Brief Life History of Saripta
When Saripta Leake was born in 1805, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Josiah Leake, was 26 and her mother, Susanna Appling, was 21. She married Jesse Terry Simmons on 15 December 1825, in Stokes, Pitt, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died from 1838 to 1840, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 35.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Sarepta Leek Or Luk, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1802–1864 Male
1805–1840 Female
Children (9)
1825– Male
1828–1864 Male
1828– Male
1829–1898 Male
1830– Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1779–1858 Male
1784–1870 Female
Siblings (8)
1804–1897 Female
1805–1840 Female
1807–1880 Female
1811–1870 Female
1815–1895 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (7)
1808
Age 3
1812
Age 7
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 14
Name Meaning
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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