Susanna Leonard1

b. 1740
Family
Father*Solomon Leonard1 b. c 1693, d. 29 May 1761
Mother*Elizabeth Perkins1 b. 29 Mar 1707, d. 19 Apr 1781
Birth*1740Susanna Leonard was born in 1740 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*29 September 1761She married Samuel Whitman, son of Zachariah Whitman and Eleanor Bennett, on 29 September 1761 in Bridgewater.2,3 
(2nd Daughter) Estate and Land11 December 1761Susanna, her mother and siblings were his father's heirs and shortly after her father's death, her brother Solomon purchased most of their father's land from his sisters. His eldest sister Elizabeth Hooper and her husband Hezekiah Hooper of Bridgewater, blacksmith, and his second sister Susanna Leonard and her husband Samuel Whitman also of Bridgewater sold to their brother Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater, all rights to the homestead which Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater, gentleman, deceased, died seized of, reserving to the widow, their mother, her dower. Solomon's mother, Elizabeth (Perkins) Leonard, in exchange for the dower set off to her, yielded any rights to the remainder on 11 December 1761. And then on 9 May 1765, their youngest sister Experience Leonard who was still unmarried, sold to her brother Solomon Leonard all her rights to their deceased father's land, except for her mother's widow's thirds. The deed was acknowledged on 30 October 1765.1 

Family

 Samuel Whitman b. 23 Jul 1734

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# 63, Solomon Leonard, page 62. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  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), Whitman, pages 335-343. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of 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 II, Marriages, page 241. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Susanna Leonard1

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

She was identified by the Mayflower Chilton source as the "possible" 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-Possible*Mary Cudworth b. 14 Nov 1702, d. 5 Nov 1778;

She was identified by the Mayflower Chilton source as the "possible" daughter of Benjamin Leonard and Mary Cudworth, noting marriages for Ephraim, Sarah, Dorothea and Hannah found at Morristown, New Jersey between 1763 and 17611
Birth*Susanna 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).

Thankful Leonard1

b. May 1726
Family
Father*Joseph Leonard1
Mother*Hannah Jennings1
Birth*May 1726Thankful Leonard was born in May 1726 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

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.

Theodora Leonard1

b. 19 January 1722/23
Family
Father*William Leonard1 b. 26 Mar 1690
Mother*Abigail Wetherell2 b. 28 Mar 1691
Birth*19 January 1722/23Theodora Leonard was born on 19 January 1722/23 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Births, Volume 1, page 96, her name recorded as "Theodore". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Marriages, Volume 1, page 272.

Thomas Leonard1

b. 3 August 1641, d. 24 November 1713
Family
Father*James Leonard1 b. c 1620, d. b 1691
Mother*Mary Jane Martin1
Birth*3 August 1641Thomas Leonard was born on 3 August 1641 in Kinver, Staffordshire, England,1,2 
Baptism8 August 1641 and was baptized on 8 August 1641.1 
Marriage*21 August 1662He married Mary Watson on 21 August 1662 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.3,1,2 
Death*24 November 1713He died on 24 November 1713 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 72.4,2 

Family

 Mary Watson b. 1642, d. 1 Dec 1723
Children 1.Mary Leonard2 b. 2 Aug 1663
 2.Thomas Leonard2 b. 22 Jan 1665/66
 3.John Leonard2 b. 18 May 1668
 4.George Leonard2 b. 18 Apr 1671, d. 5 Sep 1716
 5.Samuel Leonard+1 b. 1 Feb 1673/74, d. 13 Apr 1745
 6.Elkanah Leonard2 b. 15 May 1677, d. 29 Dec 1714
 7.James Leonard2 b. 17 Dec 1679, d. 8 May 1680
 8.Daughter Leonard2,5 b. 10 Apr 1681
 9.Seth Leonard2 b. 28 Apr 1682, d. 2 Nov 1682
 10.Phebe Leonard2 b. 3 Mar 1684, d. 15 Jul 1685
 11.Elizabeth Leonard6 b. 15 Jul 1686

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 17. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  3. [S1025] Plymouth MA: Vital Records to 1850, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 663, his surname spelled "Learned". Hereinafter cited as Plymouth MA: Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S481] First Book of Raynham (MA) Records, 1700-1835 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, page 24, citing page 41. Hereinafter cited as Raynham, Massachusetts Records-NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 130. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  6. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17-18.

Thomas Leonard1

Family
Biographical Info* He did not immigrate to America with his sons.1 

Family
Children 1.Henry Leonard+1 b. c 1618
 2.James Leonard+1 b. c 1620, d. b 1691
 3.Philip Leonard+2 d. 3 Jul 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 16. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 16-17.

Thomas Leonard1

Family
Father*Henry Leonard1 b. c 1618
Mother*Mary __?__1
(Brother) Biographical Info6 April 1674The Leonard brothers, Samuel, Nathaniel and Thomas contracted with the owners of the Iron works at Rowley Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), on 6 April 1674 to carry on the works there.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.

Thomas Leonard1

b. 22 January 1665/66
Family
Father*Thomas Leonard1 b. 3 Aug 1641, d. 24 Nov 1713
Mother*Mary Watson1 b. 1642, d. 1 Dec 1723
Birth*22 January 1665/66Thomas Leonard was born on 22 January 1665/66.1 
Marriage*He married Joanna __?__.1 

Family

 Joanna __?__

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.

Thomas Leonard1

Family
Father-Probable*Isaac Leonard2
Mother-Probable*Mary Bailey2
(Resident) Residence1731Isaac Leonard Sr., Isaac Leonard Jr., David Leonard and Thomas Leonard were listed as inhabitants of Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1731.1 
(Son) Research Notes The Mayflower Chilton source reported finding no further records in Connecticut for Isaac Leonard or sons David Leonard and Thomas Leonard.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# 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.

