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Leftwich, Ralph

Male Abt 1628 - Abt 1712  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Leftwich, Ralph was born about 1628; died about 1712 in New Kent Co (Now Caroline Co.), Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Emigration: Bef 1662, New Kent Co (Now Caroline Co.), Virginia

    Notes:

    appears to be the first Leftwich emmigrant to the new colonies. Little documentation remains due to the destruction of county records surrounding New Kent by the Federal Army during the Civil War (The War Between the States).
    Ralph pattented lands on branches of the Peanketank River in New Kent County, Virgina on August 10, 1658 ... "... the said land being due unto the said Ralph Leftwich by and for the transportation of six persons into this Colony, " etc. The patent was renewed to him October 18, 1662 (Grant book 4, p 272, State Land Office, Richmond VA.) On August 17, 1663 (Vol. I, p 17 Accomac Co. VA), John Wise was granted a certificat for 200 acres of land for the tranportation of four persons into the Colony of Virginia, vis Ellinor Feftwich, Richard Ingram, John Glenn, and W. M. Watson. Ralph and Ellinor are the only Leftwich Emigrants to Virgina discovered so far. Ellinor may have been the wife of Ralph. Due to incomplete records, additional children and descendents information is unknown.

    From Northwich to the United States
    From: http://cheshiremagazine.com/Archives/leftwich.html (June 2008)

    In search of the Leftwich family roots

    J.Fran Orian emails from Hawaii to enquire about the Leftwich family which he believes descends from Richard De Leftwich, born 1309 in ?Shipbrooke, Cheshire?.

    He writes: ? I'm interested in knowing how far back the ancestry can be traced as there are several rumours in my family about our history that I would like to verify. Also, any information on the current state of repair and occupancy of 'Leftwich Hall' including its location? "

    The Leftwich family was a prominent in Cheshire antiquity and through one of their number the name is now equally established in many parts of the United States.

    The Leftwich?s known origins lie in the reign of Edward the Confessor when they were Lords of Leftwich and holders of lands at Shipbroke, near what is now the town of Northwich.

    With the Norman Conquest, the Barony of Shipbroke passed to Richard De Vernon who accompanied William of Normandy to England in 1066.

    Later through marriage into the Winnington family, another family of Norman origin, part of Shipbroke, and the Barony, returned to the Leftwich?s whose ancestral home was Leftwich Hall. Richard De Leftwich (1256-1307) was the son of Robert De Winnington and his second wife Matilda, a daughter of the Vernons. It was Richard who inherited the manor and was he who was the first to formally bear the name of Leftwich.

    In 1403, Robert De Leftwich fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury in the Percy Rebellion on the side of the defeated ?Hotspur?. He was afterwards proclaimed to be a Rebel.

    In 1658, or thereabouts, it seems that Ralph Leftwich, the son of Thomas Leftwich of England, emigrated to the New World and in New Kent County (Virginia) was granted 300 acres of land on the Peanketank River.
    His son Thomas was born in Caroline County and his grandson, Joel Leftwich, fought with distinction in many campaigns, including the American War of Independence, attaining the rank of Brigadier General. He served in the General Assembly of Virginia and was also Sheriff of Bedford County.

    The Leftwich family eventually spread across America, notably into the Southern states, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, as well as Texas.

    One of the most illustrious Leftwich sons of modern times was Lt Col William G.Leftwich who was born in 1931 in Memphis. He enjoyed an exemplary military record with the Marine Corps but was sadly killed in a helicopter crash whilst serving in Vietnam. In 1979, a United States? war ship, the USS Leftwich, was named in his memory.

    Little is known about the earliest Leftwich Hall, except that it was demolished and replaced in 1493. In 1616 it passed out of the family when Elizabeth Leftwich married William Oldfield; she being the last in direct line of succession.

    The Hall remained in the Oldfield family for about 150 years and afterwards it was allowed to fall into decay, eventually being pulled down about 1820.

    A farm stood here until after the Second World War and the Leftwich council housing estate now occupies the site. The only evidence of the former ancestral home is in the name, Old Hall Road.

    HTML:
    http://leftwich.org/ralph.htm

    Family/Spouse: Mainwaring, Eleanor. Eleanor was born in England; died in New Kent Co (Now Caroline Co.), Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Leftwich, Thomas Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1660 and 1670; died about 1730 in Caroline County, Virgina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leftwich, Thomas Sr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born between 1660 and 1670; died about 1730 in Caroline County, Virgina.

    Notes:

    was further researched in a note, published in the Summer of 2004, Thomas Leftwich, Senior: His Life in Three Acts," by Charles R. McDaniel Sr., Rocky Mount, Virginia. A ccopy was provided to me by Dianne Gomez.

    Thomas married Rosier, Elizabeth between 1700 and 1702. Elizabeth (daughter of Rosier, John Jr. and Williamson, Mary) was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia; died between 1700 and 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Thomas married North, Mary in May 1704. Mary (daughter of North, Augustine and Henry, Dorothy) was born in 1686 in Essex Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Leftwich, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1708.
    2. 4. Leftwich, Thomas Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1710.
    3. 5. Leftwich, Augistine  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1712 and 1715 in New Kent Co (Now Caroline Co.), Virginia; died in 1795 in Bedford County, VA, USA; was buried in 1795 in Nr. Goose Creek, Bedford Co., VA.

    Thomas married Sarah after 1706. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Leftwich, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1708.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Straughan

    Mary married Straughan, Richard in 1728 in Caroline County, Virgina. Richard (son of Straughan, Richard) was christened on 12 May 1706; died on 9 Oct 1766 in Caroline County, Virgina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 4.  Leftwich, Thomas Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1710.

