Son of Leonard Leas &
Salome "Sarah" Worley
One of thirteen children;
6 sisters & 6 brothers
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1744 Elenora "Nalli" (Fahnestock)***see below
1745 Margaret (Johns)(Ross)
1748 William***see below
1750 Abraham***see below
1750 Ursala (Cough)***see below
1752 Daniel***see below
1754 Mary (Neiss)***see below
1757 Leonard***see below
1759 Benjamin***see below
1762 Catharine (DeLap)***see below
1765 Jacob***see below
1768 Sarah Elizabeth (Stuyvesant)***see below

Married Sophia Ziegler
06 Feb 1780 Hanover, York, PA
Father of thirteen children;
7 daughters & 6 sons
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1780 Elizabeth d. 1780
1781 Benjamin d. 1851
1782 Sarah "Sally" (Hartzel) d. 1872
1784 Jacob***see below
1786 Margaret (Taughinbaugh)***see below
1788 Leonard***see below
1789 Susan (Lichtenwalter)
1791 Anna Maria "Mary" (Minter)***see below
1794 George***see below
1796 Elizabeth (Zimmerman)***see below
1798 John Reith***see below
1801 Rachel d. 1834 (unmarried)
1804 William

Note***
John Leas, enlisted Berks Co, Pa Feb 1776, was a private with Captain North, 4th Battalion of Infantry of Pennsylvania, commanded by Major Hezeker in Regiment commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne, afterwards General Wayne. Military Records, Private - Pension Bureau WF 2133. Volume 58 D.A.R. Pension Record. Spangler Genealogy, page 4415.

LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN LEAS
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Transcribed by Kathryn E. Stuart

Whereas John Leas of Tyrone Township, Adams County in Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory Calling to mind the Certainty of Death and the Uncertainty of life have made …my will and testament Revoking and Disanulling all Other will or wills before by me made this only to be my last will and testament in Manner & form following Viz Imprimis, first, I commit my Sole to God who gave it to me and my body to be deacently buried at the Discreation of my Executors after all funeral Charges and Other worldly debts Everywhere to be paid I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Sophia all that is in my house where I now live in, as long as she lives if she sees proper, Citchen furniture and the Stoves Clock and Case and all the beds if she sees proper Corner Cober and Desk and dresser and all the Rest of the property in the house if she sees proper to keep them till after her Death. I do alow my wife to live in the house wherein I now live if she sees proper and shall have the same privilidge as I my self had and I do allow my wife to keep two cows if she sees proper and do allow my son William to live on the Old place and to give his Mother the third of all that he Reases that is Wheat Rye Corn Oats flax buckwheat and poetatoes. Said William he is to provide for his mother the fire would, he is to git it Chopt and haul it and Chopt fit for the Stove and said William is to provide for his Mother o of beef and a hundred weat of pork and I do alow by beloved wife yearly one hundred Dollars out of the income of my Estate as long as she lives and I do alow my son William to have three hundred dollars more than any of the Rest of my Children that is out of my Estate for his trouble that is if he takes care of his Mother until her Deceas. I do give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally the interest of one thousand Dollars as long as she lives out of my Estate and after her Deceas then that Thousand Dollars falls back to my Children that is a liven Share and Share a like. I do give and bequeath to my Son George in part of hislegicee Six hundred Dollars for his share and his Daughter Chistena four houndred dollars for Share in full out of my Estate. I do give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Six hondred Dollars out of my Estate that is with what she has got, and George likewise out of my Estate. I do give and bequeath to to my four sons one thousand Dollars apice that is with what they have got already , out of my Estate. I will now name them Jacob Leonard John and William Leas. Each one Shall have the $1000. Appease. I do give and bequeath to my three Daughters Eight hundred Dollars a pice with what they have got out of my Estate share and share alike. I will name them now Margret Susanna and Elizabeth to have Share and Share alike. I do give and bequeath to my grand Children that we stood for them when they were baptized. I will name them now David Hartzel, John Taughenbaugh John L. Slaybaugh, John Leas and Elizabeth of John Leas and Sophia of Jacob Leas I give and bequeath the five Each one ten dollars except John L. Slaybaugh fifty Dollars out of my Estate that is after my wife's Deceast and the land all sold and the money arising from said sales then I Order my Exetors to make sale of my Real and Persinel property as soon as He seas proper and to make a divide with the moneys of shars what is mention above, and all got the shars and all sold. What Ever is left then of an over plosh shall be Divied among my Children that is a living Share and Share alike I do alow my Exutors to make a devide with the money or the bonds as to sute them best and I dow allow my Exutors after my wifes Decease that they shall have full power and athorety to sell as soon as they see proper all my Real Astate and make and Execute as good a Deed of Conveyance for the same to the purchaser as I myself might or Cold do in my lifetime. I Constiture and appoint my son William Leas and my trusty friend Jacob Fring to act and see the accomplishment of this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning there of. In testimony where of I have here to set my hand this Twenty Eight day of December One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Nine - 1839

Signed Sealed and Delivered by the Said