Rachel Clapp
F, #2826, b. 1701, d. 23 April 1783
Parents
Biography
Rachel Clapp was born in 1701 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Col., Hon. George Leonard, and she were married on 9 November 1721 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 23 April 1783 at age ~82 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
She was admitted to the Boston Church in 1725. Rachel Clapp had person sources.
1 Citations
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 51
Rachel Leonard
F, #2827, b. 6 July 1727, d. 22 October 1805
Parents
Biography
Rachel Leonard was born on 6 July 1727 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 Rev. David Barnes and she were married on 5 August 1756. She died on 22 October 1805 at age 78 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Rachel Leonard had person sources.
2 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S99] Norton VR, p 96
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 94
Rev. David Barnes
M, #2828, b. 24 March 1730, d. 28 April 1811
Biography
Rev. David Barnes was born on 24 March 1730 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and
Rachel Leonard were married on 5 August 1756. He died on 28 April 1811 at age 81 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Doctor of Divinity.
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Dr., Col. George Leonard
M, #2829, b. 4 July 1729, d. 26 July 1819
Parents
Biography
Dr., Col. George Leonard, was born on 4 July 1729 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 He and
Experience White were married on 27 November 1759. He died on 26 July 1819 at age 90 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2 George held many offices: Register of Probate, a Royal Councillor, Judge of Probate, Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Representative to the first, third, and fourth US Congress, Speaker of the MA House of Representatives, Colonel of militia, Presidential elector in 1804. He owned an estate of 1500 acres. He was a graduate of Harvard 1748. He lived to be 90. "He was a man of strict integrity, mild disposition, and a sociable companion." (NEHGS 1851 p. 408). He was commander of the Third Regiment of the County of Bristol in 1774.
From the Diary of John Adams: "June 8, 1762. Went to Taunton Court, the land of the Leonard; three Judges of the Common Pleas. Of that name each of them has a son who was or at college. The Hon. George, the lst Justice, seems to be arbitrary. He committed two old gentlemen who were nearly 80 years old to the custody of an officer for only speaking loud. A check, a reproof, an admonition would have been enough. He was unwilling that the Sessions should adjourn for an hour to take the verdict of the jury upon a presentment for riot but would have the jury kept together all night till the Court should sit again the next morning. No other Court in the Province superior or inferior would have thought of keeping the jury up. He broke in abruptly on Bob Paine. He did not think it right to run out against the King's witnesses. For his part he did not like to hear it 3 or 4 times over. Thus the haughty tyrant rules the country." The three Judges referred to above were George, brother Ephraim, and cousin Zephaniah.
It appears that George Leonard, probably this one, did a fair number of transactions involving bar iron in place of money in the late 1700's-early 1800's (papers at OCHS).
See also History of Attleboro by John Doggett, 1894, for more about George Leonard. Dr., Col. George Leonard, had person sources.
3 | Last Edited | 19 October 2012 |
Citations
- [S99] Norton VR, p. 95
- [S99] Norton VR, Deaths, p. 381
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p.94, 146
Experience White
F, #2830, b. 8 October 1738, d. 30 May 1827
Parents
Biography
Experience White was born on 8 October 1738 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 Dr., Col. George Leonard, and she were married on 27 November 1759. She died on 30 May 1827 at age 88 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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Citations
- [S99] Norton VR, p. 95
- [S99] Norton VR, p. 382
Anna Leonard
F, #2831, b. 23 November 1725, d. 12 February 1726
Parents
Biography
Anna Leonard was born on 23 November 1725 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 12 February 1726 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She was buried at Burial Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Anna Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95
Sarah Leonard
F, #2832, b. 27 October 1726, d. February 1802
Parents
Biography
Sarah Leonard was born on 27 October 1726 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Joseph LeBaron and she were married on 23 April 1747 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
John White and she were married on 10 November 1761. She died in February 1802 at age 75.
