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Thomas Lea

Also Known As: "Massa Tom"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Caswell Co., North Carolina
Death: 1845 (59-60)
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Major Tillman Lea and Elizabeth Betsy Lea
Husband of Sarah Lea
Partner of Kizzy Kinte
Father of George “Chicken George” Lea
Brother of James Lea; Susannah Lea; Eunice Lea; Major Lea, Jr.; William Lea and 4 others

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About Thomas Lea

Thomas Lea owned a slave, Kizzy Waller, by whom he had a son, George Lea, known as Chicken George Lea.

There was at one point some controversy as to whether this Thomas Lea did, in fact, own a slave known as Kizzy Waller [see, for example, the following article: https://www.historicpathways.com/download/rootsnfaction.pdf]; however, this controversy was dissolved on the PBS genealogical research show FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES JR, which hosted the DNA tracing and family tree of celebrity guest Alex Haley, noted for his book and TV series ROOTS. The research proved that Alex Haley is in fact the 2nd great grandson of 'Chicken' George Lea by Thomas Lea and Kizzy Waller.

http://dickinson.so-ky.com/book/graves.htm

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Thomas Lea's Timeline

1785
1785
Caswell Co., North Carolina
1806
1806
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
1845
1845
Age 60
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States