who is "henry waring harry leigh" ?

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hi guys this is my first question and time on the site. but i recently was going through my family tree trying to build a very lost past. i managed to accuratly trace my line to a Zchariah Leigh who bought land near leigh moutian va.

source:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17791537

but i have trouble getting farther. 

Zachariah, was born to john and shara ellen leigh. 

John Leigh was born to William and catherine leigh (I have found almost nothing on william or catherine)

William Leigh was born to James Henry and ursula huddleston( which is who brings us to the question )

James Henry Leigh was born to "henry waring harry leigh" and margaret wutzerwut ( i also have no info on the two )

my leads have lead me to Henry Lee I, who was married to Marah Lee. or Col. Richard Henry Lee both sons of Thomas Lee, Sr  ( son of sir thomas leigh of oswestry)

if you have an answer or can help me connect the dots drop me a line 

in Genealogy Help by Cody Leigh G2G Crew (420 points)
The WikiTree profile for Zachariah Leigh is in need of a manager.  Consider adopting it and adding the ancestry you describe (with sources).  It will make it much easier for the WikiTree community to help you out.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leigh-1158
thank you for the responding and the suggestion. but i am still fairly new to the site and geneology. but i actually might give it a shot. thanks and wih me luck.

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I had located the following information, but please note the info provided regarding the arrival to the USA when he was still a Minor.

Name: Zachariah Leigh (Alt. First: Zechariah)
Birth: 9 Apr 1704
Carshalton Parish, Surry, England
Death: Nov 1770
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

Arrival to America: Abt. 1718
Arrival Port/Processing: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Final Destination: 12 Aug 1718
Virginia, USA
REASON: For apprenticeship to serve Mr. James Roscow (Merchant) from the State of Virginia,
PLEASE NOTE (Regarding Arrival to the USA): Sent to America under the "Child Apprentices in America" via the "Christ's Hospital" in London, England.

Father: John Leigh
Birth: Abt. 1680
Carshalton, Surry, England
Death: 15 Sep 1710
Carshalton Parish, Surry England

Marriage: Abt. 1687
England

Mother: Sarah Ellen Jones
Birth: 7 Jun 1677
Surry, England
Death: 5 May 1718
Carshalton, Surry, England
Burial: 5 Jun 1718
London, England

I'm sure that this information clears allot of information up for you. :-P

Good Luck!

~Brian Kerr
by Living Kerr G2G6 Pilot (328k points)
selected by Living Kerr
thank you very much for replying! but i have this info already. where my trail dies is with zacharia's father's father william leigh to "harry waring harry Leigh". but thank you so much for responding.
The following should help point the way for you.

William Leigh
Birth: Abt. 1639
England
Death: Abt. 1698

Father: James Henry Leigh
Birth: Abt. 1617
Warwickshire, England
Arrival: Abt. 1653
Virginia, USA
Death: Abt. 1667

Father's Father: Henry Leigh
Birth: Abt. 1583
Warwickshire, England
Death: Abt 1657
York County, Maine, USA

Good Luck! :-D

~Brian Kerr
Thanks again for trying to help Brian. But that information is what I have but I have no documentation. I am aware what the line should be but I have no way to link them other than you have the same info I have.
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Hi Cody,

Wikitree can be a big and confusing and it’s great to say to JT that you want to give it a shot!

I’m part of the England Project and we help new wikitreers with an interest in England join the Project so they can learn Wikitree and how to find English Sources.

Your brick wall is pre-1700 so to get this far back you will need to apply for your pre-1700 badge to work on these profiles.

If you wanted to join England you could do some thing called the Orphan Trail, this is where we work with you on some orphaned profiles (those with no manager) until you feel confident enough to start working on your own. It’s great fun and we have some fantastic volunteers who would work with you.

If your interested sign up here, 

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/875101/do-you-want-to-become-an-england-project-member-in-2019

Lizzie

by Lizzie Griffiths G2G6 Pilot (128k points)

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