Sarah Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95
Anna Leonard
F, #2833, b. 17 July 1728
Parents
Biography
Anna Leonard was born on 17 July 1728 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Capt. Nathaniel Torrey and she were married on 14 May 1747.
Anna Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95
Mary Leonard
F, #2834, b. 8 July 1729, d. 26 September 1729
Parents
Biography
Mary Leonard was born on 8 July 1729 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 26 September 1729 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She was buried at Burial Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Mary Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95
Nathaniel Leonard
M, #2835, b. 30 October 1730, d. 1777
Parents
Biography
Nathaniel Leonard was born on 30 October 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and
Bethiah Rider were married on 24 May 1761 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died in 1777 at age ~47.
He died during the Revolutionary War. Nathaniel Leonard had person sources.
1,2 | Last Edited | 21 December 2015 |
Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95, 149
Priscilla Leonard
F, #2836, b. 18 April 1732, d. 27 May 1786
Parents
Biography
Priscilla Leonard was born on 18 April 1732 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Rev. Dr. William McKinstry and she were married on 27 November 1760 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 27 May 1786 at age 54.
Priscilla Leonard had person sources.
1,2 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 95
Daniel Leonard
M, #2837, b. 9 January 1734, d. 18 January 1734
Parents
Biography
Daniel Leonard was born on 9 January 1734 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 18 January 1734 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He was buried at Burial Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Daniel Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96
Mary Leonard
F, #2838, b. 2 April 1735, d. 26 January 1736
Parents
Biography
Mary Leonard was born on 2 April 1735 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 26 January 1736 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Mary Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96
Elizabeth Leonard
F, #2839, b. 3 July 1736
Parents
Biography
Elizabeth Leonard was born on 3 July 1736 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
She married
James Duncan 3 Apr 1780. Elizabeth Leonard had person sources.
1,2 | Last Edited | 27 September 2010 |
Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p.120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96
Ephraim Leonard
M, #2840, b. 6 September 1737, d. 6 November 1737
Parents
Biography
Ephraim Leonard was born on 6 September 1737 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 6 November 1737 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Ephraim Leonard had person sources.
1,2 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96
Mary Leonard
F, #2841, b. 6 September 1738, d. 1 January 1739
Parents
Biography
Mary Leonard was born on 6 September 1738 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 1 January 1739 at age 0 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Mary Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96
Rev. Abiel Leonard
M, #2842, b. 5 November 1740, d. 14 August 1777
Parents
Family 2: Mary Greene (b. February 1741, d. 13 January 1818)
Biography
Rev. Abiel Leonard was born on 5 November 1740 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He and
Dorothy Huntington were married on 26 April 1764 in Norwich, Connecticut.
1 He and
Mary Greene were married on 8 May 1766 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 14 August 1777 at age 36 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
1 He graduated from Harvard, 1759, Yale 1766, and DD from Princeton 1767. Pastor, First Congregational Church, Woodstock, CT. Chaplain to the Continental Army under General Washington at Boston in 1776. Note in record "cut his throat." died June 1778 -- must be wrong -- he died August 14, 1777 at Danbury, CT.
His brother George was a Loyalist and removed with his son, George, to New Brunswick in 1783. (Sabine's Loyalists)
According to ECL's notes, he was a chaplain to the Continental Forces (appointed chaplain of Knox's Continental Artillery in 1776) under General Washington at Boston in 1776. He preached the sermon on evacuation day in the present edifice of Christ Church in Cambridge in the presence of Washington. The text of his sermon was Exodus xiv-25. "And he took off their chariot wheels and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, 'let us flee from the face of Israel, for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.'" He was with the troops through the New York campaign. He was called home because of the illness of his child in 1777. He overstayed his furlough a few days and upon his return was met at Danbury that he had been superceded and censured. This affected him so much that he shot himself (or cut his throat?) at 4 p.m. in the afternoon (according to his Bible). He was evidently a distinguished preacher and clergyman. Letters from George Washington to Abiel Leonard and one to the Church at Woodstock asking them to extend Abiel's leave from the church are in the possession of his descendants (at one time,Mr. Horace Everett and Mrs. Leonard Everett of Council Bluffs, IA).
