furhter info - there were 2 Joel Leagues - one was a child of Joab and Patience Marchbanks League who was born in 1795 and married an Elizabeth Jane.. The other one was the brother of Joab League and maried Mary Holdt. This one was born in 1783. the closeness of their ages can cause some confusion on which one it is. leigh Joab was the son of James and Mary Ann Marchbanks League from VA. Mary Ann was the d/o George Marchbanks (known as the Jacobite) and his wife Ann Echols of VA.