Leonard Origins - Person Page 131

Ruth Leonard

F, #3251, b. 1 June 1736

Parents

Father	Capt. Eliphalet Leonard (b. 1702, d. 4 February 1786)
Mother	Ruth Fenno (b. 30 May 1705, d. 11 April 1786)

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Biography

Ruth Leonard was born on 1 June 1736 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Josiah Johnson and she were married on 23 June 1757 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

A Ruth Leonard married Elijah Briggs in Middleborough 11 Mar 1756. Another marriage of this Ruth or another Ruth? Ruth Leonard had person sources.^1,2

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9 August 2011

Citations

[S93] Easton VR's, p. 39
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 107

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Josiah Johnson

M, #3252

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Biography

Josiah Johnson was born in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He and Ruth Leonard were married on 23 June 1757 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

They had no children.

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7 December 2009

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Mary Leonard

F, #3253, b. 19 August 1740, d. 30 October 1827

Parents

Father	Capt. Eliphalet Leonard (b. 1702, d. 4 February 1786)
Mother	Ruth Fenno (b. 30 May 1705, d. 11 April 1786)

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Biography

Mary Leonard was born on 19 August 1740 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abiel Mitchell and she were married on 25 December 1760 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 30 October 1827 at age 87 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Mary Leonard had person sources.^2,3

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S93] Easton VR's
[S93] Easton VR's, p. 39
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 107

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Abiel Mitchell

M, #3254, b. 26 October 1733, d. 11 October 1821

Parents

Father

Timothy Mitchell

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Biography

Abiel Mitchell was born on 26 October 1733 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Leonard were married on 25 December 1760 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 11 October 1821 at age 87 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

He commanded the 1st Company from Easton at the Lexington alarm in 1775. He was a colonel in the militia and a delegate to the provincial Congress. DAR # 6409.

Abiel and Mary had 8 children: Ruth Mitchell, Sally Mitchell, Leonard Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, Deborah Mitchell b. 1767, Eliphalet Mitchell b. 17 Sep 1774, Susanna Mitchell b. 1779, and Abiel Mitchell b. 1769. All of the children were born in Easton.

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28 September 2010

Citations

[S93] Easton VR's

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Isaac Leonard

M, #3255, b. 2 April 1743, d. 20 September 1764

Parents

Father	Capt. Eliphalet Leonard (b. 1702, d. 4 February 1786)
Mother	Ruth Fenno (b. 30 May 1705, d. 11 April 1786)

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Biography

Isaac Leonard was born on 2 April 1743 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 20 September 1764 at age 21 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Isaac Leonard had person sources.^1,2

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S93] Easton VR's, p. 39
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 107

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Jacob Leonard

M, #3256, b. 13 November 1746, d. 11 September 1805

Parents

Father	Capt. Eliphalet Leonard (b. 1702, d. 4 February 1786)
Mother	Ruth Fenno (b. 30 May 1705, d. 11 April 1786)

Pedigree Link

Family: Jerusha Wentworth Capen (b. 16 May 1750, d. 20 March 1842)

Son	Isaac Leonard+ (b. 25 January 1772, d. 12 August 1858)
Son	Capt. Jacob Leonard+ (b. 31 October 1775, d. 1827)
Daughter	Meletiah Leonard+ (b. 16 April 1780)
Son	Capen Leonard+ (b. 3 May 1782, d. 10 December 1845)
Son	Henry Leonard+ (b. about 1790)

Biography

Jacob Leonard was born on 13 November 1746 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Jerusha Wentworth Capen were married on 29 November 1770 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 11 September 1805 at age 58 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont. He was buried at Wetmore Cemetery in Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont.

He moved to Pittsford, VT, at time of marriage. Jacob Leonard had person sources.^2,3

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11 September 2014

Citations

[S134] Canton VR
[S93] Easton VR's, p. 39
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 107

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Jerusha Wentworth Capen

F, #3257, b. 16 May 1750, d. 20 March 1842

Parents

Father	Jonathan Capen
Mother	Jerusha Talbot

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Family: Jacob Leonard (b. 13 November 1746, d. 11 September 1805)

Son	Isaac Leonard+ (b. 25 January 1772, d. 12 August 1858)
Son	Capt. Jacob Leonard+ (b. 31 October 1775, d. 1827)
Daughter	Meletiah Leonard+ (b. 16 April 1780)
Son	Capen Leonard+ (b. 3 May 1782, d. 10 December 1845)
Son	Henry Leonard+ (b. about 1790)

Biography

Jerusha Wentworth Capen was born on 16 May 1750 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Jacob Leonard and she were married on 29 November 1770 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 20 March 1842 at age 91 in Vermont.

