Leah (--?--)

Abt 1745 - Bef 1783  (< 38 years)

• Name	Leah (--?--)
  Birth	Abt 1745
  Gender	Female
  Will - Husbands	16 Feb 1775	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	She was shown as wife Leah James in the will of William Sacker James.
  Will - Father-in-law	28 Oct 1778	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was on this date that George Hope, wife Rachel, named Nancy & Anabeller Hope, daughters of Kendall Hope dec'd, and Leah his wife.
  Will	11 Dec 1781	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	She was shown as Leah Hope. To Jamey James. To Spencer James. To William Sacker James. 6 children Spencer James, William Sacker James, Jamey James, Nancy Hope, Annabella Hope & John Hope residual legatees, Robert James Exr. Witt: Robert James, William Hope Savage.
  Death	Bef 25 Mar 1783	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that her will was probated.
  Anecdote	27 May 1783	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	On 27 May 1783 administration on the estate of Kendall Hope was granted to Robert James, the heir-at-law refusing to qualify. (NOTE: She was dec'd by this date and her first husband's brother qualified.)
  Marr Name	Leah Hope
  Marr Name	Leah James
  Record ID	27071
  Person ID	I27071	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 1	William Sacker James,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Sep 1775, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1770	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  Children	1. Spencer James,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. William 'Sacker' James,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. James 'Jammy' James,   b. Bef 1774, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 21 Dec 1814 (Age < 40 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kendall Hope,   b. Abt 1754, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 Oct 1778, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  Children	1. Nancy Hope,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Annabella Hope,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Hope,   b. 1780, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 287 (will of William Sacker James, wife Leah), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 316 (will of George Hope, wife Rachel), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 337 (will of Leah Hope, Robert James Extr.), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 323 (adm of Kendall Hope to Robert James), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1165 (tract A121), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 316 (will of George Hope, wife Rachel), p. 323 (adm of Kendal Hope) & 337 (will of Leah Hope), 570.