Brief Life History of James Faulkner
When James Faulkner Leslie was born in 1803, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, Samuel Lessley Jr., was 41 and his mother, Eleanore McElwee, was 38. He married Elizabeth Craig about 1827. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pennington Township, Bradley, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Washington Township, Bradley, Arkansas, United States in 1870. He died on 26 April 1872, in Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hermitage, Bradley, Arkansas, United States.
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- James F Lesley, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Faulkner Leslie, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Lesly, "United States Census, 1870"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818
Historical Boundaries 1818: Arkansas, Missouri Territory, United States 1819: Clark, Missouri Territory, United States 1819: Clark, Arkansas Territory, United States 1829: Union, Arkansas Territory, United States 1836: Union, Arkansas, United States 1840: Bradley, Arkansas, United States
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a barony in Aberdeenshire, which is first recorded c. 1180 in the form Lesslyn, of obscure origin. Leslie in Fife is said to be named for this place; in some cases the surname may come from there.
English: from the Middle English female personal name Lecelin, a double diminutive of Lece. See Leece and Lesley .
History: The Scottish Clan Leslie claims descent from Bartolf, a Hungarian nobleman who came to Scotland in 1068 or 1070 in the retinue of Queen Margaret. She was an English princess who had been born and brought up in Hungary and who went on to marry King Malcolm III of Scotland. Members of the clan have held several titles in the peerage of Scotland, including Earl of Rothes (from 1437).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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