Bailey
Leonard
Born in Obi, Orange, Indiana
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Martha (Leonard) Cox
Brother of
Elizabeth Jane (Cox) Hobson [half], Thomas Cox [half], Jacob Cox [half], Ann Jane (Cox) Bolling [half], Mary Ann (Cox) Love [half], John R Cox [half], Phillip S Cox [half] and Rachel (Cox) Lake [half]
Husband of
Matilda (Hubbs) Leonard
— married
1 Jul 1852 in Orange County, Indiana
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ann (Leonard) Flick, Thomas L Leonard, Martha E (Leonard) Underwood, John Radcliff Leonard, Joshua Leonard, Mary Jane (Leonard) Marlette, Asa Leonard and Elizabeth B (Leonard) Walters
Died
at age 70
in Orange County, Indiana
Profile last modified
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Biography
Y-111 DNA evidence has confirmed that the father of Bailey Leonard (1829-1899) was from the line of William Leonard (1743-1826).
Bailey's father was probably a son of Thomas Leonard (1766-1847) or of James Leonard (1775-1849). Thomas and James - both born in Guilford County, North Carolina, to William Leonard and Jemima Bailey - were pioneers of Orange County, Indiana.
Family tradition says that Bailey's parents were Bailey Leonard (1806-1874, and sometimes referred to as Bailey "sr") and Polly Cox, but the preponderence of the evidence does NOT support the tradition.
Bailey Leonard "sr" married three times, but none of his wives was named Polly Cox. Further, the probate records for Bailey "sr" named his last wife and 10 children as his heirs; none of the named children was Bailey.
On Bailey's death certificate, his parents were named as Bailey Leonard and Martha Cox. However, the informant, J. F. Phillips, was James F. Phillips - a neighbor who was 42 years Bailey's junior and who lived in the area less than 20 years. Why 27-year-old Phillips was the informant and where he acquired his information is anyone's guess.
As noted above, none of the wives of Bailey Leonard "sr" was a Cox. However, his sister, Martha Leonard - enumerated in the home of Thomas Leonard (their father) on the 1830 census, along with an under-5-year-old male (Bailey) - married Reuben Cox in 1837. Further, Bailey Leonard "jr" was enumerated - as "Baly Cox" - in the household of Reuben and Martha on the 1850 census of Orange County, Indiana.
It should be noted that on the 1830 census in the home of Thomas Leonard in addition to his wife, Ann, daughter, Martha (about 15), and little Bailey, were the two youngest of Thomas and Ann's living sons: Jabez, age 19, and Jonathan, age 16. These two young men, or even Thomas himself (though it is hard to imagine), are potential fathers of Bailey "jr".
One of the younger Bailey's descendants, H. Leonard (4th generation), has tested his Y-DNA to the 111th marker via FamilyTreeDNA. If you are or know a patrilineal descendant of William Leonard, please contact H. Leonard's daughter, D. Tripp, to exchange information.
Birth
Census
- Census:
- Date: 1 JUN 1850
- Place: Jackson Twp, Orange, Indiana[4]
Occupation
- Occupation: Farmer
- Date: 1 JUN 1850[5]
Marriage
- Marriage:
- Census:
- Date: 1 JUN 1860
- Place: Jackson Twp, Orange, Indiana
- Address: Newton Stewart P.O.[8]
- Census:
- Date: 1 JUN 1870
- Place: Jackson Twp, Orange, Indiana
- Address: Newton Stewart[9]
- Census:
- Date: 1 JUN 1880
- Place: Jackson Twp, Orange, Indiana[10]
Event
Death
Burial
Sources
- ↑ Source: 1850 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township.
- ↑ Source: Death certificate, Orange County, Indiana, Health Department, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. Page: Book No. H-19 Page No. 3.
- ↑ Source: South Liberty Cemetery, French Lick, Jackson Township, Orange Co, Indiana. Page: Headstone.
- ↑ Source: 1850 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township.
- ↑ Source: 1850 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township.
- ↑ Source: Orange County Clerk.
- ↑ Source: WPA Marriage Records, Orange Co., IN.
- ↑ Source: 1860 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township, Newton Stewart P.O.
- ↑ Source: 1870 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township, Newton Stewart P.O.
- ↑ Source: 1880 U.S. Census, Orange County, Indiana, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com. Page: Jackson Township.
- ↑ Source: Muster Roll for the 59 Reg't Indiana Infantry; ; ; , ; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ Source: South Liberty Cemetery, French Lick, Jackson Township, Orange Co, Indiana. Page: Headstone.
- ↑ Source: Death certificate, Orange County, Indiana, Health Department, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. Page: Book No. H-19 Page No. 3.
- ↑ Source: South Liberty Cemetery, French Lick, Jackson Township, Orange Co, Indiana. Page: Headstone.
- ↑ Source: Death certificate, Orange County, Indiana, Health Department, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. Page: Book No. H-19 Page No. 3.
- ↑ Source: South Liberty Cemetery, French Lick, Jackson Township, Orange Co, Indiana. Page: Headstone.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bailey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bailey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Hugh Leonard
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1b1a2, FTDNA kit #N67318
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~6.25%
Dawn (Leonard) Tripp :
23andMe
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~6.25%
David Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KL8027617 [compare]
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~6.25%
D (Leonard) Gonzales :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~3.12%
H (Gonzales) Brewer :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Monica McAndrews :
23andMe, GEDmatch UR8228056 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M313509 [compare], Ancestry member msmcand
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East Garrison Guards Co. D. 59th Regiment Indiana Infantry
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=1CE0F0B2-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
marriage record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZCZ-S8Q : 21 January 2016), Hubbs in entry for John Underwood and Martha Leonard, 15 Feb 1890; citing Orange, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,745.