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• Naturalization: 1829, Michigan, United States
• Citizenship: 3 Mar 1829, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan Territory
• Land: 24 Mar 1829, Pontiac, Michigan Territory
• Land: 25 Sep 1829, Pontiac, Michigan Territory
• Census: 1830, Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States
• Land: 29 Jun 1830, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan Territory; deed
• Land: 3 Dec 1830, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan Territory
• Land: 1 Apr 1833, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Warrantee Deed
• Census: 1834, Oakland County, Michigan Territory, United States
• Naturalization: 5 Jul 1834, Pontiac, Michigan Territory
• Will: 23 Feb 1837, Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States
• Court: 4 Apr 1840, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Executors
• Will: 4 Apr 1840, Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Will filed
• Court: 6 Apr 1840, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Inventory of estate
• Inventory of property: 9 May 1840, Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States
• Will: 4 Sep 1840, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Approved and allowed
• Court: 21 Jan 1843, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Committee to section off 1/3 of estate to Lavina Leonard
• Court: 25 May 1846, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Petition of Mary Leonard Skutt
• Additional information: 1840-1847, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Estate of Peter Leonard
• Additional information: 1847, Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Final accounting of Estate of Peter Leonard
• Court: 19 Jan 1847, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Comm for Lavina
• Court: 3 Mar 1847, Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada; Committee formed for division of estate
• Court: 8 Mar 1847, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Legal annoucement of court hearing
• Court: 11 Mar 1847, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; Division of land

Notes:

(Research):February 1829, Peter Leonard married Lavinia Carman in Oakland County

25 Sep 1829, Peter Leoard applied for land in Waterford Twp, Oakland County

Census 1830, Waterford, Oakland shows Peter Leonard, age bet 20-30 and 1 female bet 20-30

Peter's will made on 26 Feb 1837

Barbara Leonard (Otto) was born in April 1840.

13 Feb 1841, Almira Carman married Albert W. Finch.

24 Aug 1843, Betsey Jane Carman married Dennis B. Nichols.

25 October 1845, Lavinia Leonard, age 39, married Abel Algers, age 33, in Avon Township, Michigan.

3 Mar 1847, Catherine and Almira Leonard were in Upper Canada.

11 Mar 1847, Mary Leonard married Abram Skutt.

In 1847, George W. Carman (Uncle) was appointed guardian of: Catherine, Almira, Betsey, over 14, but minors Adelia, Clarissa, Barbara, under 14.

1880 US-Michigan Census - A. Mary Skutt (daughter of Peter & Lavina) states she was born in Canada, her father in Ireland, and her mother in New York.

Birth:
per 1910 census for Catherine Leonard McCullough - father born in Ireland

Citizenship:
"Peter Leonard personally appeared in open court and made application to become a citizen of the United States of America. And upon Solemn Oath declared that it is a bonafide intention to become a citizen of the said United States of America. And to renounce for ever all allegiance and fidelity to any prince, potenate State or Sovereignty whatever. And particularly all allegiance and fidelity to George the fourth the king of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain."

Land:
Jacob Carman sold to Peter Leonard 80 acres of land for the sum of $450.00. Payments are as follows: $115 and interest by 1 January 1831; $115 and interest by 1 January 1832; $120 by 1 January 1833. The land is described as "the West half of the South West quarter of Section twenty four, in Township three North of Range nine East".

Land:
On 25 Sept 1829, Peter purchased 80 acres of land in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, and gave his residence as Oakland County, Michigan Territory. The cost was $1.25 per acre for a total of $100.00. The description of the lot is W 1/2 of NE 1/4, Sec 23, township 3N, range 9E.
Land patent C3150 (Vol 7, page 196, Ord 259255M) was granted on 3 December 1830.

Census:

Peter Leonard
1 male between 20-29
2 females under 5 years
1 Female between 20-29

Land:
On 28 June 1830, before David Paddock, Justice of the Peace, Jacob Carman, of Pontiac, acknowledges payment in full of $450.00 from Peter Leonard for mortgage executed on 7 March 1829. Peter and Lavina purchased land from Jacob Carmen. It is descibed as "the West half of the South West quarter of section twenty four in Township three North of Range nine East containing 80 acres".

Land:
Certificate No. 3150
"Peter Leonard of Oakland County, Michigan Territory has deposited...a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Detroit...full payment has been made by the said Peter Leonard...for the West half of the North East quarter of Section twenty three in Township three North of range nine East in the District of Lands offered for sale at Detroit, Michigan Territory, containing eighty acres..."

