| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Third Generation10. William LEONARD12 was born on 27 May 1751 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.13 He died on 28 December 1818 at the age of 67 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.14,15 Source of parents is Malcolm Leonard's PAF file. Taunton VR's give date of birth, but not parents. But this also seems to be verified by the quitclaims to dower rights to Ruth Leonard Eddy's property. Also, the Nicholas White Family Genealogy names these parents of William and his two wives (p. 222). A researcher on ancestry.com has William the son of Seth Leonard b. 1729 and Ruth Hoar. William had a total of 17 children by his two wives. He was referred to as William 2nd in marriage to Hannah. It's strange that he didn't name a child Seth, either after his father or his wife's father (both of whom were named Seth). Indeed, Badger's Leonard Dictionary lists Seth of Westmoreland as the 10th child of William and Hannah Thayer, but Harriott Leonard Standish says this is impossible. William and Hannah sold land to Jonathan Leonard of Norton February 14, 1780. A Jonathan Leonard household in Norton is listed in the 1790 Census. They also sold land to Leb Harvey in 1786. William, Jr. was married to Abigail Harvey. By the 1790 Census, they must have moved to Taunton. The Census lists a William Leonard household of 9, 1 male over 16, 4 males under 16, and 4 females. Listed on the same page are the households of Benjamin Leonard, Ichabod Leonard, 2 James Leonards, and Jemima Leonard. Jemima was probably the widow of James Leonard, with the other 2 James Leonards the son and grandson of James, deceased. White genealogy says he died December 28, 1819, aged 68 years. Was he born in Taunton or Bridgewater? His birth is listed in Taunton VR's. White Genealogy says he was the son of William and Sarah (Hoar) Leonard. Will was probated February 4, 1820. He lived in Taunton. Widow Dinah, minor children George W. B, Susannah L., and Lydia B. There's a probate record also dated July 27, 1810, mentioning William Leonard, wife Dinah of Taunton, sons William Jr. and Samuel. The Leonard Dictionary by Harriott Leonard Standish mentions an additional child, Seth, of Westmoreland, NH (IMPOSSIBLE says Mrs. Standish, but logical, given father and father-in-law's name Seth). The Leonard Dictionary mentions as sources Mrs. Lucinda Leonard Field Lincoln's data, sent by Mrs. Cliff Field. It also mentions that Mr. Charles Thatcher's data claims that the William who married Hannah Thayer and Dinah Burt was of Mansfield, but the clerk of probate, Taunton wrote that in probate, in settlement of the estate, he was called of Taunton, and in Taunton VR is given his marriage, but not his children. Harriott Leonard Standish asked about proof that the William Leonard who married Hannah Thayer was the same William Leonard who married Dinah Burt (#9548, Boston Transcript, 15 January 1930). William LEONARD and Hannah THAYER were married on 22 October 1771 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.16 Hannah THAYER12, daughter of Seth THAYER and Hannah PRAY, was born on 16 May 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.17 She died on 25 October 1803 at the age of 53 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.18 She died on 29 October 1803 at the age of 53 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. William LEONARD and Hannah THAYER had the following children:
William LEONARD and Dinah BURT were married on 9 December 1804 in Norton, Bristol Co., MA. Dinah BURT19, daughter of George BURT and Dinah WETHERELL, was born on 17 June 1775 in Norton, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 11 May 1851 at the age of 75. She was buried at Southeast corner of the main road and first intersection in Pleasant Street Cemetery, Raynham, MA. Dinah is listed in the 1800 Census in Norton. Dinah is #1329 in the White Family Genealogy. William LEONARD and Dinah BURT had the following children:
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