Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

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but had taken notes Of most
interesting and important incidents now
lost. Samuel died at IA. Peggy first
married And. Hewling, next Samuel
Whitmore. Betsy is, living with her
brother William, and Nancy is the Sec
ono wife Of Thornton Berry, one of the
most worthy citizens Of your county.&
Isabella, the Oldest daughter of James,
the emigrant, married q Gamble-pef-
haps moved to Ohio. 4 ( -. = J
Dolly married a Waddell, and re-
moved to Ohio or Kentucky.
Nancy married James Woods, who
removed to Kentucky land has been gem
orally believed by many of the relatives
to have been an ancestor Of Gen. Leslie
Combs, of Kentucky. Tile writer, who
had slight acquaintance over thirty
years ago with this venerable gentle.
man, with a view to crafty this curios-
ity of the friends, addressed a commu-
nication recently to Gen. Combs. He
received this reply day or two since -
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 4, 1878.
Dear Sir-Your letter of 9th
of July is received. am growing old,
almost s. years old, and write with
SEINE difficulty, and you will excuse my
brevity. have no ancestor or near rel.
alive named Leslie. MY father was q
Captain under Gen. Washington when
Lord CORVALLIS was taken. Named
me after o Scotch Col, then a prisoner
as have always understood, mere
fancy name. There is a respectable
family of that name in this State, one
of whom, named Preston, living in
Glasgow, has recently been Governor.
Respectfully, yours,
Betsy married a Wilson, and removed
to Ohio. She was twin sister of Sam.
uel.
Sally lived to 80. She never married.
She was, in point of mind, the most re-
markable member of the family. Her
information, touching the early history
of the Shenandoah Valley, was remark
able, and it has been said of her by
those who knew her well and compe-
tent to judge. that had her fund Of in
formation hG5n committed to writing,
that it would have made quarto vol
ume.
The following obituary notice of Sam
uel LESLEY appeared in the Staunton
SPECTATOR of Feb. =, 1928.
ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT rs
GONE!
Mr.. Samuel LESLEY departed this life
in the evening of the 5th inst. (Februa'
ry) at his residence on Lewis creek, in
Augusta county, about six miles below
Staunton.s He caught an intense colo
in the beginning Of last June; the effec'
of which settled on his lungs, caused
severe coughing, without the necessary
expectoratlon, and in all probability
produced the pulmonary affection which
, Terminated his earthly existence, all o
, which he bore with exemplary fortitud'
, and resignation. Mr.. LESLEY was borr
at the place of his late abode on the 10tf
! day of April, 1865: consequently he wa
!, 70 years, 8 months and 26 days old@o
: the day Of his deathf In the 18th yea
of his life hesmarched against Che com
bined forces of the Indians, and Tough
in the battle of the 10th of October
Iva, on the Great Kanawha, near it
confluence with the Ohio. In the yea
'76, he marched against the Cherokees
and assisted in burning their towns, &c.
which caused them to sue for peace. III
!, January. 80, he marched down to Ports
! mouth, in Virginia, against the British
He was Ia the battles at the Cowpens
in South Carolina, on the 18th of Jan
uary, '81, and at Huilford Courthouse
In N. Carolina, on the 18th of Marcl
following. Mr.. Lessley's history dur
, ing the interims between the battle OF
the Great Kanawha and the Cherokee
expedition, and between the latter an
the Portsmouth campaign. in 17SO, can
, not be correctly obtained at this distanc
! of time, as there are but few now livinl
vino have charged their memories wit
the military achievements of those days
. However, it is reasonable to suppos
!, that he performed several tours Of mi
litia duty in those periods, as he wa
never known to skulk when his countr
. demanded his services. At the close G
the revolutionary war, Mr.. LESLEY re
turned to the place of his nativity, mai
ried in his native county, in the yea
'91, and raised large family of respec
, table children: two of them died som
. years since. He hasleft an affectionat
wife, two sons and i've daughters,
, bemoan their irretrievable loss. MI
F LESLEY was truly hospitable to stran
gers and others in distress-a kin
, neighbor, an affectionate husband,
loving father, an induIgent master, and
> verify, an honest man.
; Before closing this history of the Les
3 lie family, we deem 1t matter of inter
est to couple with it this brief notice o
/ the family of Johr Stuart, the father
) in. law of Samuel Leslie, for reason
that will appear to the general reader.
He was married some months, and
f determining to ehaigrate to America
e left his family, with view of procuring
, them house in the untried wilderness
To him large grant of land was mad
by VIM. Beverly on Middle River, EN-
bracing the lands around the Humber
3 mill. After remaining in the colon,
r over two years, he returned to Irelan,
for his wife and child Jane, born owe
+ two months after he left. 'Tis Difficult
to enter into his feelings, who had en-
[ countered the perils of two long tediou
voyages over the Atlantic, as well a
r the wearing labor of two years in tn
wilderness and the dangers from say
age foe. But now that he had lande'
safely on his native soil, imagine hi
anxious yearning to know if the loves
, ones yet lived. AS he reached his home
J on the lawn where the linen was bleach
} ing, a large number of children were a
!. play. A friend, whu had met him, said
"John, come here and pick out you
/ child Jean, born since you left ireland.
Here his eye ran carefully over the larg
group of upturned faces, whilst the eye
!, of the lockers on swan with tears; b.
exclaimed. "Here she ISL and claspe'
her to his bosom. Hi 81
Presently they returned in safety t
4 the home that he had prepared 70
them. This daughter, Jane, married
James Craig, who was brother to Viii
liam, the grandfather of Davis, Ben.