Leonard Genealogy - John

John Leonard 1615-76, of Springfield, MA

Person Page 150

Deacon John Morton

M, #3726, b. 25 December 1763, d. 23 December 1857

Parents

Family: Elizabeth ("Betsey") Leonard (b. 1767, d. 1857)

DaughterElizabeth A. Morton+ (b. 21 August 1802, d. 1876)

Biography

Deacon John Morton was born on 25 December 1763 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth ("Betsey") Leonard were married on 29 November 1787 in Taunton or Middleborough, Massachusetts.1,2 He died on 23 December 1857 at age 93 in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont.
Last Edited10 October 2015

Citations

  1. [S313] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, NEHGS web site
  2. [S684] Middleborough VR's (on-line thru Middleborough Public Library), p. 250

Elizabeth ("Betsey") Leonard

F, #3727, b. 1767, d. 1857

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Family: Deacon John Morton (b. 25 December 1763, d. 23 December 1857)

DaughterElizabeth A. Morton+ (b. 21 August 1802, d. 1876)

Biography

Elizabeth ("Betsey") Leonard was born in 1767 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Deacon John Morton and she were married on 29 November 1787 in Taunton or Middleborough, Massachusetts.1,2 She died in 1857 at age ~90 in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont.
ECL's manuscript is hard to read on birth year. Marriage date is 1707, which is clearly impossible. Source of info about marriage and descendants from OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Leonard had person sources.3
Last Edited10 October 2015

Citations

  1. [S313] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, NEHGS web site
  2. [S684] Middleborough VR's (on-line thru Middleborough Public Library), p. 250
  3. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

John Morton

M, #3728
Last Edited7 December 2009

Thomas Frederick Leonard

M, #3729, b. 1773, d. 11 October 1847

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Family: Sarah Murdock (b. 27 January 1778, d. 7 February 1821)

DaughterAseneth Leonard (b. 29 February 1796, d. 8 March 1796)
DaughterSarah ("Sally") Leonard (b. 4 June 1797, d. 13 September 1861)
SonThomas Tisdale Leonard+ (b. 25 April 1799, d. 8 July 1863)
DaughterCharity Hodges Leonard+ (b. 25 April 1801, d. 15 August 1863)
SonHolden Leonard (b. 16 August 1803)
SonElkanah Leonard (b. 8 January 1806)
DaughterHarriet Leonard+ (b. 5 April 1808, d. 24 May 1883)
DaughterFidelia Leonard+ (b. 13 March 1811, d. 16 December 1884)
SonOrville Leonard+ (b. 13 July 1813, d. 14 June 1881)
SonThomas Frederick Leonard+ (b. 29 October 1815, d. 4 August 1869)
DaughterJulia Leonard+ (b. 4 March 1818, d. 4 March 1884)
SonJohn Murdock Leonard (b. 7 February 1821, d. 3 January 1829)

Biography

Thomas Frederick Leonard was born in 1773 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Murdock were married on 14 May 1795 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 He and Catherine Sampson were married after 3 June 1822. He died on 11 October 1847 at age ~74 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2 He was buried at Taunton Saint Cemetery, near Lakeville line, in Lakeville, Massachusetts.3
ECL: He was known as "Big Tom." He died of cancer. Thomas Frederick Leonard had person sources.4
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
  2. [S183] Middleborough MA Deaths, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1947, p. 101
  3. [S582] Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts, Charles M. Thatcher, 1880's.
  4. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

Sarah Murdock

F, #3730, b. 27 January 1778, d. 7 February 1821

Parents

FatherJohn Murdock (b. 6 June 1742)
MotherSarah Samson (b. 31 January 1743)

Family: Thomas Frederick Leonard (b. 1773, d. 11 October 1847)

