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Descendants of Peter Leadenham

4. Mary (Polly)⁴ Leadingham (Peter³ Leadenham, Stafford "unconfirmed"², William¹) was born 07 Sep 1817 in Pike CO., KY., and died 23 Mar 1891 in Carter CO., KY.. She married James HarveySturgill, SR. 1840 in Carter CO., KY., son of Joseph Sturgill and Amy Clark. He was born Abt. 1820 in Scott Co., VA., and died 17 Aug 1852 in Carter CO., KY..

Notes for Mary (Polly) Leadingham:
MARY (POLLY) LEADINGHAM WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 7, 1817, IN PIKE
COUNTY, KENTUCKY. SHE WAS BORN AT LICKING STATION, NEAR PRESENT DAY
SALYERSVILLE, NOW MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
HER PARENTS ARE PETER AND SARAH (SALLY) HAMILTON LEADINGHAM. HER
FATHER WAS BORN IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1785.
SHE MARRIED JAMES HARVEY STURGILL, SR. AROUND 1840, IN CARTER
COUNTY, KENTUCKY. JAMES HARVEY STURGILL, SR. WAS BORN ABOUT 1820 IN SCOTT COUNTY, VIRGINIA TO THE PARENT OF JOSEPH STURGILL AND AMY CLARK.
MARY (POLLY) LEADINGHAM AND JAMES HARVEY STURGILL, SR. HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN: (ALL BORN IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY)
1. RUTH, BORN C. 1841.
2. ELIZABETH, BORN C. 1845.
3. HAMILTON, BORN DECEMBER 3, 1846, AND DIED ON DECEMBER 3, 1917.
4. ELIJAH, BORN OCTOBER 31, 1848, MARRIED NANCY GRIFFITH ON MARCH 24,
1874. IN CARTER CO. KY.
5. WILLIAM, BORN C. 1851, DIED MAY 11, 1918, IN CARTER CO. KY.
MARRIED AMANDA ROBINSON, C. 1871, IN CARTER CO. KY. ACCORDING TO PAGE 150 OF THE CARTER COUNTY HISTORICAL BOOK OF 1992, SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JACOB AND MELINDA MULLINS ROBINSON.
6. JAMES HARVEY, JR., BORN MAY 7, 1853, DIED MAY 11, 1918, AND
MARRIED SERENA PENNINGTON ON NOVEMBER 2, 1878, IN CARTER CO. KY.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:
1. PAGE 150 OF THE 1992 CARTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BOOK.
2. COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM OF 201 EAST 8TH ST.
FREDERICK, MD. 21701, IN 1992.

More About Mary (Polly) Leadingham:
Burial: 1891, Buried in the Leadingham Cemetery on the ountain off route 1122.

More About James HarveySturgill, SR.:
Burial: 1852, Buried in the Leadingham Cemetery on the mountain off route 1122, or Little Fork Creek Road. Died of Typhoid Fever.
Cause of Death: Fever, probably typhoid fever.
Census: 1850, Census of Carter co., KY. shows Harvey sturgill at age 30.
Occupation: Bet. 1840 - 1852, Farmer and horse trader.

Children of Mary Leadingham and James Sturgill, SR. are:

+	26	i.		Ruth⁵ Sturgill, born 1841 in Carter CO., KY.; died 21 Apr 1940 in Elliott CO., KY..
	27	ii.		Elizabeth Sturgill, born 1845 in Carter CO., Ky.. She married John W. Leadingham; born 15 Dec 1853 in Carter CO., Ky.; died Abt. 1914 in Elliott CO., KY..

Notes for John W. Leadingham:
BIO: JOHN LEADINGHAM WAS BORN DECEMBER 15, 1853 IN CARTER COUNTY,
KENTUCKY TO THE PARENTS OF JACOB LEDINGHAM AND FRANCES WATSON.
HE WAS LIVING WITH HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM DURING THE 1900 CENSUS
AND SINGLE. AS FOR AS CAN BE DETERMINED, HE NEVER MARRIED.
HE WAS THE GRAND SON OF PETER LEADINGHAM.
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:
1. DONNA SUE PENNINGTON BRYANT OF ASHLAND, KY. IN 1992.
2. COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM OF FREDERICK, MD.
IN 1992.

COPYRIGHT 2004 IN THE PAUL LEADINGHAM AND ALLIED FAMILIES GENEALOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

iii.

