Person:John Lessley (2)

This article in the Staunton Spectator July 1873 says, "His [James Leslie's] son was in the Revolution--married a Miss Thompson, and died in Wytheville 34 years ago, leaving a large family."

Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.), 15 July 1873. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024718/1873-07-15/ed-1/seq-1/>

But this later article August 1878 says, "John, who married a Miss Henderson of Augusta, settled near Abingdon before the Revolutionary war. His sons, remarkable for their gigantic size and fine appearance, emigrated very early to Missouri."

Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.), 20 Aug. 1878. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024718/1878-08-20/ed-1/seq-4/>

More research needed to clarify.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).