He was the son of Samuel Leeke, of Portsmouth.[2] Samuel Leeke snr had been bequeathed Portseamanor by the previous owner John Moody; its manor house remains in the Leeke family.[3][4] Leeke snr was also bequeathed a share of Havant manor.[5] He died in 1775.[5]
Leeke died "from the effects of over-exertion in the suppression of a riot".[6]
Familyedit
Samuel Leeke married Sophia, daughter of Capt. Richard Bargus of Fareham and Cheltenham, RN.[7] She died on 4 April 1847.[8] Their children were:
William, army officer, Waterloo veteran and historian, clergyman
Emily, married 8 January 1822, Capt. Wilson Braddyll Bigland, R. N[11]
Sophia
Notesedit
^"Kindred Britain - Samuel Leeke". Stanford University. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^Dod, Robert P.; The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, 1862, London:Whittaker & Co. p. 362
^'The liberty of Portsmouth and Portsea Island: Manors, churches and charities', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 192–202 Date accessed: 10 September 2008.
^ abLongcroft, Charles John;A Topographical Account of the Hundred of Bosmere, in the County of Southampton Including the Parishes of Havant, Warblington, and Hayling, Published by J.R. Smith, 1857, p. 18
^The Gentleman's Magazine Vol 92. Pt. 1, 1822, Published by F. Jefferies; p. 176
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April 11, 2024
samuel, leeke, 1754, 1806, havant, deputy, lieutenant, hampshire, major, landowner, magistrate, died, joining, others, quelling, riot, portsmouth, been, bequeathed, portsea, manor, previous, owner, john, moody, manor, house, remains, leeke, family, leeke, also. Samuel Leeke 1754 1806 1 JP of Havant was Deputy Lieutenant for the Hampshire a major landowner and magistrate who died joining others in quelling a riot He was the son of Samuel Leeke of Portsmouth 2 Samuel Leeke snr had been bequeathed Portsea manor by the previous owner John Moody its manor house remains in the Leeke family 3 4 Leeke snr was also bequeathed a share of Havant manor 5 He died in 1775 5 Leeke died from the effects of over exertion in the suppression of a riot 6 Family editSamuel Leeke married Sophia daughter of Capt Richard Bargus of Fareham and Cheltenham RN 7 She died on 4 April 1847 8 Their children were Thomas Samuel a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy killed in the Napoleonic Wars off Cadiz 2 November 1810 9 Urania married Admiral Sir Edward Tucker 10 Ann Sophia Henry John later Sir Henry Royal Navy Admiral William army officer Waterloo veteran and historian clergyman Emily married 8 January 1822 Capt Wilson Braddyll Bigland R N 11 SophiaNotes edit Kindred Britain Samuel Leeke Stanford University Retrieved 6 October 2016 Dod Robert P The Peerage Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland 1862 London Whittaker amp Co p 362 The liberty of Portsmouth and Portsea Island Manors churches and charities A History of the County of Hampshire Volume 3 1908 pp 192 202 Date accessed 10 September 2008 Pomeroy Stephen Manors Bocheland Manor a b Longcroft Charles John A Topographical Account of the Hundred of Bosmere in the County of Southampton Including the Parishes of Havant Warblington and Hayling Published by J R Smith 1857 p 18 J K Laughton Leeke Sir Henry John 1794 1870 rev Roger T Stearn Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edition October 2005 accessed 9 September 2008 Peerage of the House of Commons 1862 p 191 Burke John Burke Sir Bernard 1847 The Patrician Published by E Churton p 504 The Gentleman s Magazine Vol 182 Jan Jun 1847 Published by F Jefferies 1847 p 563 The Gentleman s Magazine 1864 p 673 The Gentleman s Magazine Vol 92 Pt 1 1822 Published by F Jefferies p 176External links editDetails of Samuel Leeke s will Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Leeke amp oldid 1146546566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
