Fifth Generation

446. Gideon LEONARD^456,477 was born on 15 Nov 1739 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA.⁶⁶ This branch doesn't seem right. Boston Transcript, July 15, 1939:"Wanted, Ancestry of Gideon Leonard born September 7, 1813, diedSeptember 17, 1867 and who married Harriet A. Waldo. They lived at EastGranville, NY. I believe that he is the grandson or great grandson ofTimothy Leonard, born March 19, 1734. Gideon, brother of Timothy, had ason, Gideon, born November 11, 1786." GML notes a Timothy Leonard waselected a town officer at Granville in 1791-96.

Recheck. Silver book John Howland of the Mayflower has Gideon, b. 1739,son of Joseph, marrying Hannah Sprout, rather than the Gideon, b. 1756.Hannah Southworth married Robert Sprout.

Gideon LEONARD and Hannah SPROUT were married in 1782. Hannah SPROUT (daughter of Robert SPROUT) was born in 1749 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 12 May 1840 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA. She was buried in Lakeville Cemetery (Thompson's Hill), