Leah Massey

1812 - 1851  (39 years)

• Name	Leah Massey  [1]
  Birth	1812	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Biography	1830  [3]
  	Beverly Walker reports that she has family letters indicating that Caleb Massey and wife Sally came to Philadelphia from time to time. In the early 1830s Leah Massey Young and her husband Michael Young came to Philadelphia. Leah's brother John Massey was also living here and working as a tobacconist. Michael W. Young was born Dec. 18, 1832. Michael Young Sr. died sometime before 1834. No death record has been found for him, however, in Philadelphia or on the Eastern Shore. She searched Philadelphia records for a while and found nothing relevant.
  Marr Name	Leah Williams  [3]
  Marr Name	Leah Young
  Reference Identifier	Bev Walker
  Record ID	27955
  Death	5 Jan 1851	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Massey,   b. Abt 1525   d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah 'Sally' Thornton,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Drummond Massey,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1865  (Age 65 years) ▻ Catherine A. (--?--),  m. Abt 1845   2. Colmore Massey,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Maria Massey,   b. Abt 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Joseph Henderson,  m. 6 Jan 1829 ;   Nathaniel (of Alex) Taylor,  m. 27 Jun 1838 ;   James (Alfred James?) Coard,  m. 24 Apr 1854   4. John Massey,   b. Abt 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Anna Massey,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hester Massey,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Leah Massey,   b. 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 39 years) ▻ Michael W. Young, I,  m. Abt 1830 ;   William Williams,  m. Bef 1836   8. Elizabeth (of Caleb) Massey,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers (family of Caleb H. Massey and Elizabeth Dickerson)
  > 1. Caleb H. Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Apr 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 39 years) ▻ Euphamy Rosse,  m. 4 Jan 1814 + 2. Luther Massey,   b. Abt 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Sarah A. 'Sally' Young,  m. 19 Sep 1827
  Person ID	I27955	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Caleb H. Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 May 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 78 years) Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth Dickerson,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1785
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' Thornton,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F8892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michael W. Young, I,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1830  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Michael W. Young, II,   b. 18 Dec 1832, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Mar 1912, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) ╚═ Maria Ricketts Hickman  (Age 71 years)  m. 18 Dec 1853
  Family ID	F27824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	William Williams,   b. Abt 1810   d. Abt 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1836	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	By 1836 Leah Massey Young married again to a William Williams with whom she had four children. She died on Jan 5 1851 leaving her son Michael W. Young Jr. to care for his younger siblings. William Williams had died a year or so earlier.
  Children	1. William Samuel Williams,   b. 1836, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania d. Oct 1886, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F39105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1812 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Bef 1836 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 5 Jan 1851 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S496] Barbara Massey Horsman, Horsman, Massey Family, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 496. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133568268/leah-williams, 2259. [S2341] Beverly Walker , Walker, Beverly - Michael W. Young & Maria Hickman, 2341. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S844] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Young - John Young, (New Church, VA: Self Published, 1999, Photocopy), 844.