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1830 - 1915 (84 years)
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Name |
Alexander Patterson Leach |
Birth |
1 May 1830 |
Montgomery County, NC |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
Civil War |
Death |
15 Mar 1915 |
Montgomery County, NC |
Burial |
Star, Montgomery County, NC at Old McLeod Cemetery |
Patriarch & Matriarch |
Malcolm Leach, b. 1755, Kilmartin, Argyleshire, Scotland d. Aft 1820, Moore County, NC (Age 66 years) (Grandfather) Catherine Patterson, b. 1800, Moore County, NC d. 1879 (Age 79 years) (Mother) |
Notes |
- 1880 census of Little River, Montgomery County, NC, age 50, occupation Mill Wright.
Buried in a cemetery in a cow pasture near Troy, NC. Property has changed hands several times. There is a fence around gravestones.
From "...PATTERN OF TIMELESS MOMENTS..." Page 240.
Alexander Patterson Leach, born May 1, 1830, lived at Forks of the Little River with his wife, May McLeod Leach, daughter of William McLeod and Elizabeth Jordan McLeod.
"Sandy" Leach (as he was known) was recognized as a most industrious man, a good provider, and an asset to his community. He was by trade a farmer and bridge builder, having designed and erected the Smitherman Mill Bridge spanning Little River between Troy and Candor as well as a second bridge at Burney's Mill in Randolph in 1874. He also build the J.W. Steed home in Steeds which is still standing.
He was Justice of the Peach and county commissioner, Clerk and Deacon of the Primitive Baptist Church at Suggs Creek for more than 50 years. On August 24, 1872 he was chosen Clerk of Abbot's Creek Association.
In the Civil War, he was commissioned a Captain in the 3rd District, 60th Reg., 11th Brigade in Raleigh, N.C. on October 27, 1857 by Thomas Bragg, Governor. He died March 14, 1915 and is buried in the old McLeod Cemetery near Star.1870 -- Census, Montgomery County, NC Page 421
1880 -- Census, Montgomery County, NC Page 130
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Person ID |
I28122 |
Moore County Wallaces |
Last Modified |
18 Jul 2013 |
Father |
Archibald Leach, b. 1792, Scotland, UK d. 19 Jun 1890, Moore County, NC (Age 98 years) |
Mother |
Catherine Patterson, b. 1800, Moore County, NC d. 1879 (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
Aft 13 Feb 1823 [1] |
Notes |
- Old Moore County Vital Statistics, Page 11--Applied for Marriage License Februrary 13, 1823
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Family ID |
F8262 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary McLeod, b. 9 Apr 1834, Montgomery County, NC d. 15 Mar 1902, Montgomery County, NC (Age 67 years) |
Marriage |
11 Dec 1854 |
Montgomery County, NC |
Notes |
- Married at Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod's by William Coggins.
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Children |
+ | 1. Catherine Elizabeth Leach, b. 31 Oct 1855, Troy, Montgomery County, NC d. 2 Apr 1931, Star, Montgomery County, NC (Age 75 years) |
+ | 2. Lucinda Jane Leach, b. 1856, Montgomery County, NC d. 1927 (Age 71 years) |
+ | 3. Rose Anna Leach, b. 27 Sep 1858, Montgomery County, NC d. 3 Jun 1924 (Age 65 years) |
+ | 4. Sarah Ann Leach, b. 29 Dec 1859, Montgomery County, NC d. 4 Dec 1941 (Age 81 years) |
+ | 5. David Archibald Leach, b. 2 Apr 1861, Star, Montgomery County, NC d. 26 Jan 1921, Kansas City, MO (Age 59 years) |
+ | 6. Nancy Louise Leach, b. 11 Mar 1863, Montgomery County, NC d. 13 Oct 1936 (Age 73 years) |
+ | 7. Mary Ellen Leach, b. 11 Dec 1864, Montgomery County, NC |
| 8. John Calvin Leach, b. 2 Feb 1867, Montgomery County, NC d. 2 Oct 1878, NC (Age 11 years) |
+ | 9. Martha Leutitia Leach, b. 4 Oct 1868, Montgomery County, NC d. 29 Jan 1941, NC (Age 72 years) |
+ | 10. Deborah Frances Leach, b. 3 Jul 1871, Montgomery County, NC d. 18 Nov 1945 (Age 74 years) |
+ | 11. Della Lee Leach, b. 19 Jun 1873, Montgomery County, NC d. 1947 (Age 73 years) |
+ | 12. William Alexander Leach, b. 1 Jul 1875, Near Troy, Montgomery County, NC d. 20 May 1951, Near Troy, Montgomery County, NC (Age 75 years) |
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Family ID |
F0371 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Jul 2013 |
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Sources |
- [S1113] James Vann Comer, Old Moore County, NC Vital Statistics 1784-1890, (1999, James Vann Comer, PO Box 2681, Sanford, NC 27331 ).
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