Timothy Leonard1

b. 6 July 1718
Family
Father*Joseph Leonard1
Mother*Hannah Jennings1
Birth*6 July 1718Timothy Leonard was born on 6 July 1718 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

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, his surname spelled "Lenard" and "Lennard". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Uriah Leonard1

b. 10 July 1662
Family
Father*James Leonard1 b. c 1620, d. b 1691
Mother*Margaret __?__1,2 d. c 1701
Birth*10 July 1662Uriah Leonard was born on 10 July 1662 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.1,3 
Marriage*1 June 1685He married Elizabeth Caswell, daughter of Thomas Caswell, on 1 June 1685 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.1,4,5,6,7 
(Husband) Estate10 July 1722Uriah and his wife Elizabeth (Caswell) Leonard signed as heirs of Elizabeth's father, Thomas Caswell, on 10 July 1722 in acknowledgement of the distribution of his estate.7 

Family

 Elizabeth Caswell b. 10 Jan 1664
Children 1.Uriah Leonard3,8 b. 10 Apr 1686
 2.William Leonard+8 b. c 1688
 3.James Leonard8 b. c 1690
 4.Seth Leonard8 b. c 1692
 5.Jonathan Leonard8 b. c 1694
 6.Margaret Leonard8 b. c 1696

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. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 461, noting Taunton, and most dates questionable. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 1, Births, page 259. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 299.
  5. [S1201] Lee Douglas Van Antwerp, original compiler, revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 9, Francis Eaton (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996), Volume 9, page 12, references. Hereinafter cited as Francis Eaton of the Mayflower (Five).
  6. [S632] Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 (Bristol County, Massachusetts), Microfilm of originals at the Probate Registry, Taunton, Massachusetts on 199 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 461882, Thomas Caswell will and inventory, Volume 1, pages 196-197. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926.
  7. [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. FHL Film# 415803, Thomas Caswell distributions per will, Volume 14, pages 316-317, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).
  8. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, The Family of James Leonard of Taunton, Genealogy, pages 17 and 19.

Uriah Leonard1

b. 10 April 1686
Family
Father*Uriah Leonard2,3 b. 10 Jul 1662
Mother*Elizabeth Caswell3,2 b. 10 Jan 1664
Birth*10 April 1686Uriah Leonard was born on 10 April 1686 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).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 259. 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.

William Leonard1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Isaac Leonard2 b. c 1650, d. bt 10 Dec 1717 - 9 Mar 1719/20
Mother*Deliverance Ames2 b. 6 Dec 1653
Birth*William's parentage is not yet known, and neither is the date nor the place of his birth. Researchers have been struggling for years with this mystery. Although there were multiple Leonards who arrived in New England between 1630 and 1690, we have focused our initial problem solving attention on the two lines of Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater and James Leonard of Taunton.

Many books, articles and at least one excellent website have addressed the multiple Leonard families of New England, and some the puzzle of William's origins. We've reviewed all we've identified, and found most to be helpful, although we have also been able to identify and prove errors in most of them. Brad's Port Leonard Genealogy website has been especially helpful and is, we believe, the most current in its analysis and resulting progress towards solving William's identity.3,4,5,6,7,8,9 
Research Opinion*Considering all the "coincidences" which connect William'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.2,10 
Marriage*10 February 1708/9William married Sarah Bolton of Bridgewater, daughter of John Bolton and Sarah Chesebrough. They may have been the William Leonard and Sarah Bolton who were married by Justice Thomas Mumford on 10 February 1708/9 in Kings Towne (now North Kingstown), Washington County, Rhode Island.11,1 
Occupation*He was a cordwainer (shoemaker.)12,13,14 
(Son-in-Law) Estate and Land5 April 1723The personal estate of William's father-in-law, John Bolton, late of Bridgewater, after the payment of debts and charges, was divided by agreement between Sarah, his widow, and their children.

A special committee of five good and sufficient freeholders, Josiah Edson Esq., Nathaniel Hayward, Joseph Edson, Nathaniel Brett and John Field, was appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow to determine a fair distribution of real estate that John Bolton died seized of in the County of Plymouth. The committee's task was completed on 5 April 1723 and included setting off the widow Sarah Bolton's Dower or Thirds of housing and lands, and also setting off an equitable portion or share of land for each of the couple's ten children, John Bolton Jr., Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth Bolton, Nicholas Bolton, Mary Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.

William Leonard and his wife Sarah (Bolton) Leonard had received land from her deceased father before his death. So, in order for the court to insure a fair distribution of land to the deceased's children, the committee was directed to appraise the Leonard lands. On 9 July 1722, the committee reported to the court that they had appraised the lands as directed, and determined them to be by estimation three acres and 3/4, valued at seven pounds, ten shillings. William Leonard reported that in 1716 he had made 8 pairs of shoes for his honored father-in-law which paid for one small piece of land at the west end of his house. The price of his work was 16 shillings which paid for the piece of land. The committee also took an account of sundry things with Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, the deceased's eldest daughter, who acknowledged to have received an estimated value of £5, 3s out of her father's estate during his lifetime.

