Display Patriot - P-235638 - Valentine LEONARD Jr

Valentine LEONARD Jr

SAR Patriot #: P-235638

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State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service / Civil Service
DAR #: A205929

Birth: 24 Mar 1751 / Rowan / NC
Death: 03 Sep 1814 / Rowan / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Soldier in General Greene's North Carolina Militia
  2. Fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
  3. Road Overseer, 1783
  4. Paid for services rendered

Additional References:
  1. Linn, Jo White, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions: Rowan County, North Carolina 1763-1774, Volume III, pg 92
  2. Haun, Weynette Park, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Volume IX, North Carolina. Durham, pg 17, Folio 1, Roll #S.115057.4
  3. North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Voucher #1076, dated Sept 10, 1782, for £46.15.6. specie for a public claim
  4. Graves report submitted by Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR - Apr 2025

Spouse: Anna/Catherine Sowers/Sauer
Children: Philip; Elizabeth; Barbara; George; Valentine Jr; Peter; Daniel; Phebe; Sally; David;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1993-09-03 NC 213074 David Reynolds Koontz (139200) Daniel   
2003-01-15 TX 14964 Glenn Wayne Toal (156916) Daniel   
Burial:
Pilgrim Reformed (aka Leonardt's) Church Cemetery (C-0371496)
Location:
Lexington / Davidson / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2179454
Grave Plot #:
Section 6, Row 3, Plot 10
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.854970 / -80.219910
Find A Grave Memorial #:
14789383
Marker Type:
SAR granite;
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Original upright stone
  • Photo used with permission of Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Derrick W. Spell

Valentine Leonard [Jr.] was born on the 21 March 1751, in Rowan County, North Carolina, the son of Valentine Sr and Elizabeth (Wallacher) Leonard.  

He enrolled as a Private in the Virginia militia with his father and several brothers. He served under General Greene and fought in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He also served as a Road Overseer in Rowan County in 1783.

Valentine returned home and married Anna Catherine Sowers or Sauer. They had the following known children together: 

  • John Philip was born on 9 January 1774 and married Magdaline Long.
  • Elisabatha was born on 2 August 1775 and married Peter Glattfelder.
  • Anna Barbara was born on 28 April 1777 and married Jacob Kistler.
  • Sarah was born on 8 June 1779 and died young.
  • John George was born on 10 June 1781 and married Barbara Weaver.
  • Valentine was born on 22 January 1784 and married Mary Rinkard.
  • John Peter was born on 12 February 1786, and Sarah Clodfelter.
  • Daniel was born on 6 May 1789 and married Catherine Waggoner.
  • David was born on 10 March 1792 and married Mary Clodfelter.
  • Filbina "Phillippina" was born on 23 April 1792 and married Joseph Hage.
  • Maria Sarah was born on 2 April 1798

The Patriot died on 3 September 1814 in Lexington, North Carolina. He is buried near his father and several brothers in Lexington's Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery.

Sources:

  1. Old Pilgrim Lutheran Church Records, Lexington, North Carolina, 1757-1848, page 5, FamilySearch film 007842348



Author: Frederick Douglas Learned

With such a famous father who suffered such an undeserved fate as being murdered in his home, not much is written about his son of the same name.

Valentine, Jr. married Catharinia in about 1773. 

He died on 2 September 1814 at 63. His Last Will and Testament was made on 22 August 1814, and he left his wife and their ten children a considerable amount of land, tools, and cash. This included:

  • Wife, Catharina, the 750-acre estate where they lived.
  • Son, Philip: the 185 acres in Linkhorn (Lincoln) County, where Philip lived. 
  • Son Valentine the 195 acres he was living on. 
  • Son Peter, the 340 acres he was living on. 
  • Daughter Elizabeth, who is married to Peter Clodfelter, $100.00
  • Daughter Barbara, widow of Philip Chisler/Kisler, $100. 
  • Son Daniel received the 750 acres after his mother's death. 
  • Son George received the 350 acres he resided on. 
  • Daughter Phebe received a cow and calf, a spinning wheel, pewter plates and dishes, etc. 
  • Daughter Sally received two cows, a calve, a walnut chest, and pewter plates and dishes. 
  • Son David received the land he lived on, containing 291 1/2 acres. 

 

Sources:

  1. Old Lutheran Church Records 1757-1848, Lexington, North Carolina, compiled 1969 by Mrs. David G. Koch
  2. 1814 Will of Valentine Leonard of Rowan County, NC, dated 22 August, 1814
  3. Centennial History of Davidson County, by Rev. Jacob Calvin Leonard, pub 1927, pg 242-3
  4. NC Rev War Pay Voucher #1076



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