I was under the impression that the German spelling for Leonard was Lenhardt... No? Joy In a message dated 1/18/03 11:30:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, gracelamm@msn.com writes: << I am not sure who had the original query re Leonard but does "grandma" know if Henry/Elizabeth/Jacob Leonards were German. I am not a Leonard descendant, but a Leonard family lived adjacent to my family in southeast Rowan (present day Rowan) Henry Leonard was on the 1768 Tax List, Jacob Leonard, "orphan of Henry" was apprenticed to James Lamm to be a wheelright. I have thought they were German descent as the land grant was in the German portion of Rowan. Grace From: grandma36301@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:33 AM To: NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCRowan] Re: Leonard This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henry Leonard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6755.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Please do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT confuse the "GERMAN Valentine Leonards" and The "QUAKER IRISH Leonards" with the "ENGLISH Henry Leonard Families of the Jersey Settlement" in Rowan County, N.C.!!! You must remember,...Rowan County was a "HUGE" County. These people did not live near each other. You must know history to research. ============================== >>