John (Lepard) Leopard served in the War of 1812 Service started: Unit(s): 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada Service ended:
Biography
John was born in 1770. He was the son of John Lepard. He passed away in 1863.
On July 7, 1806, John Lepard, a yeoman of E. Gwillimbury, made a land petition. He had been in Upper Canada for about 3 years and had a wife and 4 children. He was recommended for 200 acres.
During the War of 1812, John Leppard/Leopard served as a private in the 1st York Militia.
From Apr. 17 to 24, 1813, he served in Captain Reuben Richardson’s Company. [1]
From Mar. 29 to Apr. 24, 1814, he served on public service at York in Capt. Jeremiah Travis’ Co. [2]
From May 8 to 12, 1814, he served in Capt. Travis’ detachment employed on public service at York.[3]
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he deserted from Capt. Richardson’s Company.[4]
In a couple of affidavits by John Leppard/Lepard in 1839 & 1847, he said that he came from Sussex, New Jersey, and he mentioned having an uncle Henry Kizer (Kyzer/Kyser). John was in Northumberland Co., PA by 1790.
Sources
1800 US Census for Greenwood Twp, Northumberland Co., PA
John Leppand 1 male (26-44) 2 males (under 10) 1 female (16-25)
Died: 5 Dec 1863 in Sharon, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Buried: Selby Pioneer Cemetery, East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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Added another payroll record from July, 1814. I have now transcribed all the rolls for the 1st York Militia. Also in the regiment were Abraham, Jacob, and Peter Leopard and Peter Kizer/Kuyser (Kaiser-1954).
I have added information to this profile as a project manager with the wikitree Upper Canada War of 1812 Project and linked it to the project pages. I am not related to this family.
Please email me, if you have questions about this war and other veterans and their families.
I may add more sourced militia records in the coming months. An Abraham Leopard was serving in the same regiment.
If you want to know more about life in Upper Canada during the War of 1812, I have a book online at http://warof1812cdnstories.blogspot.ca/
Please email me, if you have questions about this war and other veterans and their families.
I may add more sourced militia records in the coming months. An Abraham Leopard was serving in the same regiment.