Abraham Leedy (1748 - 1834)

Born 1748 in Conestoga Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Catharine Studebaker (Long) Leedy — married 1778 in Washington, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Aug 1834 at about age 86 in Woodbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Abraham Leedy (signed his Will with German spelling of Lidi), a "wheelwright", was born 1748 in Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, the 6th of 8 known children to Johannes Leedy [Lidi] and Maria (Mary) Elizabeth (Aeschilmann). As a child he resided on his father's 185 acre fruit farm in Hellam Twp., York Co., PA. He was raised an Anabaptist. In August of 1760 when Abraham was just 12 years old his father died intestate; thus leaving Abraham Leedy as his youngest son. Abraham's oldest brother Jacob Leedy-i, the eldest son, was the customary heir-at-law of the estate. Abraham and his brother Samuel Leedy-i were appointed wards of their brother-in-law Michael Miller when the situation was presented by their mother Mary Elizabeth on 8-25-1761 to the York Co., PA Orphan Court.

Abraham Leedy joined the Continental Army 6-27-1778, under the command of Cpt. Kershrer's Co., Washington Co., MD. He served as a non-combatant for religious reasons and was assigned to interpret communications between the Cont. Army and the Hessian prisoners held at Ft. Frederick, MD. Later in 1778, tradition tells us that Abraham Leedy married Catharine Long (1759-1837) the daughter of John Nicholas Long and Anna Catharina (Studebaker) Long at Baker's Lookout, Washington Co., MD. From 1778-1788 Abraham and Catharine Leedy made their 1st home amongst the Long family of Broadfording, MD.

About 1788 Abraham Leedy, wife Catharine and 4 or 5 young children according to family tradition, moved from Washington Co., MD to "Morrison's Cove" in Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., PA on horseback. On 12-14-1805 Abraham Leedy purchased his last home on 341.5 acres of land situated on the headwaters of Yellow Creek, Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., PA. The 3-story brick home has been referred to as the "Mansion House", containing Abraham's wheel shop on the east side. Family tradition indicates that Abraham was a small, slender man and that in years before his death he had become blind.

Abraham and Catharine Leedy's children:

1. "Big" John Leedy (1779-1851)
2. David Leedy (1781-1826)
3. Susanna Leedy Long (1783-1849)
4. Catharine Leedy Hetrick (1785-1846)
5. Abraham Leedy ii (1787-1860)
6. Elizabeth Leedy Hetrick (1789-1858)
7. Jacob Leedy (1791-1861)
8. Samuel Leedy 1792-1875)
9. Daniel Leedy (1794-1873)
10. Margaret Leedy Grow (1796-1835)

Source: Find A Grave Memorial ID# 67495898

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Martin Loy's Return for Woodbury Twp., Dated 1789 Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., PA

This document provides us with the age of Abraham Leedy-i within the year. He was listed as 42 years of age in 1789. He was listed at this time as having 64 acres of land. This is the only record found so far that accurately provides his birth year as 1747 or 1748. Please note: I stiched a header for the previous page to the top of the page to help identify the township. Also, Henry Brown, who was listed next to him, was a known neighbor of Abraham Leedy-i from other property records already found for Abraham Leedy.

James B. Leedy originally shared this on 13 Mar 2012.

Military

Abraham appeared in Washington County, Maryland on the muster roll of Capt. John Kershner's Company in service guarding POW's at Fort Frederick on June 27, 1778. In the "Leedy Family History" by Gordon M. Connelly, published in 1985 the author states that "tradition says he served in this noncombat role to translate orders to the Hessian prisoners captured by the Americans."^[1]

Religion

Abraham and Catherine were members of the German Baptist Brethren Church (Church of the Brethern). ^[2]

Marriage

Abraham Leedy in the Family Data Collection - Marriages

Name: Abraham Leedy

Spouse: Catherine Long

Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year): 1777

City: Frederick Co

State: MD

Death

Abraham Leedy I in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Abraham Leedy I

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Place: Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Aug 1834

Death Place: Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Potter Creek Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Johannes Marte Leedy

Mother: Mary Elizabeth Leedy

Spouse: Catharine Studebaker Leedy

Children:

Samuel Leedy

Susannah Long

Abraham Leedy

John Leedy

Catharine Hetrick

Elizabeth Hetrick

Jacob Leedy

Daniel Leedy

David Leedy

Margaret Grow

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Sources

1. ↑ Connelly, Gordon M. The Leedy Family History. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1985.
2. ↑ Connelly, Gordon M. The Leedy Family History. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1985.

• Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67495898 : accessed 20 August 2019), memorial page for Abraham Leedy, I (1748–25 Aug 1834), Find A Grave Memorial no. 67495898, citing Potter Creek Cemetery, Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Jim Leedy (contributor 47357641) .
• Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
• The Big Long Family in America, 1736-1979, a host of descendants of John Long, 1728-1791, of plantation Bakers Lookout, Washington County, Maryland, by Harvey Lawrence Long, Published 1981 by H.L. Long in Mt. Morris, IL (P.O. Box 67, Mt. Morris 61054) .