    Thomas married Moxley, Mary on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 5.  Leftwich, Augistine Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born between 1712 and 1715 in New Kent Co (Now Caroline Co.), Virginia; died in 1795 in Bedford County, VA, USA; was buried in 1795 in Nr. Goose Creek, Bedford Co., VA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    There is a high ridge bordering on Goose Creei in Bedford Co., known as King George's Hill. On the highest point of the hill, John Perrin killed King George, an Indian chief, hence its name. Situated between King George's Hill and Goose Creek is a fine farm of bottom land, on which Augustine Leftwich settled' here he died in 1795 and was buried on a mound near Goose Greek.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Leftwich, Frances  Descendancy chart to this point died between 1794 and 1819.
    2. 7. Leftwich, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1840.
    3. 8. Leftwich, Rebecca  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 9. Leftwich, Colonel William  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1737; died on 31 May 1820.
    5. 10. Leftwich, Colonel Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1740 in Caroline County, Virgina; died on 3 May 1816.
    6. 11. Leftwich, Major Augustine Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1744; died in intestate.
    7. 12. Leftwich, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1746; died in 1818.
    8. 13. Leftwich, Captain Uriah  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1748.
    9. 14. Leftwich, Captain John  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1750; died on 26 Feb 1797 in Oglethorpe Co, GA.
    10. 15. Leftwich, Colonel Littleberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1757; died in 1823 in Bedford County, VA, USA.
    11. 16. Leftwich, General Joel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1760 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 20 Oct 1846.
    12. 17. Leftwich, Brig. General Jabez  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1766; died on 22 Jun 1855 in Alabama.

    Augistine married Stoval, Elizabeth Fuqua in 1779 in Bedford County, VA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Leftwich, Frances Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) died between 1794 and 1819.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Frances Carter

    Family/Spouse: Carter, Merriman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Carter, Rebecca  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Carter, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Carter, James  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Carter, William L.  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 22. Carter, Augustine  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 23. Carter, John  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 24. Carter, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 7.  Leftwich, Nancy Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) died after 1840.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Nancy Peatross

    Family/Spouse: Peatross, James. James died on 12 Apr 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Leftwich, Rebecca Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1)

  4. 9.  Leftwich, Colonel William Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1737; died on 31 May 1820.

    Family/Spouse: Haynes, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Leftwich, Colonel Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1740 in Caroline County, Virgina; died on 3 May 1816.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web: http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=866453&MyLineageCount=1

    Notes:

    commanded the Rear Guard of General Gates Division at the Battle of Camden in the Revolutionary War, and later became a colonel in the Virginia Militia. (He served with rank as Major Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of the 10th Regiment of the Virginia Militia.) He also served as County Justice of the Peace of Bedford County. He lived at "Mt. Airy" near Leesville VA., and is interred there in the family burying ground.

    Web:
    DAR record for Glasscock
    Col. Thomas Leftwich -> Rev. Wm. (Whitehead) Leftwich (m Sally Leftwich (Cousin, Dau. of Augustine Leftwich Jr.)) -> John W. Smith (m. Sally S. C. Leftwich). From there, add proof for Willm. J. Smith, etc.

    Thomas married Challis, Mary on 10 Dec 1764. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Leftwich, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Leftwich, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Leftwich, Sally  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1765.

    Thomas married Ellis, Bethunia on 2 Apr 1771 in Bedford County, VA, USA. Bethunia (daughter of Ellis, Captain Charles) was born in 1752; died on 25 Mar 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Leftwich, James  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Leftwich, Susannah  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. Leftwich, Charlotte  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1772.
    4. 31. Leftwich, Rev. William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1774; died on 22 Apr 1846.
    5. 32. Leftwich, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1778.

    Thomas married Stratton, Jane in 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Leftwich, Emelie  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Leftwich, Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Leftwich, Lucy  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 36. Leftwich, John  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 37. Leftwich, Sophia  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 38. Leftwich, Augustine  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 39. Leftwich, Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 40. Leftwich, Joel  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 41. Leftwich, Catherine Green  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 42. Leftwich, Jane  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 43. Leftwich, Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 11.  Leftwich, Major Augustine Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 10 Sep 1744; died in intestate.

    Augustine married Turner, Mary on 12 Feb 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Leftwich, Sally  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1777; died on 22 Apr 1846.

    Augustine married Turner, Sarah on 26 Sep 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  Leftwich, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1746; died in 1818.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Early

    Mary married Early, Joshua on 26 Apr 1763. Joshua was born in 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Early, Bishop John  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 13.  Leftwich, Captain Uriah Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1748.

    Family/Spouse: Keith, Nancy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 14.  Leftwich, Captain John Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1750; died on 26 Feb 1797 in Oglethorpe Co, GA.

  10. 15.  Leftwich, Colonel Littleberry Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1757; died in 1823 in Bedford County, VA, USA.

    Littleberry married Hopkins, Frances on 19 Jun 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Littleberry married Halley, Frances on 26 Dec 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 16.  Leftwich, General Joel Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 22 Nov 1760 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 20 Oct 1846.

  12. 17.  Leftwich, Brig. General Jabez Descendancy chart to this point (5.Augistine3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1766; died on 22 Jun 1855 in Alabama.

    Notes:

    Faught in war of 1812

    Jabez married Stoval, Delilah in 1796 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia. Delilah (daughter of Stoval, John and Elizabeth) was born in 1766 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia; died on 21 Nov 1846 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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