From: "Walter F. Williams" To: Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: PML Search Result matching Lake OR Leak OR Leake OR Leek OR Leeke AND (Maryland OR Virginia) > Source: LEAKE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LEAKE] Rebecca Leake, VA 1700's > > Good afternoon: > Don't have much. Here it is below. > > 1) Her father was most likely John Leake, an Inn Keeper in Gloucester, > VA. See Virkus and Marquis, "Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy," > Vol. 4, page 169; Vol. 5, page 151, and Vol. 7, pages 112 and 384. > 2) Reference was also found to John Leake in "Historical and Genealogical > Notes, William and Mary Quarterly, Vol.6, page 198, (year ?). This > source recorded that, "Power of attorney from Richard Booker to Mr. John > Leake, of Golucester County, Inn Keeper, February 20th 1672." (York > County Records.) > > FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA; Volume I, The Leake Family and Connecting Lines, > G. W. Chapplear, 1932 > > Excerpts p. 2-7. > > Many Leakes came to Virginia during the early history of the colony. > Among them were John Leake, 1635; Andrew Leake, 1642; Richard Leake, > 1639, Warwick County; Richard Leake, 1636, Accomac County; Richard > Leake, 1637, New Norfolk County; Christopher Leake, 1650; Mary Leake, > 1654, Northampton County; Fra. Leake, 1653, Northampton County. Others > came to New York and Massachusetts. The descendants of none of these are > traced in this book and but little is known of them. However, two > families of this name in Virginia have fairly accurate records. One of > these is headed by William Leake who settled in Goochland County in > 1635, and is said to have been a first cousin of Sir John Leake. He > married Mary Bostick and they came directly from England. The other > family was headed by Samuel Leake, who with two sons came from England > about 1770, and is said to have settled in the Shenandoah Valley but > soon moved to Orange County and Albemarle County. However, most of the > Albemarie County Leakes were of the Goochland branch which are so called > to distinguish them from the Orange County branch. Samuel Leake of > Orange County married a Miss Raner in England. Their sons William and > Robert emigrated with them to Virginia. It is said that another son > stayed in England. The authority for this is the traditions of the > family and a short sketch of the Orange branch written by Robert Sharp > Leake of West Jefferson, Ohio, in 1897. The Goochland and Orange County > branches were rather closely related through their English ancestry and > knew their relationship and visited one another in Virginia. Both > families claim descent from Richard Leake, 1590-1660, and claimed > relationship to Sir John Leake. The Goochland family claimed that > William Leake and Sir John Leake were first cousins. The Orange County > family claimed close relationship with Dr. John Leake, 1729-1792, who > established the West minister Hospital. The Goochland family also > claimed relationship with Dr. John Leake. The Orange family also claimed > that Samuel was a grandson of Richard Leake. Dr. John Leake had, > according to the English records, two brothers and one sister. One of > these brothers was Dr. William Leake of St. Philip's Hospital, Minorca > Island. The other brother was not named but may have been Dr. Samuel > Leake, who was a physician and practiced in Virginia. The father of > these brothers was Rev. William Leake, a clergyman of the Church of > England, 1705-1775. Rev. William Leake was a son of Richard Leake who in > turn was the son of Walter Leake, 1635 to about 1700. This Walter Leake > was also the father of William Leake of Goochland County. This William > Leake was probably a brother of Richard who stayed Fortunately, the > family Bible of Maiy Bostick, wife of William Leake, who was the > immigrant ancestor of the Goochland branch of the family, has been > preserved and is in the possession of Miss Sue Howard Leake of Richmond, > Virginia. The date of printing of this Bible appears to be 1495 but it > is more probably 1595. The title page bears this inscription: > "Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to > the Queenes most excellent Majestic" > The fly leaf of the Bible has these notations written on it: > "We have been in America one year May 25th 1686" > "Mary Bostick her Booke > Given by her grandfather > Mary Bostick" > "William Leak > His Booke > March 25th 1705" > "Josiah Leak > his Book > 1751" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sherrillsuemac" > To: > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:53 PM > Subject: Re: [LEAKE] Rebecca Leake, VA 1700's > >> Walt--Do you have any info on this John Leake (the Innkeeper) you >> mentioned. >> Thanks--Sherrill >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Walter F. Williams" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 6:31 PM >> Subject: [LEAKE] Rebecca Leake, VA 1700's >> >>> Good evening: >>> >>> Rebecca Leake has little known history prior to her marriage to >>> Richard Booker. Her father may have been John Leake, an Inn Keeper in >>> Gloucester, VA. Rebecca Leake married Capt. Richard Booker and they >>> had three children before her death; Edward, Richard, and Edmund. Any >>> assistance with primary or secondary documentation of these lines and >>> their extension greatly appreciated. Always happy to swap files. >>> >>> Walt