William A. Ledbetter II (1779 - abt. 1855)

Born 13 Sep 1779 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Mitchell) Ledbetter — married 1803 in Chatham County, NC

Descendants

Died about 1855 at about age 75 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Ledbetter II or Junior (1779-1855) was the youngest son and youngest child, of 11 children born to William Ledbetter I or Senior (1740-1818) and Mary (Cheves) Ledbetter (1741-1818).

William Ledbetter II was the second of four direct-line Ledbetter descendants in succession named "William Ledbetter":

William Ledbetter I or Senior (1740-1818);

William Ledbetter II or Junior (1779-1855);

William Ledbetter III or Third (1806-1855);

William Lovejoy Ledbetter (born circa 1847).

William Ledbetter, Jr. was born on 13 September 1779 at the large William Ledbetter Farm in New Hope Township, Chatham County, North Carolina. The riverside hamlet of Seaforth, NC, was established nearby the William Ledbetter Farm in New Hope Township, about 8 miles east of Pittsboro (county seat town of Chatham County), in New Hope Valley (part of the Cape Fear River Basin), and about 25 miles west of Raleigh (state capital of North Carolina).

However, this rich river-bottom real estate of highly-productive farm-and-forest-land, including the William Ledbetter Farm, largely was lost for either agriculture or forestry, with construction of B. Everett Jordan Dam, Jordan Lake and Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, an extensive project of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1967-1973, covering 46,768 acres (73 square miles). Jordan Lake itself is a huge reservoir that inundates 14,000 acres (22 square miles): supplying fresh water to cities and communities, watershed flood control, swimming, boating and water-skiing recreation, fish harvesting, and wildlife conservation for various species of waterfowl, fish, mammals, and reptiles.

Circa 1800, William Ledbetter II and Sarah Mitchell were married in Chatham County, North Carolina, which marriage was officiated by Elisha Cain, J.P. (Justice of the Peace), Chatham County Courthouse, Pittsboro, Chatham County, NC.

On 13 January 1854 in Guilford County, NC, in a legal affidavit, sworn upon his oath of veracity, William Ledbetter, Jr. made forthright statements in support of the War Widow's Pension Claim Application submitted by his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Ann (Moore) Ledbetter, widow of his older brother Coleman Ledbetter (deceased 5 January 1845).

In the American Army military rank of Private, Coleman Ledbetter served in the North Carolina Patriot Militia (Chatham County, NC, Regiment) for a total period of 18 months: 15 months as an Infantryman (Foot Soldier) and 3 months engaged as a Baggage Wagon Teamster. Coleman Ledbetter rendered wartime military service in the general timeframe of 1781-1783, which historically is known as the "Tory War". ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117545021/william-ledbetter: accessed 20 September 2023), memorial page for William Ledbetter II (13 Sep 1779–1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117545021, citing Ledbetter Family Farm Cemetery, Seaforth, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Dean Ledbetter (contributor 47518690).

• Randolph County Cemeteries Vol, IV; Family Group Sheet, Rec. of Justus R. Moll, 305E Olive St., Springfield, MO;
• Ledbetter Family Genealogy by Glenn Gohr

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile Ledbetter-399 through the import of Ledbetter01.ged on Jun 8, 2013. This profile was later merged with Ledbetter-176.
• Thank you to Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile Ledbetter-302 through the import of 3112910.ged on Jun 7, 2013.