Fifth Generation

308. Elkanah LEONARD⁴⁰⁶ was born on 30 December 1727 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.¹⁵⁰ He died on 12 February 1802 at the age of 74 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.³³⁷ Elkanah was a Lt. in the militia, Surveyor of Highways, and Deputy Sheriff for many years.

ECL's information on children appears to be incomplete. He mentions "Possibly they had the following children also" and lists Elkanah, David, John, Jonathan, Jonathan, Sally, Jenne, and Johanna as possibles. Elkanah's will mentions his wife, Sarah, and four children: Thomas Frederick, Elizabeth, George, and Nathaniel. If there were others, they must have predeceased him. Thomas Frederick was the executor of Elkanah's estate. He had received Elkanah's real estate and homestead in a deed dated 4 April 1795, along with all the tools, cattle, etc., in the homestead farm and Elkanah's rights and privileges in the 16 Shilling Purchase. Thomas Frederick also received Elkanah's pew in Rev. Turner's church. Sarah received all the bog ore and iron on Elkanah's lands until her decease, and then these reverted to Thomas Frederick. Each of the other children received $5.00.

Elkanah LEONARD and Deliverance SMITH were married on 26 September 1751 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.⁴⁰⁷ Deliverance SMITH, daughter of Nathaniel SMITH and Susanna WOOD, was born on 13 June 1724 in Plymouth, MA. She died on 25 December 1751 at the age of 27 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. She was buried in Lakeville Cemetery (Thompson's Hill), Lakeville, MA.⁶⁰ ECL says she died January 5, 1752. Was she born in Rehoboth?

Elkanah LEONARD and Deliverance SMITH had the following children:

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Nathaniel LEONARD.

Elkanah LEONARD and Sarah LEONARD were married on 21 June 1759 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.⁴⁰⁸ Sarah LEONARD^409,410, daughter of Philip LEONARD and Mary RICHMOND, was born in 1739 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. She died on 17 April 1817 at the age of 78 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. ECL says Capt. Philip's oldest daughter married "Old Lawyer Leonard's" oldest son for his second wife. They had two sons, Big Tom as he was called, a solid old fellow who lived on the paternal farm, and Rev. George Leonard, who was first an orthodox minister and preached in Connecticut but soon left there and afterward became an Episcopalian and settled over two parishes in Vermont. He married late and died soon after without issue. Big Tom left a large family.

Elkanah LEONARD and Sarah LEONARD had the following children:

741	i.	Elkanah LEONARD⁴¹¹ was born about 1760 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. He died on 1 December 1763 at the age of 3 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
+742	ii.	Elizabeth LEONARD.
743	iii.	Elkanah LEONARD⁴¹² was born on 29 December 1769 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
+744	iv.	Thomas Frederick LEONARD.
745	v.	David LEONARD⁴¹³ was born on 24 July 1775 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
746	vi.	John LEONARD⁴¹⁴ was born on 30 July 1777 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
747	vii.	Jonathan LEONARD⁴¹⁵ was born on 17 June 1779 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
748	viii.	Jonathan LEONARD⁴¹⁶ was born on 9 August 1782 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
+749	ix.	George LEONARD.
750	x.	Sally LEONARD⁴¹⁷ was born on 10 January 1786 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.
751	xi.	Jenne LEONARD⁴¹⁸ was born on 27 May 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. The twins are doubtful, in that their mother would have been 53 when they were born.
752	xii.	Johanna LEONARD⁴¹⁹ was born on 27 May 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.