Hamilton Sturgill, born 03 Dec 1846 in Carter CO., KY. "Never Married"; died 03 Dec 1917 in Carter CO., Ky..

More About Hamilton Sturgill:
Mother: 1900, Hamilton Sturgill was living with his mother when she was 81 during the 1900 census. He never married.

+	29	iv.	Elijah Sturgill, born 31 Oct 1848 in Carter CO., Ky.; died 17 Feb 1931 in Carter CO., Ky..
+	30	v.	William Sturgill, born 1850 in Carter CO., Ky.; died 11 Jul 1918 in Carter CO., Ky..
+	31	vi.	James HarveySturgill, JR., born 07 May 1853 in Carter CO., Ky.; died 11 Jul 1918 in Carter CO., Ky..

5. Easter (Hettie)⁴ Leadingham (Peter³ Leadenham, Stafford "unconfirmed"², William¹) was born 25 Sep 1821 in Pike CO., Ky., and died 25 Feb 1884 in Carter CO., KY.. She married James Castner Robinson 17 Aug 1853 in Willard, Carter CO., KY., son of Ezekiel Robinson and Sabra Castner. He was born 18 Feb 1823 in Floyd, CO., Ky., and died 28 Dec 1909 in Carter CO., KY..

Notes for Easter (Hettie) Leadingham:
BIO: HETTIE LEADINGHAM WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 25, 1821, IN PIKE CO.
KENTUCKY, TO THE PARENTS OF PETER LEADINGHAM, SR. AND SARAH (SALLY)
HAMILTON. HER FATHER PETER LEADINGHAM WAS BORN IN 1785, IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
SHE MARRIED JAMES CASTNER ROBINSON "ROBERTSON", ON AUGUST 17,
1853, IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY. JAMES CASTNER WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA,
ON FEBRUARY 18, 1823, TO THE PARENTS OF EZEKIEL AND SABRA CASTNER
ROBINSON" ROBERTSON". JAMES CASTNER ROBINSON DIED ON DECEMBER 28,
1909, IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
HETTIE LEADINGHAM (HETTY LEDDINGHAM) AND JAMES CASTNER ROBINSON
HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY:
1. AMERICA BORN 28 SEPT. 1854, AND DIED ON 29 AUG 1859, AT AGE 5.
2. WILLIAM EZEKIEL, BORN 3 JULY 1856, AND DIED ON 20 FEB 1920, IN
CARTER CO. KY. HE MARRIED LUCY MARY MORRIS, WHO WAS BORN ON 15 MAR
1860 AND DIED CA. 1940. WILLIAM EZEKIEL AND LUCY MORRIS HAD THE
FOLLOWING 10 CHILDREN; AMERICA, HATTIE, NANCY. JAMES, BURRELL, CLARA,
NELLIE, WILLIAM EZEKIEL, JR. SUSAN, AND JOHN.
3. NANCY JANE, BORN MARCH 26, 1859, AND MARRIED GEORGE WELLS.
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:
1. WILLIAM C. KOZEE. AUTHOR OF EARLY FAMILIES OF EASTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, PUBLISHED IN 1979.
2. DONNA SUE PENNINGTON BRYANT, OF 2064 OAK VIEW RD. ASHLAND, KY.
ZIP 41101.
3. COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM OF 201 EAST 8TH ST.
FREDERICK, MD. ZIP 21701, IN 1992.
4. VITAL RECORDS OF CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
COPYRIGHT IN 1998, LEADINGHAM AND ALLIED FAMILIES GENEALOGY. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED.

More About Easter (Hettie) Leadingham:
Burial: OWN OR RENT/ADDRESS.: FARM NEAR WILLARD, CARTER CO.KY

