Elizabeth Taylor

William Leigh and Mary Green's son, John Leigh (died 1729) had a daughter:

1e. Elizabeth m. Zachary Taylor - or she could be the Daughter of Hancock LEE. Conflicting info on this is widespread.

No documented life dates have been found for Betty Lea. Some researchers believes she married Thomas White.

notes

"William's father died and his mother, Ann, married Thomas Creathers and moved to Spotsylvania Co VA. The three children chose Creathers as their guardian, but a month later William changed his mind and chose as his guardian Zachary Taylor, who was the grandfather of U.S. President Zachary Taylor. In the settlement of his father's estate, William received one hundred acres of land in Spotsylvania Co VA on which he settled. There he married and began to raise a family. His wife's name was Frances, but we do not know her family name. William tended his farm and apparently served as constable in Spotsylvania county for a time, but in 1752 he sold his land to Thomas White, who had married his sister Betsy, and moved to North Carolina."

Source: Rose, Ben Lacy and Satterfield III, Preston. Chapel on South Hyco: The Story of Lea's Chapel United Methodist Church, Person County, North Carolina 1750-2000 AD. Richmond: Robert Schreiber, Printing, 2000. Pages 14-17.

"James Lea, the orphan, who in 1731 is identified in the records of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as one of three orphans of John Lea of King & Queen County, Virginia (The other two orphans were William and Betty.). In 1731, John Key was appointed by the court as guardian of this James Lea, which means that at the time James was under fourteen years of age. James's brother and sister, William and Betty, were allowed by the court to choose their guardian, which means that they were over fourteen but not yet twenty-one years of age. In 1754, this James Lea was a witness to the sale of a small parcel of land by Thomas White and his wife, Betty (whom we believe was James's sister), to the church wardens for the new church on East North East. Four years before this, in 1750, the vestry of St George's Parish had ordered that a church be built "on William Lea's old field" on East North East Creek. ..."

Source: Lea Families in Caswell & Person Counties North Carolina and in Virginia Before 1800, Ben L. Rose (1995) at 135-136.

"I realize the published data that Zachary Taylor m Elizabeth dau of Hancock Lee but Elizabeth Lea & Zachary Taylor grew up together in K & Q where their fathers were the wealthiest & leading citizens & Zachary Taylor at 24 yrs of age was guardian of John Lea's daughter Betty and son William Lea. 1731, Oct Spottsylvania Co Va. Thomas Creathers is chosen guardian by William & Betty Lea (Ordr Bk 1730-8 p 62) orphans of John Lea, dec'd to have liberty to chuse Zachary Taylor his Guardian; granted & Thomas Chew, Gent. security for Zachary Taylor; on same date James Lea, orphan of John Lea, dec'd chooses John Key guardian, Zachary Taylor security (Ordr Bk 1730-8, Will Bk A Guardians Bonds p 71). Therefore, Betty, William & Jaes Lea are 14-20 yrs of age & b 1711-7. 1731 Oct 4 dated Spotts. Co Va (Deed Bk B, 1729-34 p227) Thos. X. Creathers, guardian of William Lea, heir at law to his father John Lea late of K & Q Co dec'd sells Robert Baylor 100 a K & Q Co adj Robert Baylot & Joseph Roberts which land descended to said William Lea from his father Wit Zachary Taylor Rec 5 Oct, 1731. 1731 Oct 7 Spottsylvania Co Va New Attachmen to replace a former attachment against Thomas Creathers on the re-petition of Richard Shackleford & Catherine, his wife, & of George Priddy late of King & Queen Co dec'd; said Thomas Creahers to give an account and security for the estate of John Lea, late of K & Q Co deceased, he having intermarried with Ann Lea relict of the said John Lea, who is since deceased & he the said Creathers having moved the said estate out of the said county of K & Q to this & pr relation is selling & wasting the said estate & is going out of this county, etc."

Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 551.

sources

1. Spotsylvania County, Virginia Guardians Bonds, Will Book A. £50 Zachary Taylor, guardian to William Lee, orphan of John Lee, with Thomas Chew, security. October 5, 1731. £50 John Key, guardian to James Lee, orphan of John Lee, with Zachary Taylor, security. October 5, 1731. Source: Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800: Being Transcriptions from the Original Files at the County Court House.

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