Hannah Leonard1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*21 March 1687She married Eleazer Fisher, son of Cornelius Fisher and Leah Heaton, on 21 March 1687.1 

Family

 Eleazer Fisher b. 8 Jul 1663

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Hannah Leonard1,2

b. 15 March 1679/80, d. 22 April 1753
Family
Father*Isaac Leonard1,2 b. c 1650, d. bt 10 Dec 1717 - 9 Mar 1719/20
Mother*Deliverance Ames1,2 b. 6 Dec 1653
Birth*15 March 1679/80Hannah Leonard was probably born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, on 15 March 1679/80.1,2 
Marriage*11 March 1697She married first David Newton, son of Moses Newton and Johanna Larkin, on 11 March 1697 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
(Wife) Death4 April 1702Hannah became a widow when David Newton died on 4 April 1702.4 
Will*26 May 1702The will of David Newton dated 3 April 1702 in Marlborough, and sworn to on 26 May 1702, named his wife Hannah, three "small daughters" Hannah, Lydia and Thankful, and his father Moses Newton Sr. as overseer.3 
Marriage*between 1702 and 1708She married second Nathaniel Manley, son of William Manley and Rebecca ______, between 1702 and 1708.3 
(Daughter-in-Law) Will3 April 1724The will of Moses Newton of Marlborough dated 3 April 1724 mentioned the "children of my sons David Newton and Edward Newton, deceased."3 
Land Records*1727/28Hannah and Nathaniel Manley were living in Easton, Bristol County, when Nathaniel next sold land in 1726 and 1727/28. Both Nathaniel and his wife Hannah acknowledged the deeds on 5 May 1738.3 
(Wife) Death21 April 1753Hannah became a widow for the second time when Nathaniel Manley died on 21 April 1753.3 
Death*22 April 1753She died just one day after her husband on 22 April 1753 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 73.3 
Research Notes*The Mayflower Chilton source reported finding no probate records in Bristol County for Nathaniel Manley or Hannah Manley.3 

Family 1

 David Newton b. 12 Mar 1671/72, d. 4 Apr 1702
Children 1.Hannah Newton3 b. 15 Dec 1697
 2.Lydia Newton3 b. 27 Sep 1699
 3.Thankful Newton3 b. 30 Oct 1701

Family 2

 Nathaniel Manley b. 27 May 1684, d. 21 Apr 1753
Children 1.Ichabod Manley3 b. 26 Dec 1709
 2.Hannah Manley3 b. 10 Jun 1711
 3.Rebecca Manley3 b. 29 May 1714
 4.Elizabeth Manley3 b. 11 Mar 1716
 5.Mary Manley3 b. 7 Jul 1720, d. 25 Dec 1739

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 18, Isaac Leonard, pages 23-24. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #5., Isaac Leonard (Solomon), pages 44-45. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 66, Hannah Leonard, pages 64-65.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Marlborough Deaths, Volume 1, page 379. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Leonard1

Family
Father*James Leonard1 b. c 1620, d. b 1691
Mother*Mary Jane Martin1
Marriage*24 January 1677/78She married Isaac Deane on 24 January 1677/78 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.1,2 

Family

 Isaac Deane

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 291. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Leonard1

b. 2 October 1671
Family
Father*James Leonard Jr.2 b. c 1643, d. 1 Nov 1726
Mother*Hannah ______2 d. 25 Feb 1674
Birth*2 October 1671Hannah Leonard was born on 2 October 1671 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*13 December 1686She married John Crane on 13 December 1686 in Taunton, Bristol County.1,3 

Family

 John Crane

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17-18.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 291. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Leonard1

b. 8 November 1685, d. 8 November 1691
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard2,3
Mother*Sarah Thresher3,2
Birth*8 November 1685Hannah Leonard was born on 8 November 1685 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony),3,1 
Death*8 November 1691 and died on 8 November 1691 in Taunton at age 6.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17 and 19.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 252. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 125.

Hannah Leonard1

b. 8 December 1691
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard2,3
Mother*Sarah Thresher3,2
Birth*8 December 1691Hannah Leonard was born on 8 December 1691 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 252. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17 and 19.

