Richard Leedom

William married Mary (?) Leedom. Mary was born in C1763 in Bucks, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Wrightstown Monthly Meeting Men's Minutes: 2-4-1771 Richard Leedom produces certificate from Abington for himself and 4 sons, William, Jesse, Benjamin and Joseph.
From "The Leedom Family" by Sara A. L. Eachus: Richard and Sarah lived on a large plantation in what was then called Leedomville, and in 1830 renamed Richboro, after his great-grandson, Richard Leedom Thomas, the first postmaster there. Richard was one of the "Fighting Quakers", appearing on the Roll of the Fourth Associated Company of Northampton Township, Bucks Co. captain Henry Lott, dated 19 Aug 1775.
From Elda Bardley: index to " Advertisements and Notices of Interest From Norristown, Penna, Newspapers," comp Judith A.H. Meier, Vol. 2, 1822-1827, on p. 67: " Died on the 5th of July inst. (1825), RICHARD LEEDOM of Richborough, Bucks County, in the 86th year of his age."

Richard married Sarah Twining on 12 May 1762 in Southampton Baptist Church, US. Sarah was born on 26 Aug 1737 in Pennsylvania, America; died on 16 Jul 1816 in Bucks County Pa; was buried in 1816 in Wrightstown, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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THe Last Will and Testament of William Leedom, Proved 11th Sept 1743.
In the name of God, Amen, This Eleventh Day of September Anno Domini 1743, I William Leadam, of Southampton Township in the County of Bucks, Yeoman, being sick and very weak in body but of perfect and sound Mind, Memory and Understanding thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the Mortality of my Body knowing that it is appointed for men once to Die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, first and principally I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executors herein after named nothing doubting but that in the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estates wherewith it shall please God to bless me with I Give and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form
Item I Will that my Just Debts and funeral expenses be all duly Discharged and maid by my Executors out of my personal Estate
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Beloved Wife Sarah all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my personal Estate to her Heirs and Assigns forever.Item Whereas I am to pay unto my Honoured father Richard Leadam the Yearly Sum of five pounds by even and equal portions on the Sixteenth Day of November and on the Sixteenth Day of May, Yearly During the Term of his natural Life I do charge my sd. Beloved Wife Sarah with the payment thereof and that she may be enabled to pay the same and to maintain, educate and bring up my Children Richard Leadam William Leadam and that whereof she is now pregnant if it please God that it be Born alive I do Give and Bequeath unto her that Mesuage and Tracts of Land whereon I now Dwell Scituate in Southampton aforsd to be by her and her assigns freely enjoyed and protected during the Term of her Natural Life and after her Decease I Give and Bequeath the same unto my before mentioned three children or to such as shall Lawfully represent them in Case either or any of them shall be then Dead to be equally Divided between them share and share alike to them their Heirs and Assigns forever.
Item Whereas I am able to pay unto my sd. Honoured father the Sum of fifteen pounds Yearly During the Term of his Natural Life by even and equal portions on theTwenty fifth Day of September and on the Twenty fifth Day of March I do likewise charge my sd. Beloved Wife Sarah with the payment thereof and that she may be enabled to pay the same I do Give unto her that Mesuage Plantation and Tract of Land Scituate in Southampton aforsd. Now in the Tenure and Occupation of Samuel McGraudy Containing Two hundred and twenty five Acres to be by her and her Assigns freely enjoyed and protected During the Natural Life of my father and after at the Decease of my sd. Father I will that my Executors shall have the Care and disposal of the sd. Mesuage Plantation and Tract of Land and receive and take the rents and profits thereof from and immediately after the Decease of my father untill my Eldest Son Richard shall attain unto his full age of Twenty one years and if it shall so happen the the child whereof my sd. Beloved Wife is now pregnant be a Son That then I Give and Bequeath the sd. Last mentioned Mesuage Plantation and Tract of Land unto my sd. Three Children to be equally Divided between them share and share alike to them their Heirs and Assigns forever and also all Rents Issuing from the sd. Land after the Decease of my sd. father to be Divided between them as aforesd. But if it shall so happen that the sd. Child whereof my sd. Wife is now pregnant shall be a Daughter that then I Give and Bequeath the same Mesuage Plantation and Tract of Land unto my two sons Richard Leadam and William Leadam to be equally Divided between them to their Heirs and Assigns forever and then I do give and bequeath unto the sd. Daughter the full Sum of fifty pounds Current Money of Pensilvania to be paid out of the Rents of the said Lands and the Remainder of the sd. Rents I Give and bequeath unto my sd. Two sons equally between them to them their Heirs and Assigns forever.
I do Nominate Constitute and Appoint my sd. Beloved Wife Sarah and my Trusty friend James Arbuckle of Southampton aforesd. My true and Lawful Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and Disallow and utterly Disannul all other and former Wills Legacies and Bequests Executed by me heretofore Willed Bequeathed or named Ratifying and Confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written.
Signed Sealed published pronounced
And Declared by the sd. William Leadam
William Leedom [signature]
As his Last Will and Testament in
the presence of us the Subscribers
Nicholas Tucker
Thomas Justice [his mark]
John McGraudy [his mark]
John Harte

William married Sarah Philips in Jan 1738/9 in Abington. Sarah was born in SEPT 1711 in Alverthorp,Abington, Pennsylvania, America; died on 9 Jun 1789 in Abington, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]