Person:Leonard Tarrant (3)

Information on Leonard Tarrant, Sr.

Leonard TARRANT, Sr. - b. about 1713 or earlier; d. 1791, Ninety Six District, SC. Will dated Feb. 23, 1791. The name of his first wife is not known, but it appears likely that she was the mother of his children. Leonard's second wife was the widow Mary HARGROVE of Amherst Co., VA. Leonard TARRANT, Sr. had personal service during the Revolution in that he supplied 375 pounds of beef for the troops who left Henry Co., VA for the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He was paid for these provisions on Sep. 13, 1783 (Public Service Claims Bk. 111, p. 158, LVA Archives, Richmond, VA). In Augusta Fothergill's Virginia Tax Payers 1782-1787, Leonard Tarrants is listed in Henry Co., VA with 1 poll and 4 slaves. An affidavit by his son James states that Leonard moved with his family to Greenville County, SC in 1787. Leonard signed his will with his mark 'L'. The children of Leonard are listed in the order they appear in his will, and his second wife, Mary HARGROVE TARRANT, was living in SC in 1791 when Leonard's estate was probated. [Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DANIEL/2007-02/1171475074]