Leighton Wood, Rev, III

Biography

Leighton Wood, Rev, III was born in 1776 in Williamsburg, VA, America. His parents were Leighton Wood, II and Ann Blagrove. He was a Tabacco Plantation Owner, Minister.

He died in 1828.

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References The Virginia Gazette, or, The American Advertiser Richmond, Virginia 29 Jun 1782, The Leighton's were slave owners. The story of Will and Kate, age 30 and 27yrs old, bravely they escaped evidently successfully as Reverend Leighton Wood takes out a large Newspaper article with a detailed accounting of them with a reward. I pray they made it to safety, perhaps to a Quaker Family nearby. Slaves Escape to freedom _gac=1.254646906.1575046181.Cj0KCQiAoIPvBRDgARIsAHsCw09f-d9MSsp4PZh8-kkcnMfQH3ZZtLsPBJlDuSdkG1mKfB77a-md-YoaAgpTEALw_wcB

Virginia Argus Newspaper reported in Richmond, Virginia on Apr 29, 1806. Interesting: Lt. Leighton Wood was fined a hefty $3000 and charged for mutiny for not obeying a direct order from a superior Officer to stay at Tavern and for not acting as a proper man in uniform should act- Lt. Wood went home. after a direct order to stay. on Aug 29, 1806, Leighton just went directly home after being at the tavern didn't feel he needed permission to leave on his night off- This was Leighton W.ood III, (his father, Leighton Wood II passed away in London, England in 1805 - he was away in England for a few years trying to work out his father's Estate problems.)

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