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Facts and Events
| Name |
Leonard Stringer |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1760 |
Middlesex, Virginia, USA |
| Alt Birth? |
1760 |
Middlesex, Virginia, USA |
| Alt Birth? |
1761 |
Middlesex, Virginia, USA |
| Military? |
Bet 1776 and 1783 |
During the Revolutionary War Leonard served 3 months in the Virginia militia; served 2 tours driving wagons; and as a soldier on board a privateer ship called the POLLY HACKER under the command of a Captain Parcells. |
| Marriage |
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to Nancy Dickerson |
| Military? |
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Georgia, USAPrivate with GA. See DAR records |
| Occupation? |
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Doctor, Teacher & Baptist Minister - SOURCE: Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, 1905, Volume II, p. 213, Federal Publishing Co., Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Residence? |
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Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA |
| Other? |
Oct 1781 |
Leonard was captured by the British & being held as a P.O.W. at the time of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. SOURCE: Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley (1905), Vol. II, p. 213. Prisoner of War |
| Other? |
20 Jan 1786 |
For his service during the Rev. War Leonard was granted 287 acres of land in Washington Co., Georgia. The grant was awarded by Captain Edward Telfair, Governor & Commander-in-Chief of Georgia. The grant is filed in the Georgia Secretary of State's office. Grant of Land For Patriotic Service |
| Other? |
1805 |
Leonard was entitled to one draw for land. Georgia Land Lottery |
| Other? |
15 Feb 1837 |
On 15 Feb 1837 Leonard made application for a pension based on his service during the Revolutionary War. Application For Pension |
| Other? |
25 Nov 1837 |
On 25 Nov 1837 the government denied Leonard's application on technical grounds. Pension Denied |
| Other? |
16 Apr 1838 |
Refusing to give up his pension claim, Leonard sought assistance from Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. On 16 April 1838 Clay presented Leonard's case to the Senate & asked that arrearages be paid. SOURCE: The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 9./On the floor of the U.S. Senate; Washington, D.C. Request For Assistance From Henry Clay |
| Other? |
13 Nov 1840 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USAHe received a grant for 106 acres on Bennett's Creek. Land Grant |
| Other? |
14 Nov 1840 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USAHe received a grant for 20 acres located on the Tennessee River. Land Grant |
| Alt Death? |
15 Feb 1842 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USA |
| Death? |
15 Feb 1843 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USA |
| Alt Death? |
15 Feb 1843 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USA |
| Alt Death? |
15 Feb 1843 |
Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, USA |
| Alt Death? |
15 Feb 1843 |
Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA |
| Burial? |
1843 |
Livingston, Kentucky, USABuried in the Miller Cemetery. |
| Alt Burial? |
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Livingston, Kentucky, USAMiller Cemetery |
| Other? |
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Leonard was intimately acquainted with George Washington, & a close friend of Andrew Jackson who commanded 2 of Leonard's sons in the War of 1812. SOURCE: Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, 1905, Vol. II, p. 213. Historical Notes |
| Religion? |
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Leonard was a Baptist minister who delivered a sermon one time in a pulpit once occupied by John Wesley. SOURCE: Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley (1905), Vol. II, p. 213. |
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