PATRIOT William Leftwich^[1]

1737 - 1820  (83 years)

• Name	William Leftwich
  Title	PATRIOT
  Born	1737	Prob. Bedord Co., Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 1820	Bedford County, Virginia
  Buried	Mt. Airy-Leftwich Cemetery (Defunct) Bedford Co., VA
  Person ID	I21813	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Augustine Leftwich,   b. 1712, New Kent Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1795, Bedford Co., Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Fuqua,   b. 1736, Bedford Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 24 Jun 1795, Bedford County, Virginia  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F8117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Haynes/Haines,   b. 1737, Bedford Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1780, Bedfolkrd County, Virginia  (Age 43 years)
  Married	1757	Bedford Co., Virginia Colony
  Children	+ 1. Mary 'Polly' Leftwich,   b. 1758, Bedford Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1824  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83293019/william-leftwich. LTC William Leftwich Birth 1737 Death 31 May 1820 (aged 82?83) Bedford County, Virginia, USA Burial Mount Airy-Leftwich Cemetery (Defunct) Mount Airy, Bedford County, Virginia He was a private in the Bedford County, Virginia Colonial Militia in 1758. He received a grant of land in Bedford County, Virginia, granted by George III. The following are memoranda of the orders showing the qualifications in Bedford County, of Colonel William Leftwich, for the several offices referred to in said orders: Qualified as Captain, July 27, 1772; qualified as a member of Committee of Safety, Bedford County, May 23, 1775; qualified as Justice of the Peace, March 24, 1777; was appointed to administer the oath of allegiance to members of his company, July 18, 1777; qualified as Major, March 23, 1778; qualified as Lieutenant Colonel February 8, 1780; qualified as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of Militia, July 26, 1785; qualified as Sheriff of Bedford County under commission from the Governor of Virginia dated December 14, 1786, December 25, 1786; represented Bedford County in the Virginia Legislature, 1786-1787; qualified as one of the County Trustees, December 10, 1789; qualified as County Lieutenant of Militia, March 30, 1791. He willed his plantation to his namesake and youngest son, Rev. William Leftwich. He and his wife, Elizabeth Haynes Leftwich had four sons and four daughters. The above was taken from "Leftwich-Turner Families of Virginia and Their Connections."