Fifth Generation

407. Bethiah HOWARD was born on 29 October 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 29 January 1810 at the age of 74 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴³

Bethiah HOWARD and Gamaliel LEONARD were married on 7 November 1754 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴² Gamaliel LEONARD^156,440, son of Thomas LEONARD and Sarah WALKER, was born on 30 April 1733 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²²⁵ He died on 12 March 1809 at the age of 75 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴¹ He was buried at Cemetery in back of school in South Raynham, MA. This is the same Gamaliel Leonard as #404 in ECL's manuscript, but he has Gamaliel marrying Deborah rather than Bethiah Howard. There's something amiss here -- were there two different Gamaliel Leonards? Doublechecked -- Bethiah Howard is correct. Other prevalent error is to have Gamaliel the son of his grandparents, John Leonard and Mary King.

He was executor of his sister Caroline's estate.

Gamaliel was a selectman in 1778. His will was probated April 1, 1809, and gives "my wife, Bethiah, sons Gamaliel, Thomas, Simeon, Eliakim, two daughters Phebe and Catherine Jones, two grandchildren -- heirs of Bethia Backus, to my two daughters and granddaughter Phebe Jones, to my granddaughter Cynthia Leonard, and to my grandson, Zadock Leonard." Children are all listed in Raynham VR's, p. 47.

There was a Gamaliel Leonard household consisting of 3 males over 16 and 3 females listed in the 1790 Census for Raynham. The Thomas Leonard household is listed next to the Gamaliel Leonard household and consisted of 1 male over 16 and 3 females.

Bethiah HOWARD and Gamaliel LEONARD had the following children:

+760	i.	Bethiah LEONARD.
+761	ii.	Gamaliel LEONARD.
+762	iii.	Phebe LEONARD.
+763	iv.	Molly LEONARD.
+764	v.	Thomas LEONARD.
+765	vi.	Keziah LEONARD.
+766	vii.	Catherine LEONARD.
+767	viii.	Simeon LEONARD.
+768	ix.	Eliakim LEONARD.
+769	x.	Cynthia LEONARD.

Gamaliel LEONARD^156,440, son of Thomas LEONARD and Sarah WALKER, was born on 30 April 1733 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²²⁵ He died on 12 March 1809 at the age of 75 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴¹ He was buried at Cemetery in back of school in South Raynham, MA. This is the same Gamaliel Leonard as #404 in ECL's manuscript, but he has Gamaliel marrying Deborah rather than Bethiah Howard. There's something amiss here -- were there two different Gamaliel Leonards? Doublechecked -- Bethiah Howard is correct. Other prevalent error is to have Gamaliel the son of his grandparents, John Leonard and Mary King.