Hannah Fithian Leake (1742-1824)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-04421
Given Name
Hannah
Family Name
Leake
Alternate Name
Fithian
Birth Date
1742
Death Date
1824
Sex
Female
Biographical Description
Hannah Leake née Fithian was the wife of Nathan Leake of Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Hannah and her husband enslaved several people, including a black man named Jack Leake, Jack's wife Hannah, and their children. In 1790, when Hannah Fithian Leake's husband Nathan died, she became the co-executor of Nathan's estate together with her son David Leake. Hannah and David Leake signed several documents related to Jack Leake and his quest to attain freedom for himself and his family in the 1790s.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
executor or administrator for estate of enslaver
Places
Deerfield
Enslaver of
George Leake
Hannah Leake
Jack Leake
Tubel Leake
Parent of
David Leake (1764-1804)
Ruth Leake Garrison (1776-1823)
Rachel Leake Fithian
Spouse of
Nathan Leake (1728-1790)
References

This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fithian-16
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58317290/hannah-leake
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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