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The following is a possibility for our line.
I cannot prove, nor as far as this genealogist knows,
can anyone disprove the information contained within.
I have been researching our Leonard line for over 30 years
and as new research raises its head, it will be posted here.
I welcome any comments on this family.
This page up-dated 8/08/2005
Source; Will of Thomas Leonard, d. 1759, brother to Henry
Leonard
Leonards, First Generations,
Line of Captain Henry Leonard 1720/25--1770
George Lennard b.abt. 1428-1457 England d.1482--1542
m. 1454-1497, Anna Bird b. 1437-1460d.
Generation 2
John Lennard b.abt. 1479 Knole, County Kent, Eng. d. abt. 1555
St Botolph's Eng, buried St Botolpoh's Church
m. 1428 1529 unknown spouse
Children
**John Lennard b. 1509
John Leonnard b. 1508
Generation 3
John Lennard b. abt. 1509 d. 3/12/1601, St Botolph's England,
buried St Botoloph's Church 1554,
m. Elizabeth Harmon b. 1503--1525 d. (?)
Generation 4
Samson Lennard b. 1545 Eng. d. 1615
Christening:11th Dacre in right of his wife
m. Baroness Margaret Dacre b. 1540
Did John have a son, SAMUEL, as well as SAMSON?? Read on
I found this in a book at the library "Virginia Gleanings in England"
Communicated by Mr. LOTHROP WITHINGTON, 30 Little Russell Street,
XV. C., London (including “Gleanings” by Mr. H. F. WATERS,
not before printed).
(CONTINUED)
SAMUEL LEONARDE. Will proved 3 February 1618/9. "Auspicate sacrasancta Tria de Ego Samuel Leonarde fihius J ohannus Lennard at Elizabetha (quas honoris causa nomine) sciens rnorte mihil certius horavero rnortis mihil incertius esse Kalendis martis Anno salutis millessimo sexcentessimo decimo septimo aetatis meae sexagessimo quinto ineunte hoc rneuni testamentum facio," &c. "Having thus witnessed my faith To brethren Sir Frauncis Eure, Sir Thomas Gresham, and Sir Marinaduke Darell, knights, and to my loving sonne in law Thomas Hobbes, Esq., all estate in Kent as by indenture 18 July 1617 to bring up my children, advance sonns at 21 &c.
"Dame Elizabeth my wife" to receive rents, as each to have £1000 &c.
To my sonne Covert Lennard all sommes of money adventured into Virginia and newe found land.
To each daughter a gold ring of 10s. with ‘‘Inhumia potius quam Impudicia,’’ earnestly charging them to bestowe themselves in marriage with consent of theire mother, and my sonne Hobbes.
To the right honorable Lord Bergavenny, my loving brothers in lawe Sir
Fra: Eure, Sir Walter Covert, Sir Thomas Gresham, and Sir Marmaduke Darell, and my loving sonne Thomas Hobbes, Esq. gold ringes of 20s. with “ Hodie mihi Cras tibi” engraven.
To my honorable neice the Ladie Gray, my loving mother in law the Ladie Slanye, my loving sisters the ladie Gresham, the ladie Darell and the ladie Weld, golde rings at 20s. with ‘‘Moriendo vinetis.”
To sonn Stephen all bookes and armor with my bases and sleeves of purple velvet.
To poore of Westwickan3 40s.
To servauntes Fraunces Morden, Richard Phillipps, and Ralphe Wollam 40s. and rest of servaunts 10s. apiece.
To wife Elizabeth Lennarde use of all plate and household stuffe.
Executors: wife, sonne Stephen, and sonne in lawe Thomas Hobbes.
Children every Sabbath to frequent the assemblies of godes people’’ &c.
To Master and fellow of Emanuehl College, Cambridge to present a godlie and learned preacher to Westwickam Kent. To a sermon on 5th of November on in fernall and damnable treason plotted by limes of that antichristian archiheriticke of Rome 20S. yearlie out of lands in Eurith and Dockmeade in Heese.
To be buried in the lords chappell in Westwickam church.
Overseers: Sir Thomas Gresham and Sir Marmaduke Darell Knts. No witnesses.
From Vol. XII, No. 3 (Jan. 1905), p. 297.
