Hawkins County TN Archives Military Records.....Leonard, John
Revwar - Pension
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JOHN LEONARD
John Leonard applied for revolutionary pension while living in Hawkins
County, Tenn., Nov. 27, 1823. He was born April 7, 1754 in Germany. He was
raised in Germany and sold into British service to fight against the Americans.
At the first opportunity he deserted the British and enlisted in the American
Army in Shenandoah County, Va., in September or October 1781 and served two
years as a private in Capt. Kirkpatrick's company, Col. Hawes' regiment. He died
in Hawkins County, Oct. 7, 1841. His widow Edy Leonard, applied for pension,
March 27, 1850, while residing in Hawkins County. She states that their marriage
took place in Greenbriar County, Va. in the latter part of June, 1796. She was
born Feb. 22, 1771. Their children were: David, born 1797; Elizabeth, born 1799;
John Leonard, Jr. born 1801, William, born 1803; Agnes, born 1805; Jacob, born
1807; and Edy, born 1811.
Additional Comments:
From:
SOME TENNESSEE HEROES
OF THE
REVOLUTION
Compiled From Pension Statements
PAMPHLET NO. I
by Zella Armstrong
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