Reposting interests: Descendants of Leonard Clouse Generation No. 1 1. LEONARD1 CLOUSE was born ca 1760 in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 17 Aug 1823 in Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario. He married ELIZABETH SOVEREEN 1785 in Schooley's Mountain, Morris County, New Jersey, daughter of FREDERICK SOVEREEN and LAVINIA CULVER. She was born ca 1766 in Schooley's Mountain, Morris County, New Jersey, and died Bet. 1807 - 1820 in Norfolk County, Ontario. Children of LEONARD CLOUSE and ELIZABETH SOVEREEN are: i. JACOB2 CLOUSE, b. 05 Feb 1787, Morris County, New Jersey; d. 15 May 1862, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. MARGARET DAUGHERTY, Bef. 1812; b. ca 1792, North Carolina; d. 28 Jul 1872, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario. ii. ANNA CLOUSE, b. 04 Jul 1788, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. 24 May 1865, Windham Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. DAVID HUNTER, 02 Jan 1809; b. Unknown. iii. ELIZABETH CLOUSE, b. ca 1790, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. 1842, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. JOHN SLAGHT; b. Unknown. iv. JOHN CLOUSE, b. ca 1799, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. 31 Jul 1824, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. MARY (JOHN CLOUSE), Bef. 1816; b. Unknown. v. SARAH JANE CLOUSE, b. 05 Sep 1801, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; d. 09 Jun 1875, Waterford, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. JOHN MESSECAR, JR., ca 1821; b. Unknown. vi. ABRAM CLOUSE, b. 02 May 1807, Waterford, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; d. 24 Oct 1894, Waterford, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario; m. MARY WOLF, Bef. 1824; b. 02 Sep 1805, Ontario; d. 09 Aug 1884, Waterford, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario. vii. MARY CLOUSE, b. Unknown, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. 1832, Oakland Township, Brant County, Ontario; m. MATHEW MESSECAR, SR., ca 1818, Norfolk County, Ontario; b. 07 Mar 1792, New Jersey; d. 1867.