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Lea, Abner

Male Abt 1770 -


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  • Name Lea, Abner  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Abt 1770  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1816, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lea, Elizabeth,   b. Aft 1751, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1802 and Sep 1803, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1775  [2, 5
    Reference Number 60204 
    Family ID F4529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Family ID F4531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
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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.

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Report of Research on the Lea Family in Virginia & North Carolina Before 1800, Ben L. Rose (1984) at 123-124.

    2. Details: William (Cobb's Creek) Lea Research by Betty Fitzgerald (July 2008).

    3. Details: Kathy's Kin RootsWeb Database.

    4. Details: Person County North Carolina Marriage Records 1792-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1983) at 49-50.

    5. Details: James (Kilgore's Branch) Lea Research by Betty Fitzgerald (July 2008).