William Leach (1756 - 1841)

Born 25 Jun 1756 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Baker) Leach — married 26 Apr 1787 in Fishersfield, Hillsboro, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1841 at age 85 in Newbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

Private William Leach served with Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.

William Leach is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A032614.

William Leech, son of William Leech & Judith, was born on 25 June 1756 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.^[1]

William Leach collected a pension in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.^[2]

William Leach was mentioned on a memorial in Baker Hill Cemetery, Newbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States with a death date of 6 November 1841.^[3]

William Leach wrote his will on on 5 March 1831. His will passed probate on 23 November 1841 in Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.^[4]

Beneficiaries:

• my son Thomas Jefferson Leach
• my three sons:
  • Nathan Leach
  • Benjamin Franklin Leach
  • Cyrus Baldwin Leach
• my wife Polly Leach
• my two daughters:
  • Asenith Leach
  • Salome Brown Leach

N e w H a m p s h i r e

W i l l i a m L e a c h of Merimack in the state of New Hamp who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bonds of the Rgt commanded�by Col Glover in ? for 9 months 1 days. Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 32 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th, day of Nov? 1833 and Sent? Sam.? Jones? Bradford N Hampshire.

Revolutionary Claim,

Act June 7, 1832.

Book 8 Vol ??? Page 100

N e w H a m p s h i r e Concord

P o l l y L e a c h R e p o r t e d widow of W i l l i a m L e a c h who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 33, Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress

Passed June 7th 1832.

State of New Hampshire

SS

County of Merrimack

On this twenty fifth day of June 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said Country, now sitting William Leach a resident in Fishersfield in the said County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged seventy seven years the first of this month who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following married? officer and served as herein stated.

In the year 1776 the first of April he was on a visit at Beverly in the county of Essex and Common Wealth of Massachusetts from? the town of Salem in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire where he was born ^1756 but he has no record of his age only what he has retained? in? memory? he then enlisted in said town of Beverly in Captain Bonds? Company in what was called yars?men in Colonel Glover’s Regiment. Captain Bond and Col Glover lived? in? xxx xxxxxly the town of Marblehead? in said County and the Regiment was stationed in Beverly until some time in July when we marched? to Cambridge Mass? and there drew provisions and continued our march through Norwich Connetticut from thence to New York City. crossed the Hudson at Kings ferry and continued our march through New Jersey and crossed the Delaware at Easttown and from there to Newtown iin Pennsylvania, “General Lee command the troops from the White Plains in N.Y. until he was taken prisoner by the British in the Jerseys” and he continued in said Newtown until about the twenty fifth day of December when he march? with the Army recrossed the Delaware and was present and engaged in the battle of Treton, he then with the his Regiment was ordered back to Newtown and there continued till he was discharged verbally by the captain after having served nearly a month after his time was out by request of his captain and he returned home to Salem and has lived in the State ever since and in said town of Fishersfield between forty and fifty years last year. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person “or living? witness?” whose testimony he can procure? at this time who can testify to his Service.he has anexed? xx John Hall’s disposition taken before Elijah Peasby Nov. 6? 1823 intended for his benefit under a formas? ?also? Thomas Currier’s? affidafit taken October 30, 1832 taken before Jonathan Harvey Esquire and also this testimony of the Reverend Jossathicci? Rowe? and Amos Emery? to prove his service taken June 1st 1833 before Samuel Jones Esquire.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not? on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.

Wm Leach

Sworn and subscribed the twenty fifth day of June Anno Domini 1833.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Dept?

I Cyrus B. Leach of Newbury “late Fishersfield” in the County of Merrimack and the State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am a son Doctor William Leach late of said Newbury deceased, that my father the aforesaid William Leach was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was Pensioned under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and died at his house in said Newbury on the sixth day of November Anno Domini 1841. I lived with him at the time and was present at the time he died. I have lived with my father from a child, I never saw any family record made by him of his and mother’s marriage. I have often heard my father Doc. William Leach and my mother Polly Leach, say that a record of the ages of their children were on the town Book. Nathan, was my oldest brother, died in Sutton in July-18?8 I went to Sutton and searched for the Baptist Church records under the administration of Rev Samuel Ambrose, but I could not find them, his son told me his ^ father’s old records were destroyed.

Cyrus B. Leach

State of New Hampshire

Merrimack SS October 11th 1844

Personally appeared the above named Cyrus B. Leach and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true

Before me

Benjamin Wadleigh? Justice of the Peace

Town Clerk’s office

Newbury late Fishersfield

October 2 1844

I hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the said town of Newbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire. I have carefully searched the records of said Town for the purpose of finding the marriage of Doctor William Leach and Polly Baker but have not been able to find any such record.

