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m. Abt 1748 - Jacob Leiter1749 - 1814
- Peter LeiterEst 1752 - 1792
Facts and Events
| Name |
Jacob Leiter |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
1749 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other[2][3] |
Feb 1764 |
Washington, Marylandnamed in father's will as one of two youngest sons |
| Marriage |
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to Juliana Fogle |
| Death[1][3] |
22 Jul 1814 |
Washington, Maryland, United States |
| Burial[1] |
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Leitersburg, Washington, Maryland, United StatesLeiter Family Cemetery |
| Religion[3] |
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Washington, Maryland, United Statesmember of the Lutheran Church |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacob Leiter, Jr, Memorial #83857052, in Find A Grave
created by Mike Hahn, 22 Jan 2012; access 11 Mar 2016.
Jacob Leiter, Jr
Birth: 1749 Warwick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jul. 22, 1814, Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial: Leiter Family Cemetery, Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Three generations of the "Lyder"; other variant forms are "Leidro","Lighter", "Lider", Leiter family Leiter family are buried in the Leiter Family Cemetery. Many burials are marked only by plain field stones. Burials were recorded by Samuel Webster Piper in the mid 1930's. The original books, located in the Washington County, Free Library, Hagerstown, MD. Another good source for graveyard locations are the National Geological Survey Maps.
Background information recorded by Author Herbert C. Bell, from the book "History of Leiterburg District". 3rd. Edition 1985, A Reproduction by The Caslon Press.
Parents:
Jacob Leiter (1706 - 1764) . His mother's name has not been established. He and his brother Peter inherited the family estate "The Resurvey of Well Taught".
Spouse: Juliana Fogle Leiter (1752 - 1818)*
Children:
Elizabeth Leiter; Andrew Leiter (1770 - 1818), who wed Barbara Kieffer; Jacob Leiter III; John Leiter; Abraham Leiter (1779 - ____; Susanna Leiter, who wed Samuel Houser; Samuel Leiter (1789 - 1855); Catharine Leiter (1784 - 1857), who married Jacob Houser; Judith Leiter (1791 - 1874), who married Benjamin Hartman, and Juliana Leiter (1794 - 1871), who married Peter Bell.
This is a work in process, please contact me, should you have further information regarding this family. Pleased to assist with updates and corrections.
Thank you.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leiter, John A. History and genealogy of the Leiter families : including Lighter-Liter-Lyter. (Portland, Oregon: Leiter, c1971, 1977).
Jacob Leiter, b. 1749, son of Jacob Leiter who was living in White Oak, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, PA, and Elizabeth, his second wife
In February 1762, Jacob Leiter [Sr.] was living in Washington County, Maryland. His will, made 8 February 1764, probated 22 February. It gave 100 pounds to his second wife, mother of his two youngest sons,. The "place on which I live", 362 acres, was left to the youngest sons, Jacob and Peter.
Jacob m. Juliana Fogle
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bell, Herbert C. History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md: including its original land tenure, first settlement, material development, religious, educational, political, and general history, biographical sketches, etc. (Leitersburg, Maryland: Herbert C. Bell, 1898)
p. 184.
Jacob Leiter and his brother Peter received the following specific bequests by the terms of their father's will:
Item. -- I give and bequeath unto my two youngest sons, Jacob Leiter and Peter Leiter, the place of land whereon I now live, containing 362 acres, more or less.
Item.-- I give and bequeath unto the said Jacob Leiter and Peter Leiter, my youngest sons, the sum of £100 current money of Pennsylvania, to be paid unto them after the land is appraised by six men that are to be chosen to divide and appraise the land, and the aforesaid £100 is to be allowed to these, my youngest sons, as the portion of their mother, my second wife.
Jacob Leiter received the part of land embracing the site of Leitersburg.
Jacob Leiter was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Jacob died in 1814.
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