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Mary Dewey was born on 28 June 1668 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Deacon David Ashley and she were married on 11 July 1688 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 13 December 1757 at age 89 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She was buried on 15 December 1757 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay.

Cornet Thomas Dewey was born on 16 February 1640 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He and Constant Hawes were married on 1 June 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He died on 27 April 1690 at age 50 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹

Cornet Thomas Dewey was also known as Thomas Dewey. He's known as Cornet Thomas Dewey, and his monument is still sanding in the old cemetery at Westfield, MA. He had person sources.² He and Constant Hawes were married in June 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Constant Hawes was born on 5 July 1642 in Dorchester?, Massachusetts. Cornet Thomas Dewey and she were married on 1 June 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She died on 26 April 1703 at age 60 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Constant or Constance? Cornet Thomas Dewey and Constant Hawes were married in June 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Joseph Seabury was born on 11 September 1762 in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Rebecca Chapman were married on 3 October 1782 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 27 March 1801 at age 38 in Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹

Joseph Seabury was born on 11 September 1762.

Sarah Barbour was born on 28 August 1698 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Isaac Phelps and she were married on 5 October 1729 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 4 January 1742 at age 43 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Sarah Barbour had person sources.¹

Abel Leonard was born on 22 November 1706 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Leonard were married on 12 June 1729 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 3 April 1770 at age 63 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Did he have a daughter, Azubah, born 17 Oct 1731, baptized in 1731? Unlikely -- another child born in July 1731. Jacobus says there were 13 children, but does not enumerate them.

He was referred to as Abel Leonard, Jr., in West Springfield records, probably meaning he was the second oldest Abel Leonard at the time in that community. Abel Leonard had person sources.¹

Elizabeth Leonard was born on 19 March 1708/09 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Abel Leonard and she were married on 12 June 1729 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Leonard had person sources.¹

Joseph Leonard was born on 1 January 1680/81 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Beckwith were married in 1704 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 19 October 1737 at age 56 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Birthdate 1668 or 1 January 1681? Check! His mother would have been dead by then. Joseph Leonard had person sources.¹

Sarah Beckwith was born on 15 December 1684 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. Joseph Leonard and she were married in 1704 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 28 February 1773 at age 88 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Sarah Colton was born on 25 September 1678 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Ensign Samuel Keep and she were married about 1698 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 20 June 1754 at age 75 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Ensign Samuel Keep was born on 22 August 1670 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Colton were married about 1698 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Experience Lawrence were married on 3 August 1746. He died on 23 August 1755 at age 85 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

He was 5 when his mother, father, and brother were killed by Indians and was taken in by his grandmother Leonard. Afterward, he was reared on the farm of an uncle, Samuel Bliss and his wife, Mary Leonard. He became a farmer in Long Meadow.
The family lived in Longmeadow, East Hill, which later became Brimfield and later yet, Monson. John's son Simeon inherited the family farm, followed by Simeon Jr., and Ethan.

Samuel was a selectman for a number of years between 1715 and 1724. He left no will, but had already given his farm to his son, Samuel.

Joseph Leonard was born on 20 May 1644 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Fellows were married on 24 March 1671 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Lyman were married on 29 March 1683 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Ann (Ford) Newberry were married on 16 January 1689 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Joseph Leonard was appointed to settle the estate of Thomas Newberry and married his widow. He and Rebecca Dumbleton were married on 2 March 1692 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Kilbourne were married before 1714. He died on 9 August 1716 at age 72 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹

Check dates -- were they married three years after son was born?

Alternative date of death: 9 august 1716. Check.

He was chosen Constable of Springfield 1678 and 1696. He was a fence viewer, 1694, surveyor of highways, 1692. He asked permission in 1696 to set up a saw mill on the Agawam River, with "liberty of timber" and two or three acres to build on. This grant was measured in 1715. "Joseph Leonard the husband of Sarah Leonard had his death's wound by a cart overturning upon him which was August 9th 1716 he died the same day." Joseph Leonard had person sources.^2,3

Mary Fellows was born on 9 February 1651 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Joseph Leonard and she were married on 24 March 1671 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. She died on 29 January 1681 at age 29 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Constance Leonard has this person as Mary Livermore, whereas other sources say Mary Fellows.

John Leonard was born on 25 August 1641 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 22 June 1648 at age 6 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

John Leonard had person sources.¹

Mary Root was born on 31 December 1600 in Badby, Northampton, England.

Josiah Leonard was born on 21 October 1680 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Ruth Allen were married on 13 November 1702 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He died MAYBE 14 FEB 1748/9 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Will was signed and witnessed in May 1748, so death date appears to be in error.
Alternative death date is 14 Feb 1749 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.

