Leonard Lispenard

Col. Leonard Lispenard (December 14, 1714 – February 20, 1790) was a New York City merchant, politician, and landowner.[1]

Early life

Lispenard was born on December 14, 1714 in the City of New York.[2] He was the eldest son of six children born to Anthony Lispenard (1683–1758) and Elizabeth Huygens De Kleyn (b. 1688).[3][2] He was the grandson of Antoine L'Espinard (1643–1696) and Abeltje.[4] His sister, Abigail Lispenard (1718–1807) was married to Jacobus Rutger Bleecker (b. 1716), and was the mother of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741–1816) the prominent banker and merchant.[5]

Career

From 1750 to 1755, he was assistant alderman of the North Ward of New York, followed by alderman of the same ward from 1756 until 1762.[6] From 1759 until 1768, he served in the provincial New York General Assembly,[7] He served as one of the first governors of the Society of the New York Hospital from 1770 to 1777.[8]

In 1765, he was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress.[9][10] He was a member of New York City's revolutionary committees that seized control of the city after the American Revolutionary War broke out, and he led a small contingent of militia that seized a British supply ship in the harbor.[11]

He entertained George Washington when he was en route toward Boston to take command of the Continental Army in June 1775.[12]

Personal life

Lispenard was married to Elsie Rutgers (b. 1720), the daughter of Anthony Rutgers (1672–1746). Together, they were the parents of three children:[6]

After the death of his father-in-law, Anthony Rutgers, he was the owner of his estate, thereafter known as "Lispenard Meadow."[6] Lispenard died on February 20, 1790.[6]

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References
  1. (U.S.), General Society of Colonial Wars (1906). General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars. authority of the General Assembly. p. 333. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Lamb, Martha Joanna; Harrison, Mrs Burton (2005). History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress. Cosimo, Inc. p. 723. ISBN 9781596052840. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. Genealogical Record of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. The Society. 1905. p. 164. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. Bergen, Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 750. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Totten, John Reynolds; Mott, Hopper Striker; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Maynard, Arthur S.; Mann, Conklin (1892). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. Bolton, Robert (1881). The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester: From Its First Settlement to the Present Time. C. F. Roper. p. 687. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. Hough, A.M., M.D., Franklin B. (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing The Names And Origin Of The Civil Divisions, And The Names And Dates Of Election Or Appointment Of The Principal State And County Officers From The Revolution To The Present Time. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co. Retrieved 19 September 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Lamb, Martha Joanna (1896). History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise and Progress. New York: A. S. Barnes Co. p. 723. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. New York (State) Dept. of State (1868). Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. Weed, Parsons & Company, Printers. p. 86. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. Lamb, Martha Joanna (1880). History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress. A. S. Barnes. p. 31. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. (U.S.), General Society of Colonial Wars (1894). Annual Register of Officers and Members of the Society of Colonial Wars: Constitution of the General Society. DeVinne Press. p. 105. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. Cutter, William Richard (1913). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. Committee, New York Colony; (State), New York (1968). New York Marriages Previous to 1784. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 257. ISBN 9780806302591. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  14. Fuld, Leonhard Felix (1913). King's College alumni. p. 23. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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