Copy of the letter from Washington to the church:
"To the Church and Congregation at Woodstock, Connecticut:
Mr. Leonard is a man whose exemplary life and conversation make him highly esteemed by every person who has the pleasure of his acquaintance. It therefore can be no surprise to us that they are not willing to part with him.
His influence in the Army is great. He is employed in the glorious work of attending to the morals of a brave people who are fighting for their liberties -- the liberties of the people of Woodstock -- the liberties of all America. We therefore hope that knowing how nobly he is employed, the Congregation at Woodstock will cheerfully give up to the Public a gentleman so useful and when by the blessing of this kind Providence this glorious and unnarrated struggle for our liberties is at an end we have not the least doubt that Mr. Leonard with redoubled joy be received in the arms of a Congregation so endeared to him as the good people of Woodstock. This is what is hoped for; this is what is expected by the Congregation of Woodstock's well-wishers and very humble servant.
Signed: George Washington Israel Putnam"
His Bible was handed down to his wife, Mary, who was living in Lewiston, NY, with a daughter and her husband, Jonathan Bell. Eventually, it found its way to the Leonards in Missouri and is now part of the Abiel Leonard papers at the State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO. This copy was made by Gregory Bell Smith, Jonathan's great-great-grandson.
There is a book about Abiel Leonard titled "Abiel Leonard, Yankee Slavholder, Eminent Jurist, and Passionate Unionist" by Dennis K. Boman. Rev. Abiel Leonard had person sources.
2,3 Citations
- [S580] Jacqueline Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of VR's of CT, CD, p. 7952
- [S273] Plymouth VR, p. 120
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96, 150
Joseph LeBaron
M, #2843, b. 7 October 1722, d. 17 May 1761
Parents
Biography
Joseph LeBaron was born on 7 October 1722. He and
Sarah Leonard were married on 23 April 1747 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 17 May 1761 at age 38 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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John White
M, #2844, b. about 1725
Biography
John White was born about 1725 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. He and
Sarah Leonard were married on 10 November 1761.
CD 23 says she married Joseph LeBaron.
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Dr. Thomas Leonard
M, #2845, b. 26 April 1744, d. 28 June 1771
Parents
Biography
Dr. Thomas Leonard was born on 26 April 1744 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He and
Thankful Hubbard were married on 4 October 1770. He died on 28 June 1771 at age 27 in England.
1 He graduated from Harvard, Class of 1769. He was a physician. He drowned himself in England. ECL said they had no children. His will was probated 16 July 1771 in Boston, leaving all to his wife, Thankful Hubbard. Dr. Thomas Leonard had person sources.
2 He died on 29 December 1772 at age 28 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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Citations
- [S10] Providence Gazette--Deaths, p. 51
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 96, 156
Meletiah Fisher Ware
F, #2846, b. 1707, d. 3 October 1758
Biography
Meletiah Fisher Ware was born in 1707 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
Col. Ephraim Leonard and she were married on 15 July 1745 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
1 She died on 3 October 1758 at age ~51 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2 She was the widow of Dr. Benjamin Ware of Weymouth.
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Citations
- [S741] Mansfield VR -- NEHGS Web Site, p. 204
- [S99] Norton VR, deaths, p. 382
Anna Ruggles Wentworth
F, #2847, b. 1705, d. 7 October 1782
Parents
Biography
Anna Ruggles Wentworth was born in 1705.
Col. Ephraim Leonard and she were married on 27 December 1773 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 She died on 7 October 1782 at age ~77 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2 She was the widow of Rev. Timothy Ruggles of Rochester, MA.
| Last Edited | 25 October 2010 |
Citations
- [S264] Rochester VR
- [S741] Mansfield VR -- NEHGS Web Site, p. 204
Abigail King
F, #2849, b. 7 July 1710, d. 27 July 1771
Parents
Biography
Abigail King was born on 7 July 1710 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Col. Ephraim Leonard and she were married on 18 March 1760. She died on 27 July 1771 at age 61 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 She was the widow of John Williams.
