Major David Leitch was born at Glasgow in Scotland on Sept. 11th A.D. 1753 and emigrated to America at an early age with an elder brother, settling at Richmond, Virginia. A brave and patriotic republican, while quite young he took part in the struggle for American independence as aide-de-camp to General Lawson. In the year 1885 he came to Kentucky and settled near Lexington, then later removed to his estate on the Licking River near Newport called Leitch’s Station, where he erected a block house to protect himself and his associates against the Indians, and there he died on Nov. 7, A.D. 1784. He was also a member of the First Convention of Kentucky. He was remembered as universally beloved for his benevolence, generosity, and many virtues. His wife, Keturah Moss, lived from 1773 to 1866; she married Major David Leitch in 1790 and General James Taylor of Caroline Co. Virginia in 1795. Their daughter, Keturah Leitch Taylor, was born Aug. 9, 1802, died Oct 20, 1871, and became the wife of Horatio Turpin Harris of Powhatan Co. Va.