Fifth Generation

268. Hannah LEONARD²⁶ was born on 15 July 1732 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. She died in 1790 at the age of 58 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.

Hannah LEONARD and William MILLER were married on 21 February 1749 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. William MILLER, son of Joseph MILLER and Mary COMBS, was born on 29 March 1730 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. He died in 1757 at the age of 27 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.

Hannah LEONARD and William MILLER had the following children:

690	i.	Hannah MILLER was born on 4 April 1750 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.
691	ii.	Elihu MILLER was born on 31 December 1751 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.
692	iii.	Forrest MILLER was born on 10 February 1754 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.
+693	iv.	William MILLER.

Hannah LEONARD and David ASHLEY were married on 1 May 1758 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. David ASHLEY, son of David ASHLEY and Mary DEWEY, was born on 27 September 1727 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA. He died on 22 October 1813 at the age of 86 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA. 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.)

Hannah LEONARD and David ASHLEY had the following children:

694	i.	Grace ASHLEY was born on 6 December 1758 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.
695	ii.	Amelia ASHLEY was born on 21 May 1761 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.
696	iii.	Elinor ASHLEY was born on 21 October 1702 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA. She died on 23 December 1812 at the age of 110 in Hampton, Washington Co., NY.
697	iv.	David ASHLEY was born on 29 September 1764 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA. He died about 1845 at the age of 81 in Lorain, Lorain Co., OH.
698	v.	Frances ASHLEY was born on 2 August 1766 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.
699	vi.	Leonard ASHLEY was born on 22 April 1768 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA. He died on 13 July 1831 at the age of 63 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.
+700	vii.	Forest ASHLEY.
701	viii.	Lucy ASHLEY was born on 18 February 1773 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA. She died on 30 June 1801 at the age of 28 in Hampton, Washington Co., NY.