In this family, three brothers married three sisters. Josiah was a carpenter and left his tool to Reuben.

"The Will of Josiah Leonard of Springfield, dated 9 July 1748 proved 17 May 1749, named his wife Ruth and sons Abel, Josiah, Jonathan, and Reuben...Witnesses: Moses Leonard, Elijah Coleman, and John Worthington." Hale, House, and Related Families, p. 689. Josiah Leonard had person sources.¹

Ruth Allen was born on 5 January 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Josiah Leonard and she were married on 13 November 1702 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. She died before 1766 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Probably related to/descendant of Thomas Allyn of Windsor.

Gerard Spencer was born on 20 May 1576 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. He and Alice Whitbread were married on 10 November 1600 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedford, England. He died in May 1646 at age ~70 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England.

Sarah Dumbleton was born on 5 January 1654/55 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Josiah Leonard and she were married on 19 December 1678 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹ Thomas Root and she were married on 25 January 1692 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 3 January 1693/94 at age 38 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.²

Was she Sarah or Rebecca? Was she born 4 Oct 1667 or as stated? Sarah Dumbleton had person sources.³

John Leonard was born about 1615 in England. He and Sarah Heald were married on 12 November 1640 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 26 March 1676 at age ~61 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

He first appears in 1638 in Springfield, MA (Anderson, The Great Migration Directory, p. 207); marriage to Sarah Heald, 1640, Springfield (Anderson, p. 157).

Where he was born and his parentage have not been determined. Some say Pontypool, Wales; some say Bilston or Bilford, Staffordshire. Samuel Leonard Parsons says he "supposed to have emigrated from Bilston, County of Stafford, England, about 1639, with two brothers." p. 32. Some family tradition has him a brother or cousin of James Leonard of Taunton. Bill Barton, who has done considerable research on the iron-working Leonards in England in the 1500's and 1600's, has accounted for all of William Leonard's (James' Father) children, and there's no John left unaccounted for.

The calendar adjustment in 1752 adds to the confusion. Some sources use the old calendar for dates; some the new.

The Leonard Family Dictionary, a typescript at the DAR library in Washington, DC, is said to report that he was a son of Nathaniel Leonard, who was a brother of James and Henry. Nathaniel was supposed killed in an industrial accident at the ironworks in Pontypool. Nathaniel was also said to be a sea captain who was appointed governor of Avalon in Nova Scotia in the early 1600's. Nathaniel or his father supposedly had a sister, Dorothy, who married George Calvert, later Lord Baltimore (originally Baltimore in Ireland), although this is more likely the Dacre Lennard family.

These appear to be myths that mix up facts and fancy. James' father's children have been researched and identified, and there is no Nathaniel among them. But one or more Nathaniels could be cousins or second cousins, in that there are Nathaniels in Henry's line .

There may be more information in a genealogy column of the Boston Transcript dated 26 July 1926.

He was an early settler of the town of Springfield, MA, for on 13 January 1638/39 he proferred two pounds toward the building of a house for the minister, Mr. Moxon. His lot is now occupied by Foot's Block. It was eight rods wide, running from the river, east onward to Armory Hill. Another source, below, gives it as on the southwest corner of Main and State streets. He was probably living in Springfield by 1638, for on 13 January 1638/39 he proferred two pounds toward the building of a house for the minister, Mr. Moxon. He was chosen surveyor, 26 March 1640, to see that the highways were cleared and kept in repair. He was one of the town appraisers in 1645 for the purpose of a rate (tax) for Mr. Moxon's maintenance. He received several allotments of land from 1640 on and on 10 January 1658/59 was granted 40 acres of the highland "adjoyning to Tho. Miricks meddow over Agawam."

Preliminary y-dna analysis of a descendant indicates he was closely related to James Leonard of Taunton and Henry Leonard of New Jersey. No reliable research information has been found that he was a descendant of Solomon Leonard of Duxbury/Bridgewater whose descendants were of a different haplogroup, . There is no evidence he was a descendant of Sir Sampson Lennard nor his wife, Margaret Fiennes. Research in Pontypool, Wales, indicates that there was iron refining there in the early 1600's and Leonards living there in the late 1600's until present. Unfortunately, the church records for the early 1600's are missing.

