Jemima LEONARD^[1]
1799 - 1874

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• Birth	Between 1799 and 1800  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Mar 1874	Tipton County, IN   [1]
  Buried	Brookside Cemetery, Tipton County, IN
  Person ID	I983	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

  
  

• Notes

  Jemima probably never married as seen by deed in Johnson County In Book O, pg 425"she is lawfully seized of the premises as of a sine prole and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple(she is spinster daughter with no children of her own) This deed conveys land after the death of her father Abner LEONARD. Judy Holloway Porter: July 30, 2001 She has a Jemima LEONARD buried in Tipton County, IN Brookside Cemetery, died 2 March 1874, age 73 years. 1860 Federal Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Liberty Twp Daniel Johns age 19, b. Ohio Sarah age 19, b. IN James C. age one month b. IN Jemima LEONARD, age 65 b. Ohio 1870 Indiana Census, Tipton County, Liberty Twp. Holaway, ? age 31, b. IN Nancy age 27 b. IN James age 6, b. IN Sarah age 3, b. IN Margaret age 1, b. IN B? George age 13 b. IN Amanda J. age 18, housekeeper b. IN LEONARD, Permela age 30, head of household b. IN George age 18 b. IN Celia age 15, b. IN Jemima age 11 b. IN Permelia age 8 b. IN William age 2 b. IN 1870 Indiana, Tipton County, Liberty Twp census LEONARD, Jemima, age 70 b. IN (?) this I question, other census has born OH, also KY Abner and Mehitable lived in NC for 11 years, then Ohio. Mehitable's father, Samuel SEWARD died in Bracken County Ky. Abner was the Administrator for his estate; could be that Jemima was born in KY. LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of Jemima LEONARD Dec'd Book 2, pg 80,81 Dated September 29, 1873 Tipton County, IN recorded March 14th, 1874...... Be it remembered that on the 14th day of March 1874 the following will of Jemima LEONARD dec'd was filed in this office towit...In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I Jemima LEONARD of Tipton County in the State of Indiana de make and publish this my last will and testament Item 1st..I give and devise to PHILIP B. LEONARD in liu of my maintenance during my life and for this compensation therefore my farm situated in Tipton County in THE STATE OF INDIANA containing Forty acres more or less Item Second...I give devise and bequeath to the said PHILIP B. LEONARD fourteen head of hogs I also give devise and bequeath to the said PHILLIP B. LEONARD Seven head of sheep and cow and two calves and all other stock in which I may have any interest at the time of my Decease Item Third...I do hereby nominate and appoint PHILLIP B. LEONARD EXECUTOR OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HEREBY AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING HIM TO COMPROMISE ADJUST RELEASE AND DISCHARGE IN SUCH MANNER AS HE MAY DEEM PROPER THE DEBTS AND CLAIMS DUE ME IN TESTAMONY WHERE OF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1873 Jemima LEONARD (her mark, Seal) Witnesses Signed and acknowledged by said Jemima LEONARD as her last will in our presence and signed by us in her presence; S.P Wheeler and H.W. Swaine(?)




• Sources

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