Martha Patsy (Leach) Miller (1776 - 1830)

Born 1776 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Denham Miller — married 21 May 1795 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Descendants

Died 1830 at about age 54 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Martha was born in 1776. Martha Leach ... She passed away in 1830.

When Martha (Patsy) Leach was born in 1776 in Montgomery Village, Maryland, her father, William, was 37, and her mother, Mary, was 36.

Marriage

She married John D Miller on May 21, 1795, in Montgomery, Maryland.^[1] They were married by the Reverand John Chalmers, Jr.^[2][3]

They had ten children in 22 years.

Their daughter, Dorcas (Miller) Gentry (aged 41), died while in labor in 1853 in Ohio County, Kentucky, and the record lists her parents as John & Martha Miller.^[4]

Death & Legacy

Martha died in 1840 in Ohio, Kentucky, at the age of 64.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-2JJ : 16 January 2020), Martha Leach in entry for John Miller, 1794.
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48204/images/MDRecordsII-003311-514?pId=240574
3. ↑ * Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office
   Ancestry Record 7846 #134447 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Martha Leach marriage to John Miller on 21 May 1795 in Montgomery County.
4. ↑ * Death of daughter Dorcas Gentry: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965"
   Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #750706415 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Martha Miller in death record for daughter Dorcas Gentry 5 Sep 1853, wife of John D Miller, in Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

• Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
• Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Name Martha Miller, Gender Female, Spouse John D Miller, Child Dorcas Gentry

Research Notes

Link of Leach-1931 to DAR Patriot Joseph Miller A079373 might be aided by requesting copies of documentation on applications through daughters Mary Ann & Marchella. Link of Leach-1931 to DAR Patriot William Leach A067886 might be aided by requesting copies of documentation on applications through son William Leach Jr. LeMaster-580 11:58, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Disputed parentage : At least one tree at Ancestry has her parents as William Brooks Leach and wife Alice.

• See Also: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/186001935/person/152468214773/facts

At least one tree at Geneanet has her parents as William Brooks Leach and wife Mary Alley.

• See Also: https://gw.geneanet.org/jyellowthunder?n=leach&oc=&p=martha+patsy

Note: Leach-3832 and Leach-9099 appear to be the same person.

Patsy Miller listed in the abstract of the will of Revolutionary War Patriot, William Leech of Ohio County, Kentucky.^[5]

The 1777 baptism of Mary Leich in Montgomery County, Maryland might be her, but parents listed as William and Mary.^[6]

Unable to locate memorial at FindAGrave. LeMaster-580 09:30, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

For more information on the Leach Family in Ohio County, Kentucky:

• See Also : https://leach-family-kentucky.blogspot.com/2012/01/

Notes from The Rater Family Cookbook and Family Tree by Kathleen McCroskey | Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC | Apr 18, 2022 Kindle Edition Attached as Image.

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