Thomas LEAZENBY (1751-1835)

Name:	Thomas LEAZENBY 1
Sex:	Male
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	11 Jul 1751	Dublin, Ireland
Enlisted		Harper's Ferry
Death	25 Jun 1835 (age 83)	Palestine, Pickaway County, Ohio
Burial		Muhlenberg Township Cemetery, Darbyville, Pickaway County, OH

Additional Information

Enlisted

It is reported that he enlisted in the American Revolutionary War at Harper's Ferry. This has not been confirmed through military records.

Marriage

	Marriage registry of Jesse and Fanny Minor Crab 8 June 1815 at the Gospel Methodist Episcopal Church.		1850 Census for Van Buren, Kosiusko, Indiana showing Jesse Leazenby family #90. Record indicates Jesse is 62 yrs old and born in Maryland. Film #442934		Marriage index mentioned in the note for Pickaway County, OH		Marriage registry of Jesse and Fanny Minor Crab 8 June 1815 at the Gospel Methodist Episcopal

	"Return" document brought to the courthouse to register the marriage of Jesse Leazenby to Fanny Minor Crabb on June 8 1815. I (Dana Otstott Shear) held this document in my hands while conducting research at the Pickway County Historical Society and Genealogicl Library in Circleville, OH in 2011.		Outside (or backside) of the "Return" document brought to the courthouse to register the marriage of Jesse Leazenby to Fanny Minor Crabb on June 8 1815. I (Dana Otstott Shear) held this document in my hands while conducting research at the Pickway County Historical Society and Genealogicl Library in Circleville, OH in 2011.

Spouse	Elizabeth BAILEY (1752-1830)
Children	Jesse LEAZENBY (1786-1870)
Marriage	frm 1774 to 1780 (age 22-29)	Pennsylania

Individual Note 1

Kidnap story from Rootsweb.com: A Brief History of the Leazenby Family in America; Given to William Rolland Brock by W.Humes, at his home in Converse, IN Sept 26,1910

Original in 10906 Teresa Swolsky ([email protected]) file:

Thomas Leazenby, a boy of probably 16 years old, was kidnapped by a trader and brought across the ocean from the Old Country and bound to a man to work at manual labor for a term of four years and six months at the rate of $100.00 per year to pay for his transportation. Of such amount, Thomas was to receive $50.00 at the expiration of his term. He landed in Old Virginia. He took up his tiresome task with the determination of filling his entire time and becoming a free man in the New World. Young Thomas, to his Master's surprise, was well-educated. One day when leaving his office for a short time, he asked Thomas to remain within till he returned. While he was gone, Thomas picked up his pen and wrote a line in the ledger. This was noticed as soon as the Master returned. On looking it over he said, "Young man,who wrote this line across my ledger?" Young Leazenby frankly answered, "I did it ,Sir." The old man turned around and after a straight look at the young man, he said, "Thomas, from this day on until the end of your term with me, you may be my bookkeeper." This pleased Young Leazenby very much and he took great pride trying to please his master. On the last morning of the fourth year of his term, his master came into the office and asked Thomas which he would rather do go free or work the balance of his term, six months and take his $50.00. Thomas took his freedom.

Sometime after he received his freedom, he was married in Pennsylvania. He moved into Virginia and lived there several years. Six children were born to the union: Joshua, Thomas, Jesse (Dana's Note: our direct ancestor), Elisabeth, another daughter, and William.

Joshua, a minister, was the oldest; Thomas and Jessie were twins, Elisabeth married Clayton Keyes and the other daughter married John Minton. William, who was also a minister, was known for his odd ways. Several years after his marriage he moved to Ohio and lived there the remainder of his life. Here his wife died and from that time he lived with his children,spending four weeks at each place. He was a very religious man and it is said of him that he had a place of prayer between each of his childrens dwellings. Here he would pray upon every trip to and fro between their homes."

 

This record was taken from a letter found in the Brock family Bible. It had belonged to Jesse Leazenby and was passed to his daughter Elizabeth's eldest son, William R. Brock. It is now in the author's possession.

 

My assumption is that the W.Hume who gave the family information to William Brock was a relation of Sarah Humes Leazenby. I did find a few records in Converse, Miami, IN but have not been able to determine what the relationship was. W. Hume was also a minister.

