Fourth Generation

39. Capt. Ebenezer LEONARD³⁵ was born on 17 March 1710 in Preston, New London Co., CT. He was baptized on 8 May 1710 in Preston (now Griswold), New London Co., CT. He died after 1765 at the age of 55. He was appointed by the General Assembly of the Colony to be Captain of the second company of Preston. He represented the town as a Deputy to the General Assembly in 1744, 1745, 1747, and 1750. He later was one of the founders and moved to Worthington, Hampshire County, MA, when settlement began there in 1765.

The Rev. War pension file of another Ebenezer Leonard, son of Nicholas Leonard, includes this Ebenezer's marriage to Esther Amos and seven of Ebenezer and Esther's first nine children, missing the first Elizabeth and son Lt. Ebenezer Leonard.

Capt. Ebenezer LEONARD and Esther AMOS were married on 6 May 1730 in Preston, New London Co., CT.³⁶ Esther AMOS was born on 16 April 1711 in Preston, New London Co., CT.

Capt. Ebenezer LEONARD and Esther AMOS had the following children:

+102	i.	Esther LEONARD.
+103	ii.	Sarah LEONARD.
104	iii.	Elizabeth LEONARD³⁷ was born before 27 July 1735 in Preston, New London Co., CT.³⁸
+105	iv.	Elizabeth LEONARD.
+106	v.	Lt. Ebenezer LEONARD.
+107	vi.	Amos LEONARD.
+108	vii.	Hannah LEONARD.
+109	viii.	Ziporah LEONARD.
+110	ix.	Olive LEONARD.
111	x.	Zerviah LEONARD was born before 27 January 1751 in Preston (now Griswold), New London Co., CT.
112	xi.	Ebenezer LEONARD³⁷ was born before 8 July 1753 in Preston, New London Co., CT.³⁶
113	xii.	Moses LEONARD³⁷ was born before 14 September 1755 in Preston, New London Co., CT.³⁹