Descendants of Mary JAY and Solomon LEASURE, Jr.

as of 14 February 2002

Generation No. 1

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1. Mary³ JAY (Thomas², David¹) was born ca 1829¹. She married (1) Solomon LEASURE, Jr.. He was born 1823², and died 29 Jan 1864 in Alexandria, VA². She married (2) Simoncar PHORTMURE. [??]

Notes for Solomon LEASURE, Jr.:
1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 553

Solomon LEASURE Jr., 30, Farm Labor, $300 Real Estate / $60 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Mary, 31
Sarah Ann, 6; Thomas Henry, 4; Mary E., 3; Catharine J., 1
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Children of Mary JAY and Solomon LEASURE are:

2 i. Sarah Ann⁴ LEASURE, born ca 1854³.

3 ii. Thomas Henry LEASURE, born 8 Oct 1855 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁴; died 10 Sep 1923⁵. He married Anna Belle BARNES 18 Sep 1887 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁶; born 26 Feb 1870 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁷; died 24 Jun 1943 in Cumberland, MD⁸.

4 iii. Mary Elizabeth LEASURE, born 22 Mar 1857 in Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁹; died 16 Nov 1937¹⁰. She married Peter L. LEASURE 8 Aug 1875¹¹; born 31 Mar 1856 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹¹; died 7 Oct 1956¹².

5 iv. Catherine J. LEASURE, born ca 1859¹³.

6 v. Benjamin Franklin LEASURE, born 1 Jul 1861 in Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹⁴; died 24 May 1954¹⁵. He married Malinda Belle AARON 14 Jul 1885¹⁶; born 9 Sep 1859 in Colerain Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹⁶; died 12 Jul 1915¹⁷.

7 vi. Eliza Jane LEASURE, born 9 Oct 1863 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹⁸; died 12 Nov 1950¹⁹. She married Simon CLINGERMAN 6 Apr 1882²⁰; born 25 Jun 1862 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 11 Apr 1941²¹.

Endnotes

1. 1850 Census
2. "Descendants of Solomon Leasure" sent by Dennis Fields, January 1996
3. The Jay Family 1779-1936; age in 1860 census
4. tombstone
5. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
6. Marriage license on record at Bedford Courthouse
7. tombstone
8. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
9. The Jay Family 1779-1936
10. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
11. The Jay Family 1779-1936
12. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
13. The Jay Family 1779-1936; age in 1860 census
14. The Jay Family 1779-1936
15. "Descendants of Solomon Leasure" sent by Dennis Fields, January 1996
16. The Jay Family 1779-1936
17. "Descendants of Solomon Leasure" sent by Dennis Fields, January 1996
18. The Jay Family 1779-1936
19. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
20. The Jay Family 1779-1936
21. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.

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