Robert Leach, of Manchester-by-the-Sea

Son of Lawrence Leach, of Salem and Elizabeth (Mileham) Leach Husband of 1) Miriam 2) Alice

Birth location is incorrect. [FIXED] The only record for birth of a Robert son of a Lawrence Leach in this period is from Hurst, Berkshire, England. This ties up with where Lawrence and Elizabeth Leach were married.

Birth record on LDS FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQJ9-JMP

Information in the record of Roberte Leache from England Births and Christenings

Name: Roberte Leache

Gender: Male

Christening Date: 06 Mar 1613

Christening Date (Original): 06 MAR 1613

Christening Place: Hurst, Berkshire, England

Father's Name: Lawrence Leache

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(II) Robert Leach, of Manchester, Massachusetts, son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Leach, born at Devon, England, 1616, died May 22, 1688, and came to America with his parents and brothers Richard and John in the fleet with Rev. Francis Higginson. They were passengers in the ship “Talbot,” which dropped anchor in Manchester harbor between five and six o’clock, Saturday, June 27, 1629. He was one of the founders of Manchester, settling there 1636; was town clerk until 1648; selectman 1658-61, and again 1680-84. He was the founder of the Manchester branch of the family, and his descendants are very numerous, many of them having been eminent in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. Children: Robert. born 1650; Samuel, born 1655; Sarah, Elizabeth; Mary; Bethiah, and Abigail, married John Day, December 10, 1682, at Manchester. He was a son of Anthony and Susanna Day, of Gloucester. Anthony Day was at Gloucester in 1645. John Day was a soldier in King Philip’s war, and received a grant of land at Kettle Cove for his service. He was born April 28, 1657, and was living in 1715. Robert’s wife Alice married second, Robert Elwell, of Gloucester, by whom she had several daughters. Her will is dated March 27, 1 1. https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1798794

THE DEED OF MANCHESTER

In 1700 the town of Manchester paid the grandsons of Masconomet the sagamore of Agawam three pounds and nineteen shillings in current silver money of New England for a release deed of all the right title and interest of the grantors in the land then comprising that township.

The grantors Samuel English Joseph English and John Umpee lived in Middlesex County at or near Chelmsford and the grantees were Robert Leach John Knowlton and Samuel Lee selectmen of the town of Manchester in behalf of the town The deed is dated December 19 1700 acknowledged on the same day and recorded in the Essex Registry of Deeds book 14 leaf 82 Dec 31 1700 The following is a copy of this document as thus recorded For more:

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https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng8TAAAAYAAJ&q=Leach#v=snippet&q=... https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofm00lams#page/64/mode/2up https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofm00lams#page/n5/mode/2up

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"Near the east bay of Lake Masobesic, William Leach settled in 1742. His son Capt. William Leach served in the Contenental Army in the 'Times that tried men's soules'. H ewas also a deacon of the Presbytarian Church of Longmeadow. The story is told that the Deacon had a dog which was bitten by a rattlesnake and that the wounded animal immediately went to a plot of lowland and buried himself in themud to the tip of his nose. Here he remained until hunger compelled him to the house for food. As soon as he had eatn he returned to his hiding place where he remained til the poison was taken out ofhis body." <p>- History of Chester Including Auburn, N.H. 1719-1869 by Chase. p. 453 -</p> <p></p> <p>Wm Leatch was of Londonderry in 1738, is first found in Chester records in 1842. He settled on lot #75, 2d D., near the shore of the pond. He was called Deacon in 1776. He had a son Capt. William, m. Molly, daughter of Hugh Crombie, who had a large family; all left town but William, m. Polly, daughter of Nathanial Martin" <p>- History of Chester Including Auburn, N.H. 1719-1869 by Chase. p. 556 -</p> <p></p> <p>"The following is a roll of the Co. of Capt. Samuel Aiken of Chester, which served 60 days from Sept. 26, 1814 . . . . Pvt. David Leach of Chester"</p> <p>- History of Chester Including Auburn, N.H. 1719-1869 by Chase. p. 385-6 -</p> <p></p> <p>Mar. 15 1832 The Presbytarian Church "voted to authorize wardens to assign and transfer to the executor of the last will of Benj. Ketteredge, late of Chester, physician, dec'd or to the heirs of said dec'd the debts and mortgage due from William Leach to the parish, together with all lands, right and interests which was conveyed to this parish by William Letch late of Chester, dec'd by his deedof mortgage dated 3 Jan 1748, and recorded in Rockingham Co., lib 217 vol. 17. <p>- History of Chester Including Auburn, N.H. 1719-1869 by Chase. P. 85 -</p> <p></p> <p>"Mar 10 1751/2 Deacon William Leatch served Presbytarian Church of Chester"</p> <p>- History of Chester Including Auburn, N.H. 1719-1869 by Chase. p. 85 -</p> <p></p> <p>"Immigrated tin 1718 from Ballymena, Treland, to help found Londonderry, New Hampshire."</p> <p>-The Geneology and History of the Families of Jack Leach and Janet Quillan, p.3 -</p> <p></p>

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