Amos Leach (abt. 1702 - 1762)

Born about 1702 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Martin) Prindle — married 16 May 1728 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1762 at about age 60 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Amos Leach, was born 1702 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the son of James and Mary Leach, "the first of the family in New Fairfield, was of English extraction."

He married 16 May 1728 in Windham, Connecticut to Mercy Martin ^[1] and died in 1762.

His children were: ^{[2] [3]}

• Amos, Jr., b. 08 Dec 1730, ^[4] m. 25 Nov 1752 to Deborah Wanzer
• Mercy, b. 01 Oct 1732, ^[5] m. 11 Mar 1751 to Ebenezer Wright
• John, b. 10 Aug 1735, ^[6] m1. 02 Apr 1760 to Martha Wanzer, m2. 09 Jan 1772 to Hanna Page
• Sarah, b. 19 Jan 1736, ^[7] m. 04 Jan 1757 to Silas Hill
• Johanna, b. 24 May 1739, ^[8] m. 25 Aug 1757 to Thomas Northrop
• Ebenezer, b. 16 Jan 1741, ^[9] m. ____ to Mary Marsh
• Jemima, b. 22 Aug 1743, ^[10] m. 19 Jan 1763 to David Prindle
• Ephraim, b. 08 Jul 1744, ^[11] m. 08 Feb 1762 to Dorothy Bennett
• Simeon, b. 28 Mar 1746 ^[12]
• James, b. 12 Aug 1748, ^[13] m. ____ to Mary Prindle
• Icabod, b. 25 Feb 1750 m. 01 Jan 1776 to Ruth Marsh
• Miriam, b. 2 Jun 1753 m. 13 Nov 1771 to Samuel Marsh

His will is dated 12 January 1762 in New Fairfield and proved on 15 March 1762 in Danbury. He mentions his wife Marcy, and his sons, Amos (eldest son), John, Ebenezer, Ephraim, Simeon, James, and Ichabod, and his daughters, Marcy, Sarah, Joannah, Jemimah, and Meriam. His inventory was completed on 13 April 1762 in New Fairfield and recorded at Danbury.^[14]

In 1762, John Leach of New Fairfield was appointed guardian to his children, Simeon, James, Ichabod, and Miriam, all in their non age. ^[15]

In 1762, his estate distribution was set out to his widow, Mercy, Amos Leach (eldest son), John Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Ephraim Leach, Simeon Leach, James Leach, Ichabod Leach, Mercy, wife of Ebenezer Wright, Sarah, wife of Silas Hill, Joanna, wife of Thomas Northrup, Jemima Leach, and Mariam Leach.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Connecticut Town Marriage Records pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
2. ↑ George McEwen, 1755-1813: Pioneer, New Milford, CT to Hinesburg VT, by Ruth McEwen Coleman, Peterborough, NH, 1980.
3. ↑ History of the Wanzer Family in America, from the Settlement in New Amsterdam, New York, 1642 to 1920, by William David Wanzer, Medford Mercury Press, 1920, p. 80
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-PVR : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Amos Leach, 08 Dec 1730; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77L-V6L : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Mary Leach, 01 Oct 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-P22 : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for John Leach, 10 Aug 1735; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77L-VJ4 : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Sarah Leach, 19 Jan 1736; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77L-VJG : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Johanna Leach, 24 May 1739; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-5MT : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Ebenezer Leach, 16 Jan 1741; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77L-VXM : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Jemima Leach, 22 Aug 1743; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-5MP : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Ephraim Leach, 08 Jul 1744; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-PL2 : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for Simeon Leach, 28 Mar 1746; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-PYZ : 11 February 2018), Amos Leach in entry for James Leach, 12 Aug 1748; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
14. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TNWT : 16 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 130-132, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1739-1767, Pages 240-243.
15. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFTT : 22 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 268, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 129.
16. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFBM : 22 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 272-273, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 134-137.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-HH8 : accessed 25 February 2018), Amos Leach, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 67, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR9-CV3 : accessed 25 February 2018), Amos Leach, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 90, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 205,618.

See also:

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I755 Rootsweb: Amos Leach (1702-1762), by Brenda Black Watson, 18 Dec 2017
• Leach, Fayette Phelps. Lawrence Leach of Salem, Massachusetts (The Messenger Press, St. Albans, Vermont, 1924-1926) Vol. 1, Page 23.