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Thomas Lea 1785–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1785

Birth Location: Caswell Co, NC

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Major Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Slade

Spouse(s): Kizzie Kinte-Waller, Sarah Lea, Nancy Unknown

Children(s): Nancey Lea, Elizabeth Lea, William Lea, Betsy Lea, George Lea

Thomas Lea was born in 1785 in Caswell Co, NC, the child of Major Tillman James Lea Sr And Elizabeth Betsy Herndon Slade. Thomas Lea married Kizzie Kinte Waller, Nancy Unknown, Sarah Sally Lea, and had children including Betsy Lea, Elizabeth Lea, George Lea, Nancey Lea, William M Lea. Thomas Lea passed away in 1845 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lea was born in 1785 in Caswell Co, NC, the child of Major Tillman James Lea Sr And Elizabeth Betsy Herndon Slade.
  • Thomas Lea married Kizzie Kinte Waller, Nancy Unknown, Sarah Sally Lea, and had children including Betsy Lea, Elizabeth Lea, George Lea, Nancey Lea, William M Lea.
  • Thomas Lea passed away in 1845 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lea's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lea
1785–1845
Birth Place: Caswell Co, NC
Parents
Major Tillman (James) Lea Sr
1742–1843
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy (Herndon)) Slade
1739–1789
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Lea
1707–1792
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Ann Herndon
1706–1777
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lea's Descendants

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Thomas Lea (Abt. 1785–1845) m. Kizzie Kinte-Waller (12 Sep 1790–1860) m. Sarah (Sally) Lea (1777–1845) m. Nancy Unknown (Abt. 1775–)
  1. 1. Nancey Lea
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lea
  3. 3. William (M) Lea 1801–1879
  4. 4. Betsy Lea 1804–
  5. 5. George Lea 1806–1890 m. Mathilda (McGreggor) Lea 1806–1890 m. Matilda MacGregor 1827–1890
    1. 1. Mary (Lea) Murray 1840–
    2. 2. Louis (Lea) Murray 1833–1903
    3. 3. Thomas Harvey 1844–1918
    4. 4. James (Lee) Murray 1837–
    5. 5. Kizzy (Lea) Murray 1838–1839
    6. 6. Lewis Murray 1833–1903
    7. 7. George Lea 1831–
    8. 8. Virgil (Lee) Murray 1828–
    9. 9. Ashford (Lea) Murray 1830–
    10. 10. Tom (Lea) Murray 1833–1874 m. Irene Holt 1841–1908
      1. 1. Albert (Jackson) Murray 1875–1940
      2. 2. Lizzie Murray 1867–1952
      3. 3. Nellie (Jane) Murray 1878–
      4. 4. Salissey MURRAY 1863–
      5. 5. Livinia Murray 1858–
      6. 6. Viney Murray 1862–1863
      7. 7. Margaret Murray 1857–1882
      8. 8. Thomas (Lea) Murray 1870–
      9. 9. Melvina Murray 1862–1863
      10. 10. Ellen Murray 1861–1862
      11. 11. George Murray 1869–
      12. 12. Matilda Murray 1860–1954
      13. 13. Cynthia (Babica) Palmer 1875–1949 m. William Palmer 1872–1928 m. William (E) Palmer 1875– m. William (E) Palmer 1875– m. William (E) Palmer 1875–
        1. 1. Bertha (G) Palmer 1897–1932 m. Simon (Alexander) Haley 1892–1973

Thomas Lea's Timeline

5 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Thomas Lea in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1785
Abt. 1785
Birth of Thomas Lea in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1820
1820
Age 35
Death of Thomas Lea in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1845
1845
Age 60
Death of Thomas Lea in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1845
1845
Age 60
Death of Thomas Lea in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1785
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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