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11 September 2014

Citations

[S134] Canton VR

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Mehitable Leonard

F, #3258, b. about 1705, d. 2 September 1797

References

James of Taunton, 4 generations

Parents

Father	Capt. James Leonard (b. 11 May 1677, d. 16 January 1764)
Mother	Hannah Walley (b. 1665, d. 2 August 1725)

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Family 1: John Willis (b. 1702, d. 1735)

Daughter	Susannah Willis
Daughter	Mehitable Willis (b. 16 September 1728)
Daughter	Hannah Willis (b. 11 November 1730)
Son	John Willis (b. 26 November 1731, d. 1731)
Daughter	Abiah Willis+ (b. 26 July 1732, d. 16 January 1825)

Family 2: Capt. Nathaniel Perry (b. 2 July 1713, d. 1756)

Son	Nathaniel W. Perry (b. 20 July 1738, d. 23 December 1813)
Daughter	Lydia Perry (b. 1740, d. 1815)
Son	Samuel Perry (b. 21 July 1743)
Son	James Perry (b. about 1745, d. 3 September 1800)

Biography

Mehitable Leonard was born about 1705 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. John Willis and she were married on 28 May 1728 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Capt. Nathaniel Perry and she were married on 2 December 1736. She died on 2 September 1797 at age ~92 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She was buried in 1797 at Dr Edward Dean Cemetery in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Information about Mehitable and her two husbands is from Brad Clark of Sacramento, CA, a descendant, on July 19, 2004. He quotes main source as W. L. Chaffin's History of Easton (1886). She lived in Easton, MA. "Evin's Meadow is frequently named in early record. It is the low land west of the old Nathaniel Perry place, near the Mansfield line. It became the property of Lt. James Leonard, then of this daughter, Mehitable, who married John Willis, and on his death married Capt. Nathaniel Perry." (p. 15.) "Through her, Capt. Perry became owner of "Perry Place," so called, on Highland Street, west of the Furnace Village, this having been the gift of Lt. James Leonard to Mehitable, when she married John Willis." (p. 161) ECL gives Mehitable's birthdate was abt. 1713. She was 92 when she died. Mehitable Leonard had person sources.²

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23 April 2020

Citations

[S271] NEHGS Register, Vol. 115, p. 196
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 110 (written in)

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John Willis

M, #3259, b. 1702, d. 1735

Parents

Father	Thomas Willis
Mother	Sarah Gilbert

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Family: Mehitable Leonard (b. about 1705, d. 2 September 1797)

Daughter	Susannah Willis
Daughter	Mehitable Willis (b. 16 September 1728)
Daughter	Hannah Willis (b. 11 November 1730)
Son	John Willis (b. 26 November 1731, d. 1731)
Daughter	Abiah Willis+ (b. 26 July 1732, d. 16 January 1825)

Biography

John Willis was born in 1702 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Mehitable Leonard were married on 28 May 1728 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died in 1735 at age ~33 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Rev. Elijah Lathrop

M, #3260, b. November 1724, d. 3 August 1797

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Family: Silence Leonard (b. 27 April 1731, d. 15 October 1799)

Daughter	Mary Lothrop
Daughter	Hannah Lathrop
Daughter	Silence Lathrop
Daughter	Ann Lathrop
Daughter	Elizabeth Lothrop
Daughter	Loisa Octavia Lathrop
Daughter	Lucy Nona Lathrop
Daughter	Laura Decima Lathrop
Daughter	Abigail Lathrop (b. 21 July 1762, d. 23 August 1824)

Biography

Rev. Elijah Lathrop was born in November 1724 in Hebron, Connecticut. He and Silence Leonard were married on 13 November 1763 in Hebron, Connecticut. He died on 3 August 1797 at age 72.

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7 December 2009

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Ebenezer Stetson

M, #3261

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Family: Anna Leonard (b. 1 March 1732, d. 21 April 1796)

Son	Zephaniah Stetson (b. 15 November 1763)
Daughter	Nancy L. Stetson (b. 1 July 1765)

Biography

Ebenezer Stetson was born in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Anna Leonard were married on 24 February 1763.