Hannah Leonard1

Family
Father*William Leonard1 b. c 1688
Mother*Anne Barney1 b. 23 Nov 1693
Birth*Hannah Leonard was born.1 
Marriage*12 April 1750She married Daniel Lincoln Jr., son of Daniel Lincoln and Susannah ______, on 12 April 1750 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Daniel Lincoln Jr. b. c 1720
Child 1.Abiathar Lincoln1 b. 4 Jun 1759

Citations

  1. [S1196] Malloy M. Miller, "The Daniel Lincolns in Taunton, Massachusetts in the Mid-Eighteenth Century", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 124, pages 198-201 (July 1970). Hereinafter cited as "Daniel Lincolns in Taunton."
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 291. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Hannah Leonard1

b. March 1713
Family
Father*Joseph Leonard1
Mother*Hannah Jennings1
Birth*March 1713Hannah Leonard was born in March 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Relationship Note*Hannah and her brother Joseph were twins.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 68, Joseph Leonard, pages 65-66. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 213, her surname spelled "Lenard" and "Lennard". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Hannah Leonard1

b. 25 September 1720
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard1 b. bt 1686 - 1690, d. b 4 Jul 1749
Mother*Hannah Phillips1 b. c 1698, d. 15 Feb 1733
Birth*25 September 1720Hannah Leonard was born on 25 September 1720 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Hannah Leonard1

Family
Father-Probable*Benjamin Leonard b. bt 1686 - 1690, d. b 4 Jul 1749;

She was identified by the Mayflower Chilton source as the "probable" daughter of Benjamin Leonard and Mary Cudworth, noting marriages for Ephraim, Sarah, Dorothea and Hannah found at Morristown, New Jersey between 1763 and 17611
Mother-Probable*Mary Cudworth1 b. 14 Nov 1702, d. 5 Nov 1778
Birth*Hannah Leonard was born.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Henry Leonard1

b. circa 1618
Family
Father*Thomas Leonard1
Birth*circa 1618Henry Leonard was born circa 1618, as calculated from his reported age of 37 in 1655 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.1 
(Brother) Relationship NoteFor over 200 years now, researchers are still looking for clues to the relationship between Solomon Leonard of Duxbury and Bridgewater, and the three "other" known Leonard brothers, James Leonard, Henry Leonard and Philip Leonard. Mitchell's Bridgewater History speculated that Philip Leonard of Duxbury "might have been" a brother or son of Solomon Leonard of Duxbury and Bridgewater. Deane's Genealogical Memoir of the family of James Leonard of Taunton noted that the Reverend Dr. Peres Fobes, pastor of the Congregational Church in Raynham, prepared an account in the late 1700s of the Leonard family, particularly of its longevity, promotion to office and involvement with the manufacture of iron, that is in the Massachusetts Historical Collections, Volume III. Fobes wrote that James Leonard had "three" brothers; but, in his genealogical tree of the Leonard family, he reported on only two, Henry and Philip. He went on to speculate that, if there was a fourth brother in their family, perhaps he may not have immigrated to America, or if he came to New England, he may have been Solomon Leonard of Duxbury in 1637 and then of Bridgewater, or John Leonard of Springfield in 1639, or Rice Leonard of Rehoboth in 1644. Fobes stated he knew of no others of a proper age.2,3 
Marriage*before 1645He married Mary ______ before 1645.1,4 
Biographical Info*1652 In 1652, brothers James Leonard and Henry Leonard settled at Taunton where they erected the first forge in Plymouth Colony. Before deciding upon Taunton, Henry was at Lynn in 1642 and James was there in 1651. They were both of Braintree in 1652, and probably earlier, before arriving in Taunton in 1652.1 
Relocation*Henry did not remain long at Taunton, and was of Hammersmith (Lynn) in 1655, a freeman of Lynn in 1668 and of Rowley Village in 1674. After that he went to Monmouth County, New Jersey.1,4 

Family

 Mary ______
Children 1.Samuel Leonard5
 2.Nathaniel Leonard5
 3.Thomas Leonard5
 4.Henry Leonard5 b. 14 Jun 1656, d. Sep 1657
 5.Sarah Leonard5 b. 26 Jun 1663
 6.Mary Leonard5 b. 13 Jan 1666, d. Aug 1667

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 16. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, page 1 and Genealogy, page 17.
  4. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 461, noting Lynn, Topsfield, Boxford, and Monmouth County, New Jersey. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  5. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, page 17.

Henry Leonard1

b. 14 June 1656, d. September 1657
Family
Father*Henry Leonard1 b. c 1618
Mother*Mary ______1
Birth*14 June 1656Henry Leonard was born on 14 June 1656 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),1 
Death*September 1657 and died in September 1657 at age 1.1 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.

Henry Leonard1

b. 8 November 1695
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard2,3
Mother*Sarah Thresher3,2
Birth*8 November 1695Henry Leonard was born on 8 November 1695 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17 and 19.

