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• familyserch.org ID: G52N-QQ5
• Created: 11 Sep 2019

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Godparents are Jacob Fistler and wife Christine.

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• familyserch.org ID: 9CQZ-8B1
• Created: 24 Aug 2015

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Rowan County Regiment of Militia*
1st Rowan County Regiment of Militia (10/22/1775 to 5/9/1777 and 5/1/1782 to 1783)
Date Established:
Colonels:
Original Officers (9/9/1775):
~ August 1, 1775
Col. Griffith Rutherford
Col. Matthew Locke
Col. Francis Locke
Col. Hugh Montgomery
Col. Griffith Rutherford
Lt. Col. Francis Locke

Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers, etc. - Captain Unknown:
Wallace Alexander
James Anderson
William Bone
Josiah Brown
Andrew Bryson
David Caldwell
Frederick Cooper
John Duckworth
Robert Ferguson
Wooldrich Fritz
John Giles
Robert Hair
John Hollis
John Kidwell
Valentin Leonardt ***************
Leonard Marbury
Richard McGuire
William McNary
Charles Merrill
Theophilus Morgan
James Paris
David Patton
Martin Penninger
David Ramsey
Robert Ramsey
John Reid
Hugh Robison
William Woods
- source: https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_rowan_county_regiment.html

D.A.R.
LEONARD, VALENTINE JR Ancestor #: A205929
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 3-24-1751 ANSON CO NORTH CAROLINA
Death: 9-3-1814 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: LINN, ABSTRACTS OF MINS OF THE COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS ROWAN CO, VOL 3, P 92; NC REV ARMY ACCTS, VOL IX, P 17, FOLIO 1, ROLL #S.115.57.4
Service Description: 1) ROAD OVERSEER, 1783; PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED

Find A Grave Memorial# 14789383

Buried:
findagrave.com memorial #14789383 - burial location

In Old German Section, very difficult to read: Valentine spelled "Voentein" on headstone.

Valentin + Anna Catherine Sowers. Anna was born on 27 Apr 1757 in , Rowan County, North Carolina, Britisn Colonial; died on 09 Aug 1838 in , Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• familyserch.org ID: LJVS-CW8
• Created: 09 Aug 2018

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Find A Grave Memorial# 135733330

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• familyserch.org ID: LH38-DNF
• Immigration: 25 Oct 1746, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; From Rotterdam: Palentine Ship Neptune
• Created: 24 Aug 2015

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D.A.R.

LEONARD, VALENTINE SR Ancestor #: A069353
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 10-13-1718 KATZENBACH GERMANY
Death: 11-13-1781 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: LINN, ABSTRACTS OF THE MINS, COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS, ROWAN CO, VOL 3, P 28; LEONARD, CENTENNIAL HIST OF DAVIDSON CO, NC, PP 244-246
Service Description: 1) TAX COLLECTOR, 1777; KILLED BY TORIES

Find A Grave Memorial# 14649058

See:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leonhardt-43
and
https://honoringourpatriots.dar.org/patriots/valentin-leonhardt/

Valentin Leonhardt (original spelling), one of the original pioneers of Davidson Co, NC. Born 10-13-1718 in Katzenbach Germany to Martin & Anna Barbara Leonhardt, arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Neptune" on 25 Oct 1746. Married Elisabeth Wallacher and fathered several children before moving to what is now Davidson Co, NC. He settled on "a large tract of land between Abbott's Creek and one of its tributaries, since called Leonhardt's Creek." Six children were born here. The land was purchased from Lord Granville through an agent. Although a tailor by trade, Valentin became a farmer on a large scale. Although not a young man when the Revolutionary War broke out, he joined, as did all of his sons. Following the Guilford Court-house battle (Nathanael Greene's Regiment), he retired to his farm. Here he was shot by a band of Tories and died 11 days later on 13 Nov 1781. His neighbor, Wooldrich Fritz was also shot and killed on the same night by a band of Tories. They are buried in what was known as Leo
His will was made 22 Aug 1779 and lists 8 children.
The tall monument was erected 4 July 1896 for the 2 men who lost their lives so cruely after doing so much for their country and their community:
The inscription on the East Side reads: "This monument was erected by citizens A.D. 1896 out of veneration for our brave dead. These men are of those who fought for and gained our liberty. Unveiled with appropriate ceremonies 4 Jul 1896."
The West Side reads: "The heroes buried in this spot were cruelly assasinated in their own homes by Tories near the close of the Revolutionary War. They were Patriots and bravely fought for American independence."

Buried:
findagrave.com memorial #14649058

findagrave.com memorial #20467190

Cenotaph stone

Inscription

"Valentin Leonhardt was born at Katzenbach,
in the Electorate of Palatinate. Octo-
ber 13, 1718, and died November 13,
1781. Here now lies a handful of
ashes washed in the blood of Christ."
Re: Pennsylvania German

Johan married Anna Elisabetha Wallacher about 1747 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Anna was born on 23 Oct 1718 in Oberndorf, Bayern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened on 2 Jun 1719 in Oberndorf, Bayern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died in 1788 in , Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• familyserch.org ID: L2PF-58R
• Name: Leonard
• Created: 24 Aug 2015

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Name: Anna Elisabetha Wallacher
Event Type: Taufe (Baptism)
Baptism Date: 2 Jun 1718
Baptism Place: Oberndorf, Bayern (Bavaria), Deutschland (Germany)
Father: Bernhard Wallacher
Mother: Maria Margaretha Wallacher
Parish as it Appears: Oberndorf
City or District: Oberndorf u Rockenhausen
Author: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Oberndorf (BA. Rockenhausen)
Film Number: 193101