As determined her fair distribution, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard received the portion or share defined by the committee as Lot# 9. It was bounded south-westerly by her brother Nathaniel's Lot# 8 in the upper lands and lying also in length across the 50 acres being 15 rods and 12 feet wide in the middle and joining to the land which had been given to them by her father before his death. The addition of the land previously given to Sarah and William Leonard made the ninth share equal to all of the others.12,13 
Land Transfer*13 March 1728William Leonard and Sarah (Bolton) Leonard of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, signed a deed agreement on 13 March 1728 to sell their right or interest in and title to several tracts or parcels of land in Dorchester, Suffolk County, which came to them by the death of Sarah's sister Mary Bolton, to Sarah's brother John Bolton, also of Bridgewater, yeoman, for the sum of 20 shillings. The deed was recorded on 13 March 1728, and stated that although the tracts had not yet been subdivided, a one-tenth part or share, what they were selling, would belong to them when Mary's estate was settled.15 
(Father-Doubtful) Relationship Note Although the Chesebrough source stated that a Seth Leonard was the youngest child of William Leonard and Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, no evidence or supporting documentation regarding his parentage has been found. Chesebrough provided no date or place of his birth, Mitchell's Early Bridgewater History did not include a Seth among the couple's children and, while the births of all their other children were recorded in the vital records of Bridgewater, and the family lived there until about 1740, a son Seth was not listed for William and Sarah. Additionally, a Seth's birth to William and Sarah Leonard was not recorded anywhere in Plymouth or Bristol Counties and, finally, recent DNA evidence reported by the Brad's Port website appears "to indicate that Seth was not a child of William and Sarah."1,16,5 
Land Records*23 November 1729William Leonard of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, cordwainer, purchased land in Bridgewater from Ephraim Leonard of Bridgewater, dealer, for the sum of £38, 10s on 23 November 1729. The purchase was described as a certain house and about one acre of land about the house lying and being in Bridgewater, it being part of the homestead of Enoch Leonard and bounded as follows: beginning at a stake and heap of stones, from there running south southwest 12 rods to a stake being the proper corner bound of Enoch Leonard's homestead and from there northwest 15 rods and a half to a stake and heap of stones, and from there running north northeast 12 rods to a stake and heap of stones and from there to the bounds first mentioned. Related separately to the principals by marriage, Michael May and Thomas Perkins witnessed the deed on 27 April 1730, and it was recorded on 4 November 1732.17 
(Brother-in-Law) Land Transfer16 February 1730The surviving siblings of John Bolton Jr., all residing in Bridgewater and consisting of Nicholas Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton and Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth (Bolton) May and Abigail Bolton and their husbands, William Leonard and Michael May, children and heirs of John Bolton, late of Bridgewater, signed a deed agreement on 16 February 1730, registered on 13 March 1743, stating that their honored father, had in his lifetime, sold to their brother John Bolton Jr. of Bridgewater, yeoman, for a valuable consideration, a small parcel of land containing by estimation one acre and a half which lay adjoining to their brother's land where he then lived in Bridgewater. The land was described as beginning at a stake and heap of stones which was on bounds of his own land, then running northerly about 5 rods to a red oak tree marked on two sides and running still on the low range 6 rods and a half further to a stake and a heap of stones. From there running easterly about 20 rods (by a double red oak and a single red oak) to a rock by the side of the river, then bounded by the river upstream to John Bolton Jr.'s land. Then by his land to the bounds first mentioned. The deed then stated that, because their honored father did not give a deed to their brother, they separately and together, released all claim to the tract or parcel of land to their brother.18 
(1st Son-in-Law) Estate and Land25 September 1730William's sister-in-law, Mary Bolton, had died intestate and the settlement and distribution of her real estate was completed on 25 September 1730. Mary's estate was divided into ten equal shares and distributed between her mother, Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton, and brothers and sisters, John Bolton, Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth (Bolton) May, Nicholas Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.

A special committee of five freeholders consisting of Joseph Alden, whose land bordered the deceased's, and Joseph Edson, Eleazer Carver, Daniel Hudson and Jonathan Sprague had earlier been appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow on 15 June 1730 to inventory Mary's land and to determine, in their best judgment, an equitable division of her real estate, which they estimated to be 6 acres. Their recommendation, submitted to the court on 10 August 1730 and approved on 21 August 1730, distributed the lands into ten equal shares or lots.