Huldah Leonard1

b. 11 June 1738
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard1 b. bt 1686 - 1690, d. b 4 Jul 1749
Mother*Mary Cudworth1 b. 14 Nov 1702, d. 5 Nov 1778
Baptism*11 June 1738Huldah Leonard was baptized on 11 June 1738 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Isaac Leonard1,2

b. circa 1650, d. between 10 December 1717 and 9 March 1719/20
Family
Father*Solomon Leonard1,2,3 b. c 1610, d. b 1 May 1671
Mother*Sarah Chandler1,2 b. b 15 Oct 1622, d. b 27 Oct 1675
Birth*circa 1650Isaac Leonard was born circa 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).3,4,1 
Marriage*circa 1675He married Deliverance Ames, daughter of William Ames and Hannah ______, circa 1675 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.5,6 
King Philip's War*1675 In 1675 Isaac took part in the Narragansett Expedition during King Philip's War, and in 1733 his son Isaac Leonard of Bridgewater claimed a grant for his father's service.1 
Land Records*10 May 1677 On 10 May 1677 Samuel deeded land to his brother Isaac Leonard. Their brothers John, Jacob and Solomon were mentioned in the deed.4 
(Father-Possible) Research OpinionConsidering all the "coincidences" which connect Bridgewater William Leonard's activities with the Bridgewater Leonards (especially if, as this researcher believes, coincidence is truly "the messenger of truth") it is suggested at this point in our research that William Leonard of Bridgewater was a descendant of Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater. Solomon's 4th son Isaac Leonard (c1650-c1717) and his wife Deliverance Ames are the strongest and sadly, through a process of elimination, the only candidates currently being considered as William's parents.7,8 
Land Records*Isaac Leonard of Bridgewater and his wife Deliverance sold land with dwelling and barn in Bridgewater to Samuel Chandler, also of Bridgewater. Their transaction was dated 29 February 1705/6, but likely should have been dated either 28 February or 01 March of that year.1 
Residence*27 March 1717Isaac owned land in Mendon and Worcester and was of Bridgewater when he transferred Worcester land, his wife Deliverance consenting, on 27 March 1717. On 5 April 1717, their son Benjamin Leonard attested he saw Isaac sign the deed which was recorded on 10 December 1717.1 
Land Transfer*5 April 1717 On 5 April 1717, and acknowledged on 10 December 1717, Isaac Leonard gave his son Joseph Leonard his homestead in Bridgewater, on the condition that Isaac have lifetime use.1 
Death*between 10 December 1717 and 9 March 1719/20He died between 10 December 1717 and 9 March 1719/20 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Research Notes* No Plymouth County probate or land records were found to connect Deliverance as their probable daughter.1 

Family

 Deliverance Ames b. 6 Dec 1653
Children 1.Isaac Leonard+1,2
 2.William Leonard+7
 3.Hannah Leonard+1,2 b. 15 Mar 1679/80, d. 22 Apr 1753
 4.Deliverance Leonard d. b 1703;

The Chilton source positioned Deliverance as the probable daughter of Isaac Leonard and his wife Deliverance. The source noted, however, that no Plymouth County probate or land records were found to connect them1,2
 5.Joseph Leonard+1,2
 6.Benjamin Leonard+1,2 b. bt 1686 - 1690, d. b 4 Jul 1749

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 18, Isaac Leonard, pages 23-24. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #5., Isaac Leonard (Solomon), pages 44-45. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 4, Sarah Chandler, pages 8-9.
  5. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 18, Isaac Leonard, pages 23-24, stating possibly the daughter of William and Hannah Ames born Braintree 12 mo. 6th 1653.
  6. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 461, noting date before 1680 in Bridgewater. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  7. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  8. [S1229] Jacqueline Winspear, Messenger of Truth: A Maisie Dobbs Novel, Kindle Edition downloaded from Amazon at www.amazon.com. (New York, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006). Hereinafter cited as Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries).