DaughterAseneth Leonard (b. 29 February 1796, d. 8 March 1796)
DaughterSarah ("Sally") Leonard (b. 4 June 1797, d. 13 September 1861)
SonThomas Tisdale Leonard+ (b. 25 April 1799, d. 8 July 1863)
DaughterCharity Hodges Leonard+ (b. 25 April 1801, d. 15 August 1863)
SonHolden Leonard (b. 16 August 1803)
SonElkanah Leonard (b. 8 January 1806)
DaughterHarriet Leonard+ (b. 5 April 1808, d. 24 May 1883)
DaughterFidelia Leonard+ (b. 13 March 1811, d. 16 December 1884)
SonOrville Leonard+ (b. 13 July 1813, d. 14 June 1881)
SonThomas Frederick Leonard+ (b. 29 October 1815, d. 4 August 1869)
DaughterJulia Leonard+ (b. 4 March 1818, d. 4 March 1884)
SonJohn Murdock Leonard (b. 7 February 1821, d. 3 January 1829)

Biography

Sarah Murdock was born on 27 January 1778 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Thomas Frederick Leonard and she were married on 14 May 1795 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 She died on 7 February 1821 at age 43 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2 She was buried at Taunton Saint Cemetery, near Lakeville line, in Lakeville, Massachusetts.3
Known as Sally. She was a descendant of Myles Standish through her mother and John Alden, William Brewster, and Richard Warren through her father.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
  2. [S183] Middleborough MA Deaths, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1947, p. 102
  3. [S582] Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts, Charles M. Thatcher, 1880's.

George Leonard

M, #3731, b. 4 April 1783, d. 28 June 1835

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

George Leonard was born on 4 April 1783 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Dunbar Chase were married on 6 May 1832. He died on 28 June 1835 at age 52 in Windsor County, Vermont.
They had no children. He was the Rector of St. Paul's Church, Windsor, VT 1818-1829. George Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited20 November 2013

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

Mary Dunbar Chase

F, #3732, b. 11 May 1797, d. 25 March 1864

Parents

Biography

Mary Dunbar Chase was born on 11 May 1797 in Windsor, Vermont, or Cornish, New Hampshire. George Leonard and she were married on 6 May 1832. She died on 25 March 1864 at age 66.
ECL: "Wife died without issue" (see Chase genealogy). Mary Dunbar Chase had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S1042] William H. Child, History of Cornish, NH, with Genealogical Record, 1763-1910

Elkanah Leonard

M, #3733, b. 29 December 1769

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Elkanah Leonard was born on 29 December 1769 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Elkanah Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

David Leonard

M, #3734, b. 24 July 1775

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

David Leonard was born on 24 July 1775 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
David Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

John Leonard

M, #3735, b. 30 July 1777

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

John Leonard was born on 30 July 1777 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
John Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

Jonathan Leonard

M, #3736, b. 17 June 1779

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Jonathan Leonard was born on 17 June 1779 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Jonathan Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

Jonathan Leonard

M, #3737, b. 9 August 1782

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Jonathan Leonard was born on 9 August 1782 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Jonathan Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 169

Sally Leonard

F, #3738, b. 10 January 1786

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Sally Leonard was born on 10 January 1786 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Sally Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 170

Jenne Leonard

F, #3739, b. 27 May 1792

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Jenne Leonard was born on 27 May 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
The twins are doubtful, in that their mother would have been 53 when they were born. Jenne Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited20 November 2013

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 170

Johanna Leonard

F, #3740, b. 27 May 1792

Parents

FatherElkanah Leonard (b. 30 December 1727, d. 12 February 1802)
MotherSarah Leonard (b. 1739, d. 17 April 1817)

Biography

Johanna Leonard was born on 27 May 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Johanna Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 170

Lauret Leonard

F, #3741, b. 20 May 1847

Parents

FatherGideon Leonard (b. 7 September 1813, d. 17 September 1867)
MotherHarriet Amanda Waldo (b. 1814)

Biography

Lauret Leonard was born on 20 May 1847 in New York.
Birthdate is wrong or relationship wrong. She may have been a grandchild of Gideon.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Nathaniel Dark

M, #3742
Last Edited7 December 2009

Phebe Watson

F, #3743, b. 13 August 1770, d. 10 February 1861

Family: Archeleus Leonard (b. 25 April 1768, d. 7 January 1848)

