Saripta Leake

Female1805–from 1838 to 1840

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

Jesse Terry Simmons
1802–1864
Saripta Leake
1805–1840
Marriage: 15 December 1825
Peter Simmons
1825–
Joshua Simmons
1828–1864
Josiah A Simmons
1828–
Gideon Austin Simmons
1829–1898
Sophronia Simmons
1835–1877
Sisly Ann Ellen Simmons
1830–
Pricilla Simmons
1832–
Letitia Jane Simmons
1835–1886
Peter J Simmons
1837–

Sources (5)

  • Sarepta Leek Or Luk, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 December 1825Stokes, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1808

    Age 3

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 7

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 14

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    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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