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Caswell County Genealogy
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Abt 1770 -
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Name |
Lea, Abner [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Birth |
Abt 1770 |
North Carolina |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
8635 |
Person ID |
I8489 |
Caswell County |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
Father |
Lea, James (Cobbs Creek), b. Abt 1743, Orange County, North Carolina d. 1816, Person County, North Carolina (Age ~ 73 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Lea, Elizabeth, b. Aft 1751, Caswell County, North Carolina d. Between Oct 1802 and Sep 1803, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age < 49 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
Abt 1775 [2, 5] |
Reference Number |
60204 |
Family ID |
F4529 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Apparently unsuccessfully challenged the will of his maternal grandfather, William (South Hico) Lea. See: Alexander Rose of Person County North Carolina and His Descendants, Ben Lacy Rose (1979) at 13.
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Person County, North Carolina
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
December Court 1806
Record Book 4, Page 192
Power of Attorney: James McFarland to Abner Lea. 14 October 1806. Witnesses: William A. Lea, Meredith Cox.
Source: Person County North Carolina Compilations: Land Grants, 1794, 1805, 1823 Tax Lists, Record Books Abstracts 1792-1820, Letters of Attorney, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1978) at 78.
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Person County, North Carolina
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
February Court 1816
Record Book 7, Page 79
Will of James Lea, dated 7 September 1803. Sons Abner, Richard, and Benjamin; daughters Naomah Satterfield, Frankey Lea, Nicey Chandler, and Annis Lea. Executors: George Lea, John McFarland. Witnesses: John McFarland, George Lea, and Richard Eskridge.
Source: Person County North Carolina Compilations: Land Grants, 1794, 1805, 1823 Tax Lists, Record Books Abstracts 1792-1820, Letters of Attorney, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1978) at 100.
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"James Lea b c 1743 d Person Co N. C 1816 (Will Person Co Probated 1816) son of William & Mary Lea (In deed Caswell Co N C 1785--settling estate of William & Mary Lea, James Lea resides on waters of South Hyco Creek is son of William Lea dec'd) James Lea in his will 1816 lists children: Abner Lea (taxpayer 1790); Richard Lea (taxpayer 1790); Benjamin Lea; Frankey Lea dau; Eunice Lea; Annis Lea."
Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 552.
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