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Marriage: Children:
  1. Catherine Leedy: Birth: 5 APR 1814. Death: 8 NOV 1896

  2. Samuel A Leedy: Birth: 19 MAY 1816 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death: 17 NOV 1889 in near Montevallo, Vernon Co., MO

  3. Jacob Leedy: Birth: 17 DEC 1817. Death: 20 OCT 1878

  4. Abraham Abraham Leedy: Birth: 12 AUG 1819 in Morrison's Cove, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. Death: 14 JUN 1894 in Tiosa, Fulton, Indiana, United States

  5. John Leedy: Birth: 20 MAY 1820. Death: 19 OCT 1874 in Jackson Twp., Elkhart Co., IN

  6. David Leedy: Birth: 22 NOV 1821. Death: 23 FEB 1898

  7. Daniel Leedy: Birth: 8 DEC 1823. Death: 26 MAR 1870

  8. Joseph Leedy: Birth: 5 DEC 1825. Death: 14 JAN 1899

  9. Isaac Leedy: Birth: 23 DEC 1827 in Morrison's Cove, Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., PA. Death: 4 APR 1915 in Palmyra, Berlin Twp., Knox Co., OH

  10. Susannah Katherine "Susan" Leedy Garber Dyer: Birth: 7 JUL 1830 in Berlin Twp., Knox Co., OH. Death: 20 MAR 1919 in Ashland, Ashland Co., OH

  11. Aaron Abraham Leedy: Birth: 21 APR 1832 in Ankenytown, Berlin Twp., Knox Co., OH. Death: 28 OCT 1907 in Sec. 33, Jefferson Twp., Richland Co., OH


Sources
1. Title:   Public Member Trees
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;
2. Title:   LDS Ancestral File
3. Title:   Emelie L. Wilson, 2510 Opalstone Terrace, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-7541
4. Title:   "The Leedy Family History" by Gordon M. Connelly, 1985
Page:   79
5. Title:   http://www.leedyfamily.com/
Page:   Aaron.html
6. Title:   Selected U.S./Internat'l Marriage Records, 1340-1980 CD-ROM
Page:   Leedy, Abraham
7. Title:   Teresa Pettit Barr, 447 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301-2821 415-325-7842

