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- William Leonard, Jr. son of Thomas Leonard & Alice Lawrence, followed the water in his early days but later became a farmer & merchant.
. Leonard, son of William & father of our subject, was born in 1819, & died in 1885. His farming lands comprised 100 acres & he was one of the largest & most successful truck farmers of his locality. For many years he was an honored member of the Baptist church, in which he was a trustee, & his political sympathies were with the Republican party. He was highly esteemed in his home in Atlantic Highlands, & when he passed away the county as a loyal citizen & an estimable man.
His wife was formerly Abigail Grover, who was a daughter of James & Deborah Grover. A large family was born to these parents, but only three yet survive, these being:
E. Welling, our subject; John S., also a subject; & Mrs. D. Woodward.
E. Welling Leonard was born at Leonardsville. New Jersey, on March 25. 1847, & lie was reared & educated in Middletown, his native township. Since attaining his maturity he has been continuously engaged in agricultural pursuits, one-half of his father's farm belonging to him. Our subject, in connection with his brother, conducts one of the most popular dairies in the county, the output from this establishment meeting with ready sale on account of its uniform excellence.
Mr. Leonard was married in 1871 to Miss Mary E. Hendrickson, who was born at Nut Swamp, & who was a daughter of Daniel & Mary Hendrickson. To this marriage these children have been born, namely: William W., born on February 13, 1872, married Mabel L. Leonard, & they have one son, Harold; Philip, born on April 18, 187s, married Eva Laux; & Abigail G.. born on March 23. 1881.
Mr. Leonard & family are connected with the First Baptist church of Atlantic Highlands, where he fills the office of deacon with dignity & consistency.
. William Leonard, Jr. married first Elizabeth Applegate, & married second Elizabeth Conover;
The children of Captain William & Elizabeth Applegate Leonard were:
1 Richard Applegate Leonard, Richard A., president Monmouth County Agricultural Society, 1866-69. chosen freeholder; constituent member Navesink Baptist Church; Deacon Navesink Baptist Church & also a trustee of Navesink Baptist Church, 1877; a founder of Agricultural Society of Monmouth; he was active in temperance work.
Richard A. Leonard, born 1812, Middletown Township, eldest son of Captain William & Elizabeth (Applegate) Leonard, lived on his father's farm; Richard A. Leonard married first Elizabeth Roberts, eldest daughter of Rev. Thomas Roberts, 1833; he married second Sarah Roberts, daughter of Rev. Thomas Roberts, 1849; the children of Richard A. & Elizabeth (Roberts) Leonard were:
Richard (married Delia F. Patterson), Sarah (married Charles McClees),Emma (married George Sherman) the children of Richard A. & Sarah (Roberts) Leonard were: Charles T. (married Annie Grover), William J. (married Fanny M. Clark) & Ella S. Leonard;
2. Mary Leonard;
3.Thomas. Leonard.2 - Thomas Leonard, born 1815, at Leonardville, son of Captain William & Elizabeth Applegate Leonard, married Mary A. Hopping, daughter of James & Patience Hopping, 1840; the children of Thomas & Mary A. (Hopping) Leonard were:
James H. (born 1841, see below),
Thomas H. (born 1843), - Thomas H. lived at old Brown farmhouse. Bay Shore, now First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands;
Edward H. (born 1853), &
John J. (born 1856); biography & portrait of, James H. Leonard, born 1841, eldest son of Thomas & Mary A. (Hopping) Leonard of Leonardville, married Emma C. Taylor, daughter of
James G. Taylor, Atlantic Township, 1863; the children of James H. & Emma C. (Taylor)
Leonard were: Mary (born 1866), George T. (born 1872), & Albert T. (born 1875)
4. John S. Leonard;
5. William Leonard.2
6. Elizabeth Leonard.
. 1810-25 - A beautiful collection of Teapot & tea set. Rectangular with rounded corners & slightly sloping sides, shaped spout & ear-shaped handle. White soft-paste porcelain with a pink luster border, decorated with hand-painted pink & yellow flowers with green leaves. Made in England. This teapot is part of tea service F07.0644-F07.0661. Height is 7 inches.
Acquisition: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. William F. Leonard in memory of Mrs. Cornelius Leonard.
This teapot is part of a tea service that came to the Staten Island Historical Society in 1948 from the estate of Mary (Wood) Leonard. Mary & her husband Cornelius Leonard Jr. resided in Travis, Staten Island. Cornelius was listed as an oysterman in the 1880 census.
Ref: Staten Island Historical Society & the Historic Richmond Town, Catalog 2016. - - - [1]
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1819 - 1885 (66 years)