Henry Leonard, Jr.
1658 - Abt 1725 (66 years)-
Name Henry Leonard Suffix Jr. Birth 14 Jun 1658 Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Gender Male Death Abt 1725 Cape May Co., New Jersey, USA Notes - HENRY LEONARD, Jr., born 14 June 1658, married HANNAH JOHNSON HOLDEN, died before July 1726. Hannah was the widow of Joseph Holden whom she had married 11 Oct. 1690 in Cape May Co. She was a daughter of William & Elizabeth (Tuthill) Joon of Elizabethtown, NJ. Hannah filed an affidavit 29 Jan. 1697/8 at Cape May concerning her father's will and why it was not proved earlier, her father having died 14 May 1687. Hannah married (3) Ephraim Allen July or Aug. 1726. She died ca. Dec. 1728. It would appear that Henry removed to Monmouth Co., New Jersey ca. 1674 with the rest of his father's family but just how long he remained there is a good question. By 29 Jan. 1697/8 he was in Cape May Co., NJ, where Hannah, wife of Henry Leonard of Cape May, daughter of William Johnson and formerly wife of Joseph Holden, filed the above affidavit.On 12 Aug. 1686 at a Meeting & Council of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, Henry Leonard, Junior, was granted 200 acres of land upon the Hope River adjoining John Johnston's land as he and the said Johnston can agree being to complete the full complement of the said Henry Leonard's land, his father?s and brethren. The 8:8:1687 Account of Debts Due on ye Book at Tinton Iron Works showed 1:3:3 due Henry Leonard, Jnr. On 12 June 1688 at New Perth Henry Leonard petitioned the Council of Proprietors for 200 acres of land in Monmouth County, one hundred and twenty acres in his own right, and 80 acres in right of his father, for which he has paid the proprietors quit rents for sundry years?? It was ordered the Mr. John Reid, the Surveyor, go along with the petitioner to see the land for which he petitions, and make a report there against the next council.
On 4 Oct. 1695 Henry patented 70 acres in Monmouth Co. (E:456). Note that some of the above land transactions may apply to his nephew Henry Leonard.
Person ID I34738 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 29 Aug 2011
Father Henry Leonard, b. 1618, Pontypool, Monmoth Co., Wales d. Bef 1695, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 77 years) Mother Mary, b. Est 1620 Marriage Abt 1645 Massachusetts, USA Family ID F12633 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Johnson, b. Abt 1660, Suffolk Co., New York, USA Marriage Abt 1695 Children + 1. Henry Leonard, b. Abt 1700, Cape May Co., New Jersey, USA d. 1774, Brunswick Co., North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 74 years) Family ID F12634 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- HENRY LEONARD, Jr., born 14 June 1658, married HANNAH JOHNSON HOLDEN, died before July 1726. Hannah was the widow of Joseph Holden whom she had married 11 Oct. 1690 in Cape May Co. She was a daughter of William & Elizabeth (Tuthill) Joon of Elizabethtown, NJ. Hannah filed an affidavit 29 Jan. 1697/8 at Cape May concerning her father's will and why it was not proved earlier, her father having died 14 May 1687. Hannah married (3) Ephraim Allen July or Aug. 1726. She died ca. Dec. 1728. It would appear that Henry removed to Monmouth Co., New Jersey ca. 1674 with the rest of his father's family but just how long he remained there is a good question. By 29 Jan. 1697/8 he was in Cape May Co., NJ, where Hannah, wife of Henry Leonard of Cape May, daughter of William Johnson and formerly wife of Joseph Holden, filed the above affidavit.On 12 Aug. 1686 at a Meeting & Council of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, Henry Leonard, Junior, was granted 200 acres of land upon the Hope River adjoining John Johnston's land as he and the said Johnston can agree being to complete the full complement of the said Henry Leonard's land, his father?s and brethren. The 8:8:1687 Account of Debts Due on ye Book at Tinton Iron Works showed 1:3:3 due Henry Leonard, Jnr. On 12 June 1688 at New Perth Henry Leonard petitioned the Council of Proprietors for 200 acres of land in Monmouth County, one hundred and twenty acres in his own right, and 80 acres in right of his father, for which he has paid the proprietors quit rents for sundry years?? It was ordered the Mr. John Reid, the Surveyor, go along with the petitioner to see the land for which he petitions, and make a report there against the next council.
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Event Map Birth - 14 Jun 1658 - Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - Abt 1725 - Cape May Co., New Jersey, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set