Notes for James Castner Robinson:
BIO: JAMES CASTNER ROBINSON WAS BORN IN 1824, IN VIRGINIA TO THE
PARENTS OF EZEKIEL ROBINSON, WHO WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA IN 1775 AND
MARRIED A SABRA CASTNER, DAUGHTER OF JACOB CASTNER, A REVOLUTIONARY
WAR SOLDIER
HE MARRIED HETTIE LEADINGHAM, BORN IN 1820, IN PIKE COUNTY,
KENTUCKY, AND HETTIE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF PETER LEADINGHAM
AND SARAH (SALLY) HAMILTON. PETER WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM LEADENHAM
AND SARAH HAMILTON WAS THE DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL HAMILTON OF VIRGINIA.
PETER LEADENHAM/LEADINGHAM WAS BORN IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,
WHERE HIS FATHER WILLIAM OWNED SEVERAL ACERS OF LAND IN CRAVEN
COUNTY, CRAVEN COUNTY IN CURRENTLY RICHLAND COUNTY, ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.
THEY WERE MARRIED IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY ON AUGUST 17, 1853,
AND HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY:
1. AMERICA ROBINSON, BORN SEPTEMBER 28, 1854, IN CARTER CO. KY. SHE
DIED IN AUGUST 29, 1959, AT AGE 5 YEARS, IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
2. WILLIAM EZEKIEL ROBINSON, BORN JULY 3, 1856 DIED FEBRUARY 20, 1920,
IN CARTER CO. KY. MARRIED LUCY MARY MORRIS ON MAY 30, 1878, IN
CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
3. NANCY JANE ROBINSON, BORN MARCH 26, 1959, AND MARRIED GEORGE WELLS,
BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN.
JAMES CASTNER ROBINSON DIED IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY ON
DECEMBER 28, 1909 AT WILLARD, CARTER COUNTY.
HIS WIFE HETTIE LEADINGHAM ROBINSON, BORN FEBRUARY 25, 1821,
MARRIED JAMES CASTNER ON AUGUST 17, 1853, AND DIED ON FEBRUARY 25,
1884, ALSO NEAR WILLARD, CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
ACCORDING TO AN E-MAIL RECEIVED FROM CHRIS ROBINSON ON JULY 23, 2003 AND STATED THAT JAMES C. ROBINSON WAS NEARLY BLIND BEFORE HIS DEATH AT AGE 86, AND THAT HE LIVED WITH HIS SON, WILLIAM EZEKIEL ROBINSON, IN HIS OLD AGE AND WHEN CHRIS ROBINSON VISITED WILLIAM'S GRAND DAUGHTER WHO LIVED AT THE SAME OLD HOME PLACE SHE TOLD CHRIS THAT JAMES USED TO SIT ON THE FRONT PORCH AND USING A PIECE OF LEATHER ATTACHED TO A STICK HE WOULD SWAT FLIES. WHEN THE FLIES GOT SCARCE, HE WOULD PUT A LITTLE HONEY ON THE RAIL OF THE PORCH TO DRAW MORE FLIES SO HE COLD THEN SWAT THEM.
UNQUOTE FROM E-MAIL.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:
1. BOOK WRITTEN BY WILLIAM C. KOZEE. BOOK PAGE 627, TITLED EARLY
FAMILIES OF EASTERN AND SOUTH EASTERN KENTUCKY, DATED 1979.
2. COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM, GREAT-GREAT-GRAND SON OF
PETER LEADENHAM AND SARAH (SALLY) HAMILTON, PARENTS OF JAMES CASTNER
ROBINSON'S WIFE, HETTIE LEADINGHAM ROBINSON..
3. COMPUTERIZED IN 1991, AT 201 EAST 8TH ST. FREDERICK, MD. 21701.
4. E-MAIL RECEIVED FROM CHRIS ROBINSON ON JULY 23, 2003.

COPYRIGHT 2003 IN THE PAUL LEADINGHAM AND ALLIED FAMILIES GENEALOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

More About James Castner Robinson:
Burial: OWNED A FARM NEAR WILLARD, CARTER, CO., KY.

Children of Easter Leadingham and James Robinson are:

America F.⁵ Robinson, born 28 Sep 1854 in Carter CO., KY.; died 29 Aug 1859 in Carter CO., KY..

Notes for America F. Robinson:
See Carter CO., KY. Vital Statistics of 1954 for her birth date.

+	33	ii.		William Ezekiel Robinson, born 03 Jul 1856 in Carter CO., KY.; died 20 Feb 1920 in Grayson, Carter CO., KY..
	34	iii.		Nancy Jane Robinson, born 26 Mar 1859 in Carter CO., KY.. She married George Wells Abt. 1879 in Carter CO., KY.; born Abt. 1859 in Carter CO., KY..

More About Nancy Jane Robinson:
Burial: CAUSE OF DEATH/PLACE BURIED.: UNKNOWN, BUT HAD NO CHILDREN.

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