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Israel Keith was born on 20 June 1744 in Sharon, Vermont. He and Abigail Leonard were married on 24 March 1767. He died on 3 December 1808 at age 64 in Sharon, Windsor, Vermont.

Abigail Leonard was born on 1 September 1745 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ Israel Keith and she were married on 24 March 1767. She died in 1825 at age ~80 in Saint Lawrence County, New York.

Abigail Washburn was born in 1690 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. Josiah Leonard and she were married on 21 November 1717.¹ She died on 26 April 1764 at age ~74 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

Abigail or Marjorum? Abigail Washburn had person sources.²

Hannah Jennings was born in 1683 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. Joseph Leonard and she were married on 19 November 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died on 10 December 1748 at age ~65 in Mansfield City, Tolland County, Connecticut.

James Chilton "Silver Book" verifies from her father's will and land records that Hannah Jennings was the wife of this Joseph Leonard. Hannah Jennings had person sources.¹

Sarah Leonard was born about 1685. Thomas Washburn and she were married on 28 July 1708.

Sarah Leonard had person sources.¹

Thomas Washburn and Sarah Leonard were married on 28 July 1708.

Deliverance Ames was born on 6 December 1653 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Isaac Leonard and she were married about 1676 in Massachusetts. She died on 3 July 1720 at age 66 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

Isaac Leonard was born before 1680 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Mary Guerney? Randall were married on 16 April 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

James Chilton "Silver Book" lists "probable" children as Isaac, David, and Thomas, but includes no further information. Those in this line of descent will face an impossible task in proving Mayflower ancestry.

In 1713 the family was living in Taunton, North Purchase (later Easton). In March 1726 he sold his house, lands, iron ore, etc. to Eliphalet Leonard and then moved away (Chaffin, History of Easton). They conveyed their homestead to Eliphalet Leonard for 245 pounds. In July 1727, Isaac Leonard of Mendon, MA, bought 132 acres from John Adams in Pomfret, CT. In January 1729, late of Easton, now of Pomfret, CT, he sold to Eliphalet Leonard one-third of an iron mine in Easton.

He lived in Pomfret for a number of years. Listed as inhabitants of Pomfret in 1731 were Isaac Leonard Sr. and Jr., David Leonard, and Thomas Leonard. Isaac traded land with a Joseph Leonard (his brother Joseph?) there in 1732/3. In a deed signed 2 Feb 1736/7, Isaac Leonard, "late of Pomfret," was "now resident in Worcester Shire in York government" when he sold his holdings in Pomfret. No further trace of him or his family can be found in CT records, according to Manning Leonard. This would include children Isaac, David, and Thomas. (Think also Joseph's brother Isaac's children, who have also disappeared).

Did he and his family move to Beekman Patent or nearby? "Worcester Shire in York government" has been interpreted as meaning Westchester County in NY. The Dutchess Co. Tax Lists 1718-1787, Clifford M. Buck (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1990) lists on p. 185 Isaak & Isaak, Jr., Joseph Leonard, Rambout Precinct, 1738; p. 225, David, Isaac, Isaac, Jr., Jonathan, Joseph, Moses, Seth, Thomas Leonard Beekman Precinct, 1739. (The Settlers of Beekman Patent, Vol 8, p. 51 ff). He was taxed in the south ward of Dutchess Co. in Feb 1737/8. In 1739/40 thru 1748 He was assessed in Beekman Patent. He was a tenant farmer in the Gorea area, later paid 25 pounds for his improvements. He was a customer at the store on Quaker Hill from 1766 to 1771. He died in March 1796, supposedly 112 years old, according to the local paper. Isaac Leonard had person sources.¹

Mary Guerney? Randall was born at North Precinct in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Isaac Leonard and she were married on 16 April 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

She was of Easton (Taunton North Purchase), widow of Samuel Randall. Her maiden name may have been Gurney, or it may have been Bailey, dau. of Guido Bailey. Her first husband may have been a son of Thomas Randall, Sr. Son of Guido Bailey?

Hannah Leonard was born on 15 March 1680 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. David Newton and she were married between 11 March 1696 and 007 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Manley and she were married about 1708. She died on 21 April 1753 at age 73 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Hannah Leonard had person sources.¹

David Newton was born in 1672 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Leonard were married between 11 March 1696 and 007 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Samuel Morse, Jr., was born on 20 July 1696.

Joseph Leonard was born in 1689 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Hannah Jennings were married on 19 November 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He died in 1749 at age ~60.

Joseph was a cooper.

There were five Joseph Leonards in Bridgewater at this time, according to Manning Leonard, and "it's impossible to keep their identities straight." According to the Mayflower Society, Manning has the wrong Joseph moving to Pomfret, CT. (Mayflower Families, Vol. XVII, James Chilton, p. 66). Manning Leonard had Joseph the son of John, and here it is corrected to the Mayflower Society's Isaac. Joseph is 5th generation descendant of James Chilton. All of his children are mentioned in The James Chilton Family, Fifth Generation.

According to Manning Leonard, the births of all of his children were in Bridgewater, MA, except for the youngest, who was born in Pomfret, CT. "The family did not remain long (in Pomfret), and I have found it impossible to trace them." Indeed, no documented trace is to be found in the Ricker Collection of CT VR's.

