Advertisement

Advertisement

Jacob Leiter Jr.

Birth
Warwick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Jul 1814 (aged 64–65)
Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
The son of Jacob Leiter the senior. His mother's name has not been established. He and his brother Peter inherited the family estate "The Resurvey of Well Taught". By the division of 362 acers referred Jacob Leiter received that part embracing the site of Leitersburg.

Three generations of the "Lyder"; other variant forms are "Leidro"; Lighter"; " Leutert" "Lider"; Leiter family Leiter family are buried in the Leiter Family Cemetery. Many burials are marked only by plain field stones.
Burials Source: Recorded by Samuel Webster Piper in the mid 1930's. The original books, located in the Washington County, Free Library, Hagerstown, MD.

Another source: graveyard locations are the National Geological Survey Maps.

Source: Recorded by Author Herbert C. Bell, from the book "History of Leiterburg District". 3rd. Edition 1985, A Reproduction by The Caslon Press.

Children: Elizabeth Leiter; Andrew Leiter, who wed Barbara Kieffer; Jacob Leiter III; John Leiter; Abraham Leiter; Susanna Leiter, who wed Samuel Houser; Samuel Leiter; Catharine Leiter, who married Jacob Houser; Judith Leiter, who married Benjamin Hartman, and Juliana Leiter, who married Peter Bell.

This is a work in process, please contact me, should you have further information regarding this family. Pleased to assist with updates and corrections.
Thank you.
The son of Jacob Leiter the senior. His mother's name has not been established. He and his brother Peter inherited the family estate "The Resurvey of Well Taught". By the division of 362 acers referred Jacob Leiter received that part embracing the site of Leitersburg.

Three generations of the "Lyder"; other variant forms are "Leidro"; Lighter"; " Leutert" "Lider"; Leiter family Leiter family are buried in the Leiter Family Cemetery. Many burials are marked only by plain field stones.
Burials Source: Recorded by Samuel Webster Piper in the mid 1930's. The original books, located in the Washington County, Free Library, Hagerstown, MD.

Another source: graveyard locations are the National Geological Survey Maps.

Source: Recorded by Author Herbert C. Bell, from the book "History of Leiterburg District". 3rd. Edition 1985, A Reproduction by The Caslon Press.

Children: Elizabeth Leiter; Andrew Leiter, who wed Barbara Kieffer; Jacob Leiter III; John Leiter; Abraham Leiter; Susanna Leiter, who wed Samuel Houser; Samuel Leiter; Catharine Leiter, who married Jacob Houser; Judith Leiter, who married Benjamin Hartman, and Juliana Leiter, who married Peter Bell.

This is a work in process, please contact me, should you have further information regarding this family. Pleased to assist with updates and corrections.
Thank you.


Advertisement

  • Maintained by: Krysalyss
  • Originally Created by: Mike Hahn
  • Added: Jan 22, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83857052/jacob-leiter: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob Leiter Jr. (1749–22 Jul 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83857052, citing Leiter Family Cemetery, Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Krysalyss (contributor 48384176).