Isaac Leonard1,2

Family
Father*Isaac Leonard1,2 b. c 1650, d. bt 10 Dec 1717 - 9 Mar 1719/20
Mother*Deliverance Ames1,2 b. 6 Dec 1653
Birth*Isaac Leonard was probably born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.1,2 
Marriage*16 April 1701He married, as her second husband, Mary Randall "of North Purchase", daughter of Guido Bailey and Elizabeth ______, on 16 April 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4,5 
Land Records*1702Isaac Leonard Jr. of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, bought land in Taunton "North Purchase", Bristol County in 1702 although it is unclear when they moved there.6 
Land Records*1716 In 1716 Isaac Leonard of Taunton received rights in iron ore from his brother-in-law Nathaniel Manley, also of Taunton.7 
Land Records1720He was living in North Purchase, Taunton, in 1713 and in 1720 when he bought land there and was of Norton "east precinct" in 1722/23 when he purchased land in Easton, Bristol County.6 
Land RecordsMarch 1725/26Isaac Leonard of Easton and his wife Mary sold their home lot with dwelling in Easton in March 1725/26 and moved to Pomfret, Connecticut.6 
Land Records*9 September 1727Isaac Leonard of Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, sold two tracts in Easton on 9 September 1727 and Isaac "late of Easton now of Pomfret CT" sold his share in an iron mine in Easton on 4 January 1729, the deed acknowledged on 19 March 1730/31.6 
(Brother) Land Records8 April 1728 On 8 April 1728Isaac's brother, Joseph Leonard of Bridgewater, bought land bounded on the south by Isaac's land in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.8 
Residence*1731Isaac Leonard Sr., Isaac Leonard Jr., David Leonard and Thomas Leonard were listed as inhabitants of Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1731.6 
Land Grant*1733 In 1733 Isaac Leonard of Bridgewater claimed a grant for his father's participation in the Narragansett Expedition of 1675 during King Philip's War.1 
Land Trade*1732/33Isaac was in Pomfret in 1732/33 when he traded land with a Joseph Leonard who is suspected by this researcher of having been either Isaac's brother Joseph Leonard or Joseph's son Joseph Leonard.9 
(Neighbor) Land Records9 January 1732/33Isaac, whose land had bounded his brother Joseph's land, became a neighbor with his son Isaac Jr. when, on 9 January 1732/33 Joseph Leonard of Pomfret sold to Isaac Leonard Jr. of Pomfret "the farm whereon I now live" bounded by land of "my brother Isaac Leonard". The deed was witnessed by Isaac Leonard, Joseph's brother who was also Isaac Jr.'s father and neighbor.8 
Religion*after 1734 After 1734 Isaac Leonard, Joseph Leonard and Hannah (Jennings) Leonard were admitted to the Second Church, Pomfret.6 
Land Records2 February 1736/37In a deed signed on 2 February 1736/37 Isaac Leonard, "late of Pomfret" was now resident in Worcester shire in York government" when he sold his holdings in Pomfret.10 
Research Notes* The Mayflower Chilton source reported finding no further records in Connecticut for Isaac Leonard or sons David Leonard and Thomas Leonard.6 

Family

 Mary Bailey
Children 1.Isaac Leonard Jr.11
 2.David Leonard11
 3.Thomas Leonard11

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 18, Isaac Leonard, pages 23-24. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #5., Isaac Leonard (Solomon), pages 44-45. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64, indicating her maiden name as "Gurney", although with some uncertainty.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 315. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bailey, pages 107-108. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  6. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64.
  7. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 66, Hannah Leonard, pages 64-65.
  8. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 68, Joseph Leonard, pages 65-66.
  9. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64, identifying the Joseph in the trade as only "a Joseph Leonard". This researcher has taken the liberty of suggesting Joseph and Isaac Leonard were brothers or that Joseph was the son of Isaac's brother Joseph.
  10. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64, noting that "Worcester shire in York government" has not been surely located though Westchester, New York has been suggested.
  11. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64, noting that listed as inhabitants of Pomfret, Connecticut in 1731 were Isaac Leonard Sr. and Jr., David Leonard and Thomas Leonard.

Isaac Leonard Jr.1

Family
Father-Probable*Isaac Leonard2
Mother-Probable*Mary Bailey2
Residence*1731Isaac Leonard Sr., Isaac Leonard Jr., David Leonard and Thomas Leonard were listed as inhabitants of Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1731.1 
Land Records*9 January 1732/33 On 9 January 1732/33 Isaac Leonard Jr. of Pomfret purchased from his uncle Joseph Leonard of Pomfret "the farm whereon I now live" bounded by land of "my brother Isaac Leonard". The deed was witnessed by Isaac Leonard, Joseph's brother who was also Isaac Jr.'s father and neighbor.3 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 65, Isaac Leonard, pages 63-64, noting that listed as inhabitants of Pomfret, Connecticut in 1731 were Isaac Leonard Sr. and Jr., David Leonard and Thomas Leonard.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 68, Joseph Leonard, pages 65-66.

Jacob Leonard1,2

b. circa 1647, d. between 9 May 1717 and 19 December 1717
Family
Father*Solomon Leonard1,2 b. c 1610, d. b 1 May 1671
Mother*Sarah Chandler1,2 b. b 15 Oct 1622, d. b 27 Oct 1675
Birth*circa 1647Jacob Leonard was born circa 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).3,1,2 
Marriage-Possible*Whether or not Jacob married before his marriage to Susanna King is not known and the question is answered as "unlikely" in the Chilton Mayflower source. The Leonard Memorial source stated it was "supposed" he married first Phebe Chandler about the time he came of age and possibly in Weymouth. The Mayflower source also discounted the birth of a son Joseph to the first marriage stating that Jacob's will did not mention a son Joseph even though the purported son was living and having physical problems. The source further noted it as "much more likely he is the known son" of Jacob's brother John Leonard.4,5,6 
King Philip's War*1676Jacob served in King Philip's War in 1676.4 
(Brother) Land Records10 May 1677Brothers John Leonard, Jacob Leonard and Solomon Leonard were also mentioned in the deed dated 10 May 1677 when their eldest brother Samuel Leonard deeded land to another brother Isaac Leonard.1 
Marriage*circa 1680He married, possibly second, Susanna King, daughter of Samuel King and Experience Phillips, circa 1680.2,7 
Residence*1693Jacob was in Weymouth by 1679, apparently then with his wife and family in Worcester by 1684. They returned to Bridgewater from which he was warned out in 1693.4 
Land Records*22 October 1697 On 22 October 1697 Jacob Leonard of Taunton purchased land in Bridgewater from James and Elizabeth Harris of Bridgewater.4 
Land Records*1713Jacob Leonard of Hingham purchased land in Bridgewater from Nathaniel Allen of Bridgewater in 1713. The Mayflower source described the deed as "worn" and reported the grantor's name as Nathan rather than Nathaniel. A review of the deed itself, on microfilm, confirms his name as Nathaniel.4,8 
Will*14 December 1716Jacob wrote a will dated 14 December 1716 in Bridgewater leaving land in Worcester to his two eldest daughters, Abigail Washburn and Susanna Hill, naming three younger daughters, Experience Leonard, Mary Leonard and Sarah Leonard, two sons, Solomon Leonard and Jacob Leonard and "my present wife Susanna Leonard their mother.2 
Land Records*9 May 1717 On 9 May 1717, Jacob Leonard of Bridgewater sold to his nephew Moses Leonard of Marlboro a purchase right in Worcester.4 
Death*between 9 May 1717 and 19 December 1717He died between 9 May 1717 and 19 December 1717 in Bridgewater.2 
Probate*19 December 1717His will was presented for probate on 19 December 1717 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.4 

Family 1

 Phebe Chandler

Family 2

 Susanna King b. 6 May 1659
Children 1.Abigail Leonard+4,9,10 b. 11 Nov 1680, d. 3 Oct 1760
 2.Susanna Leonard+4,11,10 b. 27 Dec 1683, d. 19 Nov 1764
 3.Experience Leonard10,4
 4.Mary Leonard+10,4 d. 20 Apr 1733
 5.Solomon Leonard+3,4,10 b. c 1693, d. 29 May 1761
 6.Sarah Leonard+10,4 b. 11 Jun 1699
 7.Jacob Leonard10,4 b. 13 Jun 1702, d. 6 Dec 1722

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 4, Sarah Chandler, pages 8-9. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 17-18.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 22-23.
  5. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #4., Jacob Leonard (Solomon), pages 38-43, identifying Jacob's first wife as a supposed daughter of Roger Chandler, one of the "three sisters". Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  6. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 461, noting date before 1670, and possibly in Weymouth. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  7. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 461, noting date before 1680, and possibly in Weymouth or Bridgewater.
  8. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes: FHL film# 558815, Book 10, pages 337B, 338A and 338B, Images 530-531 viewed and downloaded from familysearch.org, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Weymouth Births, Volume 1, page 166, her surname spelled "Leneson". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  10. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, #4., Jacob Leonard (Solomon), pages 38-43.
  11. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Weymouth Births, Volume 1, page 166, her surname spelled "Lenorson."

