Esom Leach (1767 - 1831)

Born 5 May 1767 in Prince William, Virginia

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Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1831 at age 64 in Franklin, Indiana, United States

Biography

Married Jane Handley, 29 Dec 1795, in Greenbrier County, Virginia.^[1]

"Esom Leach was born 1775 in Va and died in 1831 at Franklin Co., In. He left no will. He married Jane/Jean Handley in Greenbrier Co., W. Va. on Sept 24, 1797. Jane was the daughter of Archibald and Jean Henderson Handley. We find the marriage record to Esom Leach to be Jane Handley, while she is called Jean, wife of Esom Leach, in her father's will. The DAR has accepted her as Jane/Jean. The marriage record may be found in Book 1-A p 70 Lewisville, W. Va.

Esom Leach came from Monroe Co., VA to Franklin Co., Indiana about 1803 along with many of the Handley family. The Leach family was in Indiana a dozen years before it became a state."

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-HYGM : 28 November 2018), Easam Leach and Jane Handly, 29 Dec 1795; citing Marriage, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-QNGD : 5 July 2020), Esom Leach, 1831; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149488898