I find a record of ten Children which are in letters and figures? as follows under heading as follows - “A record? of the age of the children of Doctr William Leach and Polly his Wife:

1. Nathan Leach son to Dr William Leach Born of Polly Leach his wife June 24th AD 1788?
2. William Leach son to Dr William Leach born of Polly Leach his Wife April 8th AD 1790”
3. ”Polly Leach Junr? Daughter to Dr William Leach Born of Polly Leach his wife April 29th AD 1792”
4. ”Hannah Leach Daughter to Dr William Leach Bornof Polly Leach his Wife October 25th 1794”
5. Rebecca Leach Daughter to Dr William Leach and Polly his Wife Born September 6th 1799
6. Benjamin Franklin Leach son to Dr William Leach and Polly his Wife born October 31th 1801
7. Cyrus Baldwin Leach son to William Leach and Polly his Wife Born March 20th 1804
8. Salome Brown Leach Daughter to William Leach and Polly his Wife Born May 13?th 1807
9. Thomas Jefferson Leach Son to William Leach and Polly his Wife Born April 19th 1809”

Town Clerk of Newbury

State of New Hampshire Merrimack ?. On the ?2th day of October 1844 the above named Lucas Nelson personally appeared and made Solemn Oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true Before me

Samuel Jones Justice of the Peace

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3rd of March 1843. And also the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 17th June 1844 reviving and extending the Act granting Pensions to Widows of Certain Revolutionary soldiers

The State of New Hampshire

On this eleventh day of October A.D. 1844 Personally appeared Before me Benjamin Wadliegh? Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Merrimack Polly Leach a resident of Newbury “late Fishersfield” aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress the 3rd day of March 1843, an Act granting a Pensions to Widows of Certain Revolutionary soldiers. Also to obtain the benefit of an Act entitled an Act to continue the pension to certain widows passed June 17th 1844.

That she is the widow of Doctor William Leach who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and was a Pensioner under the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832. and that his pension certificate was returned to the Pension Office September 1842 for arrears? of the Pension ?$558. This Pension was thirty two dollars and thirty three cents per annum, reference? being had to the Declaration of the said William Leach and the confirmation papers now on file in the Pension Office for proof of Services.

She further declares that she was married to the said Dr. William Leach at her father’s house in said Fishersfield, “which town is now called Newbury” on the twenty sixth day of April Seventeen hundred and eighty seven, by The Reverend Samuel Ambrose, then Minister of Sutton New Hampshire there was present at the wedding my Brother Benjamin Baker and wife and D? S? S? and several other persons all now dead, she has had ten children by said William Leach the oldest was a son born June 24th 1788 which we named Nathan, that her name before her intermarriage with said William Leach was Polly Baker. That her husband the aforesaid Doc. William Leach died at their house in Newbury in the month of November 1841 - she believes on the sixth of the month. She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous ^to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four (?) at the time above stated, and that she has not since been married, and that she still remains his window, and that she has not been able to obtain record? evidence? of her marriage, that she has always lived in said town of ”Fishersfield” now Newbury since her marriage with said Doc. Leach

 ? Benjamin Wadleigh Polly Leach Cyrus B. Leach

State of New Hampshire

Merrimack SS October 11th 1844

Personally appeared the above named Polly Leach and made oath that the above declaration by her subscribed is in her belief true

Before me A Judge of the Court

Benjamin Wadleigh of Common Pleas for the County of Merrimack

• History of Newbury New Hampshire The Beginnings 1740-1800 Publication: Bicentennial Edition 1978, reprinted by Barrett Press, Inc., Newport, NH 1997 Page: pgs. 11, 16

"...lot No. 35 which lay on the Sutton line in the third tier down. This was cut into two parts, one part being sold in 1796 to Doctor William Leach." CONT page 16 CONT "William Leach purchased lot No. 35, south of Stony Brook and on the Sutton line. Dr. Leach would be a selectman in 1791 and town treasurer in 1798. Hea and his good wife, Polly, would have ten children. Thomas, born in 1809, was the uncle of Tomas who died in 1938 at age 91. Doctor Leach's family are still represented in Bicentennial Newbury."

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004243845; FHL microfilm: 1001012; Image number: 1977; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: FLG6-6RJ (accessed 25 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCB3-SZV
   William Leech born on 25 Jun 1756, son of William Leech & Judith, in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
   The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 17
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #98072 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Name: William Leach; Year range: 1836-1848; Pension Office Place: Concord, New Hampshire, USA; Spouse: Polly Leach.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #6869631 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Dr William Leach (1756-6 Nov 1841), citing Baker Hill Cemetery, Newbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Jeff Hubbard (contributor 47361123).
4. ↑ Will: "New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982"
   Probate Records, 1823-1972; Probate Indexes, 1823-1973; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Merrimack County); Probate Place: Merrimack, New Hampshire
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8996 #130892 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Will of William Leach of Fishersfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, granted probate on 5 Mar 1831.

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