Jacob Leonard1,2

b. 13 June 1702, d. 6 December 1722
Family
Father*Jacob Leonard1,2 b. c 1647, d. bt 9 May 1717 - 19 Dec 1717
Mother*Susanna King1,2 b. 6 May 1659
Birth*13 June 1702Jacob Leonard was born on 13 June 1702 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2,3 
(Son) Will14 December 1716Jacob's father, Jacob Leonard, wrote a will dated 14 December 1716 in Bridgewater naming his son Jacob Leonard and identifying Susanna Leonard, his "current wife", as Jacob's mother and the mother of the other six children mentioned in his will.4 
Death*6 December 1722He died on 6 December 1722 in Bridgewater at age 20.2,5,1 
Administration*21 December 1728His brother Solomon Leonard was appointed Administrator of his estate on 21 December 1728 (sic) in Bridgewater, Plymouth County. No other probate papers were found.2 

Citations

  1. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #4., Jacob Leonard (Solomon), pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 213. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 17-18.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 518.

Jacob Leonard1

b. 1716
Family
Father*William Leonard1 b. c 1688
Mother*Anne Barney1 b. 23 Nov 1693
Birth*1716Jacob Leonard was born in 1716.1 
Marriage*13 October 1737He married Mary Wilde of Norton on 13 October 1737 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 

Family

 Mary Wilde

Citations

  1. [S1179] Fanny Leonard Koster, Annals of the Leonard Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979, 1980. Salt Lake City, Utah: microreproduction of original published in New York by C.H. Koster, 1911), page 3. Hereinafter cited as Leonard Family Annals.
  2. [S1179] Fanny Leonard Koster, Leonard Family Annals, page 3, her name noted as "Margaret Wild."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 292. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

James Leonard1

b. 8 October 1716, d. 1787
Family
Relationships1st cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*William Leonard1
Mother*Sarah Bolton1 b. 26 Dec 1683
Birth*8 October 1716James Leonard was born on 8 October 1716 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3,1 
Marriage*17 February 1736/37He married Jemima Hayford on 17 February 1736/37 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.4,1 
Occupation*Like his father, James was a cordwainer (shoemaker.)5 
Name VariationLand records in Bristol County indicate that James was identified there as James Leonard 4th.5 
Land Records*3 December 1750 On 3 December 1750, James Leonard 4th "so called" of Taunton, cordwainer, made a sub-lease agreement with his parents William Leonard, also a cordwainer of Taunton, and Sarah Leonard for property his father had leased almost eleven years earlier, for a period of 20 years, from Zebulon Field of Taunton and his first wife Anne Field. The sub-lease restated the original lease's expiration date of 23 February 1759 and described the property as a certain parcel of land meadow upland lying on the easterly side of the Mill River in Taunton and southerly and east from the land of Ephraim Wetherell, then south from Edward Adams's and west of the land of Abiel Williams, then northerly exclusive from his meadow fence where it then stood and that had been Joseph Williams'. The deed instructed that neither James Leonard nor any of the neighbors mentioned were to make use of any timber growing or lying on the land by cutting or carting it off the land in any shape or form whatsoever nor cause it to be done and included similar instructions regarding dung and stones. The deed further instructed that no timber or wood was to be cast upon the land to die or rest useless. James was, however, to have free liberty to timber and stone for fencing and building a house or barn upon the land, except that the house where William lived was to be left for his use with full liberty to pass to and from his house to cut fire wood for his own use during the time of the lease. The indenture stated that if William were to move out before the expiration of the lease agreement, then James was to improve the house. The agreement was recorded in Bristol County on 13 December 1750.5 
Death*1787He died in 1787.1 

Family

 Jemima Hayford
Children 1.James Leonard1
 2.Samuel Leonard1

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S1120] Bridgewater (Massachusetts) Town Clerk, Town records 1656-1823, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Microfilm of manuscripts filmed at the East Bridgewater Town Hall, Plymouth County, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Includes records of births, marriages, and deaths, town meeting records, records of land and property, and other miscellaneous town records: Volume 2, item# 119; on 2 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Town records 1656-1823, Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 213, his surname spelled "Lennard". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 241, his surname spelled "Lennard" and her surname spelled "Hefford."
  5. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. Film# 465438, Book 37, pages 460-461, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

