Display Patriot - P-189416 - Leonard/Leonart/Leonhard HIRE/HYER/HYRE Sr
Leonard/Leonart/Leonhard HIRE/HYER/HYRE Sr
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P-189416
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
It is believed that he and his wife are buried on their land which is now Grant County
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Author: SFC James Claude Arnold USA (Ret.)
Leonard Hyer provided Patriotic Service while a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia, by furnishing supplies to the war effort. He married Anna Mary Haass in 1750 at Virginia.
Author: Anonymous
The following biography of Leonard Heyer was published anonymously at findagrave.com. I am not the author. Note: No valid Revolutionary War Service is herein stated.
Leonard Heyer was baptized in Benken, Switzerland 25 Dec 1727 and died in Hardy County Va (WV) in 1786. His will, dated 7 Apr 1783 and recorded in Hardy County Will Book 1 pages 2 and 3, was proved on 16 Jun 1786. He and Anna had 7 sons and 1 daughter. It is believed that he and his wife are buried on their land which is now Grant County. (Source: RootsWeb's World Connect Project CVAR).
He inherited the homestead of his father on the south side of the South Branch Potomac near the site of Fort George. Also, where the present day airstrip at Petersburg exists and THE HYRE (HYER) CEMETERY.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2020), memorial page for Leonard Heyer (25 Dec 1727–1786), Find A Grave Memorial no. 180966541, ; Maintained by Daryl Marshall (contributor 48415103) Non-Cemetery Burial.
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