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Royal Hathaway was born about 1826. He and Laura Ann Leonard were married on 7 November 1850 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Susan Elizabeth Blakeslee was born on 17 July 1826 in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Henry Granger Leonard and she were married on 27 April 1847. She died on 27 July 1899 at age 73 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Deacon Joseph Merrick was born on 27 March 1704. He and Mary Leonard were married on 13 November 1730 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died in 1779 at age ~75.

David Ashley was born on 27 September 1727 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Leonard were married on 1 May 1758 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 22 October 1813 at age 86 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

David Ashley passed his early life in his father's home in Westfield. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War and nearly a year and a half in the service in Capt. Israel Williams' company, in which he enlisted 28 May 1755 and served until 18 Oct 1756. His name is borne on the roll at Colerain, Fall Town, Rice's Charlemont, Pontoosuck, Greenfield, and Northfield.

He lived in Westfield the year succeeding his marriage, and in 1760 removed with his family to the new settlement at Pontoosuck, now Pittsfield, MA. He had visited that locality before as a soldier, and his father had been interested in the town since its earliest settlement. He lived on the road running west from the center and was engaged chiefly in farming. He also owned a sawmill there, whose location is to be seen on the map of 1794.

During the Revolution there seems to be no doubt that David Ashley enrolled himself on the popular side, although one historian states that he and his brother were Tories. This assertion is refuted by his descendants, two of whom write that their family records state that "David Ashley was an intimate friend of Ethan Allen and was with him at Ticonderoga." This latter statement agrees with what the official records show.

David Ashley served as a private in Lt. James Hubbard's company, Col David Rossiter's regiment 17-22 Aug 1777. He reenlisted and served in Capt. Joel Stevens' company in the same regiment 12-25 Oct 1781, and marched on the alarm at Saratoga. His name is also on the roll of Capt John Bacon's company, Col. Caleb Hyde's regiment, 20-28 Oct 1781, and July 3, 1782. (Francis Bacon Trobridge, "The Ashley Genealogy," 1896.) David Ashley was christened on 1 October 1727 in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Mary Dewey was born on 18 September 1701 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. David Ashley and she were married on 5 December 1722 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died in 1774 at age ~73 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Sarah Merrick was born on 19 September 1731 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Thomas Ely and she were married on 29 January 1756 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She died on 21 March 1807 at age 75 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Thomas Ely was born on 1 December 1725. He and Sarah Merrick were married on 29 January 1756 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 10 May 1790 at age 64.

Samuel Hinsdale was born on 24 April 1708 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He and Rebecca Leonard were married on 23 December 1719 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He and Eunice Shaw were married on 2 December 1763. He died on 23 November 1786 at age 78. He was buried in November 1786 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Samuel Hinsdale and Rebecca Leonard were married on 28 November 1734. He died on 23 November 1786 at age 78 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Isaiah Heston was born on 20 August 1744. He and Annie Leonard were married on 10 June 1767 at Friends Meeting House in Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Martha Leonard was born in 1792 in Pennsylvania. James Rogers and she were married on 31 March 1815 in Knox, Ohio.

James Rogers and Martha Leonard were married on 31 March 1815 in Knox, Ohio.