Leah (--?--)

Abt 1710 - Bef 1776  (< 66 years)

• Name	Leah (--?--)
  Birth	Abt 1710  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Administrator	12 Aug 1735	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of George Dewey was granted to Leah Dewey relict of the dec'd.
  Will - Husbands	29 Sep 1755	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	She was shown as wife Leah in the will of Samuel Coward.
  Marr Name	Leah Coward
  Marr Name	Leah Dewey
  Marr Name	Leah Milby
  Record ID	72570
  Will	14 Sep 1776	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	In her will Leah Milby gave her son William Coward £75. To dau. Leah wife of Bartholomew Pettitt one shilling. To dau. Mary wife of Nathaniel Kellum £20. To dau. Margaret wife of Moses Roberts my horse "Dolphin", side saddle, and £20. To my grandson George Pitts £15. To my grandson Thomas Pitts £15. Son William and son in law Moses Roberts extrs. Witt: William Harmanson, William 'X' Roberts, Abel Nottingham.
  Death	Bef 12 Nov 1776	Northampton Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that her will was probated.
  Person ID	I72570	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 1	George Dewey,   b. Abt 1705, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 12 Aug 1735, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 30 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [1]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F24027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Samuel Coward,   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 9 Dec 1755, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1736	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2, 4]
  	Samuel Coward may have married the widow of George Dewey II.
  Children	+ 1. William Coward,   b. Abt 1736, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Leah Coward,   b. Abt 1738, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 14 Dec 1784, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 46 years)   3. Samuel Coward,   b. Abt 1742   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Coward,   b. Abt 1746   d. Bef 10 May 1785, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 39 years)   5. Margaret Coward,   b. Abt 1748, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Adah Coward,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Feb 1805, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 55 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F23625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	John Milby,   b. Abt 1733, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 Sep 1756	Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	John Stratton was the security on the M.L.B. of John Milby and Leah Coward, widow of Samuel.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F23626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 277 (adm of George Dewey to Leah Dewey, relict of the dec'd), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 369 (will of Samuel Coward, wife Leah), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 446 (will of Leah Milby, mother of William Coward), 497. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 541 (tract N119), 572. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.