Fourth Generation

110. Capt. Samuel LEONARD²⁰⁰ was born on 17 May 1702 in Plymouth, MA. He died on 24 December 1749 at the age of 47 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁷ He was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.⁶⁰ He lived near Raynham Forge and owned a half of it. He took over the Raynham Forge when his father died. After he died, Elijah Leonard took over and got the forge heavily in debt, causing it finally to be sold to the Deans.

He was also known as Samuel Leonard, 2nd. He was elected town clerk of Raynham in 1731.

ECL/GML list a son Apollos b. 3 Aug 1744, #209. But this Apollos was the son of Zephaniah and Hannah Leonard (See Margaret Stover Harris, Vital Records of Raynham, 1997, p. 18). Also, baptism record, Church of Christ, Raynham, Apollos, son of Major Zephaniah Leonard was baptized. No record of Samuel having a son Apollos has been found.

Capt. Samuel LEONARD and Abigail SHAW were married on 16 February 1727 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²⁰¹ Abigail SHAW⁶⁵, daughter of Benjamin SHAW and Hannah BICKNELL, was born in 1707 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 27 February 1793 at the age of 86 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²⁰² She was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.⁶⁰

Capt. Samuel LEONARD and Abigail SHAW had the following children:

+392	i.	Ensign Nathan LEONARD.
393	ii.	Samuel LEONARD^201,203 was born on 19 April 1730 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 14 July 1750 at the age of 20 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁷ He was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.⁶⁰ ECL: He died unmarried.
394	iii.	Abigail LEONARD^201,204 was born on 6 May 1733 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²² She died on 26 May 1733 at the age of 0 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²²
+395	iv.	Katherine LEONARD.
396	v.	Jonathan LEONARD^201,205 was born on 16 July 1737 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²⁰⁶ He died on 18 October 1737 at the age of 0 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²⁰⁷ Taunton Deaths, p. 120, lists him as dying 4 May1790 in 63rd year (on stone beside that of Johanna). Johanna, widow of Jonathan, died 10 Aug 1740, in her 93rd year.
+397	vi.	Bethiah LEONARD.
398	vii.	Phebe LEONARD²⁰⁸ was born on 22 July 1740 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 17 June 1752 at the age of 11 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.
+399	viii.	Ensign Nathaniel LEONARD.
400	ix.	Silas LEONARD²⁰⁹ was born on 5 April 1748 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²⁰⁶ He was born on 8 April 1748. He died on 15 May 1752 at the age of 4 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²¹⁰ Silas was buried in King Cemetery, Raynham, MA.¹²⁴