James Leonard (1774-1854)

Matches found in Leonards of New York 1790-1840:

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1774

New Jersey

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Josiah Leonard (1738-1794)

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Spouse 1:

Susannah Campfield (1804-1881)

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1803

Morris Co., New Jersey

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Stephen Campfield LEONARD (1804-1881) died unmarried. In 1860, Stephen’s household in Auburn contained himself, his sister Hannah (age 36), and Catherine (age 19) & Charles A. (age 22), children of his brother, James Madison LEONARD, whose wife died in 1841.
John Alexander LEONARD (1806-1873) married Louisa SLOAN in 1835 and had at least nine children.
James Madison LEONARD born 1808 married 1st) Catherine DONALDSON in 1833 and had two daughters (one named Catherine b. abt. 1841) and a son named Charles Augustus LEONARD born 1838. His first wife died about 1841, perhaps in childbirth, and he married 2nd) Mary B. CLARK in 1842 with whom no children have been found.
George Washington LEONARD (1811-1841) married Nancy PALMER and had three daughters and a son named John Henry LEONARD (1839-1904) who died in Nebraska.
Mary Ann LEONARD (1813-1852)
Emily Caroline LEONARD (1821-1890)
Hannah Mariah LEONARD (1823-1913)

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James Leonard (1774-1854) was born in New Jersey, the son of Josiah LEONARD (1738-1794) and Anna ROSE. He was a descendant of James LEONARD the Iron Master. He purchased Lot 4 in the town of Throop in 1796 and was counted on the census in Mentz, Cayuga, NY in 1810 with 5 Household members: (3) under 16, (1) 16-24, and (1) 25+ . He was listed in Mentz, Cayuga Co. in 1820, and 1830 as well. He married Susannah CAMPFIELD in 1803 in Morris Co., New Jersey and had at least seven children with her: James was the brother of Manassah who died in 1838.

Note: In 1810 the town of Mentz included Ira, Throop and Montezuma until 1820-1860. Mentz had only just been formed from Aurelius in 1802. Also, Brutus was formed from Aurelius and Locke was formed from Genoa, all only eight years prior, in 1802.

His was one of the Leonard households in Cayuga County in 1820, with a boy fitting Russell Leonard's age.

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		Mentz, Cayuga, New York		Mentz, Cayuga, New York	Mentz, Cayuga, New York

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