Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781 - 1849)

Born 18 Jun 1781 in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Colston) Leigh — married 30 Nov 1813 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1849 at age 67 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Preceded by William Cabell Rives

Benjamin W. Leigh US Senator (Class 2) from Virginia[1] 1834—1836

Succeeded by Richard E. Parker

Biography

Benjamin Leigh is Notable.

Children of Benjamin Watkins Leigh and Julia Wickham

• John Wickham Leigh b. Nov 1822, d. Aug 1823
• Elizabeth Wickham Leigh b. 5 May 1824
• John Wickham Leigh b. 11 Jul 1825, d. 18 Nov 1904
• Chapman Johnson Leigh b. 21 Sep 1826
• Julia Wickham Leigh b. 6 Mar 1828
• Francis Ella Leigh b. 28 Aug 1829, d. 6 Feb 1830
• Benjamin Watkins Leigh b. 18 Jan 1831
• Anne Carter Leigh b. 5 Aug 1832, d. 21 Apr 1917
• Virginia Leigh b. 28 Jul 1835, d. ?
• Francis Purviance Leigh b. 2 Jun 1837, d. 14 Jan 1843
• Ferdinando Leigh b. 25 Jul 1840, d. 4 Sep 1841
• Alice Leigh b. 22 Jun 1842

Sources

1. ↑ Resigned, vacant July 4, 1836 – December 12, 1836 when successor elected.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6953448
• Benjamin W. Leigh on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-JSWW : 29 September 2021), Benjamin Watkins Leigh and Susan Colston, 1813.
• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-58PZ : 13 January 2021), Watkins in entry for Miss Mary Susan Watkins, 1836.
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4S-R3S : 30 January 2020), B. Watkins Leigh in entry for William Leigh, 1854.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8Y-821 : 29 January 2020), Benja. W Leigh in entry for Benja. Watkins Leigh, 1855.
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W6F-67H : 3 June 2020), Benjamin W Leigh in entry for Elizabeth Wickham Fry, 13 Jan 1895; citing Death, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,889.
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271T-4RW : 3 June 2020), Benjamin W. Leigh in entry for Chapman Johnson Leigh, 2 Apr 1911; citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,274.
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WM6-GRT : 11 May 2022), Benj. Watkins Leigh in entry for Alice Leigh, 1913.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-TQVL : 16 August 2019), Ben Franklin Leigh in entry for Julia Wickham Harrison, 23 Feb 1916; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , New Kent, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6953448/benjamin-watkins-leigh: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Watkins Leigh Sr. (18 Jun 1781–2 Feb 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6953448, citing Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.