John Leech^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1739 - 1820  (80 years)

• Name	John Leech
  Birth	01 Apr 1739	Ireland,,,
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Feb 1820	Rockbridge County,,,Virginia
  Burial	Old Oxford Church Cemetery,,Rockbridge County,Virginia
  Person ID	I5781	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Leech
  Family ID	F2636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha McComb,   b. 1744   d. 19 Jun 1804, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1761	Pennsylvania,,,
  Children	1. Graham Nathan Leech,   b. 21 Jan 1762, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. Aug 1780, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 18 years)   2. David Leech,   b. 05 Jan 1764, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 23 Mar 1842 (Age 78 years)   3. John Leech, Jr.,   b. 17 Aug 1765, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 26 Jun 1821, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 55 years)   4. Thomas Leech,   b. 25 Aug 1767, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 02 Jan 1820, Livingston County,,,Kentucky (Age 52 years)   5. James Leech,   b. 15 Nov 1769, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 09 Jan 1822, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 52 years)   6. Nancy Leech,   b. 25 Nov 1771, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. Bef 29 Feb 1836 (Age 64 years)   7. Eleanor Leech,   b. 20 Jan 1774, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 07 May 1825 (Age 51 years)   8. William Leech,   b. 15 Jan 1775, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 10 Aug 1777, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania (Age 2 years)   9. Samuel Leech,   b. 17 Feb 1778, Lancaster County,,,Pennsylvania d. 19 May 1779, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 1 year)   10. Samuel (2Nd) Leech,   b. 05 Feb 1779, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia d. 23 May 1779, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 0 years)   11. William (2Nd) Leech,   b. 05 Feb 1779, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia d. 05 Feb 1779, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 0 years)   12. Martha Leech,   b. 20 Mar 1780, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia d. 28 Jul 1859 (Age 79 years)   13. Susannah Leech,   b. Between 1782 and 1786, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia d. 01 Jul 1810, Rockbridge County,,,Virginia (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F3041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2005

  
  

  Family 2	Jean Holman
  Marriage	04 Aug 1808
  Family ID	F2596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2023

  
  

• 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. ************************************************************

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Clementine (Brown) Railey, House of Ochiltree, (Bulletin Printing Company, Sterling, Kansas, 1916 @NS989251@ @NS989252@). [S71] VM, Family Group Sheets for Leech Family. [S70] Gillean Genealogy. [S132] Don McCarty, Manor, TX, McCarty-Smith GEDCOM file.