Third Generation

52. Benjamin LEONARD¹¹⁸ was born on 25 January 1683 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.³⁴ He died about 1753 at the age of 70 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. ECL: They had no children. Ben sold the Whittinton forge, drifted about, and married late in life. He worked in Elkanah Leonard's forge. His nephew Philip lived with him until he died. He disappears from town records in 1741.

Benjamin LEONARD and Elizabeth WEST were married on 16 September 1730 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.⁷¹ Elizabeth WEST¹¹⁹, daughter of Richard WEST and Mary SAMSON, was born on 25 June 1689 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.¹⁰ She died on 7 February 1750 at the age of 60 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. She was buried in Neck of Land Burying Ground, Taunton, MA.