Person:John Leach (47)

Watchers
John Leach
m. Est 1785
  1. Mary Leach1786 - 1848
  2. Isabella 'Isabelle' Leach1787 - 1872
  3. Eleanor LeachAbt 1792 -
  4. Elizabeth LeachAbt 1794 -
  5. Jane Leach1795 - 1869
  6. Letitia LeachAbt 1798 -
  7. Dorothy LeachAbt 1800 -
  8. Margaret Leach1802 - 1846
  9. John Leach1803 - 1855
  10. Robert Leach1804 - 1865
  11. James Leach1805 - 1884
Facts and Events
Name John Leach
Gender Male
Birth? 1756 Derry, Ireland
Marriage Est 1785 to Margaret Pearson
Death? Mar 1834 Pendleton County, Virginia
References
  1.   Ancestry.com.

    John Leach b. 1756 Londonderry, Ireland d. 1834 Pendleton, VA, married Margaret Pearson. The story is that John Leach and his brother were conscripted into the British Army. They jumped overboard while docked in New York, enlisted in the American Army and fought in the Revolutionary War.

    http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1265&p=surnames.leach

  2.   Ancestry.com.

    John Leach (1756-3/1834)
    Margaret Pearson (4/1768-5/15/1846)
    Both were Irish immigrants. John was possibly
    impressed into the English navy during the Rev.
    war but jumped ship when it arrived here.
    I do not know anything about their families in Ireland.
    They had at least 11 children:
    Mary (1786-1848)
    Isabella (c. 1790-?)
    Eleanor (c. 1792-?)
    Elizabeth (c. 1794-?)* your ancestor
    Jane (1795-1869)
    Letitia (c. 1798-?)
    Dorothy (c. 1800-?)
    Margaret (1802-1846)
    John (1803-1855)
    Robert (1804-1865) * my ancestor
    James (1805-1884) = Sarah Skidmore (1806-1880)

    The father of Jesse and Sarah Skidmore was
    James Skidmore (1763-1828)

    http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/surnames.leach/78.127.245.305.648/mb.ashx