When Mildred Leake was born on 24 September 1764, in Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Reverend Samuel Leake, was 30 and her mother, Jennie Raner, was 25. She married Norbourne Powers on 26 December 1791, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1832, in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
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English:
habitational name from Leake (Lincolnshire), East and West Leake (Nottinghamshire), Leek (Staffordshire), Leck (Lancashire), Leak (NorthYorkshire), or Leak Hall in Cumberworth (West Yorkshire). The placenames derive from Old English lece or Old Scandinavian lœkr, both meaning ‘brook’. See also Like .
possibly also a nickname from Middle English lek ‘leek’ (Old English lēac), perhaps for a grower or seller of leeks.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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