Martha Wall Leake, b: 1800 -

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}

^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}


		^{Charles Ledbetter}^{b.1740 Brunswick Co., Virginia d.1839 Stanly, North Carolina}

	^{Henry Ledbetter}^{b.1769 Brunswick, Virginia d.1852 Montgom, North Carolina}

^{William Ledbetter}^{b.1793 Anson, North Carolina d.1857 Anson, North Carolina}

	^{Mary Johnston}^{b.1770 Anson, North Carolina d. Anson, North Carolina}





^{Martha Wall Leake}^{b.1800 d.1850}