T0133 John Leet (1863-) Released

John Leet was an immigrant from Northern Ireland.  In the census records he was a saloon keeper in Philadelphia.  He had children, 2 boys, apparently by a wife who was born in New York.  I keep track of all “roots” because I continually run into Leets and Leetes I can’t fix to one of the main trees.  In such cases they can usually be traced back to another Leet(e) immigrant.  So, when I find them, I start a new tree.  By the way, this is the 133rd tree I’ve started.  I just haven’t published all of them because they have to be at least partly vetted.

Mystery Sign on the Cape

This sign was at Pirate's Cove mini golf course on the Cape (MA).  What does it mean? 

B1,1770 William B Leet Sr (1880-1975) Tree Added

The descendant tree for William Bullis Leet Sr has been added to Ancestry.com.  William B. Sr is one branch of the series I am creating of descendants of Gov William who were born in the late 1800s.

The Broome County NY area has seen many generations of Leets, many of whom descended from Vermont Leets, the same Leets I count as my descendants (Miles Leet).

William B Sr's descendant tree is sparse, with only his children; I have been able to identify no grandchildren.  So, if you are a descendant of  William B Leet, Jr or Janet Lucille Leet, please let me know.  

B1,0740 Eliza Ann Leet (1823-1890) Released

The descendants tree for Eliza Ann Leet, #740 in the Gov Leet book, has been uploaded to Ancestry.  She was married to Reuben Allen in 1843 and they moved to western MI, around Holland, sometime before 1855.  The majority of her descendants I've traced continued to live in western MI.    

Reuben Allen was a descendant of Edward Allen, b 1634 in Suffolk, England, with some records indicating he arrived at Boston, MA at the age of 2.  Edward's wife was Sarah Kimball, who was born in 1635 in Middlesex, MA.  Her father, Richard, arrived in Boston in 1634.

Think of the risks these immigrants took, with pregnant wives or small children!

With respect to Eliza, there isn't much information on her descendants.  I must admit that I didn't work too hard at tracing them down.  If you want to take ownership of this tree, please contact me.