Pat: C3150, Vol 7, page 196, ord 259255M


Land:
Warrantee deed for payment of $80.00 to Joshua Hawks of the State of Maine (via Joseph Hawks of Oakland County, Michigan Territory) by Peter Leonard for land situated in the Township of Pontiac, described as the North half of the West half of the Southeast quarter of Section twenty three in Township three North of Range nine in the District of Detroit and Territory forsaid.

Census:
Peter Leonard

Naturalization:
"In the matter of the application of Peter Leonard for naturalization. Appearing to the court that the applicant made his application for naturalization more than three years since in a court of record in the this county and that he has resided in the United States for five years and within the Territory of Michigan for the year last past and that he is of good moral character and well disposed to the good of the peace and happiness of the United States and attached to the Constitution of the same. The said applicant is admitted a citizen of the United States upon his taking the oath required in such cases. Whereupon the said applicant appeared in court and took and subscribed the following oath viz: I Peter Leonard do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. And that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and I do particularly renounce all allegiance and fidelity its defense to William Fourth King of Great Britain whose subject I have been."

Will:
Peter Leonard's will was made on 23 Feb 1837: Lavinia was given 1/3 of all real estate and personal property and had use of the other 2/3 for the purpose of maintaining his several children: Mary Leonard, Catherin Leonard, Almira Leonard, Betsey Leonard, Adelia Leonard, and one undelivered child (Clarissa).

Court:
Peter Leonard selected Henry Jones and Lavina Leonard as his executor of his estate. Both both refused to act. Court appointed administrators were Elisha Shelden, principal administrator, and Jacob Carman and Hiram Baxter.

Will:
Will was presented to Probate Court on 4 April 1840.

Court:
6 Apr 1840, the court called for an inventory of the property of Peter Leonard.

Inventory of property:
Inventory and appraisal of farm:
1 yoke of oxen - $50.00
1 heifer and 4 sheep - $22.00
1 waggon - $30.00
1 fanning mill - $10.00
1 plow and drag - $9.00
1 sythe - $1.50
1 shotgun - $3.00
1 1/2 of 20 acres wheat - $25.00
1 1/2 of 20 acres oats - $5.00
3 ghoats - $3.00
2 axes - $1.00
1 block - $3.00
Farm and improvements - $1,000.00

Will:
The will was approved and allowed on 4 September 1840 by Judge Stephen Reeves.

Court:
Judge Stephen Reeves appointed Isaac I. Voorhies, Alfred Judson and Jacob Carman to a committee to help appraise, inventory and section off the one third part of the Estate of Peter Leonard gave to his widow, Lavina.

Court:
Petition by Mary Leonard Skutt, written 25 May 1846, was adjourned on 8 February 1847, pending three weeks of publication.

Additional information:
Probate Court file of the Estate of Peter Leonard.

Additional information:
Administrator's accounting for payments made from the Estate of Peter Leonard.


Court:
The committee to help with portion of estate to go to Lavina appeared in court promising to perform their duties.

Court:
After the petition of Mary Leonard Skutt, Judge Lamont Bagg appointed a committee to appraise, inventory and divide the real estate of the late Peter Leonard. The members were Isaac I. Voorhies, Ira Donelson and William Tilden.

Court:
The Probate Court required public annoucement of court hearing regarding the Petition of Mary Leonard Skutt, heir of Peter Leonard.

Court:
A committee consisting of Isaac I. Voorhies, Ira Donelson and William Tilden, appraised and divided real estate from the Estate of Peter Leonard.

Peter married Lavinia Carman on 12 Feb 1829 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States. Lavinia (daughter of Jacob Carman and Barbara Shaver) was born about 1811 in New York, United States; died in in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
17 years old at time of marriage

1. Almira Leonard was born in 1821; and died.
2. Mary A. Leonard was born in 1824 in Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Oct 1895 in Rush, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; was buried in Nov 1895 in Henderson, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States.
3. Betsey Jane Leonard was born in 1826; died on 12 Oct 1847 in Macomb County, Michigan; was buried in Oct 1847 in Washington, Macomb, Michigan, United States.
4. Catherine Leonard was born about 1827; died after 1914.
5. Adelia Leonard was born about 1832; and died.
6. Clarisa "Clara" Leonard was born on 4 Mar 1836 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States; was christened on 13 Feb 1862 in Detroit (Sts. Peter & Paul Jesuit), Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 6 Jun 1887 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 9 Jun 1887 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
7. Barbara C. Leonard was born on 28 Apr 1840 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States; died on 5 Sep 1914 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; was buried on 8 Sep 1914 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States.