He was an early settler of the town of Springfield, MA, for on 13 January 1638/39 he proferred two pounds toward the building of a house for the minister, Mr. Moxon. His lot is now occupied by Foot's Block. It was eight rods wide, running from the river, east onward to Armory Hill. Another source, below, gives it as on the southwest corner of Main and State streets. He was probably living in Springfield by 1638, for on 13 January 1638/39 he proferred two pounds toward the building of a house for the minister, Mr. Moxon. He was chosen surveyor, 26 March 1640, to see that the highways were cleared and kept in repair. He was one of the town appraisers in 1645 for the purpose of a rate (tax) for Mr. Moxon's maintenance. He received several allotments of land from 1640 on and on 10 January 1658/59 was granted 40 acres of the highland "adjoyning to Tho. Miricks meddow over Agawam."

He was killed by Indians in Springfield 21 February 1675/76 during King Philip's War. "He was killed by an Indian arrow while crossing the Agawam River to go to the assistance of relatives."

He had 15 children, all born in Springfield. He is the progenitor of the Springfield Leonard line. No relationship is documented to the James Leonard line, although they apparently communicated and knew each other. The Springfield Leonard line is followed in the Giles Memorial Genealogical Memoirs by John Adams Vinton (Boston: Dutton, 1864), pp. 280 - 316. The early generations are also covered in thorough fashion by Donald Lines Jacobus in "Hale, House, and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley," 2001, pp. 678-691.

A ship's cook named John Leonard was given a favorable recommendation in 1635, according to British Admiralty records, but there is no further information tying him to "our" John Leonard.

He owned a set of tools used in refining iron that he left to son Benjamin who in turn left them to his sons Able and Benjamin. No information has been found concerning the location of their iron refining activities. One male direct descendant has been identified in Y-DNA testing. The results indicated membership in haplogroup J2 in a pattern matching descendants of James and Henry.

Hudson-Mohawk Family Histories, Vol. II, p.555, CD157, gives the marriage date of John and Sarah Heald as 12 November 1640. Sarah died 23 December 1711. This source also lists one Nathaniel Leonard, brother of Henry and James, as father of John, who was also an ironmaster, associated with John Pyncheon in Springfield. That would explain why they knew each other if it were true. But no historical documentation is given.

Sarah Heald was born in 1623 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England. John Leonard and she were married on 12 November 1640 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Deacon Benjamin Parsons and she were married on 21 February 1677 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Deacon Peter Tilton and she were married on 3 November 1690 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She died on 23 November 1711 at age ~88 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Also listed as Sarah Heath. Some debate as to whether her parents were John Heath and Dorothy Royle or Thomas Heald and ? No Heald family was early settled at Springfield, and she may have been brought there by a relative or as an indentured servant.

She had no children by Benjamin Parsons or Peter Tilton. "He (Benjamin Parsons) married 2nd, Sarah, relict of John Leonard Feb. 21, 1677. Her father having settled in Springfield in 1639." Parsons, p. 14.

Joseph Sackett was born on 25 July 1690 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail Bigelow were married about 1710. He died on 8 November 1756 at age 66 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Joseph Sackett and Abigail Bigelow were married 26 Jn 1738 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was baptized July 27, 1690. Name was spelled Sacket in the records of the Church of Christ, Westfield, MA.

Abigail Bigelow was born on 7 May 1687 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Joseph Sackett and she were married about 1710. She died on 20 February 1776 at age 88 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Joseph Sackett and Abigail Bigelow were married 26 Jn 1738 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

William Sackett was born on 20 April 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Graves were married on 27 November 1689 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 28 March 1700 at age 37 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

He drowned in the Connecticut River near Deerfield upon returning from a wedding.

"William Sacket, son of John Sacket and Abigail Hannum, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on 20 April 1662. 1,2 William died at the age of 37 when he drowned in the Connecticut River near Deerfield, Massachusetts, on 28 March 1700 when returning from a wedding. 1,3,4,5 He married first on 26 December 1687, Sarah Crain. 6,7 He married second in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 27 November 1689, Hannah Graves, daughter of Isaac Graves and Hannah Church. 1,4,5,8,9,10

William's name appeared (with those of his father John, and brother John) in an undated list of townsmen of Westfield who had taken the oath of allegiance to the King. 11
On 5 July 1679, the 17 year-old William with his father John appeared in the Springfield court charging James Sexton with beating and wounding William "at the Pound dore when some of the hogs were in the Pound he gave him 3 blows with his fist and tooke him by the Throat and hindered the putting the rest of the hogs into the Pound." Judge Pynchon found for William and fined Sexton 20 shillings for the wounding and 20 shillings for "Rescuing the swine" together with costs of 17 shillings and six pence. 12 " Charles Weygant, The Sacketts in America.

Hannah Graves was born on 24 January 1666 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. William Sackett and she were married on 27 November 1689 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 28 March 1700 at age 34 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She was buried in April 1700 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.