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Citations
- [S100] Mansfield VR
Col. Daniel Leonard
M, #2850, b. 18 May 1740, d. 27 June 1829
Parents
Family 1: Anna White (b. 25 February 1741, d. 14 April 1768)
Biography
Col. Daniel Leonard was born on 18 May 1740 in Norton, now Mansfield, Massachusetts. He and
Anna White were married on 2 April 1767 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 He and
Sarah Hammock were married on 4 March 1770 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
2 He died on 27 June 1829 at age 89 in London, England.
3 Daniel grew up in the part of Taunton that later became Mansfield and was a graduate of Harvard, 1760, ranked 2nd in his class. He also received a degree from Yale in 1766. He was admitted to the bar and began his practice in Taunton. He became King's Attorney in 1769. He and Robert Treat Paine were elected members of the Massachusetts General Court from Taunton in 1773 and 1774.
Daniel married 2nd Sarah Hammock, whose father had left her a fortune. This enabled Daniel to live in high style. Daniel "always liked the flashpots of life. He wore hats and clothes trimmed with gold lace and travelled from Taunton in a gorgeous coach and four," according to ECL, who devoted 7 pages of his manuscript to describing Daniel. He was satirized by Mercy Warren in "The Group" as Beau Trumps, a play on his fancy dress. (John Adams diary: "Velvet coat, neckerchiefs and wrist falls of exquisite Irish lace, satin trousers, and silver embroidered on his cocked hat" and his enjoyment of playing cards.)
Daniel had servants. Ann Barney took care of his daughter and accompanied him to Halifax, London, and Bermuda. His coachman was Spencer Lyne.
He was bred to the law, and was, before the Revolution, a member of the General Court, an able political writer, and, according to President Adams, "supported the Whig (Revolutionary) cause with great eloquence and energy" until 1772. He was possessed of brilliant talents and acquired great popularity, because of which Governor Hutchinson was led to "exercise his blandishments upon him, and, as he seldom failed when he applied them in all their force, the tempter prevailed" and Mr. Leonard became a Loyalist. In 1774 he was an addresser of Hutchinson and was appointed a Mandamus Councillor the same year. He wrote defending the Loyalist (Tory) position under the signature of Massachusettsensis, answered by John Adams under the signature of Novanglus.
He lived in Taunton on the Green near where the Court House stands. On the day in 1774 he became a Mandamus Councillor, he was driven from Taunton by a mob. He removed to Boston, then to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1776 (with family of 9) and finally to England to reside. In 1778 he was proscribed by the General Court of Massachusetts and his property confiscated. He was appointed Chief Justice of Bermuda in 1781, holding that position until 1815 when he returned to London at age 75. Daniel visited the United States in 1799 and 1808. His father, Ephraim, left his property to his grandson Charles, provided he take an oath of allegiance to the United States.
According to the American of August 2, 1829, he was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol. He was a native of Massachusetts, a classmate at Harvard with John Adams, and was one of the last of the Loyalists that were expatriated at the time of the Revolution. His remains were brought back to Newport and interred there.
For more detailed information about his life and times, please see "Two Men of Taunton" by Ralph Davol, Riverside Press, 1912. It is the story of two Leonard descendants, Robert Treat Paine and Daniel Leonard 1740-1829. Both were well-known and associated with the leaders of the American Revolution. See also Fanny Leonard Koster's book on the genealogy of the Leonard family, pp. 87-91. See Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family, pp. 410-411, for proof. Also NEHGS Register, 1851, p. 409-411. Also, ECL's manuscript, pp. 156-162. Col. Daniel Leonard had person sources.
4 Citations
- [S99] Norton VR
- [S119] Providence Gazette--Marriages, Issue of March 4, 1770
- [S625] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, CD#169, p. 78
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, pp. 156-162