George Lea (1739 - 1825)

Born 16 Jan 1739 in Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1825 at age 85 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA

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Biography

George Lea was born on January 16, 1739 possibly in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He is named in the will of William Lea of South Hico in 1804. He married Lucy Tolbert.

Children

1. Frankey Lea (a dau.) b. Dec. 2, 1762 Mrs. Asa Atkins
2. Sarah Lea b. Apr. 10, 1764 Mrs. Black
3. Rhoda Lea b. May 22, 1766 Mrs. Wm. Miles
4. Ransom Lea b. March 10, 1768 Mrs. McKinzie or Cathey
5. [[Lea-1348| Eunicy Lea] b. Feb. 9, 1771 Mrs. Deane
6. Temple Lea b. Nov. 9, 1773 Died Jan. 28, 1834
7. Judy Lea b. March 21, 1775 Died in childhood
8. Letty Lea b. Oct. 3, 1778 Mrs. M. I. Bittings
9. Green Lea b. April 16, 1781 m. Margaret Moffett sister of Nancy Moffett ^{[1][2] [3][4] [5][6]}

Timeline

1770 - Orange Co, NC -served as executor of will of James Talbert
1781 - Caswell Co, NC -served as executor of will of Thomas McNeill
Abt.1784 - Moved to Wilkes Co., Georgia.
1785 - Land Grant in Wilkes Co, GA for 200 acres
1785 - Wilkes Co, Ga Tax List
1785 - Rev. Silas Merder organized the Philips Mill Baptist Church, at their home.
May 1785 - Charter member of Philips Mill Baptist Church in Wilkes Co, Ga when it was organized
9 Dec 1786 - Daughters Rhoda and 'Unice' joined the Philips Mill Church in Wilkes Co, GA
1787 - Ordained a deacon in the Philips Mill Baptist Church and also served as trustee
1787 - Land Grant in Wilkes Co, Ga for 180 acres
Sep 1791- Church records of Philips Mill Baptist Church show that George, Lucy, and Rhoda were dismissed in order to join 'The Combined Society'
1788 - Land Grant in Wilkes Co, Ga for 379 acres
1788 - Served on Grand Jury in Wilkes Co, GA
1792 - Sold 150 acres on Buck Creek, Washington Co., GA to son, Ransom. 20th Feb 1792 George Lea of Washington County to Asa Atkins of Wilkes County. George Lea and Lucy Talbert Lea, his wife, for the sum of one hundred and twenty five pounds, sterling for a tract of land on Buck Creek containing five hundred and fifty acres, being originally granted to Sanders Walker the 3rd March 1785. Wit: Joel M. Clinton, John Miles and William C. Williams.^[7]
1795 - Taxpayers List for Hancock Co., GA 1805 - Registers for Georgia Land Lottery and gives county of residence as Hancock

Notes by BLR

1. These records from a Lea Bible are in SCRUGGS GENEALOGY by Ethel Hastings Scruggs-Dunklin, p. 208-9, a copy of which is in the Virginia State Library, Richmond VA. The material appears in SCRUGGS GENEALOGY because the first wife of William Alanson Dunklin (1810-1888) was Mary Eliza Rogers, daughter of Polly Miles by her husband, Timothy Rogers.
2. We note that this Lea Bible record shows George Lea to be the grandfather of Margaret (Lea) Houston, wife of Gen. Sam Houston, governor of Texas. This is in accord with a tradition held by the descendants of James Madison Long of Texas. James Madison Long, grandson of Eunice Lea (sister of George Lea), moved to Texas around 1840 and there became a judge and one time mayor of Austin. There is a tradition in the Long family that they were kin to Margaret Lea who married Gen. Sam Houston. In fact, James M. Long was a second cousin of Margaret (Lea) Houston.

Sources

1. ↑ Typewritten Manuscript titled: "THE LEA FAMILY TREE" No further Information as to sources, author, etc..., Source - Patty Smoot (psmoot@lcc.net)
2. ↑ "Report of Research on THE LEA FAMILY In Virginia & North Carolina Before 1800", by Ben L. Rose
3. ↑ Pg. 139 SCRUGGS GENEALOGY by Ethel Hastings Scruggs-Dunklin. "Lea Family" - From LEA Bible, bought Jan 29, 1790.
4. ↑ Book Titled: "The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume I: 1839-1845", Edited By: Madge Thornall Roberts, Publisher: University of North Texas Press, Danton, Texas, Pg. 374 - Appendix B: LEA GENEALOGY
5. ↑ Georgia Journal, a newspaper published in Baldwin Co., Ga. (Milledgeville)- has in 1812 a list of persons whose tax was delinquent in 1812 in Hancock Co., Ga., First Collection district, Third Division included George Lea (source page 181- of source below, and cited in an Issue of Dec. 2, 1812)
6. ↑ Patty Smoot (psmoot@lcc.net)
7. ↑ Land Deed Genealogy of Hancock County, Georgia Published in 1997 by Southern Historical Press, Inc. Greenville, South Carolina - pg 10

• "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWXB-B73Z : 23 June 2020), George Lea, 1785.

• Orange Co, NC Will Book A, p. 112 (microfilm in NC Archives C.073.80001), Earl Records of Georgia, Vol 2, Wilkes Co, p. 25, Records of Philip's Mill Baptist Church, Wilkes Co, GA 1785-1909 -in Ga Baptist Historical Society Depository, Mercer University at Macon, GA, Index to Headlights & Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909, pp 378, 380, 1805 George Land Lottery by Robert D. Davis, p. 186, 186

• "Records of Washington Co., Ga" section called: Militia Muster Rolls - 1793; Muster Roll, 2nd Company 1st Batt. 2nd Reg.:, McKenzie, John Capt., Miles, Jeremiah, Ens., McKenzie, Randall, Sgt., Lee, Temple, Sgt., Miles, John, Lee, Ransom, Miles, William, Lee, George

• Source: S-2127977101 Repository: #R-2127977102 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8544673&pid=1635 Ancestry family trees are not considered a valid source.

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• Source: S-2127977101 Repository: #R-2127977102 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8544673&pid=1658 Ancestry family trees are not considered a valid source.

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lea-157 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic.
• WikiTree profile Lea-195 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by Tim Tropeck.
• WikiTree profile Lea-170 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic.