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Sir John LEONARD 1508–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Knole, Chevening, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1590

Death Location: Chevening, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: Sir Lennard

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Harmon

Children(s): Dorothy Leonard, Sampson Lennard, Mary Gresham, Rachel Lennard

Sir John LEONARD was born in 1508 in Knole, Chevening, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Lennard And Eliz Or Catherine Weston. Sir John LEONARD married Elizabeth Harmon, and had children including Dorothy Margerie Leonard, Elizabeth Leonard, Mary Lennard Gresham, Rachel Lennard, Sampson Lennard, Samuel Leonard, Timothy Leonard. Sir John LEONARD passed away in 1590 in Chevening, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John LEONARD was born in 1508 in Knole, Chevening, Kent, England, the child of Sir John Lennard And Eliz Or Catherine Weston.
  • Sir John LEONARD married Elizabeth Harmon, and had children including Dorothy Margerie Leonard, Elizabeth Leonard, Mary Lennard Gresham, Rachel Lennard, Sampson Lennard, Samuel Leonard, Timothy Leonard.
  • Sir John LEONARD passed away in 1590 in Chevening, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir LEONARD's Ancestors

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Sir LEONARD
1508–1590
Birth Place: Knole, Chevening, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Lennard
1479–1554
Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Lennard
1459–
Great-Grandparents
George Lennard
1422–
Matilda Dutton
1429–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir LEONARD's Descendants

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Sir (John) LEONARD (1508–12 Mar 1590) m. Elizabeth Harmon (1508–26 October 1585)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Margerie) Leonard 1527–1611 m. Sir (John George) Calvert 1525–1566
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Calvert 1542–1616 m. Thomas Porter 1540–1614
      1. 1. Bridget (Jane Porter or) Portler 1567–1607 m. John Goodale 1565–1625
        1. 1. Richard Goodale 1594–1666 m. Dorothy Whiterent 1594–1698
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Partlett Taylor) Goodale 1585–1647
      2. 2. Thomas Porter 1557–1601
      3. 3. John Porter 1563–1625
      4. 4. Ellen (Moneta) Porter 1562–1618
      5. 5. Nicholas (John) Porter 1560–1648
      6. 6. Gregory Porter 1560–1640
      7. 7. Samuel Porter 1567–1659
      8. 8. Bridget Porter 1567–1607
      9. 9. Robert Porter 1562–1585
      10. 10. Catharine Porter 1560–1648
      11. 11. Margaret Porter 1570–1572
      12. 12. John (Nicholas) Porter 1559–1611
      13. 13. William Porter 1560–1625
    2. 2. Christopher Calvert 1557–1645
    3. 3. Dorothy Calvert 1555–
    4. 4. Edward Calvert 1540–1594
    5. 5. Jacque Calvert 1552–
    6. 6. Jennet Calvert 1561–
    7. 7. John Calvert 1556–
    8. 8. Lenuis Calvert 1554–
    9. 9. Leonard Calvert 1550–1611
    10. 10. Raufe Calvert 1560–
    11. 11. Richard Calvert 1564–
    12. 12. Robert Calvert 1553–1616
    13. 13. Samuel Calvert 1563–1578
    14. 14. Thomas Calvert 1549–1640
    15. 15. Walter Calvert 1553–1579
    16. 16. William Calvert 1554–1597
  2. 2. Sampson Lennard 1544–1615
  3. 3. Mary (Lennard) Gresham 1566–1620
  4. 4. Rachel Lennard 1553–1616

Sir LEONARD's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir John LEONARD in Knole, Chevening, Kent, England
Knole, Chevening, Kent, England
1590
12 Mar 1590
Age 82
Death of Sir John LEONARD in Chevening, Kent, England
Chevening, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Knole, Chevening, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Chevening, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69BriA020Ms06539
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chevening, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69BriA020Ms06539
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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