Major
Samuel
Leonard
Born about in Dover Township, Monmouth, New Jersey
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy (Allison) Leonard
— married
22 Sep 1785 in Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotia
Died
at about age 70
in Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2016
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Biography
Captain Samuel Leonard served with 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution.
Samuel Leonard was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: TBD
UEL Status:Proven
Date: TBD
Samuel was born in 1755 in New Jersey.
The Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia states: "Samuel Leonard, Capt. of H. M. [Her Majesties] Royal New Jersey Volunteers and Nancy Allison married 22 Sep 1785. She was born in Ireland and settled in Horton about 17__. Samuel Leonard died 20 Aug 1825, aged 69. Mrs. Leonard died 27 Oct 1858 at J.N. Cranes's in her 91st year."
He wrote his Last Will and Testament on 20 Apr 1821 leaving legacies to his wife Nancy, niece Nancy Shannon, wife of James A. Shannon, Jr., Samuel Leonard Allison, son of Joseph Allison, grand nephew, Samuel Leonard Shannon, son of James Noble Shannon, Jr., George Augustus Allison, son of James Allison, Samuel Leonard Bishop, son of Eleazer Bishop and Samuel Leonard Crossman.
He died 20 Aug 1825.
Research Notes
The 9 Feb 1884 edition of The Daily Sun reported: "The Leonards of New England and New Jersey were of common origin. Among the Loyalists of New Jersey whose property was confiscated were Thomas Leonard, a citizen of Freehold, Monmouth Co., N.J., who is supposed to be the one numbered 1 of the grantees at Parr Town and his sons John Leonard, Joseph Leonard of Shrewsbury and Samuel Leonard of Dover, all of the same county. (see original - Ancestry of the First Families of St. John, N.B. by Edwin Salter, Washington, D.C.) "[1]
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Leonard
- Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia by Lorna Woodman Evans
- Probate Records, Kings County, Nova Scotia - see images.
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