Parker, 13.
[Samuel Lennarde, of ‘West Wickham, Kent, son of John Lennarde of Knole, in the same county, was knighted in 1603, and was a member of the Virginia Company under the third charter, when he paid £62.10.
He was ancestor of the Lennards of West Wickham, baronets, now extinct.
His sisters were Elizabeth, who married Sir Francis Eure, Chief Justice of North Wales;
Timothea, married Sir Walter Covert, of Slaugham, in Sussex, a member of the Virginia Company;
Mary, married Sir Thomas Gresham, of Fitzey, in Surrey (kinsman and heir of the famous Elizabethan merchant), and
Anne, who married Sir Marmaduke Darrell, of Fulmer, Berkshire, also a member of the Virginia Company.
As Lady (ANNE) Darrell’s oldest brother was named "Sampson Lennarde", it is possible that Sampson Darrell who lived in Virginia in ths latter part of the seventeenth century, was a descendant.]
Generation 5
Thomas Leonard b. May 5, 1577 Wales, Pontypool d. Eng.
(11th child) d. Nov. 6, 1638, buried at Pontypool, Monmouth, Eng.
m. 1600 Lydia White b. 1587 Pontypool, Monmouth, Eng. d. 1638
buried at Pontypool, Monmouth, Eng.
Generation 6
Henry Leonard b. 1618 Pontypool, Monmouth, Eng., Wales (U.K.) d.
1690/95 Monmouth Co., Mass
m. 1645 Mary b. 1622, Pontypool, Monmouth Co., Eng. d. Lynn Mass.
From here on, there are so many conflicting reports about who Thomas d. 1759 belongs to, that I took it upon myself to search every book I could find on these Leonards. I found many on microfilm from the LDS Library, so took all the research and scoured over it, and the following is what, to my estimation is the most correct. Some have Thomas belonging to Samuel, son of 1618 Henry Leonard, but all my research says that 1618 Henry is his father, not his grandfather. If you have a problem with this, please leave me a note in my guest book and I will contact you for your input. Thank you, Mary
Generation 7
Capt. John Leonard, youngest son of Henry and Mary, b. 1670 Mass.
Bay Colony d.1711/12 Spotswood, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
m.Elizabeth Almy Morris b. 9 29/1663 in Portsmouth, R.I d. 1712
Shrewsbury
Who raised these children??
Their children were 5 sons & 2 daughters, and all born before 1712
Thomas
John
Henry b. abt 1701
James
Samuel
Sarah
Ann
Generation 8
Henry Leonard b. 1701, m. Hannah (?)
The only other data I can find on this Henry leonard is that he had a son, Capt. Henry Leonard b. with my estimation of around 1722-25
Source: Will of Thomas, brother to Henry, John & Samuel.
The will written on paper 91/2 inches by 14 inches is 12 pages long
and very complicated. Henry Leonard, brother to deceased brother
Thomas, had sons Samuel, Thomas and Captain Henry Leonard, ""who
had son Henry Leonard named in his will"" and daughter, Sarah
Leonard. It is this Captain Henry Leonard that this writer is most
interested in as the information so far found seems to point to him
as being the ancestor of the North Carolina Leonard Family.
Interpreting the will;
Thomas, Henry, James and Samuel were children of John and Elizabeth
Leonard and brothers to each other.
Henry and James died leaving children. Thomas died leaving NO
issue. Samuel is still living when Thomas dies.
All the nephews and nieces inheirit from Thomas.
In his will he states that his brother Henry Leonard is the father
of Capt Henry Leonard and that Capt. Henry Leonard has a son that he
has left $10.00 to in the will.
Now, if his deceased brother is Henry was b. 1701. Capt Henry had
to be born abt 1720-25, no earlier. Then we had figured Capt.
Henry's son, that his widow Elizabeth transferred lands to in 1784
and died 1803, was probably born after 1755, because Capt Henry
was in VA, fighting with the Indians!! But we know from Thomas's will that he was already born in 1759!!!
Capt. Henry Leonard b. abt. 1722-25 New Jersey d. 1770 Rowan Co,
N.C.
m. Elizabeth Hogg(Hope) b. 1730, Scotland d. after 1784, Salisbury, Rowan Co, N.C.
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