William's wife, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, received the lot described by the committee as the sixth share which contained about 3/4 of an acre of land. It was on the south side and joining to the lot distributed to her brother Joseph. It began at the south-east corner at a stake and heap of stones and from there ranged north 56 degrees west 10 rods to a stake and heap of stones, and from there ranged north 71 degrees west 31 rods to a stake and heap of stones, and from there ranged south 30 degrees west 5 rods and 1/2 to a stake and heap of stones, and from there ranged south 78 degrees east 31 rods to a stake and heap of stones standing by an apple tree which was the north-west corner of her mother's share that contained the Bolton house, and from there ranged south 56 degrees east 7 rods to a stake and heap of stones standing by the highway, and from there bounding by the highway 4 rods to the bounds first mentioned at the south-east corner of her lot.19,20 
(1st Brother-in-Law) Land Records22 February 1730/31 On 22 February 1730/31, William Leonard and his wife Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Michael May and his wife Elizabeth (Bolton) May, Nicholas Bolton and Joseph Bolton, all of Bridgewater, sold to Jonathan Washburn of Bridgewater, for the sum of £40, the land in Bridgewater they had, a few months earlier, received as heirs in the distribution of their deceased sister Mary Bolton's estate. Josiah Edson and Sarah Edson witnessed the signatures of the Boltons and their husbands on 22 February 1730/31 and the deed was recorded in Plymouth County on 18 May 1761. It described the property as four tenths part of their sister Mary's real estate, being the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh shares as described, with the details of quantity and bounds, in the earlier settlement document for the division of Mary Bolton's estate on file with the Judge of Probate.21 
Land Records*10 November 1732William Leonard of Bridgewater, cordwainer, signed a deed agreement on 10 November 1732 to sell land in Bridgewater to Richard Davenport, also of Bridgewater, a yeoman, for the sum of £40. The property was described as a certain house and about one acre of land around it in Bridgewater, it being a part of the homestead of Enoch Leonard. The boundaries of the sale were described as beginning at a stake and heap of stones, then running south south west 12 rods to a stake and stones being the proper corner bounds of the said Enoch Leonard homestead, and from there north west 15 rods and a half to a stake and a heap of stones, and from there running north north west 12 rods to a stake and heap of stones, and from there to the bounds first mentioned. The deed was witnessed by William's brother-in-law Michael May and Ephraim Leonard, whose relationship to William, if any, has not been determined, on 10 November 1732, confirmed by William Leonard on 21 February 1732/33 and recorded in Plymouth County on 24 October 1734.22 
CLUE? Identity*Were William and Enoch brothers? As we search for William's parents, it's of interest to note that William Leonard and Enoch Leonard both sold land in Bridgewater to their neighbor Richard Davenport about the same time. William's property consisted of a house and one acre of land located on Enoch's homestead and Enoch's property was his larger 50 acre homestead. Both deeds were recorded on 24 October 1734. Additionally, within the next few years, both William and Enoch moved away from Bridgewater with their families, although to different locations.22,23 
Land Records23 February 1739William Leonard of Norton, cordwainer, made a 20-year lease agreement with Zebulon Field, a Taunton husbandman, and his wife Anne Field on 23 February 1739 for a certain parcel of land meadow and upland lying on the easterly side of the Mill River in Taunton. More specifically, it was located southerly and east from the land of Ephraim Wetherell, south from Edward Adams's land, west from Abiel Williams's land and northly from Zebulon and Anne Field's fence, where it then stood, on the way to Joseph White's house. The lease agreement stated that William Leonard, or any of the others mentioned, shall not make use of, or remove, or cause it to be sold, in any way whatsoever, any hay straws, dung, stones or timber growing or lying on the land. The agreement also instructed William to let no timber or wood lie or rot useless on the land and gave William the free liberty to break and subdue the land with free liberty to use any timber and stone as necessary for building a house, barn and fence upon the land. The indenture of lease was to be in effect for 20 years, and become void on 23 February 1759. The agreement was witnessed by John Gibson and Abraham White and recorded in Bristol County on 14 January 1746/47.24 
Land Records*13 July 1739William Leonard, cordwainer, late of Norton and then a resident of Taunton, purchased land in Taunton, Bristol County, on 13 July 1739 from Zebulon Field, a yeoman, and his wife Anne Field for the sum of £10. The deed was recorded 7 August 1739 and described the property as one certain tract of land in Taunton situated on the east side of the trodden road from the dwelling house of John Gibson, toward Jeremiah Wetherell's, and on the southerly side of the way called Williams Way, laid out from Zebulon and Anne Field's dwelling house toward Norton and bounded to begin at a corner stake standing 3 rods from Ebenezer Lincoln's northerly line and 4 rods from the said trodden highway and to run easterly from the beginning stake 20 rods to another corner stake, then northerly 8 rods to a stake for a corner, then westerly 20 rods to another corner stake, then southerly 8 rods to the corner first mentioned.25 
Relocation*23 March 1744 By 23 March 1744, Sarah and William Leonard had relocated to Taunton, Bristol County.26,27 
Estate and Land*23 March 1743/44William Leonard and his wife Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, of Taunton, Bristol County, signed a deed agreement on 23 March 1743/44 to sell all the right, title and interest Sarah had as an heir, or any other means whatsoever, to any part or parcel of her father John Bolton's lands which he died seized of in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, or any other place, and also to sell all the right and title that Sarah had or might have as an heir to any part or parcel of the moveable estate that her mother, the widow Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton of Bridgewater, died seized of, to Sarah's brother John Bolton of Bridgewater for the sum of 50 shillings. The deed was recorded on 24 March 1743/44.28 
CLUE? Identity*It's possible that William Leonard's occupation may provide another clue to his origins. William was a shoemaker in Bridgewater, and then later in life in Taunton, as was his son James. First cousins Josiah Leonard and Enoch Leonard were in related occupations in Bridgewater. Both were grandsons of John Leonard and great grandsons of Solomon Leonard, both of Bridgewater. Enoch, like William, was a shoemaker, and Josiah a leather maker.

During the same period, however, the occupations among the Taunton Leonards often dealt with iron ore, iron making, iron working and iron refining.29,14,12,30,31,5,4,6 
Land Records*3 December 1750 On 3 December 1750, almost eleven years after making a 20-year lease agreement with Zebulon Field and his first wife Anne Field for land on the easterly side of the Mill River in Taunton, William Leonard, cordwainer of Taunton, and his wife Sarah Leonard, sub-leased the same property to their son James Leonard 4th "so called", also a cordwainer of Taunton. 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 1750.14 

Family

 Sarah Bolton b. 26 Dec 1683
Children 1.William Leonard+1 b. 26 Jan 1709/10
 2.John Leonard1 b. 25 Nov 1711
 3.Sarah Leonard1 b. 23 Feb 1713/14
 4.James Leonard+1 b. 8 Oct 1716, d. 1787
 5.Samuel Leonard1 b. 14 Jan 1717/18
 6.Silas Leonard1 b. 4 Mar 1720/21
 7.Mercy Leonard1 b. 14 Oct 1723
 8.Jonathan Leonard1 b. 10 Apr 1726

