Sarah Thompson

GEDCOM Note

Biography == Sarah Leonard was born in February 1634. She was baptized 22 FEB 1634in Publow, Somerset, England. Sarah married British soldier Robert Fairbank at Dublin, Ireland in 1676 as his second wife. The wedding is memorialized at the Dublin Society of Friends Historical Library.<ref name=Everett>Everett, Alice Allen. "Leonards of Monmouthshire and Somersetshire, England." The American Genealogist, Volume 53, 1977. Page 103.(Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)

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Hannah Deane, the daughter of James Leonard, co-founder of the iron works at Taunton gave an account of the family to Zephaniah, the grandson of her brother James. She reported that Sarah (daughter of Thomas and __ White) "died at New Salem."<ref>Deane, William Reed. GenealogicalMemoir of the Leonard Family. Boston, MA: Self-Published for the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1857. Page 22. https://archive.org/details/genealogicalmemo00dean/page/22/mode/2up...</ref> As early settlers of West Jersey, Sarah, Robert, step-daughter Elizabeth Stubbings and husband Robert Stubbings, immigrated to Elsinboro, Salem, New Jersey on the Mary in 1677. By September 23, 1678, Robertwas dead and administration of his estate was granted to John Thompson, carpenter, "who has married Sarah, the widow of Robert Fairbanks." <ref name=Cook>Cook, Lewis D. "Origin of James and Henry Leonard." TheAmerican Genealogist, Volume 10, 1933. Page 200. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11841/200/0</ref> In the margin of a deed conveyed by Robert Turner of Dublin to Robert Fairbanks, late of Wexford County, there is the following note: "This by ye decease of Robert Fairbanks is fallen to John Thompson and Sarah, his wife, who was relict of ye said Robert Fairbanks"<ref>Thompson, David A. Andrew Thompson, the Emigrant of Elsinborough, Salem County, N.J. and One Line of His Descendants. (Albany, N.Y, Weed Parsons Printing Company, 1910), pages 11-12</ref>

Death and Legacy===Sarah died in Elsinboro, Salem, New Jersey between 23 May 1720 when she wrote her will and 25 October 1721 when it was proved.

The will of Sarah Thompson of Elsinboro, widow, divided her “worldlyestate” between:<ref name=Cook/>
: : - Kinsmen Henry Leonard of Cape May and Thomas Leonard of East Jersey. Thomas to dispose of his share “according as he shall think fit amongst my relations thereaway.” : : - Granddaughters Lydia, daughter of Thomas Thompson, and Mary Thompson. : : - Henry, son of Samuel Stubbins. : : - John, Jane, Ann, Elizabeth & James, children of James Thompson. : : - Rachel Tyler, daughter of Thos. Thompson. : : - Children of brother James Leonard. : : - William Hancock and wife Sarah, residuary legatees and executors.

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