Abner LEONARD^[1]
Abt 1796 - 1845

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• Birth	Abt 1796	North Carolina?Indiana?Ohio?   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 May 1845	Shelby County, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I977	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Abner LEONARD,   b. 1759, Morris County, New Jersey ,   d. 1852, Johnson County, Indiana
  Mother	Mehitable SEWARD,   b. Between 1762 and 1765, New Jersey ,   d. Aft 1822, Ohio
  Married	Mar
  Divorced	Between 1819 and 1849	Fayette Co., Indiana Court Records (Holmes)
  Family ID	F00092	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy LARRISON,   b. 1800, Ohio
  Married	14 May 1843	Shelby County, Indiana   [1]
  Notes	Indiana: Shelby County: Marriage Record, Book 5, pg. 6 Abner LEONARD & Nancy Larrison 1843 Be it remembered that on the 13th day of May 1843 a License was granted by the Clerk of the Shelby Circuit Court in the words following to wit State of Indiana, Shelby County (cannot read) legally en power solemnize marriages in the County of Shelby Greeting. you are hereby authorized to join in the holy 00 of matrimony Abner LEONARD and Nancy Harrison of the County of Shelby according to the laws of Indiana and of this --make due return in Given under my hand and --of office as Clerk of the Shelby Circuit Court at Shelbyville the 13th day of May AD 1843 Jacob ---
  Children	1. Mathew B. LEONARD,   b. 06 Feb 1844, Shelby County, Indiana ,   d. 02 Sep 1883, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa
  Family ID	F00390	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy DEWITT,   b. Abt 1800, Ohio? ,   d. Bef 1843, Indiana
  Married	17 Jul 1817	Franklin County, Indiana
  Children	1. Nancy (Catherine) LEONARD,   b. Abt 1819, Indiana   2. Sarah Ann LEONARD,   b. 1814, Indiana   3. Isaac LEONARD,   b. 1825, Indiana   4. Abner J. LEONARD,   b. Abt 1830, Indiana ,   d. 27 Feb 1863, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  Family ID	F00380	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage Record Book 2, page 38; for Abner LEONARD and Nancy Duwitt: July 17, 1817 married by Wm Tyner. Later the clerk copied it as Dewitt Wm Tyner is a Baptist minister of Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church about 3 miles south of Brookville IN on US52. Church inactive but building restored and open to the public. Land Deed Abner LEONARD to Abner LEONARD, Jr. dated August 27, 1817, Franklin County Indiana Pg. 189 "This indenture made the twenty seventh day of August between Abner LEONARD of the County of Franklin and State of Indiana of the one part and Abner LEONARD, Junior of the County of Franklin and State of Indiana of the other part." Tract or parcel containing sixty acres of land. "Abner LEONARD together with Mehitable his wife" This deed is signed by Abner LEONARD and Mehetable LEONARD. Land Deed Abner LEONARD, Jr and Nancy LEONARD of County of Franklin State of Indiana and Alexander Fleming of the County of Hamilton, State of Ohio dated September 16, 1819 (Nancy DeWitt, first wife of Abner LEONARD) Court Records, Shelby County, Indiana 1822 to 1862 Probate Order Book B, 1836-1842 Nancy Larrison, widow, app. administratix of estate of Robert Larrison dec. Jan. 6, 1840 Also p. 120 Abner LEONARD and Nancy LEONARD mentioned as adms. of estate of Robert Larrison dec. Nov. 15, 1843 Probate Record Book C, 1839-1845, p. 388 Mention is made that Nancy widow of Robert Larrison dec. and adm. of Robert's estate is now married to Abner LEONARD Death of Abner LEONARD, Jr. Probate Order Book C 1842-1847 p. 329 Nancy LEONARD asks for assignment of her dower in the estate of Abner LEONARD dec. May 16, 1845 Probate Book 3, 1839-1845 p. 698 Heirs mentioned of Abner LEONARD dec'd. in petition to set off dower to Nancy his widow are; Caleb LEONARD, Nancy wife of Benjamin Young, Sally Ann wife of Samson Foster, Isaac LEONARD of Fayette Co. Abner LEONARD of Marion Co. and Mathew LEONARD of Shelby Co. The last two named are minors Aug. 1845 Probate Book D 1845-1847 p. 768 Final settlement made in Abner LEONARD estate. Nov. term 1847 Probate Book H 1851-1852 p. 393 Final settlement made of guardianship of Abner L. LEONARD, minor heir of Abner LEONARD dec. Feb. 1852. Abner J. LEONARD is a son from Abner, Jr's first marriage to Nancy DeWitt. Probate Record Book E, 1850-1852 p. 376 Final settlement made by Thomas Carney of his guardianship of Abner J. LEONARD. His guardianship of Mathew LEONARD continues Feb. 4, 1852 Mathew LEONARD is the son of Nancy Larrison(second wife of Abner) and Abner LEONARD, Jr. Probate Order Book 1 1853-1855 p. 90 Thomas Carney, guardian of Mathew B. LEONARD, minor heir of Abner LEONARD dec. sells his ward's real estate to Thomas Cotton June 16, 1853.




• Sources

  [S00317] Sharon LEONARD GED/FBK file, Sharon LEONARD, (Name: ongoing research, emailed to me 8/29/2008;).