SonWatson Leonard+ (b. 2 February 1794, d. 15 August 1884)
SonChester Leonard+ (b. 4 May 1796, d. 4 April 1831)
SonCalvin Leonard+ (b. 23 December 1800, d. 1875)
SonDr. Alfred Marcy Leonard (b. 1802, d. 14 December 1856)

Biography

Phebe Watson was born on 13 August 1770 in Spencer, Massachusetts. Archeleus Leonard and she were married on 9 December 1790. She died on 10 February 1861 at age 90 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. She was buried at West Shutesbury Cemetery in Shutesbury, Massachusetts.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S608] The Corbin Collection, Vol. 3, CD (NEHGS)

Anna Eager

F, #3744, b. about 1768

Family: Simeon Leonard (b. 26 April 1764, d. October 1803)

SonAaron Eager Leonard+ (b. 16 December 1788)
SonSimeon Leonard+ (b. 10 April 1791)
SonSeth Leonard (b. 13 April 1793, d. 26 October 1803)
DaughterBathsheba Leonard (b. 17 August 1795)
DaughterAnna Leonard (b. 5 February 1800)
SonMoses Leonard (b. 16 April 1802, d. 11 November 1803)
DaughterAnna Leonard (b. 8 August 1804)

Biography

Anna Eager was born about 1768. Simeon Leonard and she were married in 1788.
Last Edited24 March 2010

Lemuel Leonard

M, #3745, b. 1752, d. 28 October 1756

Parents

FatherCol. Nathaniel Leonard (b. 1728, d. 10 February 1795)
MotherMary Williams (b. 1734, d. 31 October 1801)

Biography

Lemuel Leonard was born in 1752 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 28 October 1756 at age ~4 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR

Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr.

M, #3746, b. 25 March 1755, d. 9 June 1833

Parents

FatherCol. Nathaniel Leonard (b. 1728, d. 10 February 1795)
MotherMary Williams (b. 1734, d. 31 October 1801)

Family 1: Abigail ("Nabby") Hood (b. 1 June 1759, d. 4 February 1797)

DaughterPolly Leonard (b. 15 May 1781, d. 12 October 1783)
SonCapt., Deacon Lemuel L. Leonard+ (b. 19 November 1782, d. 30 September 1869)
SonAbijah Leonard+ (b. 21 March 1784, d. 8 June 1832)
DaughterAbigail ("Nabby") Leonard+ (b. 14 December 1785)
DaughterElizabeth Betsey Leonard (b. 5 November 1787, d. 31 August 1821)
SonWilliam Bradford Leonard+ (b. 21 July 1789, d. 13 June 1864)
DaughterSally Leonard (b. 29 December 1790, d. 3 May 1829)
DaughterNancy Leonard (b. 27 August 1793, d. 7 December 1884)
DaughterOlive Leonard+ (b. 2 January 1795, d. 27 May 1891)

Family 2: Polly Leonard (b. 15 May 1764, d. 31 October 1843)

SonHarrison Leonard (b. 9 January 1801, d. 14 December 1825)
SonJames Leonard+ (b. 21 March 1804, d. 30 November 1882)
DaughterAlmira Leonard (b. 17 January 1807, d. 23 February 1857)

Biography

Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., was born on 25 March 1755 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail ("Nabby") Hood were married on 15 April 1781 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 He and Polly Leonard were married on 22 November 1798 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 9 June 1833 at age 78 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1838 or 18332
ECL: He was a deacon of the church. Did he keep a record of deaths, now preserved in OCHS?

