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Samuel Leonard and Elizabeth Wardell were married about 1720 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She died in 1756 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Her father was a justice of the Court in Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ, in 1716. His will was dated or probated in 1733.

Thomas Brinley and Sarah Leonard were married on 12 July 1746 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

James Parker and Joannah Leonard were married on 12 January 1748 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Mary Leonard was born about 1728 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She died about 1754 at age ~26 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Joannah Leonard was born about 1730 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. James Parker and she were married on 12 January 1748 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Sarah Leonard was born about 1726 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Thomas Brinley and she were married on 12 July 1746 in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Sarah Leonard was born about 1710 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Ann Leonard was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Rebecca Throckmorton was born on 10 February 1690 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Jonathan Holmes and she were married about 1715 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She died on 10 November 1761 at age 71 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Jonathan Holmes and Rebecca Throckmorton were married about 1715 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

They had 6 children.

Joseph Throckmorton was born on 14 August 1693 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He and Alice Cox were married about 1716 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died on 6 August 1759 at age 65.

They had 12 children.

Mary Throckmorton was born in 1695 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Daniel Grandin and she were married about 1720 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Job Throckmorton was born in 1696 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He and Frances Stout were married about 1720. He died on 22 February 1747 at age ~51.

Thomas Leonard was the executor of his will in Freehold in 1765. Witnesses include Mary Leonard.

They had 12 children.

James Throckmorton was born in 1701 in Monmouth, Co., New Jersey.

Samuel Throckmorton was born on 4 July 1706 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He and Mary West were married before 1729 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

They had 5 children.

Patience Throckmorton was born in 1708 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Patience Grandin and she were married on 23 September 1732. She died before 27 March 1755.

They had 5 children.

Capt. John Leonard and Margaret were married before 1700 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

John Leonard and Magdalen Ritchie were married. He and Hannah Schooley were married.

He lived in Upper Freehold, Middletown, Monmouth County. He was a noted loyalist during the Revolution and removed to Canada after the war with his two sons, John and Thomas. Thomas was a lieutenant and later captain in the New Jersey Loyalist Battalion. The records regarding his sons remain to be discovered.

In 1759, John inherited from his uncle Thomas Leonard 640 acres of land on the northwest branch of the Cape Fear River near a place called Brumfiton.

John and Deborah may have had a son Thomas of Crosswicks, since Thomas Leonard of Princeton who died in 1759 bequeathed to Thomas Leonard of Crosswicks, my nephew, the house and lot in Kingstown where Martha Hide lives. [New Jersey Archives, 1st series, Vol. 32, Calendar of Wills, 1751-60, 3:196-197].

William? Tindall and Sarah Leonard were married.

William? Tindall and Sarah Leonard were married.

Major Thomas Leonard was born about 1715 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died after 1786 in Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He was a major in the first batallion, First New Jersey Volunteers (Loyalist). This Thomas may be confused with the Thomas, son of James Leonard and Charity Whitehead who married Mary Lawrence in 1741. He was referred to as "the elderly Maj. Thomas Leonard."

There are several versions of Thomas' exploits. It appears he was a loyalist and removed with his family after the Revolutionary War to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, where he was granted Lot No. 1 in Parr Town (part of St. John).

Bill Barton: "John & Margaret Leonard were the parents of THOMAS LEONARD born ca. 1715. He was a prominent citizen of Freehold, residing on Lahaway creek, near its junction with Crosswicks Creek, on the place where his father was murdered.

On 1 Aug. 1757 Thomas Leonard of Freehold encouraged the publication of "A New American Magazine" and on 12 Oct. 1758 Mr. Thomas Leonard at Freehold Court House encouraged the printing of "A second Volume of the Laws of the Province of New Jersey."

