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William H. Leach 1740–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1740

Birth Location: Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 September 1807

Death Location: Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Leach

Mother: Joanna Leach

Spouse(s): Susanna Hughes

Children(s): William Jr

The story of William H. Leach began in 1740 in Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. William H. Leach married Susanna Susan Hughes, and had children including William A Leach Jr. William H. Leach passed away in 1807 in Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William H. Leach began in 1740 in Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
  • William H. Leach married Susanna Susan Hughes, and had children including William A Leach Jr.
  • William H. Leach passed away in 1807 in Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leach
1716–1745
Birth Location: Warrington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joanna Leach
1714–1775
Birth Location: St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Hughes
1744–1810
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia
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Children(s)

William Jr
1776–1844
Birth Location: Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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William Leach's Ancestors

Self
William Leach
1740–1807
Birth Place: Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Leach
1716–1745
Warrington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Joanna ("Anne" Ellingwood) Leach
1714–1775
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sarah (Cox*) Gibbs?
1690–1787
New Castle, Delaware, USA or Drayton, Berkshire, England
Capt (Benjamin) Ellenwood
1668–1731
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Bath
1672–1759
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph I
1608–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Elwood
1591–1640
Judith Croft
1595–1638

William Leach's Descendants

1.
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William (H.) Leach (10 July 1740–3 September 1807) m. Susanna ("Susan") Hughes (1744–1810)
  1. 1. William (A Leach) Jr 1776–1844 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Thompson 1778–1860
    1. 1. Robert (Thompson) Leach 1803–1839 m. Catherine Stone 1807–1879
      1. 1. Thomas (S) Leach 1829–1879 m. Rebecca (Jane) Dunlap 1833–1870
        1. 1. John Leach 1855–1948 m. Caroline Sutton 1852–
        2. 2. Stephen Leach 1860–
        3. 3. Isaac Leach 1853– m. Emma Leach 1855–
        4. 4. Mary Leach 1857– m. Henry Baldwick 1848–
        5. 5. Nancy Leach 1867–

William Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1740
10 July 1740
Birth of William H. Leach in Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1807
3 September 1807
Age 67
Death of William H. Leach in Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1740
    Event Place: Northumberland, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 101

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1807
    Event Place: Sinks, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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