A single-page family record in an old Bible was found in the Benton, NH, house once owned by James F. Leonard whose son James Mortimer Leonard married Vevah Wyers Mears on 8-29-1933. Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., had person sources.3
Last Edited28 November 2013

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 296
  2. [S96] Early Vital Records of Bristol County, Taunton, p. 127
  3. [S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

Abigail ("Nabby") Hood

F, #3747, b. 1 June 1759, d. 4 February 1797

Parents

Family: Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., (b. 25 March 1755, d. 9 June 1833)

DaughterPolly Leonard (b. 15 May 1781, d. 12 October 1783)
SonCapt., Deacon Lemuel L. Leonard+ (b. 19 November 1782, d. 30 September 1869)
SonAbijah Leonard+ (b. 21 March 1784, d. 8 June 1832)
DaughterAbigail ("Nabby") Leonard+ (b. 14 December 1785)
DaughterElizabeth Betsey Leonard (b. 5 November 1787, d. 31 August 1821)
SonWilliam Bradford Leonard+ (b. 21 July 1789, d. 13 June 1864)
DaughterSally Leonard (b. 29 December 1790, d. 3 May 1829)
DaughterNancy Leonard (b. 27 August 1793, d. 7 December 1884)
DaughterOlive Leonard+ (b. 2 January 1795, d. 27 May 1891)

Biography

Abigail ("Nabby") Hood was born on 1 June 1759 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., and she were married on 15 April 1781 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 She died on 4 February 1797 at age 37 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Name was Hood, Wood, or Hoard.
Last Edited28 November 2013

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 296

Polly Leonard

F, #3748, b. 15 May 1764, d. 31 October 1843

Parents

Step-fatherCapt. Ichabod Leonard (b. 1729, d. 7 February 1810)
Step-motherSybil or Sarah Burt (b. 18 July 1736, d. 11 August 1827)

Family: Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., (b. 25 March 1755, d. 9 June 1833)

SonHarrison Leonard (b. 9 January 1801, d. 14 December 1825)
SonJames Leonard+ (b. 21 March 1804, d. 30 November 1882)
DaughterAlmira Leonard (b. 17 January 1807, d. 23 February 1857)

Biography

Polly Leonard was born on 15 May 1764 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 Col., Deacon Nathaniel Leonard, Jr., and she were married on 22 November 1798 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 31 October 1843 at age 79 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
They were married by Rev. John Lasher. Was she born May 15 or August 15? Taunton VR's say May 15. Polly Leonard had person sources.2
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S558] Taunton VR's -- Deaths, p. 257
  2. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 128

Capt. Ichabod Leonard

M, #3749, b. 1729, d. 7 February 1810

Parents

FatherJoseph Leonard (b. 22 January 1693, d. 4 March 1775)
MotherEunice Cushman (b. about 1695, d. 12 February 1775)

Family: Sybil or Sarah Burt (b. 18 July 1736, d. 11 August 1827)

Step-daughterPolly Leonard+ (b. 15 May 1764, d. 31 October 1843)
SonIchabod Leonard, Jr+ (b. 17 January 1766, d. 10 January 1826)
SonPerez Leonard (b. 17 January 1768, d. 31 January 1786)
SonSylvester Leonard+ (b. 6 March 1770, d. 28 May 1843)
SonLevi Leonard+ (b. 26 July 1772, d. 5 April 1855)
DaughterHannah Leonard+ (b. 30 December 1775, d. 29 January 1844)

Biography

Capt. Ichabod Leonard was born in 1729 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Sybil or Sarah Burt were married on 11 December 1763 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 He died on 7 February 1810 at age ~81 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.2
Was this Ichabod Leonard the same as the one born in 1729 who m. Sybil Burt? He was a captain in the militia in the Revolutionary War. His (6th Taunton?) company was part of Col. John Hathaway's regiment. In April 1777 the company marched from Taunton to Tiverton, RI. In August 1780, his company was part of Col. Abial Mitchel's regiment, Brigadier General Godfrey's Bristol Co. brigade, 8 days on the alarm of 1 August 1780.

His will names his children, except for Perez. Perez died young. Capt. Ichabod Leonard had person sources.3
Last Edited11 August 2020

Citations

  1. [S313] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, NEHGS web site
  2. [S94] Taunton VR
  3. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 86, 129

Mary Leonard

F, #3750, b. 24 September 1761

Parents

FatherCol. Nathaniel Leonard (b. 1728, d. 10 February 1795)
MotherMary Williams (b. 1734, d. 31 October 1801)

Biography

Mary Leonard was born on 24 September 1761 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abiather Dean and she were married on 25 January 1781 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Last Edited7 December 2009