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Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent 1544–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Knowle Hill, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1615

Death Location: Chevening,,Kent,England

Father: John Chevening

Mother: Elizabeth Harmon

Spouse(s): Margaret Dacre

Children(s): Thomas Leonard, Anne Leonard, Elizabeth Leonard, Margaret Lennard, John Leonard, John Leonard, Gregory Lennard, Frances Leonard, Elizabeth Lennard, John Leonard, Thomas Leonard, Henry Leonard

In 1544, Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent entered the world in Knowle Hill, Kent, England, born to John Page Leonard Or Lennard Lord Van Chevening And Elizabeth Harmon. Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent married Margaret Fiennes 11Th Baroness Dacre, and had children including Anne Leonard, Elizabeth Lennard, Elizabeth Leonard, Frances Leonard, Gregory George Lennard, Henry Leonard, John Leonard, Margaret Barrett Lennard, Thomas Leonard. Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent passed away in 1615 in Chevening,,Kent,England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent entered the world in Knowle Hill, Kent, England, born to John Page Leonard Or Lennard Lord Van Chevening And Elizabeth Harmon.
  • Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent married Margaret Fiennes 11Th Baroness Dacre, and had children including Anne Leonard, Elizabeth Lennard, Elizabeth Leonard, Frances Leonard, Gregory George Lennard, Henry Leonard, John Leonard, Margaret Barrett Lennard, Thomas Leonard.
  • Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent passed away in 1615 in Chevening,,Kent,England.

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Sampson Kent's Ancestors

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Sampson Kent
1544–1615
Birth Place: Knowle Hill, Kent, England
Parents
John Page Leonard or Lennard Lord van Chevening
1508–1590
Chevening, Kent, England
Elizabeth Harmon
1520–1585
Crayford, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Lennard Leonard, High) Sheriff
1479–1554
Knowle Hill, Kent, England
Catherine (Katherine Weston) Lennard
1478–1508
Chepstead, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Leonard
1459–1530
Mary Byrd
1458–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Byrd
1420–1460
Alice DeMalpas
1437–1482

Sampson Kent's Descendants

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Sampson (Leonard MP & High Sheriff of) Kent (1544–20 Sep 1615) m. Margaret (Fiennes 11th Baroness) Dacre (1541–10 March 1611)
  1. 1. Thomas Leonard 1577–1638
  2. 2. Anne Leonard 1572–1624
  3. 3. Elizabeth Leonard 1581–1581
  4. 4. Margaret (Barrett) Lennard 1578–1631
  5. 5. John Leonard 1567–1575
  6. 6. John Leonard 1584–1615
  7. 7. Gregory ("George") Lennard 1573–1619
  8. 8. Frances Leonard 1583–
  9. 9. Elizabeth Lennard 1564–1631
  10. 10. John Leonard 1584–1584
  11. 11. Thomas Leonard 1585–1685
  12. 12. Henry Leonard 1569–1616 m. Chrysigona Baker 1571–1616
    1. 1. Edward Lennard 1597–
    2. 2. Margaret Lennard 1597–
    3. 3. Fynes Lennard 1597–
    4. 4. Pembroke Lennard 1602–1638
    5. 5. Henry Lennard –1630
    6. 6. Philadelphia Lennard 1600–1661 m. Thomas Parker 1594–1663
      1. 1. Mary Parker 1620–1700 m. Martin Ellett 1617–1657
        1. 1. Thomas (Elbert) Ellett 1640–1740 m. Anne Bird 1642–1734
        2. 2. Elizabeth Elliot 1646–
        3. 3. Brignall Elliot 1676–
        4. 4. Thomas Elbert 1640–1740
        5. 5. Ronnold Ellett 1638–
        6. 6. Renald Ellett 1638–
      2. 2. Philadelphia Parker 1617–1688
      3. 3. George Parker 1620–1673
      4. 4. Grace Parker 1622–
      5. 5. Rachel Parker 1622–1650
      6. 6. Catherine Parker 1633–1700
      7. 7. Anne Parker 1634–
      8. 8. Margaret Parker 1637–
      9. 9. Mary Parker 1620–1700
    7. 7. Richard Leonard 1596–1630
    8. 8. Pembroke LENNARD 1602–1638
    9. 9. Barbara Lennard 1604–

Sampson Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent in Knowle Hill, Kent, England
Knowle Hill, Kent, England
1615
20 Sep 1615
Age 71
Death of Sampson Leonard MP & High Sheriff of Kent in Chevening,,Kent,England
Chevening,,Kent,England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Knowle Hill, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Chevening,,Kent,England

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