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. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  3. [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). Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  4. [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). Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  5. [S1189] Brad's Port Leonard Genealogy website, online at www.bradsport.com. Hereinafter cited as Brad's Leonard Genealogy.
  6. [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; FHL Film# 1598012, Items 7-10, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as James Leonard of Taunton, Massachusetts, ironmaster.
  7. [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). Hereinafter cited as Leonard Family Annals.
  8. [S1176] Caroline Leonard Goodenough, Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families : with their collateral families of Alden, Andrews, Bell, Bourne, Brooks, Brown, Bryant, Chipman, Cooke, Crossman, Goodell, Goodenough, Gorham, Hall, Hathaway, Hicks, Hinkley, Hodges, Howland, Jenny, Kingsley, Lincoln, Merrick, Otis, Packard, Paine, Pearl, Phillips, Price, Smith, Sturtevant, Swift, Thomas, Wadsworth, White, Wood and many others. Microreproduction of original published by the author c1928. Includes index; FHL Film# 1016920, Item 10, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families.
  9. [S1188] William Law Learned, compiler, in part from the papers of the late Joseph Gay Eaton Larned, The Learned Family (Learned, Larned, Learnard, Larnard and Lerned): being the descendants of William Learned who was of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1632, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1882). Hereinafter cited as Learned Family.
  10. [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).
  11. [S194] James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a family register for the people, in 21 volumes. Most volumes digitized and online in Library Catalog at familysearch.org; Indexes included in most volumes. Contents: volume 1. Kent County, Volume 2. Providence County (Providence, Cranston, Johnston, North Providence, Glocester, Burrillville), Volume 3. Providence County (Glocester, Burrillville, Scituate, Foster, Cumberland, Smithfield), Volume 4. Newport County, Volume 5. Washington County, Volume 6. Bristol County, Volume 7. Friends and ministers, Volume 8. Episcopal and Congregational, Volume 9. Seekonk, Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church, Volume 10. Town and church, Volume 11. Church records, Volume 12. Revolutionary rolls and newspapers, including Providence Journal, deaths A-R, Volume 13. Deaths, Providence Journal, S-Z, Providence Gazette, A-J, 1762-1830, Volume 14. Providence Gazette, deaths K-Z, marriages, A-C, 1762-1825, Volume 15. Providence Gazette, marriages D-Z; United States Chronicle, deaths A-Z, Volume 16. United States Chronicle marriages; American Journal, Impartial Observer, Providence Journal, marriages and deaths; Providence Semiweekly Journal, marriages, Volume 17. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages A-R, Volume 18. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages S-Z, deaths A-M, Volume 19. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, deaths N-Z; Rhode Island American, marriages A-G, Volume 20. Rhode Island American, marriages H-Z, deaths A-B, Volume 21. Rhode Island. (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical, 1891-1912), Volume 5, page 31; William's surname was transcribed as "Learnard" and Sarah's as "Bottom". Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold).
  12. [S1124] John Bolton, Probate (1723 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2216, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1723 Bridgewater).
  13. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2216; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550510, Probates 1717-1724, Volume 4, pages 322-324; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 643-649. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  14. [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).
  15. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes: Film# 558826, Book 36, page 134b, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
  16. [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 235-238. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  17. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Film# 558823, Book 27, page 152B.
  18. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Film# 558826, Book 36, page 134c.
  19. [S1127] Mary Bolton, Probate (1730 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2220, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Mary Bolton (1730 Bridgewater).
  20. [S624] Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2220; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 704-705, 780-786 and 789-790.
  21. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, FHL Film# 559116, Book 46, pages 261-262.
  22. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, FHL Film# 558823, Book 29, pages 66B-67A.
  23. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, FHL Film# 558823, Book 29, pages 66A-66B.
  24. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), Film# 465437, Book 34, pages 478-479.
  25. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), Film# 465433, Book 26, page 285.
  26. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Film# 558826, Book 36, pages 134c and 135a.
  27. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Film# 558826, Book 36, pages 182a and 182b.
  28. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Film# 558826, Book 36, page 182a.
  29. [S624] Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903, FHL Film# 551543, Probate# 12639, Josiah Leonard will, Book 16, pages 47-48.
  30. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Book 36, pages 192A-192B, saved and printed from www.familysearch.org, image 449.
  31. [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# 56, Enoch Leonard, pages 56-57. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

William Leonard1

b. 26 January 1709/10
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*26 January 1709/10William Leonard was born on 26 January 1709/10 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3,1 
MarriageHe married Ruth Hoar.4 

Family

 Ruth Hoar
Child 1.Sarah Leonard4 b. c 1752, d. 21 Oct 1834

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 214, his surname spelled "Lennard". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [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 354-355. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.

William Leonard1

b. 26 March 1690
Family
Father*Joseph Leonard2,3 b. c 1649, d. 18 Oct 1692
Mother*Mary Blake3,2
Birth*26 March 1690William Leonard was born on 26 March 1690 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2,1 
Marriage*1 April 1718He married Abigail Wetherell, daughter of John Wetherell Sr. and Susannah Newland, on 1 April 1718 in Norton.4 

Family

 Abigail Wetherell b. 28 Mar 1691
Children 1.Abigail Leonard5 b. 19 Feb 1717
 2.Experience Leonard6 b. 1719
 3.David Leonard5 b. 10 Apr 1720
 4.Theodora Leonard7 b. 19 Jan 1722/23
 5.Penelope Leonard8 b. 4 May 1727, d. 2 Jun 1727
 6.Experience Leonard6 b. 4 May 1727

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 259. 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.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Marriages, Volume 1, page 272.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Births, Volume 1, page 94.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Births, Volume 1, page 95.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Births, Volume 1, page 96, her name recorded as "Theodore."
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Births, Volume 1, page 96.

William Leonard1

b. circa 1688
Family
Father*Uriah Leonard2 b. 10 Jul 1662
Mother*Elizabeth Caswell2 b. 10 Jan 1664
Birth*circa 1688William Leonard was probably born in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony), circa 1688.1 
Marriage*He married Anne Barney, daughter of John Barney and Mary Throope.3,4 

Family

 Anne Barney b. 23 Nov 1693
Children 1.Jacob Leonard4 b. 1716
 2.Hannah Leonard+5
 3.Lydia Leonard5

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. [S1197] William Frederick Adams, Barney: Barney 1634 and Hosmer 1635, viewed and downloaded from www.familysearch.org, a digitized copy of a microreproduction of the original. (Springfield, Massachusetts: W.F. Adams, 1912), pages 33-40. Hereinafter cited as Barney 1634 and Hosmer 1635.
  4. [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.
  5. [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."

William Leonard1

b. 17 December 1724
Family
Father*Benjamin Leonard1 b. bt 1686 - 1690, d. b 4 Jul 1749
Mother*Hannah Phillips1 b. c 1698, d. 15 Feb 1733
Birth*17 December 1724William Leonard was born on 17 December 1724 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).

