John Leeth, Sr.

Other Events:

• Property: 1817, Pike County, Ohio, United States; purchased 22.5 acres for $100 from Levi Walls, Jr.; Address:
  (containing in the whole twenty two acres and one half, being pa
• Census: 1820, Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States; as John Leath, head of household
• Property: 11 Apr 1827, Pike County, Ohio, United States; purchased 100 acres for $300 from Robert Haines; Address:
  (part of Survey Number 4321)
• Property: 26 Apr 1828, Pike County, Ohio, United States; sold 100 acres for $300 to William Moore; Address:
  (part of survey Number 4321 originally patented in the name of R
• Census: 1830, Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States; as John Leath, head of household
• Property: 2 Oct 1838, Pike County, Ohio, United States; purchased 66-2/3 acres for $100 from Lewis Wheaton; Address:
  (part of survey No: 9311)
• Property: 29 Feb 1840, Pike County, Ohio, United States; sold 66-2/3 acres for $200 to Gorden Monroe; Address:
  (part of Survey No. 9311)
• Beneficiary: 5 Jun 1841; in the will of his father-in-law, John Long, as John Leathe
• Census: 1850, Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States; as John Leith, farmer, head of household
• Property: 14 Oct 1858, Pike County, Ohio, United States; purchased 85.75 acres for $175.00 from Thomas Mountjoy, deceased; Address:
  (part of land lying on the waters of No Name Creek, Entry 12697,
• Census: 1860, Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States; as John Leeth, Sr., farmer, head of household
• Property: 10 Dec 1864, Pike County, Ohio, United States; sold 85.75 acres for $300 to S. H. McKee and W. A. Wills; Address:
  (part of land lying on the waters of No Name Creek, Entry 12697,
• Property: 16 Nov 1865, Pike County, Ohio, United States; sold 5 acres for $60 to Jas. G. Leeth, Jr.; Address:
  (part of land lying on the waters of No Name Creek, Entry 12697,
• Property: 16 Nov 1865, Pike County, Ohio, United States; sold 80 acres for $800 to Philip Waldren; Address:
  (part of land lying on the waters of No Name Creek, Entry 12697,

Notes:

There were several John Leeths in Ohio during this time period.

John Leeth, Sr.'s parents may be John Leath b. 1765 in Sussex County, Virginia and Lucretia Parham. They were married 28 October 1781 in Sussex County, Virginia.

Birth:
questionable

Property:

Signed: Levi (his mark) Walls and Mary (her mark) Walls
Witness: (no names)
vA, p326

Property:

Signed: R. Haines and Catharine Haines
Witness: Daniel Trempor and David Jones
vC, p410

Property:

Signed: John (his mark) Leeth and Catharine (her mark) Leeth
Date: 26 April 1828
Witness: Castleman Streat and Thos. Brown
vC, p118

Property:

Signed: Lews (his mark) Wheaton and Sarah (her mark) Wheaton
Witness: Simon Johnson and Peter Patterson
v5, p563

Property:

Signed: John (his mark) Leeth and Catharina Leeth
Witness: James Leeth and Isaiah How
v6, p320

Census:

also listed in the same household is Mary Wakeman, age 10, female, born Ohio

Family/Spouse: Catharine Long. Catharine (daughter of John Long and Catherine _____) was born in 1787 in Virginia, United States; died after 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Leeth was born in 1802 in Pike County, Ohio, United States; died on 15 Jan 1877 in Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois, United States.
2. Prudence Leeth was born in 1810 in Pike County, Ohio, United States; and died.
3. Elizabeth Leeth was born on 14 Oct 1812 in Ohio, United States; died on 28 Sep 1873 in Pike County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Sep 1873 in Pike County, Ohio, United States.
4. James Leeth was born about 1814 in Ohio, United States; died before 1870.
5. Cornelius Leeth was born between 1818 and 1820 in Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States; died before 1870.
6. Harriett Leeth was born in 1819 in Ohio, United States; died on 28 May 1894 in Logan County, Ohio, United States; was buried in May 1894 in Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States.
7. John Leeth, Jr. was born on 9 Dec 1822 in Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; died on 17 Dec 1900 in Paulding County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Dec 1900 in Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States.