James Leonard1

b. circa 1620, d. before 1691
Family
Father*Thomas Leonard2
Birth*circa 1620James Leonard was born circa 1620 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.1 
Marriage*circa 1640He married first Mary Jane Martin circa 1640.1,3 
Relationship Note*For over 200 years now, researchers are still looking for clues to the relationship between Solomon Leonard of Duxbury and Bridgewater, and the three "other" known Leonard brothers, James Leonard, Henry Leonard and Philip Leonard. Mitchell's Bridgewater History speculated that Philip Leonard of Duxbury "might have been" a brother or son of Solomon Leonard of Duxbury and Bridgewater. Deane's Genealogical Memoir of the family of James Leonard of Taunton noted that the Reverend Dr. Peres Fobes, pastor of the Congregational Church in Raynham, prepared an account in the late 1700s of the Leonard family, particularly of its longevity, promotion to office and involvement with the manufacture of iron, that is in the Massachusetts Historical Collections, Volume III. Fobes wrote that James Leonard had "three" brothers; but, in his genealogical tree of the Leonard family, he reported on only two, Henry and Philip. He went on to speculate that, if there was a fourth brother in their family, perhaps he may not have immigrated to America, or if he came to New England, he may have been Solomon Leonard of Duxbury in 1637 and then of Bridgewater, or John Leonard of Springfield in 1639, or Rice Leonard of Rehoboth in 1644. Fobes stated he knew of no others of a proper age.4,5 
Biographical Info*1652 In 1652, brothers James Leonard and Henry Leonard settled at Taunton where they erected the first forge in Plymouth Colony. Before deciding upon Taunton, Henry was at Lynn in 1642 and James was there in 1651. They were both of Braintree in 1652, and probably earlier, before arriving in Taunton in 1652. Henry didn't remain in Taunton long, moving several more times and eventually going to New Jersey.2 
(Husband) DeathJames became a widower when Mary Jane (Martin) Leonard died.2,6 
Marriage*before 1662He married second Margaret ______ before 1662, possibly in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.6 
Death*before 1691He died in or before 1691. His wife Margaret survived him and was "mother-in-law" to all his children. (The use of the term 'mother-in-law" in that time period was used to describe a stepmother.)2 

Family 1

 Mary Jane Martin
Children 1.Thomas Leonard+1 b. 3 Aug 1641, d. 24 Nov 1713
 2.James Leonard Jr.+7 b. c 1643, d. 1 Nov 1726
 3.Abigail Leonard7
 4.Joseph Leonard+7 b. c 1649, d. 18 Oct 1692
 5.Rebecca Leonard7
 6.Benjamin Leonard+7
 7.Hannah Leonard7

Family 2

 Margaret ______ d. c 1701
Child 1.Uriah Leonard+7 b. 10 Jul 1662

Citations

  1. [S1140] Elisha Clarke Leonard, James Leonard of Taunton, ironmaster. In four volumes: Volume 1, 1st-5th generations, Volume 2, 6th generation, Volume 3, 7th generation, Volume 4, 8th generation. James Leonard was born in England and came to America about 1660 settling in Massachusetts where he was an ironworker. He may have worked at the iron works at Jamestown before it was destroyed. He married twice and had 4 children. Information on many of his descendants to the 8th generation is included in these volumes. Descendants live throughout the United States especially in New England. Includes index: Person number 2, pages 14 and 16-24; FHL Film# 1598012, Items 7-10, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as James Leonard of Taunton, Massachusetts, ironmaster.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 16. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 461, noting Lynn, Braintree and Taunton. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leonard, pages 244-248. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  5. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, page 1 and Genealogy, page 17.
  6. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 461, noting Taunton, and most dates questionable.
  7. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, page 17.

James Leonard1

b. 17 December 1679, d. 8 May 1680
Family
Father*Thomas Leonard1 b. 3 Aug 1641, d. 24 Nov 1713
Mother*Mary Watson1 b. 1642, d. 1 Dec 1723
Birth*17 December 1679James Leonard was born on 17 December 1679 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony,1,2 
Death*8 May 1680 and died a few months later on 8 May 1680 in Taunton.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 126.
  4. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, page 17, noting the year as 1682.

James Leonard1

b. 1 February 1672, d. 30 December 1674
Family
Father*James Leonard Jr.2 b. c 1643, d. 1 Nov 1726
Mother*Hannah ______2 d. 25 Feb 1674
Birth*1 February 1672James Leonard was born on 1 February 1672 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony,3,4 
Death*30 December 1674 and died on 30 December 1674 in Taunton at age 2.1,5 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17-18.
  3. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, page 18, noting year as 1672/73.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 125.

James Leonard1

b. 11 May 1677, d. 16 January 1764
Family
Father*James Leonard Jr.2 b. c 1643, d. 1 Nov 1726
Mother*Lydia Gulliver2 b. c 1659, d. 24 Jul 1705
Birth*11 May 1677James Leonard was born on 11 May 1677, "perhaps" in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.1,3 
Marriage*He married first Hannah ______.1 
(Husband) Death2 August 1725James became a widower when Hannah (__?__) Leonard died on 2 August 1725.1,4 
Marriage*14 December 1726He married second, as her second husband, Lydia (Gulliver) Gulliver of Milton, daughter of Jonathan Gulliver and Mary Robertson, on 14 December 1726 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).5,6,1 
Marriage*He married third Mercy ______.1 
Death*16 January 1764He died on 16 January 1764 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 86. His stone, reading Captain James Leonard, was placed beside the stone of his first wife Hannah.1,7 

Family 1

 Hannah ______ b. c 1666, d. 2 Aug 1725

Family 2

 Lydia Gulliver b. 14 Jun 1698

Family 3

 Mercy ______

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17-18.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 125.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 292.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Milton, Marriages, page 145.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 126.

