Great
grand
parents
Gen.=+7		 William   Leeper
1720-1791 		                           
m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m.
               
Grand
parents
Gen.=+6		 Robert   Leeper
b. 1750
d. 1820 		m.     m.     m.     m.  
Parents
Gen.=+5		 Francis   Leeper
b. 1790 Brought piped water to the Finn Valley, Co. Donegal. FamilySearch IGI lists a Rebecca Kee Leeper, m. a James Leeper and had a dau. Rebecca Leeper b. 21 MAY 1876, Altnapaste, Donegal. Could be their da 		m. Isabelle   Kee Sam   Holmes m. Elizabeth   Dunbar
Husband,
wife &
siblings
Gen.=+4		 Francis B. 1833-1891 info from IGI record on FamilySearch.org. They had 6 children all born and buried in Ohio. Francis 'Frank' Leeper Jr. was a veteran of the Civil War, he was taken prisoner at the 2nd battle of Winchester and locked up for a short time at the Libby prison in Richmond Virginia. He was pardone
Elizabeth 1836-1906 Info from FamilySearch.org
William 1838- Info from IGI record at FamilySearch.org Emigrated to USA in 1857 with his brother Frank to take possession of a farm left by his uncle.
Robert Leeper
b. 1834
d. 1874 Riding accident the 5 children were brought up by their farm manager & his wife (Catholics). Christening date & Mother from FamilySearch.org.
G4, ID=32 		m.
Matilda Holmes
d. 1874
youngest of 10 children
G4, ID=33 		 
Children
Gen.=+3		 Francis
b. 1865 went to US & served in army in Philippines, then returned.
m.
Anna Wilson 		William John Holmes
b. 18 MAY 1867 Donegal
d. 1956 Worthing 'Willie John' of Welchtown, nr. Stranorlar, Co. Donegal. Date of birth from IGI record at FamilySearch.org. Brought up by a catholic family after his parents died. Went to US ca. 1885 to cousins in
m.
Mary Witter
b. 1868
d. ABT 1932 only dau. and heiress, of Welchtown, nr. Stranorlar, Co. Donegal. Red hair, died of cancer. 		Sam
b. 1869 fought against Spain in the Phillippines, then returned. Alive in 1935.
m.
E. Thompson
d. BEF 1935 owned draper's shop in Kilteevogue, near Welshtown. 		Rebecca Jane
b. 2 AUG 1871 Donegal Donegal dob & 2nd name from FamilySearch.org IGI. Moved to Australia.
m.
Sam Gormley 		Elizabeth
b. 22 MAR 1874 Donegal Donegal
d. 1962 moved to USA. Birth date from FamilySearch.org IGI.
m.
John Thompson
d. 1927 or 1907?
Grand
children
Gen.=+2		 William ABT 1892- alive in Belfast in 1982
Robert ABT 1894-
May ABT 1896- lived in N. Ireland
Tillie ABT 1898-
Lettie ABT 1900- lived in N. Ireland
Frank ABT 1902- moved to USA
Ruby ABT 1904- lived in N. Ireland 		Richard Kevin 1894-1987 educ. in Cloghan, then Sligo Grammar (head boy), the Kings Coll. London. 1914 joined City of London Yeomanry (Cavalry) then a commission in the Cheshire Regiment (Capt).
Matilda (Tilly) 1896-1947 ran St Ives Hotel, Heene Terrace, Worthing from ca. 1922
Rebecca (Ruby) 1909- over 6 ft tall. Lived in Reading, then Dorset, then Weymouth. Alive in 1987. 		2 children Maud ABT 1896-1948
Robert ABT 1898-1946 all five were dead by 1960, 4 of them in Australia
Sam ABT 1900-1945
William John ABT 1902-1945
Elizabeth ABT 1904-1960 		John ABT 1899-1959
Jeanette ABT 1901-
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