Thomas was a loyalist during the Revolution, and as early as 3 Apr. 1775, the Committee of Inspection for the Township of Freehold decided that he had 'in a number of instances been guilty of a breach of the Continental Association, and that, pursuant to the tenour of said Association, every friend of true freedom ought immediately to break off all connexion and dealings with him, the said Leonard, and treat him as a foe to the rights of British America.' He narrowly escaped arrest once by disguising himself as a negro, and so passed out from his home forever. He was a Major in the First Battalion of New Jersey Loyalists in 1778. He went to New York, and after the war removed with his family to St. John, New Brunswick, where he was granted Lot No. 1 in Parr Town (afterwards incorporated in St. John), in 1783. His property in Monmouth County was confiscated, and in 1779 was sold to Gen. David Forman, of Revolutionary fame.

Another source states that Major Thomas Leonard was born ca. 1715 and lived at Greenwich Farm, five miles from Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ. For many years he was High Sheriff of Monmouth, his native county, and lived well on his considerable property. He was a prisoner on parole for two years early in the War, apparently while holding the rank of Major in the 1st New Jersey Volunteers.

A schedule of his property includes an estate inherited from his uncle, Thomas Leonard, Esquire, deceased. John Thompson and Cornelius Thompson, gentlemen, of Monmouth Co., testified at New York in Aug. 1783 to their personal knowledge of the Leonard property. His estate in Monmouth Co., forfeited 13 May 1779, was sold for £5,456. 14. 9., in New Jersey currency.

Major Leonard?s name is on the list of Seconded officers. He claimed £1,590 and was allowed £1,210. His place of residence in 1786 was Parrsborough in Nova Scotia.[305]

A further source has Thomas Leonard living in Freehold, NJ for many years but obliged to flee. He joined the Army shortly after landing on Staten Island. Appointed Major of the 1st Battalion of N.J. Volunteers, he was ordered to the Jerseys. When the German troops were captured at Trenton, Major Leonard was exceedingly ill in bed. He was taken prisoner and held for two years before he was exchanged. Upon his return to the British lines, he found that his Corps had been reformed. Unprovided for, Major Leonard was retired on half pay for the remainder of the war. In far advanced life, he was in great want. Memorial by attorney William Taylor 10 Feb. 1784 London, for claimant, now in Nova Scotia, Claim: 70 acres and house half-mile from Freehold, purchased from John Conk and John Vaneleaf; farm of 370 acres called Greenwich and house where he lived about five miles from Freehold, purchased from Joel Bordon and John Williams; 30 acres of woodland two miles from Freehold, purchased from Cornelius Barchelow; 70 acres of pine land at Yellow Brook, seven miles from Freehold, held by deed of gift from father; 100 acres and common house at South Amboy and farm of 300 acres at Amwell, Hunterdon Co., devised to him by will of uncle Thomas Leonard; negroes; cattle, etc. Evidences: Copy of inquisition and proceedings of June 1778. Deposition 25 Aug. 1783 N.Y.C. by John Thompson and Cornelius Thompson that they know claimant?s property and have valued it.

Yet a fourth source states that at a 27 Mar. 1779 sale, John Schenck bought Thomas Leonard?s property which had been confiscated. Thomas had been a Freehold merchant. He became a major in the Royalist service and was taken prisoner by the Americans in 1777 and confined at Easton, PA. At the close of the war he went to St. John, New Brunswick.[307]

Finally, by an 18 Apr. 1778 "Act for taking charge or leasing the real estate and for forfeiting the personal estates of certain fugitives and offenders" notice was given that the real and personal estates belonging to Thomas Leonard and others of the township of Freehold were to be sold."

He is mentioned as Thomas Leonard of Crosswicks, son of John Leonard, the will of his uncle, Thomas Leonard 1755 of Princeton.

GML has this Thomas marrying Anna White 30 Apr 1767.

He may have had a son, Samuel, who was also a Loyalist.

Hannah Vaniniman was born about 1799 in New Jersey. Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., and she were married on 29 February 1820 in Greene County, Ohio. She died on 13 September 1865 at age ~66. She was buried in 1865 in Lewisville Cemetery, Lewisville, Henry, Indiana.