Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Leech

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Jean Holman
Martha McComb	1744	Graham Nathan Leech David Leech John Leech Jr. Thomas Leech James Leech Nancy Leech Eleanor Leech William Leech Samuel Leech Samuel (2Nd) Leech William (2Nd) Leech Martha Leech Susannah Leech

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	01 Apr 1739	Ireland
Marriage	18 Apr 1761	Pennsylvania
Place of Residence	Bet 1748 and 1778		Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Place of Residence	Aft 1778		Rockbridge County, Virginia
Marriage	04 Aug 1808
Occupation			Farmer
Military			Revolutionary War
Religion			Presbyterian
Death	16 Feb 1820	Rockbridge County, Virginia
Burial		Old Oxford Church Cemetery, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Notes


The Leeches, from p. 305 of History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland with the Genealogy of the Families of Those Who Came to America and of Some of the Allied Families, 1124--1916 by Clementine (Brown) Railey: John Leech; born April, 1739, in North Ireland; came, with his elder sister, Agnes, at nine years of age, from Londonderry, in 1748, to Lancaster Co., PA. They were the only surviving members of a family of seven. Agnes Leech was born in 1730, and married Thomas Lackey. John Leech married, in 1761, in PA., in his 22 year, Martha McComb. They came to Rockbridge Co., VA., in 1778, settling near Collierstown, twelve miles from Lexington, where they lived and died. John Leech and wife were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. He was an elder in Old Oxford church, Rockbridge Co. ********************************************************** Notes about John Leech and John Leech, Jr. from VM: W. H. Eagles Notes and Queries, p 557 states John Leech came from Armagh, Ireland & that John served in the Revolutionary War! They, the Leech family of (7) sailed from Londonderry, Ireland in 1748 & they lived for a time in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Only 2 survived the sea voyage. John married Martha McComb in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania when Cumberland County was formed; it had been part of Lancaster County. I believe they did not move from Lancaster County, but that where they lived simplybecame Cumberland County. In 1778 John and Martha moved to Rockbridge County, Virginia. On p307 of the Ochiltree book it states that John Leech, Jr. married Ann Crawford. This is an error!! John Leech Jr. married Margaret Risk. In Rockbridge County came a James Leech with a wife named Martha and they too had a son John -- this John married Ann Crawford. Some believe John & James are the same person. This shows they did not do much research. I have been in contact with 2 descendants of James Leech. We believe John & James are related, probably cousins -- but, so far no proof. ******************************************************** Note in letter from VM to Don M. McCarty dated March 7, 2001: There was a family of 7 who left Ireland in 1748. Only 2 survived the crossing. Agnes Leech age 18 and her younger brother John age 9, born April 1739. John grew up in Pennsylvania and married a Martha McComb. They moved to Rockridge County, Virginia and had 13 children. Most note only 12. **********************************************************

The Leeches, from p. 305 of History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland with the Genealogy of the Families of Those Who Came to America and of Some of the Allied Families, 1124--1916 by Clementine (Brown) Railey:

John Leech; born April, 1739, in North Ireland; came, with his elder sister, Agnes, at nine years of age, from Londonderry, in 1748, to Lancaster Co., PA. They were the only surviving members of a family of seven. Agnes Leech was born in 1730, and married Thomas Lackey. John Leech married, in 1761, in PA., in his 22 year, Martha McComb. They came to Rockbridge Co., VA., in 1778, settling near Collierstown, twelve miles from Lexington, where they lived and died. John Leech and wife were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. He was an elder in Old Oxford church, Rockbridge Co.
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Notes about John Leech and John Leech, Jr. from VM:

W. H. Eagles Notes and Queries, p 557 states John Leech came from Armagh, Ireland & that John served in the Revolutionary War! They, the Leech family of (7) sailed from Londonderry, Ireland in 1748 & they lived for a time in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Only 2 survived the sea voyage. John married Martha McComb in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania when Cumberland County was formed; it had been part of Lancaster County. I believe they did not move from Lancaster County, but that where they lived simplybecame Cumberland County. In 1778 John and Martha moved to Rockbridge County, Virginia.

On p307 of the Ochiltree book it states that John Leech, Jr. married Ann Crawford. This is an error!! John Leech Jr. married Margaret Risk.

In Rockbridge County came a James Leech with a wife named Martha and they too had a son John -- this John married Ann Crawford.

Some believe John & James are the same person. This shows they did not do much research. I have been in contact with 2 descendants of James Leech. We believe John & James are related, probably cousins -- but, so far no proof.
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Note in letter from VM to Don M. McCarty dated March 7, 2001:

There was a family of 7 who left Ireland in 1748. Only 2 survived the crossing. Agnes Leech age 18 and her younger brother John age 9, born April 1739.

John grew up in Pennsylvania and married a Martha McComb. They moved to Rockridge County, Virginia and had 13 children. Most note only 12.
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Sources

Description	Quality	Information	Evidence
Family Group Sheets for Leech Family	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Gillean Genealogy	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
House of Ochiltree, Bulletin Printing Company, Sterling, Kansas, 1916 @NS989251@ @NS989252@	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
McCarty-Smith GEDCOM file	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know