Jane was the daughter of the notable Capt Robert Templin Leeper Jr. (of NC and SC, since the state line ran through his father's property), who enlisted in the New Aquisition Militia at 16 years of age, part of the Georgia Campain.
In December 1778, Robert Jr. participated in the Georgia Campaign. In this campaign Robert Jr. served in Captain Bratton's Company of Colonel Thomas Neel's Regiment. Colonel Neel was the father of Robert's future wife, Jane Neel. Records indicate that Robert Jr. served multiple enlistment terms in the militia. A son of Robert Jr. wrote that his father was in numerous military engagements, but related that the Battle of Kings Mountain was the only battle he recalled his father talking about. The battle of Kings Mountain was approximately 18 miles west of the Catawba River where the Leepers resided.
At Kings Mountain, Robert Jr. served at the rank of Captain and was responsible for driving in the pickets of the British forces as the Patriot militia commenced the battle. Robert T. Leeper related the following regarding his father:
"My father was a man of few words opposed to any thing like boasting, he was an elder in the Presbyterian church, nearly all of the church were soldiers & their families from SC. he spoke of the battle at Kings Mountain of the great difference in the apparel & equipment of the contending armies. Isaac Shelby passed along the line & charged them not to be dismayed at the gay apparel of the English - that a bullet will kill one of them as quick as a ragged soldier: not a man of the Carolinians flinched."
Much more is found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leeper-49
Jane's mother was the daughter of the notable Thomas Neel Jr., of Charleston County, SC, whom shared a property line with Robert Leeper Sr.
One of the founding Elders of Bethel Presbyterian Church
Justice of the Peace for Tyron County, NC for several terms
Magistrate, who served as Judge for the Tyron County Court from 1769 to 1772
Col. Thomas Neel was at the Battle of Alamance in 1771, correspondence of Govenor Tyron (NC), as well as in reports of the conflict.
Commander of the militia for both Tryon County, NC and the New Acquisition, SC (begin 1775) Battle of the Great Canebrake.
He served on the Boundary Commission to re-draw the state line west of the Catawba (1772).
Elected to the 1st South Carolina Continental Congress (1775), and served on the 2nd South Carolina General Assemblies.
Gave his life for his Country at the Battle of Stono Ferry in 20 Jun 1779 and was Killed in Action. All of his son's also gave their lives for the Country.
Much more here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Neel-50
Jane married Dr. James Johnson on 13 August 1807 in Livingston, Kentucky, United States. She was a resident of the now disappeared town of Centerville, Kentucky.
Her family lineage is found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leeper-724
Jane was the daughter of the notable Capt Robert Templin Leeper Jr. (of NC and SC, since the state line ran through his father's property), who enlisted in the New Aquisition Militia at 16 years of age, part of the Georgia Campain.
In December 1778, Robert Jr. participated in the Georgia Campaign. In this campaign Robert Jr. served in Captain Bratton's Company of Colonel Thomas Neel's Regiment. Colonel Neel was the father of Robert's future wife, Jane Neel. Records indicate that Robert Jr. served multiple enlistment terms in the militia. A son of Robert Jr. wrote that his father was in numerous military engagements, but related that the Battle of Kings Mountain was the only battle he recalled his father talking about. The battle of Kings Mountain was approximately 18 miles west of the Catawba River where the Leepers resided.
At Kings Mountain, Robert Jr. served at the rank of Captain and was responsible for driving in the pickets of the British forces as the Patriot militia commenced the battle. Robert T. Leeper related the following regarding his father:
"My father was a man of few words opposed to any thing like boasting, he was an elder in the Presbyterian church, nearly all of the church were soldiers & their families from SC. he spoke of the battle at Kings Mountain of the great difference in the apparel & equipment of the contending armies. Isaac Shelby passed along the line & charged them not to be dismayed at the gay apparel of the English - that a bullet will kill one of them as quick as a ragged soldier: not a man of the Carolinians flinched."
Much more is found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leeper-49
Jane's mother was the daughter of the notable Thomas Neel Jr., of Charleston County, SC, whom shared a property line with Robert Leeper Sr.
One of the founding Elders of Bethel Presbyterian Church
Justice of the Peace for Tyron County, NC for several terms
Magistrate, who served as Judge for the Tyron County Court from 1769 to 1772
Col. Thomas Neel was at the Battle of Alamance in 1771, correspondence of Govenor Tyron (NC), as well as in reports of the conflict.
Commander of the militia for both Tryon County, NC and the New Acquisition, SC (begin 1775) Battle of the Great Canebrake.
He served on the Boundary Commission to re-draw the state line west of the Catawba (1772).
Elected to the 1st South Carolina Continental Congress (1775), and served on the 2nd South Carolina General Assemblies.
Gave his life for his Country at the Battle of Stono Ferry in 20 Jun 1779 and was Killed in Action. All of his son's also gave their lives for the Country.
Much more here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Neel-50
Jane married Dr. James Johnson on 13 August 1807 in Livingston, Kentucky, United States. She was a resident of the now disappeared town of Centerville, Kentucky.
Her family lineage is found here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leeper-724
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