William Leece Speights: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. William Leece Speights was born on 10 Dec 1855 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Joshua Hopkins Speights and Esther C. Leece); died on 7 Mar 1936 in Louisiana.

Generation: 2

Joshua Hopkins Speights was born on 7 Dec 1819 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia (son of William Myrick Speights and Rebecca Hopkins); died on 25 Aug 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Joshua married Esther C. Leece on 8 Mar 1854 in Sabine County, Texas. Esther was born on 5 Apr 1835 in Louisiana; died on 7 Aug 1867 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Esther C. Leece was born on 5 Apr 1835 in Louisiana; died on 7 Aug 1867 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

1. William Leece Speights was born on 10 Dec 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Mar 1936 in Louisiana.
Mary "Mollie" Rebecca Speights was born on 12 Jun 1856 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Sep 1886 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Susan "Sudie" Sarah Speights was born on 19 Nov 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 1946 in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
Howell C. Speights was born about 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Oct 1868.
Joshua Hopkins Speights, Jr. was born on 24 Sep 1861 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1910 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Rose Ellen Speights was born about 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 3

William Myrick Speights was born on 23 Jan 1787 in Virginia (son of William Speights and Ann Phelps); died on 23 Oct 1842 in Mississippi.

William married Rebecca Hopkins on 17 Dec 1817 in Virginia. Rebecca was born about 1796 in South Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1857 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca Hopkins was born about 1796 in South Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1857 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

Susan Speights was born on 3 Nov 1818; died on 28 Jul 1819.
2. Joshua Hopkins Speights was born on 7 Dec 1819 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died on 25 Aug 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Thomas Green Speights was born on 9 Oct 1822 in Mississippi; and died.
Susan A. Green Speights was born on 7 Aug 1826; and died.
Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights was born on 20 Jun 1828 in Mississippi; died on 2 Dec 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Amanda Malvina Speights was born on 20 Jul 1832 in Mississippi; died on 16 Sep 1846 in Sabine County, Texas.
Mary A. F. C. Speights was born on 6 Dec 1835 in Mississippi; and died.
Green William Speights was born on 11 Jul 1839 in Mississippi; died on 23 Oct 1922 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 4

8.	William Speights was born on 25 Jun 1745 in North Carolina (son of William Speights and Sarah ???); and died. William married Ann Phelps about 1772 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Ann was born before 1752; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Phelps was born before 1752; and died.

Children:

Levi Speights was born after 1772; and died.
Jack Speights was born after 1774; and died.
Thomas Speights was born after 1776; and died.
Serena Speights was born after 1778; and died.
Mary Speights was born after 1780; and died.
Lydia Speights was born between 1782 and 1794; and died.
Green W. Speights was born after 1784; died in 1838 in Holmes County, Mississippi.
John Speights was born after 1786; and died.
Shadrack Speights was born after 1786; and died.
4. William Myrick Speights was born on 23 Jan 1787 in Virginia; died on 23 Oct 1842 in Mississippi.
Asa Speights was born in 1797; died in in Liberty County, Texas.