Comfort (Leatherbury) Prettyman (abt. 1691 - aft. 1750)

Born about 1691 in Accomack, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1750 after about age 59 in Sussex, Delaware

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Biography

Comfort Leatherbury was born about 1691 in, Accomack, Virginia, America, the daughter of Perry C. Leatherbury and Comfort Bagwell, according to the publication "Descendants of Thomas Leatherberry", cited below.

Comfort Leatherburry married Thomas (or perhaps John) Prettyman, who was born about 1690 in Sussex, Delaware. He was the son of William Prettyman Sr. and Frances and died before 12 Mar 1754 in Sussex, Delaware.

( Note: Most of this biography came from Descendants of Thomas Leatherbury source, which largely overlaps, but differs in places from the other major source for this couple, The Prettyman Family in England and America. The Leatherbury source says that Comfort's husband was named John, the Prettyman sources says that his name was Thomas.)

Marriage and Offspring

John/Thomas Prettyman married Comfort Leatherbury, who was born about 1691 in Accomack, Virginia, Colonial America.

Comfort Leatherbury and John Prettyman Sr. had the following (reasonably well documented) children:

1. William Prettyman Sr. born 1739 in Sussex, Delaware, died 1831
2. Ann Prettyman, born about 1740 in Sussex, Delaware (see birth record below)
3. Sarah Prettyman was born about 1742 in Sussex, Delaware (listed in Prettyman Family in England and America)
4. Perry Prettyman was born about 1748 in Sussex, Delaware. He was buried 9 Jun 1784 in Delaware.
5. Elizabeth Ann (Nancy) Prettyman (listed in Prettyman Family in England and America)

Documentation of Children

THE PRETTYMAN FAMILY In England And America 1361-1968, by Reverend Edgar Cannon Prettyman gives the following list of offspring for Thomas Prettyman, based on his will of 1790 (for more detail see Research Notes):

Thomas and Elizabeth had five sons:

• William Prettyman (inherited plantation as oldest son, died in 1831),
• George Prettyman,
• Burton Prettyman,
• Robert Prettyman
• Thomas Prettyman

They (Thomas and Elizabeth ) had nine daughters:

• Hessey Prettyman
• Comfort Prettyman
• Ann Prettyman
• Tabitha Prettyman
• Mary Prettyman
• Patience Prettyman
• Sara Prettyman
• Agnes Prettyman
• Isabel Prettyman

Research Notes

The orginal version of this profile was based largely on the publication "Descendants of Thomas Leatherbury", cited below. The relevant parts of that long quote (which included many lines of descent not directly relevant to Comfort Leatherbury Prettyman and her descendants) is replicated here in abridged form:

FIRST GENERATION

1. Thomas LEATHERBURY (LEATHERBARROW) was christened on 16 Mar 1621/22 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. He died before 19 Aug 1673 and was buried about 19 Aug 1673 in Accomack, Virginia.

This Thomas Leatherbury is the first and only known ancestor for the Leatherbury family in America. It is assumed that he came from England, and from the record of his entry into Maryland in 1638, it is also assumed that his name before he came to the colonies was Leatherborough or Leatherbarrow. This might imply that he was a relative of the family of the same name having many members living near the cities of Liverpool and Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England.

Thomas Leatherbury was a cooper by trade, and by 1645, he had settled near Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. He became planter or farmer, and by the time of his death in 1673, he was able to leave more than 3500 acres of land to be divided between his two sons Charles and Perry.

...By the time of his death, Thomas left more than 3500 acres of land to his two sons, Charles and Perry. (He mentioned another son named George in his will, but this was not a son and may have been a servant.)

Thomas Leatherbury was married to Eleanor PERRY before 2 Oct 1655, probably in Virginia. Eleanor PERRY was born about 1625. She died before 17 Apr 1677 in Accomack, Virginia. She was buried about 17 Apr 1677 in Accomack, Virginia.

Thomas LEATHERBURY (LEATHERBARROW) and Eleanor PERRY had the following children:

• Charles LEATHERBURY I
• Perry LEATHERBURY I

SECOND GENERATION

Perry LEATHERBURY I was born about 1664 in Accomack, Virginia. He died before 5 Apr 1709 in Accomack, Virginia and is buried there. He was married to Comfort BAGWELL (daughter of Thomas BAGWELL I and Ann STOCKLEY) about 1680 in Accomack, Virginia. Comfort BAGWELL was born about 1663 in Accomack, Virginia.

Perry Leatherbury and Comfort BAGWELL had the following children:

• Perry LEATHERBURY II born about 1681 in Accomack, Virginia. He died before 3 Sep 1717 in Accomack, Virginia.
• Charles LEATHERBURY born about 1685 in Accomack, Virginia
• Thomas LEATHERBURY Sr.
• Patience LEATHERBURY born about 1689 in Accomack, Virginia
• Comfort LEATHERBURY (subject of this profile, born about 1691)
• Ann Bagwell LEATHERBURY
• Eleanor LEATHERBURY born about 1709 in Accomack, Virginia

THIRD GENERATION

Comfort LEATHERBURY was born about 1691 in Accomack, Virginia. She was married to John PRETTYMAN Sr. (son of William PRETTYMAN Sr. and Frances). John PRETTYMAN Sr. was born about 1708 in Sussex, Delaware. He died before 12 Mar 1754 in Sussex, Delaware and was buried about 12 Mar 1754 in , Sussex, Delaware, America.

Comfort LEATHERBURY and John PRETTYMAN Sr. had the following children:

• William PRETTYMAN Sr.
• Ann PRETTYMAN born about 1740 in , Sussex, Delaware.
• Sarah PRETTYMAN born about 1742 in , Sussex, Delaware.
• Eleanor PRETTYMAN born about 1744 in , Sussex, Delaware.
• John PRETTYMAN Jr. born about 1746 in , Sussex, Delaware.
• Perry PRETTYMAN born about 1748 in , Sussex, Delaware. He died before 9 Jun 1784
• Elizabeth Ann (Nancy) PRETTYMAN.

Acknowledgements

The original version of this profile was prepared by Ghote William Leatherbury in 2000. It was edited and formatted and sources were added by Tani Nicolette Slusser Toussaint in August 2020 and again in Jan 2023.

Sources

• Descendants of Thomas Leatherbury (also, Leatherbarrow), Prepared by Ghote William Leatherbury, 11 October 2000

• THE PRETTYMAN FAMILY In England And America 1361-1968 By Reverend Edgar Cannon Prettyman The Prettyman Family, In England and America, 1361-1968, By Reverend Edgar Cannon Prettyman First printing: 1968, personal printing by Reverend Edgar Cannon Prettyman Library of Congress Cataloging Library of Congress Cataloging 1972 Main title: The Prettyman family in England and America, 1361-1968 / by Edgar Cannon Prettyman. Published/ Created: [Hollywood, Fla.]: Prettyman, [foreword 1968] Description: 264 p. (p. 263-264

• Ghote files: [1]

* Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947 (for William Prettyman, naming Comfort as his wife) Delaware Public Archives; Delaware Land Records; Roll Number: 4. Original data: Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, New Castle County, RG 2555, Subgroup 000, Series 011.

* Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Kent County, RG 3555, Subgroup 000, Series 021.

* Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Sussex County, RG 4555, Subgroup 000, Series 030. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. [2]