Comments for Leonard Family Legends and Legacies http://www.rickleonard.net Leonard Family History Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:01:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Solomon Decoded by Heather Dodge http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/08/solomon-leonard-decoded/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Heather Dodge Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:01:34 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=1515#comment-539 I have a Solomon Leonard born about 1766 of Pompey NY. (They had an Iron Works thing going there in NY) He married Huldah Hodge. Because of all the disagreeable mess I haven't added his parents.(fear factor) I got this information from Wells, Bradford Co. PA site. Solomon Leonard b. 29 May 1765 Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts son of Solomon Leonard and Joanna Washburn, m. 22 Oct 1787 at Promfret, Vermont, Is this right? I have a Solomon Leonard born about 1766 of Pompey NY. (They had an Iron Works thing going there in NY) He married Huldah Hodge. Because of all the disagreeable mess I haven’t added his parents.(fear factor) I got this information from Wells, Bradford Co. PA site. Solomon Leonard b. 29 May 1765 Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts son of Solomon Leonard and Joanna Washburn, m. 22 Oct 1787 at Promfret, Vermont, Is this right?

]]> Comment on Solomon Decoded by Colleen McManus http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/08/solomon-leonard-decoded/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Colleen McManus Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:18:31 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=1515#comment-537 Who was the Soloman Leonard who was said to have a son, Rice Leonard b.1626? My information says that Rice Leonard was the father of Hopestill Leonard b.1671. Who was the Soloman Leonard who was said to have a son, Rice Leonard b.1626? My information says that Rice Leonard was the father of Hopestill Leonard b.1671.

]]> Comment on Writing your own obituary… by Jeanie Brown http://www.rickleonard.net/2010/01/writing-your-own-obituary/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Jeanie Brown Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:51:33 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=2095#comment-527 Many years ago I decided [with my husband's agreement] what message would appear on my tombstone. We had made a trip thru Pennsylvania, West to East and somewhere in the middle, spotting a charming old cemetery, we detoured for a few hours. This was a very old cemetery dating to the 1700s. The tall, slender, curved topped stones black with age. Many inscriptions were quite ledgible. One that caught my attention and drew me like a moth to flame was the stone of a lady named Rebecca. Her vital dates were in the 1700s, but what has stuck with me was the epithat someone had assigned to her thru eternity. "HERE LIES REBECCA ________; FASTING AT LAST". A big grin split my face and my husband chuckled. We were both thinking the same thing. Yes, there was humor in the 1700s, at least I hope Rebecca found it humorous. I certainly did, and it is quite an appropriate message, considering my attitude in this life. So, someday in the [not so close future, if hope] if you drive thru Memorial Gardens in Hot Springs, AR. you may see a stone with the inscription "Here Lies Jean Miller Brown; Fasting At Last" [perhaps with a smiley face at the end?] I hope another generation sees the humor and can relate to my life situation. I'll be sharing a laugh with Rebecca. JMB Many years ago I decided [with my husband's agreement] what message would appear on my tombstone. We had made a trip thru Pennsylvania, West to East and somewhere in the middle, spotting a charming old cemetery, we detoured for a few hours. This was a very old cemetery dating to the 1700s. The tall, slender, curved topped stones black with age. Many inscriptions were quite ledgible. One that caught my attention and drew me like a moth to flame was the stone of a lady named Rebecca. Her vital dates were in the 1700s, but what has stuck with me was the epithat someone had assigned to her thru eternity.
“HERE LIES REBECCA ________; FASTING AT LAST”. A big grin split my face and my husband chuckled. We were both thinking the same thing.
Yes, there was humor in the 1700s, at least I hope Rebecca found it humorous. I certainly did, and it is quite an appropriate message, considering my attitude in this life.

So, someday in the [not so close future, if hope] if you drive thru Memorial Gardens in Hot Springs, AR. you may see a stone with the inscription “Here Lies Jean Miller Brown; Fasting At Last” [perhaps with a smiley face at the end?] I hope another generation sees the humor and can relate to my life situation. I’ll be sharing a laugh with Rebecca.
JMB

]]> Comment on The Whiskey Rebellion by James http://www.rickleonard.net/2008/09/inlaws-and-outlaws-the-whiskey-rebellion/comment-page-1/#comment-526 James Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=67#comment-526 Sorry, further upstream from the Garees..actually the Gayman family. Sorry, further upstream from the Garees..actually the Gayman family.

]]> Comment on The Whiskey Rebellion by James http://www.rickleonard.net/2008/09/inlaws-and-outlaws-the-whiskey-rebellion/comment-page-1/#comment-525 James Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:25:55 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=67#comment-525 Well, more on the Garee side of the family than the Leonard..but we purchased land (800 acres) from the leader of the Whiskey Rebellion in Easter Ohio, David Bradford. Well, more on the Garee side of the family than the Leonard..but we purchased land (800 acres) from the leader of the Whiskey Rebellion in Easter Ohio, David Bradford.

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