Jerry & Joanne's Southern Connections Descendants of Thomas Lackey & Agness Leech Generation No.11. THOMAS1 LACKEY was born Bet. 1728 - 1735 in Ireland, and died 1814 in Rockbridge Co. VA. He married AGNES LEECH 1754 in Lancaster Co. PA. She was born Bet. 1730 - 1735 in Ireland, and died 1814 in Rockbridge Co. VA. Marilyn B. Headley, Immigrants From Ireland There are a variety of surname spellings in the old documents, with LECKY believed to be the original.From Family Name...

Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 4, p. 63. (Abstract)Thomas Lackey's WillTo Beloved wife Agness, house and all furniture to be dividedwith her and granddaughter Agnes Lackey.To granddaughter Agness Lackey, 1 horse worth $70.00, 2 cows and$60.00 in money.To grandson Samuel Lackey, 1 bed and furniture. Plantation. Totake care of grandmother.Any money or bonds at my decease to divide equally betweenSamuel, Thomas, and Nathan Lackey, sons of James Lackey.$50.00 to each child 1 year after my...

From Family Name History, courtesy of James A. Lackey, Sr. of Kent, Washington:"When found in England the surname Leckey or Lecky, Leckie and Leakey is ultimately of Scottish origin. The name is of local origin, that is, it belongs in the category of surnames derived from the place where the initial bearer once lived or held land. In this instance, the name indicates 'one who came from Leckey.'"The name of a baronry in the parish of Gargunnock in Sterlingshire. In Scotland this name is...