech in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1750
    Event Place: Warrington Township, York, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FROM 10 NOV 1806
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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