Ella A. Lesher1,2

b. 1 October 1863, d. 7 July 1940
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*James B. Lesher2 b. 17 Feb 1836, d. 5 Jul 1905
Mother*Catherine Yerkes2 b. 17 May 1839, d. 10 Sep 1908
Birth*1 October 1863Ella A. Lesher was born on 1 October 1863 in Huntington Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Ella Ann Lesher.4 
(Daughter) Census US 187018 August 1870Ella Ann was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was 6 years old and attending school.4 
Marriage*24 November 1885She married George J. Heaton, son of William Heaton Jr. and Joannah Dean, on 24 November 1885 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. George was 23 years of age and a farmer in Southampton, Bucks County, and Ella was 22 years of age and a resident of Moreland, Montgomery County.1,2 
Census US 1910*27 April 1910Ella A. and George J. Heaton were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 27 April 1910 on Second Street Pike, Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. George was 47 years of age and a general farmer, and Ella was 46 years of age. They owned their farm with a mortgage, had been married for 24 years, and Ella had given birth to two children, both of whom were enumerated with their parents in 1910. Ernest A. was 22 years old and worked as a bookkeeper for a lumber company, and Carmen G. was 19 years old and worked as a laborer on his father's farm. Also enumerated in the Heaton household in 1910 was a Black family of servants. George Vaughn was 30 years of age and worked as a farm laborer, and his wife Metta was 28 years of age and worked as a cook. The couple had three small children, Dorothy, Eleanor and Robert, ages 4, 2, and 1, respectively. Edward Vaughn was 19 years old and worked as a farm laborer.5 
Census US 1930*7 April 1930Ella A. and George J. Heaton were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 at 62 Byberry Road, Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. George was 67 years of age and was employed as a house painter, and Ella was 66 years of age. They owned their home which was valued at $14,000, and did not own a radio set. On the 1940 census, their son, Ernest, would be enumerated with his wife in, and owned, this same house.6 
Census US 1940*8 April 1940Ella A. and George J. Heaton were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 in 28 East Fornace Street, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is unclear why they were identified as "father" and "mother", and between the census taker's errors and Ancestry's transcriptions, much of the census page may be incorrect. George and Ella were living in the same house occupied by their son, George Carmen, and his family in 1930, and Ella would die in the house in July of 1940. On the census that year, George and Ella were both recorded as 77 years of age.7 
Death*7 July 1940She died of heart disease on 7 July 1940 in her home at 28 East Fornace Street, Norristown, Montgomery County, at age 763 
Burial*10 July 1940 and was buried on 10 July 1940 in William Penn Cemetery, Philadelphia.3 

Family

 George J. Heaton b. 29 Sep 1862, d. 2 Oct 1945
Children 1.Ernest A. Heaton+8 b. 21 Nov 1887, d. 28 Jan 1958
 2.George Carmen Heaton+8 b. 26 Aug 1890, d. 12 Mar 1969

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 18, pages 654-655. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 November 1885 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, of George Heaton, age 23, farmer, of Southampton Township, Bucks County, son of William and Joannah Heaton, and Ella A. Lesher, age 22, lady, of Moreland Township, Montgomery County, daughter of James and Catherine Lesher, referencing Film# 000926609. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Ella Ann Heaton, certificate# 67976, age 76, housewife, married to George Heaton, born on 1 October 1863 in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, died of heart disease on 7 July 1940 in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, parents James B Lesher and Catherine Yerkes, informant Ernest Heaton, burial on 10 July 1940 in William Penn Cemetery, Philadelphia. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James B. and Catherine Lesher, Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1377; Page: 636A; Family History Library Film: 552876. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Ella A. Heaton, Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1378; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375391. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Ella A. Heaton, Hatboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2341815. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Ella A. Heaton, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03582; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 46-148. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, page 655.

Hannah Maag Lesher1

Family
Marriage*She married William Colladay Yerkes, son of Jonathan Yerkes and Juliana Colladay.1 

Family

 William Colladay Yerkes b. 6 Oct 1823

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #227. Jonathan Yerkes, page 76. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

James B. Lesher1,2

b. 17 February 1836, d. 5 July 1905
Family
Birth*17 February 1836James B. Lesher was born on 17 February 1836 in Pennsylvania.3,4 
Marriage*24 November 1860He married Catherine Yerkes, daughter of Amos Yerkes and Anne Wynkoop, on 24 November 1860 in Presbyterian Church, Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.2 
Census US 1870*18 August 1870Catherine and James B. Lesher were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 August 1870 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. James was 34 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $1,200, and Catherine was 31 years of age and keeping house. Their daughter, Ella Ann, was 6 years old and attending school. Also enumerated in the Lesher household in 1870 were Snyder Clayton, age 12 and attending school, and Joseph Allen, who was 22 years old and working as a farm laborer.4 
Death*5 July 1905He died on 5 July 1905 at age 693 
Burial* and was buried in William Penn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.3 

Family

 Catherine Yerkes b. 17 May 1839, d. 10 Sep 1908
Child 1.Ella A. Lesher+1 b. 1 Oct 1863, d. 7 Jul 1940

Citations

  1. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 November 1885 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, of George Heaton, age 23, farmer, of Southampton Township, Bucks County, son of William and Joannah Heaton, and Ella A. Lesher, age 22, lady, of Moreland Township, Montgomery County, daughter of James and Catherine Lesher, referencing Film# 000926609. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1756] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James B. Lesher and Catherine Yerkes on 24 November 1860 in the Presbyterian Church, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907, citing VAULT BX 9211.P49001 P71 v.1. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James B. Lesher, Memorial# 27232357. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James B. and Catherine Lesher, Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1377; Page: 636A; Family History Library Film: 552876. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Mary Elizabeth Lesher1

Family
Marriage*She married Harrison Yerkes, son of Daniel Yerkes and Esther Lykens.1 

Family

 Harrison Yerkes b. 13 Oct 1813, d. 7 Apr 1890

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #63. Daniel Yerkes, page 43. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Charles E. Lester1

b. 12 August 1928, d. 13 October 2000
Family
Father*George Franklin Lester2 b. 26 Dec 1883, d. 1 Oct 1973
Mother*Susan Arcadia Badgley2 b. 24 May 1888, d. 28 May 1948
Birth*12 August 1928Charles E. Lester was born on 12 August 1928 in Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri.3,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles Eugene Lester.2 
Marriage LicenseJune 1949A marriage license was issued to Charles E. Lester and Charlotte J. Cooper in Wyandotte County, Kansas, in June 1949. Charlotte was 19 years old and gave her address as Hickman Hills, and Charles was 20 years old and gave his address as 7725 Harris Road.1 
Marriage*June 1949 They likely married shortly after obtaining their license.1 
Census US 1950*10 June 1950Charlotte J. and Charles E. Lester were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 10 June 1950 in Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Charles was recorded as 21 years of age and Charlotte as age 18. No additional information for the couple was provided and the census taker wrote on the previous page that she had been unable to contact many of the residents and that the landlady gave him what information she could.3 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Death18 November 1950Charles's father-in-law, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.4,5,6,7 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of his father-in-law's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
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Death*13 October 2000He died on 13 October 2000 at age 72.2 