 

The copy of the Northern Neck Land Grants that I obtained appears to me to be a transfer of property from Thomas to sons.

 

I do not have proof of Thomas' death date,this date is taken from the work of other Leazenby researcher,primarily Bob Bloomer.

 

History of Northwest Missour

pp.1169-1171 Bio of William H. Leazenby

Contains biographical info pertaining to Thomas including statement that he served in Revolutionary War. I have not been able to find any proof of this to date.

 

Have seen statements by a researcher online message board to the effect that Leazenbys were here a generation earlier. have not been able to contact message board author to find proofs.^1,2

Individual Note 2

From an Ancestry.com forum regarding Thomas Leazenby

 

hotrod2807 (View posts) Posted: 23 Aug 2003 7:16PM

Classification: Query Edited: 28 Aug 2003 6:13PM

Surnames: Leazenby

 

Hello all:

This will probably be new news to most, but some of you may already know this. While visiting in Dublin, Ireland last month, my Grandmother and Mother discovered that a one Thomas Leazenby entered indentured service bound for the American colonies in the 1720's/30's preceding when many of us thought that the Leazenby line arrived here. They also found that a Thomas Leazenby was born in or near Harper's Ferry, Virginia in the mid-1700's. This, I believe, is the father of Joshua (whom I am named for), Jesse, Thomas, and William. My great, great, great grandfather is William Leazenby, son of Joshua. My Great, Great Grandfather is John Wesley Leazenby (who is listed as a state legislator for Harrison Co., MO in the late 1800's). My Great Grandfather, John Wesley Leazenby, Jr., moved to Laramie, Wyoming in the depression era. He and Margaret (Peru) Leazenby had 4 sons and one daughter; John, Ralph, Donald and Robert (twins that tragically died in a car fire), and Lois. My Grandfather was Ralph Eugene Leazenby, who passed on June 7, 1996 after a long bout with Emphysema. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or any other information you may have concerning this line. Thank you all.

 

J.L. Bilges

 

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.leazenby/3/mb.ashx

 

Tswolsky21 (View posts) Posted: 29 May 2004 12:00PM

Classification: Query

Surnames: Brock,Leazenby,Humes,Bailey,Shields,Gransinger

 

Dear Joshua,

Wow! I am a descendant of Jesse Leazenby,b.ABT1786MD, married to Sarah Humes on 12Sep1827 in Pickaway,OH.I have a letter found in a bible belonging to Jesse Leazenby. The letter is in essence the notes of my gggrandfather William R.Brock who met with Wm.Humes in Converse,IN in1911 where he was told the family history. In it he says that Thomas,b.ABT 1751 was kidnapped and sold as an indentured servant .He worked first as a "body man"(valet??) and when his master discovered that he could read and write,became a secretary to this man for the 4 years until his period of indebtedness was though. Sounds like they might have had it off by a generation but seeing as they were writing about 150 years later we can give them a little slack,I think. Love to talk to you and share info.

 

Randy Leazenby (View posts) Posted: 28 Aug 2006 11:43PM

Classification: Query

Surnames: Leazenby

 

This seems to be the essence of the story told by my family as well. However, as I dig deeper, some confusion begins because of the habbit of naming several generations by the same first names. There seems to be at least 2 Thomas L. in the Ohio area originating in MD.

 

Teresa Swolsky (View posts) Posted: 29 Aug 2006 8:02AM

Classification: Query

Surnames:

 

Thomas Leazenby,b.01Jul1751,IRE;d.25Jun1835,Piclaway,OH also had a son named Thomas,b.20FEB1788,MD;d.17FEB1858,Pickaway,OH.He married on 11 Jul 1811,Pickaway,OH to Elizabeth Alkire,b.25Sep1794,Bourbon,KY;d.21Oct1879,Pickaway,OH.Although currently list the father as having died in Pickaway,OH I've come to suspect that he may have died in Hampshire,W.VA based on the deed for his property there which I obtained a copy of from Virginia State Library.It appears to be a deed prepared after his death.³

Sources

1	"Find A Grave" (findagrave.com). http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47811303.

2	"rootsweb.com". http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2918627&id=I579350941 .

3	"Ancestry.com". http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.leazenby/3/mb.ashx.