Leonard Henley (abt. 1748 - 1798)

Born about 1748 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia

Ancestors

Died 19 Nov 1798 at about age 50 in James City, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Leonard Henley was descended from Reynold or Reginald Henley, who settled in James City county as early as 1661-See Land Patent Book 8, fol. 397 issued Oct. 26, 1694 to Leonard Henley for 360 acres in James City - "175 acres thereof, as heir to his father, REYNOLD HENLEY decd, to whom it was sold & assigned 15th Dec. 1661, by Thos. Holliday." - This Leonard m. Miss Richardson, by whom he had 4 sons,

1. Major Richardson Henley* of "Merry Oaks," James City;
2. Leonard Henley of Henrico;
3. (Cornelius) Turner Henley of James City, father of Leonard, who m. Eliz Dandridge, and
4. William Henley whose descendants settled in Amherst.

• Ancestor of Judge Richardson Leonard Henley, of Williamsburg, VA.

Sergeant Leonard Henley served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Leonard Henley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055043.

Leonard Henley served as a Quartermaster Sergeant and was patriotic by paying the supply tax in 1783 during the American Revolution.

Leonard Henley married Elizabeth (Dandridge) Aylett in January 31, 1779.^[1] [1]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. II. Cobb-Hay The Dandriges of Virgina

• http://heathcock.org/genealogy/ps23/ps23_180.html