Family

 Charlotte Cooper b. 11 Mar 1932, d. 7 Jun 1994

Citations

  1. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Kansas City Star, (Kansas City, Missouri), 19 June 1949, page 31, marriage license issued in Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Charles E. Lester, age 20, of 7725 Harris Road, and Charlotte J. Cooper, age 19, of Hickman Hills, Kansas City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charles Eugene Lester, born on 12 August 1928 at Harrisonville, Missouri, son of George F Lester and Susan A Badgley, died on 13 October 2000, agency notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as CHARLES EUGENE LESTER; 19 Oct 2000: Name listed as CHARLES E LESTER. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles E. and Charlotte J. Lester, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Blue, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 4652; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 48-55B. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  5. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  6. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

George Franklin Lester1

b. 26 December 1883, d. 1 October 1973
Family
Birth*26 December 1883George Franklin Lester was born on 26 December 1883 in Missouri.1 
Name VariationHe was called Frank.1 
Marriage*6 March 1907He married first Susan Arcadia Badgley on 6 March 1907.2,1 
(Husband) Death28 May 1948Frank became a widower when Susan Arcadia (Badgley) Lester died on 28 May 1948 at age 60.2 
Occupation*He was a rural mail carrier.1 
Death*1 October 1973He died on 1 October 1973 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 891 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Susan Arcadia Badgley b. 24 May 1888, d. 28 May 1948
Child 1.Charles E. Lester3 b. 12 Aug 1928, d. 13 Oct 2000

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Franklin “Frank” Lester, Memorial# 8342280. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Arcadia (Badgley) Lester, Memorial# 8342291.
  3. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Charles Eugene Lester, born on 12 August 1928 at Harrisonville, Missouri, son of George F Lester and Susan A Badgley, died on 13 October 2000, agency notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as CHARLES EUGENE LESTER; 19 Oct 2000: Name listed as CHARLES E LESTER. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr.1,2,3,4

b. 9 July 1865, d. 31 January 1962
Family
Joseph A. LeTarte, Sr.
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*Cyprien Tarte b. c 1828
Mother*Emérence Drolet b. 1828, d. 8 Jul 1883
Birth*9 July 1865Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was born on 9 July 1865 in Roxton Falls, Shefford County, Québec Province, Canada. The Tarte Family Reunion Notes gave his date of birth as 09 Jul 1864, however all other sources, including his baptismal record, indicated it as 09 Jul 1865. 
Baptism10 July 1865Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was baptized on 10 July 1865 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton, Roxton Falls, Shefford County, Québec Province, Canada.5,6
Baptism Name10 July 1865His baptism name was Joseph Arthur Tarte. 
Immigration*Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. immigrated with his parents to Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island. 
Employment*circa 1879Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was a Messenger Boy for R.H. White Department Store circa 1879 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 
Naturalization*1890Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was naturalized in 1890, according to the 1920 census. 
Residence*1890According to the City Directory, Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. lived, 1890, at New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. His occupation was a listed as Salesman and two addresses are noted; 187 Union and Mt. Pleasant House.7 
Note After his marriage to Belle Hinds, family stories told to their children and grandchildren about his earlier life included that he had worked as a Boxer, a Shakespearean Actor and a Diamond Salesman "on the road". While some or all of the stories may have been true, it was likely they were short experiences and had occurred in his very early years. From City Directories in Woonsocket, New Bedford and Middletown, as well as articles from Middletown newspapers, Joseph seemed to have settled, well before his first marriage, into the Dry Goods Merchandising business which did include his traveling as a salesman. 
Marriage*26 September 1905He married Isabella Hinds, daughter of James Hinds and Jane Reilly, on 26 September 1905 in Middletown, Orange County, New York.
Census US 1910*22 April 1910Belle and Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 22 April 1910 in 97 Howard Avenue, Utica City, Oneida County, New York. They lived in an apartment or multi-family house that they rented. The census recorded that they had been married for three years and that this was the first marriage for each; Joseph's age was reported as 40 (he was 45) and Belle's age was 21. Their son Joseph Jr. was 2 years old and Dorothy was five months.8
Occupation*Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was a Manager in a Dry Goods store. 
Census US 1920*3 January 1920Belle and Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 3 January 1920 in 23 East Main Street, Norwich, Chenango County, New York. They lived with their three children in a home they rented; Joseph Jr. was 11, Dorothy 10 and Warren 4.9
OccupationJoseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was a Retail Merchant of Dry Goods which likely meant that he owned his store in 1920.
Census US 1930*2 April 1930 Joseph and Belle LeTarte were enumerated twice on the 1930 census, the first one taken on 02 Apr 1930 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Both census households included the entire family. Joseph Jr. was 21, Dorothy B. 20 and Warren A. was 15 and everyone in the family worked outside the home.

The 02 Apr 1930 enumeration was taken at 2 Federal Street, Akron, which was probably the hotel that Joseph Sr. managed. His age was recorded as 63 and he reported his age at his first marriage to have been 26 which was his age when he married Helen Monell in 1891. Belle's age was 42 and her age at her first marriage was reported as 19.

The second enumeration of the LeTarte family took place on 08 Apr 1930 in the home they rented at 119 Beck Avenue in Akron. They paid $65 per month in rent and owned a radio. Mary Carroll, age 53 and the family's Housekeeper, was enumerated in the household which was a single family home. This second enumeration reported Joseph Sr.'s age as 62 and his age at his first marriage as 38; Belle's age was 42 and her age at her first marriage was 19.10,11 
OccupationJoseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was a Manager of a Hotel. 
Occupationbetween 1932 and 1960It is believed by his grandsons that Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. owned a Ladies Retail Store between 1932 and 1960 in Ossining, Westchester County, New York.
(Husband) Death27 July 1959Joseph became a widower when Belle (Hinds) LeTarte died on 27 July 1959.1 
Death*31 January 1962He died on 31 January 1962 in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, at age 96. 
Burial*Joseph Arthur LeTarte Sr. was buried in Dale Cemetery, Ossining, Westchester County, New York. 