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7 December 2009

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Abigail Alden

F, #3262, b. 19 May 1744, d. 25 January 1845

Parents

Father	David Alden
Mother	Judith King

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Family: Col. Zephaniah Leonard (b. 15 January 1737, d. 11 April 1814)

Son	Zephaniah Leonard (b. 19 March 1766, d. 7 March 1769)
Son	William Augustus Leonard (b. 28 December 1767, d. 9 November 1774)
Daughter	Abigail ("Nabby") Leonard+ (b. 10 July 1769, d. 11 October 1859)
Daughter	Clarissa Leonard+ (b. 8 November 1771, d. 15 September 1864)
Son	Dr. Zephaniah Leonard+ (b. 18 April 1773, d. 1 September 1825)
Son	William Augustus Leonard (b. 27 September 1775, d. 1 November 1815)
Son	Horatio Leonard+ (b. 28 December 1780, d. 7 December 1858)
Son	Gustavus Leonard (b. 20 April 1783, d. 9 October 1783)
Daughter	Fanny Leonard (b. 5 June 1785, d. 4 February 1875)

Biography

Abigail Alden was born on 19 May 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ Col. Zephaniah Leonard and she were married on 29 October 1765.² She died on 25 January 1845 at age 100 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.³ She was buried at Pleasant Street Cemetery in Raynham, Massachusetts.⁴

She lived to be 100 years, 7 months, 28 days old.

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27 March 2011

Citations

[S662] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, The Mayflower Society, 1997, p.164
[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 89
[S183] Middleborough MA Deaths, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1947, p. 102
[S582] Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts, Charles M. Thatcher, 1880's.

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Rev. Josiah Crocker

M, #3263, b. 30 October 1719, d. 28 August 1774

Parents

Father	Josiah Crocker (b. 8 February 1684, d. 10 October 1721)
Mother	Desire Thacher

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Family 1: Rebecca Allyn (b. 1723, d. 28 September 1759)

Son	Capt. Josiah Crocker+ (b. 30 October 1742, d. 24 February 1808)
Son	Allyn Crocker (b. 1743)
Son	Benjamin Crocker (b. 1745)
Son	Joseph Crocker (b. 1748)
Son	William Crocker (b. 1751)
Daughter	Rebecca Crocker (b. 1752)
Son	Ebenezer Crocker (b. 1755)

Family 2: Hannah Cobb (b. 1 October 1729, d. September 1817)

Son	Leonard Crocker (b. 2 October 1762)
Daughter	Hannah Crocker (b. 18 October 1765)

Biography

Rev. Josiah Crocker was born on 30 October 1719 in Yarmouth or Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He and Rebecca Allyn were married on 28 July 1742 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Cobb were married on 6 November 1751. He died on 28 August 1774 at age 54 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

From Thacher/Thatcher Genealogy, p. 252: "Rev. Josiah Crocker was the friend of Whitfield and in some traits resembled him. At the early age of 15 he entered Harvard College and was ordained at the age of 23. He was of an ardent temperment; zealous and earnest, yet tender and persuasive in his matter. Like other zealous men, he was not always cautious in his expressions. He had many warm friends and some enemies. His granddaughter Hannah M. Crocker was the author of the "Rights of Woman," published in 1818." Rev. Josiah Crocker had person sources.¹

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17 November 2011

Citations

[S626] Thacher-Thatcher Genealogy, NYG+B Record, July 1912, p. 252

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Mary Burroughs

F, #3264, b. 25 September 1756, d. 23 December 1789

Parents

Father	James Burroughs
Mother	Martha Hale

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Family: Samuel Leonard (b. 6 December 1750, d. 15 August 1807)

Son	Samuel Milton Leonard (b. 28 May 1778, d. 14 February 1784)
Son	John Leonard (b. 11 November 1779, d. 3 November 1789)
Son	Joseph Leonard (b. 15 April 1781, d. 21 April 1794)
Son	Dr. George Leonard+ (b. 12 February 1783, d. 28 February 1865)
Daughter	Mary Burroughs Leonard+ (b. about 1784)
Son	Samuel Leonard (b. 8 June 1785, d. 4 February 1788)
Daughter	Hannah Leonard (b. 3 July 1785)
Son	Ezekiel Burroughs Leonard+ (b. 12 June 1786, d. 6 June 1866)
Son	Zephaniah Leonard (b. 16 December 1788)
Daughter	No name Leonard (b. 18 December 1789, d. 18 December 1789)
Daughter	Mary Ann Leonard (b. 10 February 1790, d. 20 December 1790)

