Lucy Yardley

Cal 1775 - 1848  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Lucy Yardley
  Birth	Cal Jan 1775	Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Census	1820	Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania
  	PA
  	Elijah Leedom: 3m <10, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26, 1m >45, 1f 10-16 , 4f 16-26, 1f >45 Role: Household Member
  Census	1830	Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania
  	PA
  	Elijah Leedom: 1m 10-15, 2m 15-20, 1m 60-70, 2f 20-30, 1f 50-60 Role: Household Member
  Tax Lists	1840	Johnson Twp, Champaign, Ohio
  	OH
  	J. C. Leedom: 1M 20-30, 1M 70-80, 1F 20-30, 1F 60-70 Role: Household Member
  Death	29 Apr 1848	Champaign Co, Ohio   [1]
  Burial	Spring Grove Cemetery, St. Paris, Champaign, Ohio
  Notes	While the Leedom Family gives Lucy's birth as 1775 and her death as 29 Apr 1848, the Champaign County Historical Society reports her death as 29 Apr 1818 at age 53 putting her birth year at 1765. Jeff Laney sent the society's comment to me in 2002 but the Falls meeting records contradict that date. Falls MM records dated 4th of the 12th Mo, 1828 have an entry stating, "Hannah Tomlinson, Mary Featherby, Ann Stapler, Lucy Leedom (wife of Elijah) have absented themselves from our religious Meetings, & attended meetings held in violation of our discipline, by those who have gone from religious fellowship with us." Given the statement in Falls MM records of Dec 1828 including the fortunate identification of Lucy as the 'wife of Elijah', Lucy was alive in Dec 1828. Elijah was disowned along with many others by Falls MM in records dated 8 Jan 1829. The date of the disownments aligns with the 'Hicksite Schism' and may even have led to the removal of Elijah and many of his family to Ohio. Lucy and Elijah appear in the 1830 census of Upper Makefield as well, 1 male over 60 and one female 50-60, their four youngest children appear in appropriate age brackets and their four oldest children were either in OH by 1830 (Thomas Y) or were already married and in their own households. A memorial at Find A Grave notes an inscription on her tombstone, "Wife of E. Leedom - aged 73y, 3m", though there is no photo of it. This age at death results in the calculated birth date I'm using here.
  Person ID	I2570	Ives-Leedom
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Elijah Leedom,   b. Cal 4 Jan 1764, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 26 Dec 1840, Champaign Co, Ohio (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef Jan 1793	prob Bucks Co, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Thomas Yardley Leedom,   b. 13 Jan 1793, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 9 Jun 1869, St. Paris, Champaign, Ohio (Age 76 years)   2. Alice Leedom,   b. Cal 13 May 1797, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1845, Champaign Co, Ohio (Age ~ 48 years)   3. Elijah P. Leedom,   b. 1802, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 1 Jul 1849, Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age 47 years)   4. William Leedom,   b. Abt 1805, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 1870, Cecil Co, Maryland (Age ~ 65 years)   5. Susanna B. Leedom,   b. 1 Mar 1810, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 1889, Milford Center, Union, Ohio (Age 78 years)   6. Samuel K. Leedom, M. D.,   b. Cal 25 Mar 1812, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 24 Mar 1855, Quincy, Logan, Ohio (Age ~ 43 years)   7. Joseph H. Leedom,   b. 2 Mar 1815, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. 29 Mar 1885, Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years)   8. John C. Leedom, M. D.,   b. 13 Nov 1817, Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania d. 28 Oct 1892, New Palestine, Green Twp, Shelby, Ohio (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2022

  
  

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• Sources

  [S125] Sara A.L. Eachus, Leedom Family, (Dorrance & Co. 1982), CS71 .L4815 1982.