Capt. William Lea

William LEA

• Gender: Male
• Born: Abt 1623 Place: England
• Died: Abt 1663
• Parents: unknown
• Spouse: Catherine IRONMONGER (Abt 1632 - )
• Married: Abt 1649 Place: New Kent County, VA

Children:

• 1 James LEA (Abt 1649 - )
• 2 Francis LEA (Abt 1651 - )
• 3 Allister LEA (Abt 1652 - )
• 4 William LEA (Abt 1654 - 14 Jul 1703)

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Differing merge death dates: c. 1701 vs. c. 1663

Origins

Unknown.

From http://frostandgilchrist.com/getperson.php?personID=I34030&tree=fro... citing Lee, Edmund Jennings, Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 [Reprint], Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company, Inc., 2003, p. 15:

(2) William LEIGH, the husband of Mary DAWKES, is considered a "qualifying ancestor" for purposes of membership in the Jamestowne Society. The Jamestowne Society has rejected at least one membership application of a descendant of William LEA, the husband of Catherine IRONMONGER.

Therefore, the compiler believes that there is no proof that Capt. William Leigh, of Jamestown [of Jamestown] was an ancestor of William LEA.

References

• http://frostandgilchrist.com/getperson.php?personID=I33875&tree=fro...
• Lee, Edmund Jennings, Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 [Reprint], Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company, Inc., 2003, p. 15:
• Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free) link