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William Almy was born on 27 October 1665 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He and Deborah Cook were married on 12 July 1688 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. He died on 6 July 1747 at age 81 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.

His will is in Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of RI (rather complicated to follow without the whole Almy descendancy).

Deborah Cook was born in 1666 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. William Almy and she were married on 12 July 1688 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. She died in 1722 at age ~56 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

John Almy was born on 6 November 1651.

Elizabeth Cornell was born on 15 January 1637 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. She died in 1708 at age ~71 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Thomas Cornell was born on 24 March 1593 in Fairstead Manor, Essex, England. He and Rebecca Briggs were married in 1620 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. He died on 8 February 1656 at age 62 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He was buried at Burial plot on the Cornell homestead in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

"Thomas Cornell came to America about 1638, with his wife and most, if not all, of his children. He is first found in Boston, where by a vote of the Town Meeeting, Aug. 20, 1638, he is permitted to buy 'William Baulstone's house, yard, and garden, backside of Mr. Coddington, and to become an inhabitant,' This property was situated in Washington Street, between Summer and Milk Streets. He sold it in 1643 to Edward Tyng, who had a warehouse, and brew house, and constrcuted a dial there. Sept. 6, 1638, 'Thomas Cornhill was licensed upon tryal to keepe an inn in the room of Will Baulstone till the next General Court.' June 4, 1639, he 'was fined £30 for several offences selling wine without license and beare at 2d. a quart.' Two days later he was abated £10 of his fine, and allowed a month'to sell off his ware which is upon his hand, and then to cease from keeping intertainment, and the town to furnish another.'"9

[See TAG 35 (1959), 107 for baptisms and burials of children in Safron Walden, Essex, Eng.]

ca 1620 Thomas married Rebecca Briggs (33) , daughter of Henry Briggs (6) (-Aug 1625) & Mary Hinckes. Born ca 1600 in London, England. Rebecca was baptized in St James, Clerkenwell, London on 25 Oct 1600.5 Rebecca died on 8 Feb 1673 in Portsmouth, RI.9.

Mary Almy was born on 7 August 1688.

John Almy was born on 10 October 1692.

Elizabeth Almy was born on 14 November 1697.

Samuel Almy was born on 14 November 1697.

Deborah Almy was born on 27 July 1703.

Rebecca Almy was born on 14 October 1704.

Joseph Almy was born on 3 October 1707.

William Almy was born on 3 October 1707 in Tiverton, Rhode Island. He and Patience Allin were married on 12 June 1731 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

He received the homestead farm at Punkateest, Tiverton, as well as slaves Cuff, Peter, Sherpo, and Sambo.

Ethel Dana Leonard was born on 3 April 1888 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Elmer Bradford Leonard was born on 1 August 1889 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Ruth Genevieve Skillings were married on 1 January 1917 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died in March 1969 at age 79 at Melrose Cemetery in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

In the 1930 Census, they were living in Easton.

Ralph Edgar Leonard was born on 20 October 1895 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Pearl Ann Haskell were married on 4 July 1917. He died on 10 December 1959 at age 64.

In the 1930 Census, they were living at 38 Richardson St. in Brockton. Jesse and Alice were living with them.

Pearl Ann Haskell was born in 1901. Ralph Edgar Leonard and she were married on 4 July 1917. She died on 22 July 1974 at age ~73 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Ethel Mae Leonard was born on 7 July 1918.

Beatrice Marie Leonard was born on 21 November 1920.

Majorie Pearl Leonard was born on 10 December 1921.

Mildred Winnifred Leonard was born on 23 July 1923.

Ruth Genevieve Skillings was born on 24 May 1897 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ Elmer Bradford Leonard and she were married on 1 January 1917 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 21 November 1988 at age 91 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Elmer Bradford Leonard was born on 22 December 1917 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Thelma Mae White were married on 21 August 1938. He died on 24 November 1992 at age 74 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was buried at Central Cemetery in Middleboro, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Herbert Earle Leonard was born on 5 April 1919 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Rhoda Mabel Close were married on 13 June 1941. He died on 17 January 2007 at age 87 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.