James Leigh, Jr.

Abt 1693 - Aft 1738  (> 45 years)

• Name	James Leigh  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1693	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Headright	Oct 1701	Bath Co, North Carolina   [2]
  	Hannah (Rogers) Cockerham was granted 640 acres for transportation of a number of persons into North Carolina, including James Leigh Sr., his wife Sarah Leigh Sr., and their children. Hannah sold to Leigh 10 rights: James Leigh Sr., James Leigh Jr., Sarah Leigh Jr., Mary Leigh, William Holeman, Patience Leigh, John Leigh, Eliz. Leigh and Sarah Depee.
  Record ID	117618
  Will	24 Apr 1738	Beaufort Co, North Carolina   [3]
  	"Will of James Leigh Jr.(24 Apr 1739 / no probate date)." A brief abstract of his will revels the following: Peter Leigh, son, the long gun. Levy Leigh, son, the Buckenear gun. John Leigh, son, the Curbine. Esxecutors: Mary Leigh, Benamin Peyton. Witnesses: William Hall, John Dixon, Sarah Dixon. Note at the bottom of his will, "my children until come of age" and my wife's "two children."
  Death	Aft 24 Apr 1738	Beaufort Co, North Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I117618	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

  Marriage	Abt 1693	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F39585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1700   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1720	Bath Co, North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Peter Leigh,   b. Bef 23 Sep 1728, Beaufort County, North Carolina   2. Levy Leigh,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1739, Beaufort Co., North Carolina d. ca Aft 1755 (Age 16 years) + 3. John Leigh,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1738, Beaufort Co., North Carolina d. by 30 Nov 1782, Beaufort Co., North Carolina (Age 44 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	21 May 2023
  Family ID	F39621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3096] Order of First Families of NC, Ancestor Biographie, p. 131, 3096. [S3097] Caroline B. Whitley, Whitley, Caroline B - North Carolina Headrights, p. 204, 3097. [S3350] Beaufort County Genealogical Society, Compilers., Will of James Leigh, JR., (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990.), p. 210. "Will of James Leigh Jr., 1739". [S703] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1690-1697, Volume 8, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1999), p. 165 (20 March 1694/95 Court), 703. [S3096] Order of First Families of NC, Ancestor Biographie, p. 130, 3096.