MARY VAN LEER

GENERATION 9.5 – FIFTH CHILD OF SAMUEL VANLEER

Mary (Polly) Van Leer was born 8/3/1780. Died 9/12/1820. Married William Leedom of Philadelphia, who was engaged in the iron business. Buried at St. David’s at Radnor.  William Leedom was the son of William Leedom and Lydia Pritchard and grandson of John and Susannah Leedom.

Descendants–starting with Van Leer Generation 10–listed in the “Vanleer Papers” at Chester County Historical Society are listed below:

10. Sam Van Leer Leedom. (1) Born 1802. Died 1851. Married Jane Aylette Wood (born 1811, died 1896). Samuel went to Kentucky as a young man and went into the iron business with Aylette Buckner, his wife’s uncle.

11. Algernon Sidney Leedom. (1)

11. Mary Eliza Leedom. (2)

11. Alice Wayne Leedom. (3)

11. Marvey Leedom. (4)

11. Florence Leedom. (5)

11. Jane Leedom. (6) Born 1843. Died 1903. Married J. W. McCutcheon.

12. Harvey S. McCutcheon. (1)

12. Alice Leedom McCutcheon. (2) Born 1875. Died 1935.  Married Robert Rodes, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

13. Virginia Rodes. (1)

13. Harvey Rodes. (2)

13. Shelly Rodes. (3) Married Richard Patterson, New York.

14. Alice Patterson. (1)

13. Myra Rodes.(5) Married Denyse Slater, Dallas, Texas.

14. Denys Slater, II. (1)

13. Alice Rodes. (6) Married Roland Fitch, New York.

11. Samuel Van Leer Leedom, Jr. (7) Born 1848. Died 1921. Married Jennie B. Thomas. Lived in Russelville, Ky.

12. Amie S. Leedom. (1) Born 1875. Died 1880.

12. Ella Brooks Leedom. (2) Born 1878. Married J. William Campbell, who in the jewelry business in Bowling Green, Ky.

13. Samuel Van Leer Leedom Campbell. (1) Born 1914.

13. Virginia Brooks Campbell. (2) Born 1920.

12. Walter Van Leer Leedom. (3) Born 1882. Married Hester Clark. Lived in Russellville, Ky.

13. Walter Van Leer Leedom, II. (1) Born 1905.

13. Hester C. Leedom. (2) Born 1911.