Notes
a. Note:   Source: http://ls.net/~newriver/va/smyt1838.htm
  The 1838 Smyth County, Virginia
 Personal Property Tax List
 Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, July 2, 1998
  Name Tithes Blacks Blacks Horses Tax
 Leedy, Abraham 2
  ******************************************************************************
  (48) ABRAHAM LEEDY (7).
 B. 5 Apr. 1787, Washington Co., MD, or Bedford Co., PA. 1). 8 Mar. 1860, Ankenytown, Knox Co., OH. M. 23 Feb. 1812, Bedford Co., PA, Elizabeth Zook (Zug). B. 26 Mar. 1791. D. 24 Jan. or June 1865 or 1868. Farmer and teamster. Both Germ. Bapt. Breth., as were 9 of their11 ch., incl. 3 ministers of Leedy Breth. With other relatives, established Owl Creek Breth. Church and build a church bldg. nr. Ankenytown. His blacksmith shop of log construction accomplished nearly all farm repairs -- welding links in log and trace chains, dressing plowshares and colters, mfg. carriage double trees and single trees, hames and sleds from beginning to end, incl. painting.
  In 1830 Ankenytown had pop. of 520 persons, increasing to about double. "A History of Knox Co., OH" by Norton in 1862 noted that "Ankenytown or Squeal, as it is more commonly called ...from the fact that when the steam-horse 1st made his appearance there, his 'squeal' so terribly alarmed the natives that they came out armed …with gun and blunderbuss to capture him, and some worthy German denizens attempted to stop his travel on the iron track by tearing up the rails..."
  They moved to Ankenytown from Morrison's Cove, Bedford Co., arriving Sept. 1829. Here they purchased large tract that he and sons cleared for farm. Tilled it so successfully that he accumulated enough to buy additional farms, despite much spent on charity.
  Daughter Recalls Trip West
  Abraham's home in PA and the family's move to OH were described in detail by dau., Catharine, as told to (1067) Sarah J. (Brown) Jones, a granddau., in 1896 and passed by letter to (228) "Uncle Isaac" Leedy just 2½ mos. before Catharine's death at age 82. At the time of the westward move in 1829, "Uncle Isaac" was less than 2 yrs. old, whereas Catharine was 15 and impressionable. To quote from the letter:
  "She (Catharine) states that in PA they lived in a log house with 3 rooms. The upstairs was used for storing grain, smoking meat, etc. The lower room had but 1 window with 6 lights. He had 1 covered wagon where he put provisions and... household goods for the journey. There was room for the ch. to ride when too tired to walk but some of them were walking all the time and drove 2 cows along. We were ready to start the 1st of Sept. Were delayed by a drizzling rain for 1 wk. Were on the rd. 3 wks.
  Stopped in Pittsburgh ½ day to look around. Saw bears and monkeys there perform. We landed at Uncle Dave Zuck's [Zook]. Grandpa [Abraham] went to see the place he had intended to move onto. Was so dissatisfied [he] would not go there and wanted to turn back to PA, but the ch. and Grandma [Elizabeth) would not consent, so Uncle Dave and Grandpa started to look for land. Found this tract that suited better, but no improvements except a 1 room house. So we moved in Uncle Dan Hetrick's tenant [log] house until (220) Uncle John and Grandpa built a cabin [on present site of Ankenytown]. We moved there toward Spring. I [Catharine] went back to Uncle Dan Hetrick's for a yr. once a wk. to bake bread. We cooked in the [old-fashioned] fireplace while I was single.
  Shopping Trip Past Wild Animals
  We were troubled with snakes and wolves, having to sleep on the floor." Weekly trip had to be made for a ml. roundtrip through dense wilderness infested with panthers, bears, wolves, and snakes to buy bread enough for Abraham's large family.
  Wore full beard and mustache, and never shaved, 6 ft. tall and slender. His $36,000 estate was divided among his ch. w/o cost of legal fees at a family gathering called for the fireside in their old home in Fall of 1859. According to son, Isaac, he died with a triumphant smile on his lips, as recounted in Leedy Chronicle, p. 459. They had 99 grandch. (51 grandsons, 48 granddaus.) and 199 great-grand-ch. (100 great-grandsons, 99 great-granddaus.) by 1897, when descs. numbered 328, according to a biography by "Uncle Isaac."
  CH. (220) John A, (221) Catharine1 (222) Samuel A., (223) Jacob A., (224) Abraham A., (225) David A., (226) Daniel, (227) Joseph A., (228) ''Uncle Isaac," (229) Susanna, (230) Aaron A.
  Source: http://ls.net/~newriver/va/smyt1838.htm
  The 1838 Smyth County, Virginia
 Personal Property Tax List
 Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, July 2, 1998
  Name Tithes Blacks Blacks Horses Tax
 Leedy, Abraham 2
  ******************************************************************************
  (48) ABRAHAM LEEDY (7).
 B. 5 Apr. 1787, Washington Co., MD, or Bedford Co., PA. 1). 8 Mar. 1860, Ankenytown, Knox Co., OH. M. 23 Feb. 1812, Bedford Co., PA, Elizabeth Zook (Zug). B. 26 Mar. 1791. D. 24 Jan. or June 1865 or 1868. Farmer and teamster. Both Germ. Bapt. Breth., as were 9 of their11 ch., incl. 3 ministers of Leedy Breth. With other relatives, established Owl Creek Breth. Church and build a church bldg. nr. Ankenytown. His blacksmith shop of log construction accomplished nearly all farm repairs -- welding links in log and trace chains, dressing plowshares and colters, mfg. carriage double trees and single trees, hames and sleds from beginning to end, incl. painting.
  In 1830 Ankenytown had pop. of 520 persons, increasing to about double. "A History of Knox Co., OH" by Norton in 1862 noted that "Ankenytown or Squeal, as it is more commonly called ...from the fact that when the steam-horse 1st made his appearance there, his 'squeal' so terribly alarmed the natives that they came out armed '85with gun and blunderbuss to capture him, and some worthy German denizens attempted to stop his travel on the iron track by tearing up the rails..."
  They moved to Ankenytown from Morrison's Cove, Bedford Co., arriving Sept. 1829. Here they purchased large tract that he and sons cleared for farm. Tilled it so successfully that he accumulated enough to buy additional farms, despite much spent on charity.
  Daughter Recalls Trip West
  Abraham's home in PA and the family's move to OH were described in detail by dau., Catharine, as told to (1067) Sarah J. (Brown) Jones, a granddau., in 1896 and passed by letter to (228) "Uncle Isaac" Leedy just 2'bd mos. before Catharine's death at age 82. At the time of the westward move in 1829, "Uncle Isaac" was less than 2 yrs. old, whereas Catharine was 15 and impressionable. To quote from the letter:
  "She (Catharine) states that in PA they lived in a log house with 3 rooms. The upstairs was used for storing grain, smoking meat, etc. The lower room had but 1 window with 6 lights. He had 1 covered wagon where he put provisions and... household goods for the journey. There was room for the ch. to ride when too tired to walk but some of them were walking all the time and drove 2 cows along. We were ready to start the 1st of Sept. Were delayed by a drizzling rain for 1 wk. Were on the rd. 3 wks.
  Stopped in Pittsburgh 'bd day to look around. Saw bears and monkeys there perform. We landed at Uncle Dave Zuck's [Zook]. Grandpa [Abraham] went to see the place he had intended to move onto. Was so dissatisfied [he] would not go there and wanted to turn back to PA, but the ch. and Grandma [Elizabeth) would not consent, so Uncle Dave and Grandpa started to look for land. Found this tract that suited better, but no improvements except a 1 room house. So we moved in Uncle Dan Hetrick's tenant [log] house until (220) Uncle John and Grandpa built a cabin [on present site of Ankenytown]. We moved there toward Spring. I [Catharine] went back to Uncle Dan Hetrick's for a yr. once a wk. to bake bread. We cooked in the [old-fashioned] fireplace while I was single.
  Shopping Trip Past Wild Animals
  We were troubled with snakes and wolves, having to sleep on the floor." Weekly trip had to be made for a ml. roundtrip through dense wilderness infested with panthers, bears, wolves, and snakes to buy bread enough for Abraham's large family.
  Wore full beard and mustache, and never shaved, 6 ft. tall and slender. His $36,000 estate was divided among his ch. w/o cost of legal fees at a family gathering called for the fireside in their old home in Fall of 1859. According to son, Isaac, he died with a triumphant smile on his lips, as recounted in Leedy Chronicle, p. 459. They had 99 grandch. (51 grandsons, 48 granddaus.) and 199 great-grand-ch. (100 great-grandsons, 99 great-granddaus.) by 1897, when descs. numbered 328, according to a biography by "Uncle Isaac."
  CH. (220) John A, (221) Catharine1 (222) Samuel A., (223) Jacob A., (224) Abraham A., (225) David A., (226) Daniel, (227) Joseph A., (228) ''Uncle Isaac," (229) Susanna, (230) Aaron A.



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