Hi List members, We are researching the descendants of Hugh LEEPER (LEIPER) who lived for some time in Maury County, and died October 6, 1818 in Hickman County. His grave is in Old Stand Cemetery in Shady Grove. He and two of his brothers, James and George, came out to Ft. Nashboro in 1780, and that spring, all three signed the Cumberland Compact. Hugh was probably in his 20s when he arrived at Ft. Nashboro (Nashville) and probably married Martha DAVIDSON there shortly thereafter. The two children I know of are Hugh Jr. and Sarah Mary. Hugh, Jr. married Sarah (Sally) Mary DAVIS in 1822, and practiced medicine for a time over in Williamsport. The sister, also a Sally, married Johnson HENSLEY in 1826. My guess is that Hugh LEEPER, Sr. died in Hickman County at the home of a son or daughter. He was probably about 60. I suppose he had more than the two children, but have no specific knowledge of any others. Am glad to exchange information about this family, and hope there are some Hickman Co. descendants. Below I've pasted in an outline descendant tree with such basic info as I currently think likely. Hugh, Sr. is the second child in the second generation Mistakes in this list are certainly possible. Not everything is proven. (I use ref #s for direct ancestors only.) Of the brothers, James was killed early at the fort, and George probably re-located in Kentucky. Gene ATKIN <genea2@juno.com> Forty Surnames, etc.: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/t/k/Eugene-L-Atkin> ----- Begin clip from data base ----- Descendants of Andrew Leeper, Sr. 1 Andrew Leeper, Sr. b: Bef. 1738 in Ireland (Northern) d: Bef. November 2, 1799 in Green Co., TN ref #: C 48 H .+Jean (Jane) Thompson m: September 4, 1751 ref #: C 48 W ...2 James Leeper b: Abt. 1755 d: April 1781 ......+Susan Drake m: April 30, 1780 in Williamson Co., TN. d: 1784 ........3 Sarah Jane Leeper b: October 1781 ...........+Alexander Smith m: November 21, 1798 in Davidson Co., TN .............4 Elizabeth Smith ................+Denny Porterfied Hadley .............4 Mary Emeline Smith ................+Richard Christmas .............4 John C. Smith b: November 19, 1803 d: February 6, 1828 .............4 Benjamin Drake Smith b: March 8, 1808 ...2 Hugh Leeper, Sr. b: in VA d: October 6, 1818 ref #: C 24 H ......+Martha Davidson b: Abt. 1760 ref #: C 24 W ........3 Hugh Leeper, Jr. b: 1798 in TN ref #: C 12 H ...........+Sarah Mary Davis m: July 18, 1822 in Maury County, TN ref #: C 12 W .............4 [1] William Thomas Leeper b: March 8, 1823 in Maury County, TN d: 1918 in Leeper, Wayne, MO ref #: C 6 H ................ +Amanda Jane Nix b: April 29, 1826 in TN d: 1875 in Leeper, Wayne, MO ref #: C 6 W ............. *2nd Wife of [1] William Thomas Leeper: ................ +Margaret Virginia Yokum m: Aft. 1875 d: Abt. 1918 .............4 Greenwood D. Leeper .............4 Benjamin F. Leeper .............4 John H. Leeper .............4 George W. Leeper .............4 Samuel B. Leeper ........3 Sarah (Sally) Leeper b: November 2, 1807 in Lincoln Co., KY ...........+Johnson Hensley b: 1807 in Williamson Co (later Maury Co), TN m: August 29, 1826 in Washington, Hempstead AR ...2 [2] George Leeper b: Abt. 1760 d: Abt. 1840 ......+Elizabeth Stuart ...*2nd Wife of [2] George Leeper: ......+Sarah Stuart m: October 18, 1796 in Greene Co., TN ...2 John Leeper ...2 Andrew Leeper, Jr. ......+Margaret Park ...2 Elizabeth Leeper ...2 Rachel Leeper ......+John Luttrell m: December 23, 1794 in Greene Co., TN ...2 Sally Leeper ......+John Robinson m: October 12, 1797 in Greene Co., TN ---- End of clip from data base ----- ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.