In 1725 Mary Bailey sold rights to Joseph Leonard of Bridgewater "son of Isaac Leonard decd." Joseph Leonard Jr. of Bridgewater sold 20 martch 1728 "my homestead where I dwell" in Bridgewater, and wife Hannah released right of dower. On 8 April 1728 Joseph Leonard of Bridgewater, cooper, bought land in Pomfret, bounded on the south by land of Isaac Leonard. Joseph Leonard of Pomfret husbandman on 9 Jan. 1732/3 sold to Isaac Leonard of Pomfret "the farm whereon I now live" bounded by land of "my brother Isaac Leonard," witnessed by an Isaac Leonard. On 5 April 1736 Joseph Leonard of Pomfret sold land in Pomfret, acknowledged the next day; he and his family then disappear from the records of Connecticut. (Mayflower Families Through Five Generations by Robert M. Sherman)

Joseph had five sons who may have survived to adulthood and probably had children. The sons are Joseph, Moses, Seth, Timothy, and Ebenezer. In addition, Joseph's cousin Isaac had three sons, Isaac, Thomas, and David, who disappear from the records. Correspondence from Tom Pleuss indicates that these Leonards settled in Dutchess Co. (Beekman Patent). Tax records indicate that David Leonard was taxed 1739/40-47/48, Isaac 1738/39-48, Isaac Jr. 1738/39-1740/41, Jonathan 1738/39-1748, Joseph 1738/39-48, Moses 1739/40-Feb 1762, Seth 1739/40-June 1761, and Thomas 1739/40-1746/47 (Source: Clilifford M. Buck, Dutchess County Tax Lists 1718-1787, Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1990). So it appears the bulk of the two families went to Dutchess Co. from Pomfret, CT. Joseph's 67 acre farm was settled as early as 1744 in Beekman Patent (Dougherty, The Settlers of Beekman Patent).

Timothy, parents unknown, appears in Granville, NY, in the 1790's, but this Timothy is not Isaac's. Ebenezer or his son could be the Ebenezer who appears in Burlington, Otsego Co., NY.

Justus, b. in 1758, d. 12 Apr 1840, lived 52 years in Stephentown, NY, married Catherine Aylesworth 28 Nov 1782. He had a son James who spent much time in Greene Co., NY, also Jerusha b. 1784 and Sophronia. James had a son Justus. Joseph Leonard had person sources.^1,2,3

Benjamin Leonard was born in 1686 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Hannah Phillips were married on 15 August 1715 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Mary Cudworth were married on 13 June 1734 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Or Freetown, MA? He died before 4 July 1749 in Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey.²

He was a cooper.

According to Manning Leonard, no further account of this branch of the family has been found. The reason is that Benjamin and his family moved to the Mendham area of Morris County, New Jersey, about 1740, influenced by Ebenezer Byram, a follower of the "New Light" revival. In 173r8, Benjamin and wife Mary of Berkley, MA, sold a tract of land and meadow to Elkanah Babbit. Under date of March 16, 1737, Benjamin Leonard and wife Mary of Berkley for 620 pounds sell to John Paul of Berkley "my homestead where I now dwell in Berkley." That homestead they purchased of William Phillips, Benjamin's first wife's father. The homestead was in that part of Taunton that became Dighton in 1712 and Berkley in 1735.

He had had difficulty with Rev. Benjamin Allen, pastor of the Second Church of Bridgewater, in 1721. See Manning Leonard, p. 68.

Badger's The Leonard Dictionary has Benjamin dying 6 Dec 1771 in 76th year and gives dates of marriages and children. She quotes sources as Bridgewater VH, p. 103, NEHG Reg. vols. 19 and 21, Richard Newton Genealogy, Solomon Leonard book, and Carver VR's. A will of Joseph Thompson of Mendham, dated 4 Jul 1749, mentions the 15 acres he had purchased of Benjamin Leonard, deceased (The American Genealogist, v. 46, p. 121; NJ Archives, Wills, 2:478), so Benjamin died before that date.

James Chilton "Silver Book" (1978 ed.) lists children of Benjamin and Mary as "probable," except for Huldah.

The old name of Mendham was Roxiticus.

FamilySearch lists a Jesse Leonard, b. abt. 1733 in Thompson, Windham Co., CT as a son who married Deborah and had a son, Solomon, who lived in Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA. But Hannah died in 1729, so he would have had to have been by the second wife. This Jesse is said to be a son of Benjamin, although it is more likely that he is a grandson of Benjamin, possible son of Benjamin's son William? Benjamin Leonard had person sources.^3,4

Hannah Phillips was born in 1698 in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin Leonard and she were married on 15 August 1715 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died in July 1749 at age ~51 at Dighton, Bristol County, in Massachusetts, or Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey.

Mary Cudworth was born on 14 November 1702 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin Leonard and she were married on 13 June 1734 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Or Freetown, MA? She died on 5 November 1778 at age 75 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.

Experience Leonard was born on 15 November 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ She died in 1733 at age ~1 in Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Died in infancy. If she died at age 1, she did not marry Oliver Alden.

Solomon Leonard, Jr., was born on 27 March 1733 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Joanna Washburn were married on 5 October 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He died on 23 October 1814 at age 81 in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont.

Why did all of Solomon's sons except Solomon remain in Bridgewater and go to VT while Solomon Jr. went off to NY? He was a Revolutionary War soldier. DAR Patriot Index. Solomon Leonard, Jr., had person sources.¹

Samuel Perry and Sarah Leonard were married on 14 December 1710 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Sarah Leonard had person sources.¹

Samuel Perry was born on 20 March 1688 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Leonard were married on 14 December 1710 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Bolton were married about 1730 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He died in 1730 at age ~42.

Samuel Perry could not have married the widow of William Leonard in 1710 as alleged by Cheseboro Genealogy; William Leonard and Sarah were having children from 1710 to 1726, according to Bridgewater VR's.