Rebecca Ballard (Wilson) Leftwich (abt. 1794 - aft. 1860)

Born about 4 Nov 1794 in Virginia

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Died after 1860 after about age 65 in Cass County, Texas

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Biography

Rebecca was born about 1794 in Virginia, daughter of Wiliam Wilson, Jr. and Rebecca Pettus Brown. Before 1810 in Oglethorpe, Georgia when she was 15 she married James Hart Leftwich, son of John Leftwich and Sytha Hammet. Both their fathers were Revolutionary soldiers from Virginia who had migrated to Georgia after the war.

In the 1820 Census, Rebecca and James are in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia with three children, two of whom died young, and one slave. In the 1830 Census James Hart and Rebecca were in Capt. Beasley's District, Oglethorpe, GA with 10 Free White Persons and 4 slaves. The children are identifiable by age range, but there is a FWM 50-59 who is unknown. In the 1840 Census they are in District 701, Troup County, GA with11 Free White Persons and 3 slaves. The older gentleman from the 1830 Census is not here. In the 1850 Census they are in District 804, Troup County, GA with James 60, Rebecca 56, Littleberry 20, and Madison 16. There is an Isaac C. Leftwich who may be a grandson.

It is not known when James Hart Leftwich died, but in about 1856 Rebecca joined several of her children and their families and migrated to East Texas. In the 1860 Census she , age 66, is living with her son James Leftwich, 50 and her two youngest sons in Beat 2, Hickory Hill, Cass County, Texas.

No records can be found for Rebecca after the 1860 census. It is not known when or where she died.

Sources

1820 U S Federal Census, Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 185; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 192

1850 Federal Census, District 804, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 84; Page: 84b. Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau

1860; Federal Census, Beat 2, Cass, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 372; Image: 57. Birth date: abt 1794 Birth place: Virginia, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34961152&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 January 2020, 00:24), entry for Rebecca Ballard Wilson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTWR-KNC); contributed by various users.
• LHA Ancestor Report
• Virginia Marriages 1660-1800
• Mecklenburg. Virginia Marriage Index 1765-1810
• Georgia State Census 1790-1890