James Leonard1

b. circa 1690
Family
Father*Uriah Leonard2 b. 10 Jul 1662
Mother*Elizabeth Caswell2 b. 10 Jan 1664
Birth*circa 1690James Leonard was probably born in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony), circa 1690.1 

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17 and 19.

James Leonard1

Family
Marriage*He married Wealthy Field, daughter of Zebulon Field and Patience Wetherell.1 

Family

 Wealthy Field b. c 1757, d. 10 Jan 1829

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 235-238. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.

James Leonard1

Family
Relationships2nd cousin of John Bolton
2nd great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*James Leonard1 b. 8 Oct 1716, d. 1787
Mother*Jemima Hayford1
Marriage*25 October 1770He married Eunice Smith on 25 October 1770 in Taunton, Bristol County.2,3 

Family

 Eunice Smith

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 235-238. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, pages 292 and 439. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

James Leonard Jr.1

b. circa 1643, d. 1 November 1726
Family
Father*James Leonard1 b. c 1620, d. b 1691
Mother*Mary Jane Martin1
Birth*circa 1643James Leonard Jr. was born circa 1643, as calculated from his noted age at death.1 
Marriage*He married first Hannah ______.1 
(Husband) Death25 February 1674James became a widower when Hannah (__?__) Leonard died on 25 February 1674.1,2 
Marriage*29 October 1675He married second Lydia Gulliver of Milton, daughter of Anthony Gulliver, on 29 October 1675.1 
(Husband) Death24 July 1705James became a widower for the second time when Lydia (Gulliver) Leonard died on 24 July 1705.1 
Marriage*29 August 1706He married third Rebecca Williams on 29 August 1706 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Death*1 November 1726He died on 1 November 1726 in Taunton in his 84th year. At his death he was identified as Captain James Leonard and was buried in the plot next to his second wife Lydia who had died in 1705.1,4 

Family 1

 Hannah ______ d. 25 Feb 1674
Children 1.Eunice Leonard5 b. 25 Nov 1668
 2.Prudence Leonard6 b. 24 Jan 1669/70
 3.Hannah Leonard5 b. 2 Oct 1671
 4.James Leonard5 b. 1 Feb 1672, d. 30 Dec 1674

Family 2

 Lydia Gulliver b. c 1659, d. 24 Jul 1705
Children 1.James Leonard5 b. 11 May 1677, d. 16 Jan 1764
 2.Lydia Leonard5 b. 10 Mar 1679
 3.Stephen Leonard5 b. 14 Dec 1680
 4.Abigail Leonard5 b. 30 Jan 1682, d. b 4 Mar 1725/26
 5.Nathaniel Leonard5 b. 18 Mar 1685, d. 11 Jun 1685
 6.Seth Leonard5,7 b. 3 Apr 1686
 7.Sarah Leonard5,7 b. 6 Sep 1688
 8.Mehitabel Leonard5,8 b. 24 Oct 1691, d. 10 Jun 1695
 9.Elizabeth Leonard5,9 b. 19 Apr 1694, d. 9 Oct 1750

Family 3

 Rebecca Williams b. c 1663, d. 3 Apr 1738
Child 1.Ebenezer Leonard5,10 b. 28 Aug 1708

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 125. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 292.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 126.
  5. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17-18.
  6. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, page 18.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 258.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 256.
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 251.
  10. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 250.

Jane Leonard1

b. 5 November 1714
Family
Father*Samuel Leonard1 b. c 1683, d. 11 May 1718
Mother*Lydia Cooke1 b. 27 Apr 1672
Birth*5 November 1714Jane Leonard was born on 5 November 1714 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut.1 
(Sister) Guardianship30 August 1729Jane's older brother, Samuel Leonard of Preston, a minor son of Samuel Leonard, deceased, chose his father-in-law, meaning step-father, Nicholas Williams, to be his guardian on 30 August 1729. No guardianships were found for the other children.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 53, Samuel Leonard, pages 54-55. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).