Leonard STRINGER, Jr.

Leonard STRINGER, Jr.

See "Livingston County Kentucky Marriages (Oct 1799- July 1839)", page 68, Shows: STRINGER, Leonard- Margaret BENNETT, each of Livingston County. Married: 22 Oct 1822 by William WELLS, JP(MR#1:1). Bond: 21 Oct 1822. Groom given as Leonard STRINGER. Bondsman: Nathan BENNETT. Signed: Leonard BENNETT (STRINGER?) & Nathan BENNETT. Test: A. McALISTER, D.C. License: 21 Oct 1822.

Leonard STRINGER, Jr. is buried in the Miller Cemetery in Livingston County, Kentucky. Birth and death dates for Leonard Junior were located on his tombstone in Cemetery Records for Livingston County, Kentucky. Showed a picture of his tombstone.

Leonard STRINGER, Jr.'s father, Leonard STRINGER fought in the Revolutionary War under Col. Elijah CLARK. He was an intimate friend of George WASHINGTON and preached in a pulpit once occupied by John WESLEY. Having been captured , Leonard was in prison when CORNWALLIS was taken to Yorktown and surrendered. He was given several hundred acres of land in Livingston county, Kentucky in a military land grant for his service in the Revolutionary War.

Leonard was a close friend of Andrew JACKSON. His daughter, Susan, remembered seeing her father and Andrew JACKSON riding horse-back together. See History of Livingston County, Kentucky, page 136.

Leonard STRINGER was a man of versatility. Besides being a soldier he was a doctor, a minister and a school teacher. He was an ardent Baptist.

Leonard was married three times. Nancy DICKERSON was his first wife and Dolly WARE WILLIAMS was his second wife. Dolly was the widow of Bowery WILLIAMS.

Leonard was well educated for his day and time, but seemed to be a wander at heart, for he checked out all stories of new places by moving his family there (Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and back to Kentucky. A STRINGER book was being prepared by Marie STRINGER KAEHLER of Califonia.