Tag: William Leonard

Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Documenting His French and Indian War Service in Maryland

June 8, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “I Robert Lineard now Soldier in Captain Dagurthey’s Company” In this posting, I want to take a closer look at the documented history of Robert Leonard’s military service in Frederick County, Maryland, in the 1750s. We have a document placing him with Captain John Dagworthy at Fort Cumberland by February 1755, and after … More Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Documenting His French and Indian War Service in Maryland

Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Bible Printed by Alexander Kincaid, Edinburgh, in 1766

June 5, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Robert Leieard his book” and “Thomas Leneard, his Bible, 1784” As the previous posting states, a bible that originally belonged to Robert Leonard and wife Honor passed down in the family of their son Thomas Leonard in Marshall County, Tennessee. This fragile old bible — to be specific, it’s a New Testament and … More Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Bible Printed by Alexander Kincaid, Edinburgh, in 1766

Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Testimony of Thomas Dunlap Leonard’s “Biography of the Leonards” (1883)

June 5, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “He was at the Battle of Quebec. His discharge as a soldier of the English Army is yet in existence” Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780) is one of the more problematic of my ancestors to sort out. There’s actually a goodly selection of documents providing first-hand information about his life. These include … More Robert Leonard (bef. 1730 – 1780): Testimony of Thomas Dunlap Leonard’s “Biography of the Leonards” (1883)

Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Early Years in Maryland, South Carolina, and Tennessee

February 14, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “He was one of Limestone’s best citizens, no man stood higher as a good man than Thomas Leonard. His wife was his equal in all duties of a companion.” Thomas Lewis Leonard, son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James, was born in 1781 in Washington County, Maryland. This date of birth is based … More Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Early Years in Maryland, South Carolina, and Tennessee

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

April 10, 2025

Or, Subtitled: Family Traditions but an Absence of Other Records This posting ends a series that began with a discussion about how the ancestral line of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) ties into my family tree, then established some basic facts about John including his likely year of birth, then moved on to discuss his … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): South Carolina Records, 1790-1806 (4)

April 5, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Conducted to the Whipping Poſt, and there to receive on his bare Back thirty nine Laſshes” This posting continues the discussion of the last posting of records tracking records of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) in Georgia and South Carolina to 1790. As a previous posting notes, not long after John relocated his … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): South Carolina Records, 1790-1806 (4)