Family

 Isabella Hinds b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 27 Jul 1959

Citations

  1. [S24] Florence Black, History of the Family of James and Margaret Black and Relatives, November 1987. Hereinafter cited as James & Margaret Black Family.
  2. [S26] Letter from Bruce LeTarte Brown (NY) to the Tarte Family Reunion in Augusta ME, 31 Jul 1982; LHB Notebook - E-Mails and Letters.
  3. [S30] Interview with Kye LeTarte Brown Acheson, by PJB, before 1970. LHB Notebook - Document Copies.
  4. [S239] Interview with Peter J. Brown (Summerlin, Nevada), by LHB, on multiple dates. Peter Joseph Brown (Summerlin, Nevada). No hardcopy notes; interview information was entered directly into TMG.
  5. [S32] Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton, Registres Paroissiaux, 1850-1876; Index, 1850-1939. Microfilm of the originals. Includes baptisms, marriages and burials: Computer File# _0329.JPG. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Film numbers 1294759 and 1294760, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Roxton Falls, Quebec Baptisms.
  6. [S128] Michel Laliberté, compiler, Baptêmes et sépultures de St-Jean-Baptiste de Roxton Falls (comté de Shefford), 1850-1876 (Montreal, Canada: Arbe généalogique, 2002), page 128. Hereinafter cited as Baptêmes de Roxton Falls 1850-1876.
  7. [S163] New Bedford MA City Directories 1887, 1889-90, online at Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as New Bedford Directories 1887, 1889-90.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph A. LeTarte, 15th Ward, Utica City, Oneida County, New York; series T624; roll 1053; Page 287B; Enumeration District: 162; Line 28
    LHB Census Notebook Reference number: NB NY-1910-Item#. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph A. LeTarte, Norwich Ward 4, Chenango County, New York; series T625_1094; Page 2A; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 171
    LHB Census Notebook Reference number: NB NY-1920-Item#. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household (at the hotel on Federal Street) of Joseph A. LeTarte, Akron, Summit County, Ohio; roll: 1875; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 421.0
    LHB Census Notebook Reference number: NB NY-1930-Item#. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household (at the home on Beck Avenue) of Joseph A. LeTarte, Akron, Summit County, Ohio; roll: 1880; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 3691.0
    LHB Census Notebook Reference number: NB NY-1930-Item#.

John Leverett1

d. 3 May 1724
Family
Marriage*The name of John's first wife is not known.1 
Occupation*He was the President of Harvard College in Boston.1 
Death7 June 1720John became a widower when his first wife died on 7 June 1720.1 
Marriage*5 April 1722He married second, as her second wife, Sarah (Crisp) Harris, daughter of Richard Crisp and Sarah __?__, on 5 April 1722 in Boston1,2 
Death*3 May 1724 and died suddenly on 3 May 1724 in Boston.1,2 

Family

 Sarah Crisp b. 15 Sep 1672, d. 24 Apr 1744

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Mary Ann Levi1

b. 1832
Family
Birth*1832Mary Ann Levi was born about 1832 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*24 March 1848She married Joel Y. Carver, son of William Carver and Charlotte Lee, on 24 March 1848 in Allen County, Kentucky.1 
Census US 1860*1 August 1860Mary A. and Joel Y. Carver were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 1 August 1860 in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. Joel was 33 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $650 and a personal estate valued at $1,000. Mary Ann was age 29, and neither of them was able to read or write. The couple had four children in 1860.3 

Family

 Joel Y. Carver b. 1827
Child 1.James W. Carver3 b. 7 Feb 1851, d. 18 Mar 1883

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 March 1848 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA, of Joel Carver and Mary Ann Levi, citing FHL Film# 000851644. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel and Mary A. Carver, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 386b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel and Mary A. Carver, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 951. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Robert Levi1

b. 1825
Family
Birth*1825Robert Levi was born about 1825 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*18 October 1847He married Catherine Carver, daughter of William Carver and Charlotte Lee, on 18 October 1847 in Allen County, Kentucky.1,2 

Family

 Catherine Carver b. 1824

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Catherine Levi, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Lewis"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 732A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 October 1847 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA, of Catharine Carver and Robert Levi, citing FHL Film# 000851644. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Abraham Lewis1

Family
Father*Ralph Lewis1 d. c 1710
Mother*Mary __?__1 d. c 1704
Birth*Abraham Lewis was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
(Son) ResidenceAfter his father purchased land adjoining Haverford in Upper Darby, Chester County, the family established their residence there.2 
Marriage*He married Mary Morgan, daughter of Anthony Morgan, in Chester County.3 

Family

 Mary Morgan

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 102-105.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Ralph Lewis, page 635. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Anna Lewis1

Family
Father*Zachariah Lewis1 d. 1810
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Marriage*She married a man whose surname was Thompson.1 
(Daughter) Will4 June 1809Anna's father prepared his will dated 4 June 1809, naming his wife, Sarah, his son, Thomas Lewis, and his daughters, Rachel Heaton, Sarah Kelly, Fanny Scout, Anna Thompson and Rebecca Roberts. He appointed his son Thomas and son-in-law, James Scout, his Executors. To the children of his daughter Anna Thompson, he bequeathed £100.1 

Family

 ______ Thompson

Citations

  1. [S1614] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, Bucks, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825, image# 561 of 713, abstract#2007, referencing page 209, Zachariah Lewis of Warrington Township, yeoman, will dated 4 June 1809 and proved on 31 May 1811. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993.

Anna Lewis1

Family
Marriage*She married Hiram Yerkes, son of Daniel Yerkes and Esther Lykens.1 

Family

 Hiram Yerkes b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 19 Nov 1893

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #63. Daniel Yerkes, page 43. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.