Biography

Mary Burroughs was born on 25 September 1756 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. Samuel Leonard and she were married on 17 August 1777 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 23 December 1789 at age 33 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S10] Providence Gazette--Deaths, pl 51

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Desire Hopkins

F, #3265, b. 17 May 1764, d. 20 May 1843

Parents

Father	Commodore Esek Hopkins (d. 26 February 1802)
Mother	Desire Burroughs

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Family: Samuel Leonard (b. 6 December 1750, d. 15 August 1807)

Son	Doctor Ezekiel Samuel Hopkins Leonard (b. 1795, d. 25 February 1835)
Son	John Burroughs Hopkins Leonard (b. 1797, d. 17 March 1853)
Son	Daniel Ezekial Leonard (b. 27 September 1800)
Daughter	Desire Sue Leonard (b. 11 May 1803)
Son	Adam William Leonard (b. 6 November 1805)
Daughter	Phebe Sally Leonard (b. 30 July 1807)

Biography

Desire Hopkins was born on 17 May 1764 in Providence, Rhode Island. Samuel Leonard and she were married on 23 July 1791 in Rhode Island. She died on 20 May 1843 at age 79.

None of the other four children, beyond their births in Newport, are mentioned in the records.

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16 July 2018

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Thomas Batt

M, #3266, b. 30 December 1571

Parents

Father	Christopher Batt (b. about 1545)
Mother	Alice Symbarbe (St. Barbe) (b. 1545, d. 1601)

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Family: Joan Byley (b. about 1575, d. 24 December 1623)

Son	Christopher Batt (b. 6 July 1601)
Son	Thomas Batt (b. 2 December 1602)
Daughter	Alice Batt (b. 30 January 1605)
Daughter	Elizabeth Batt (b. 26 April 1607)
Son	Henry Batt (b. 4 October 1609)
Daughter	Margerie Batt (b. September 1610)
Daughter	Mary Batt (b. 9 November 1616)
Daughter	Dorothy Batt+ (b. about 1618, d. 19 March 1678)

Biography

Thomas Batt was born on 30 December 1571 in Saint Martin's, Salisbury. He and Joan Byley were married on 29 September 1600 in Saint Martin's, Salisbury. He was buried on 20 February 1632 in Saint Martin's, Salisbury.

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7 December 2009

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Joan Byley

F, #3267, b. about 1575, d. 24 December 1623

Parents

Father	Henry Byley (b. about 1550, d. 4 June 1635)
Mother	Alice Holmes (b. 1550, d. 4 June 1635)

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Family: Thomas Batt (b. 30 December 1571)

Son	Christopher Batt (b. 6 July 1601)
Son	Thomas Batt (b. 2 December 1602)
Daughter	Alice Batt (b. 30 January 1605)
Daughter	Elizabeth Batt (b. 26 April 1607)
Son	Henry Batt (b. 4 October 1609)
Daughter	Margerie Batt (b. September 1610)
Daughter	Mary Batt (b. 9 November 1616)
Daughter	Dorothy Batt+ (b. about 1618, d. 19 March 1678)

Biography

Joan Byley was born about 1575 in England, United Kingdom. Thomas Batt and she were married on 29 September 1600 in Saint Martin's, Salisbury. She died on 24 December 1623 at age ~48 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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1 October 2018

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Henry Byley

M, #3268, b. about 1550, d. 4 June 1635

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Family: Alice Holmes (b. 1550, d. 4 June 1635)

Daughter

Joan Byley+ (b. about 1575, d. 24 December 1623)

Biography

Henry Byley was born about 1550 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He and Alice Holmes were married on 19 February 1583. He died on 4 June 1635 at age ~85 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was buried on 23 April 1634 in Saint Martin's, Salisbury.

Henry Byley was a Tanner.

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1 October 2018

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Alice Holmes

F, #3269, b. 1550, d. 4 June 1635

F, #3275, b. September 1610

Parents

Father	Thomas Batt (b. 30 December 1571)
Mother	Joan Byley (b. about 1575, d. 24 December 1623)

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Biography

Margerie Batt was born in September 1610.

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7 December 2009