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Henry Leonard was born about 1738 in Cape May, New Jersey. He died in 1804 at age ~66 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

1 Oct 1740. Inquiry into the lives and conversations ofThomas Newport, Benjamin Johnson, and Henry Leonard. Nothing found against them. Rec'd as members 25 Mar 1741. (Early Church Records of Atlantic/Cape May Counties)

Henry Leonard, probably this one, "hath removed without a certificate. Disowned." (Great Egg Harbor Monthly Meeting minutes, p. 15.) 5 Jul 1756.

Henry's household had three members in the 1790 Census, no slaves.

Col. Jacob Leonard was born in 1736 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. He and Elinor Miller were married on 16 June 1765 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. He died on 11 September 1790 at age ~54 at Lockwoods Folly, New Hanover, later, in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Family tradition is that when the whaling off NJ slacked off, the family moved to NC in a whale boat because of the availability of good land and conditions for farming.

The 1790 Census has the household under Jacob's wife Eleanor's name. The family had 9 members -- 3 males over 16, 1 male under 16, and 5 females, and there were 10 slaves. Henry and Samuel Leonard are listed nearby.

In Volume X of the Colonial Records of North Carolina, the Journal of the proceedings of the Council of Safety of North Carolina begun and held at Wilmington of the 5th of June 1776, in this Journal on Saturday June 8th, 1776, it notes the appointments of several of the local men to be officers in the North Carolina militia, including "Jacob Leonard, fourth Captain, Lockwoods Folly." It appears that he rose to the rank of Colonel before his death in 1790. (Source: Sally Toomey)

Jacob Leonard was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from Brunswick County (House of Commons) from 1784 to 1788. There is mention of his death in Volume 21 of the Colonial Records of North Carolina on 2 November 1790 calling for an election in Brunswick County ... "to supply the place of Jacob Leonard, Esq. who is dead..." (Source: Sally Toomey)

Extracts from "Brunswick Co., NC, County Court Minutes, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions...10 April 1792, Miss Rebecca Ann Leonard came into court and chose her uncle Samuel Leonard as guardian, also Thomas and Jacob, the same choice made, which was approved by the Count and entered into bond with John Robinson and Edw Sullivan as securities in the sum of 300 pounds currency. Wm. Gause, Esq., was appointed guardian to Esther Leonard and Wm. Espy Lord for Jane and Elizabeth Leonard." (Source: Sally Toomey)

Family names taken from guardianships. There were two more sons, names unknown, who did not require guardians. Their names may have been Benjamin and James.

Elinor Miller was born about 1744. Col. Jacob Leonard and she were married on 16 June 1765 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. William Gaise and she were married about 1791 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. She died after 1793 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

She must have died or been very ill, in that guardians were appointed for all her children in 1792.

Anne Leonard was born in 1735 in Cape May, New Jersey. Samuel Willets and she were married in 1755 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. She died after 1800 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Or was she born in 1738 and died in 1784, Brunswick, NC?

Samuel Willets was born about 1732 in Cape May, New Jersey. He and Anne Leonard were married in 1755 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. He died in 1782 at age ~50 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Or did he die in 1813?

Hannah Leonard was born in December 1740 in Cape May, New Jersey. Joseph Hewett and she were married on 26 March 1751 in Cape May, New Jersey.¹ She died after 1772 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Too young to marry?

Joseph Hewett was born in 1730 in Cape May County, New Jersey. He and Hannah Leonard were married. He and Hannah Leonard were married on 26 March 1751 in Cape May, New Jersey.¹ He died on 3 February 1788 at age ~58 in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Joseph Hewett, Benjamin Holden, and John Robinson are mentioned several times in land records that included the names of Henry and Samuel Leonard, either purchasing the land in partnership or describing the property as adjacent to Henry or Samuel Leonard. The land next to Lockwoods Folly was known as Boone's Point.

Abigail Leonard was born before 1754.

An Abigail Leonard of Cape May, NJ, married Benjamin Holden in Cape May Co. on 5 April 1746. Which Abigail was this, daughter of Henry and Hannah or daughter of John, granddaughter of Henry Jr. and Hannah?

Rachel Leonard was born before 1756. She died after 1772.