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John H. Ledford Jr. (1749 - 1802)

John H. Ledford Jr.
Born in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1769 in Rowan, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 53 in Cumberland Gap, Kentucky USAmap
Profile last modified | Created 19 Oct 2010
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Biography

John Ledford Jr. lived in Appalachia.

He was born on 08 Feb 1749 in what is now Montgomery, Virginia and his parents were Lucy (Thompson) and John Ledford, Sr.

John H. Ledford, Jr. married Elizabeth Bryant.

He passed away on 20 Feb 1802.

During a windstorm on their way to Knox, Kentucky, just beyond the Cumberland gap. The Ledford party camped there with 5 families for 2 nights. "During the night a violent windstorm blew a large tree down crushing John and Elizabeth's wagon where they were sleeping. They were both killed". Aley Ledford (William Alexander Ledford), their son, who was about 11 or 12, was adopted by the Farmers and ended up marrying Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Farmer.

Sources


See also:

  • 1790 Census - Residence: Rowan County, North Carolina

John Ledford Jr - [1 - Male - Ages (16 & upward)] - Age 41 (census does not show age 41)

  • 1800 Census - Obediah Ledford - Residence: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina

John Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (45 & up)] - Age 51 (census does not show age 51)

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Research Notes

The book “Generations: An American Family” has no citations.

Acknowledgments

  • Ledford-81 was created by Gene (Lee Gourley) Davies on 19 Oct 2010.
  • Ledford-108 was created through the import of Sowell and Dollar Tree.ged on 04 May 2011.
  • Ledford-216 was created by Bob Carson through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on 29 Jul 2011.
  • Ledford-929 was created by Terri (Palmer) Koch on 07 Sep 2014.






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Ledford-538 and Ledford-81 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents
posted by N Gauthier
Ledford-108 and Ledford-81 appear to represent the same person because: Close birth and death information, some wife.
posted by Mike Crain I

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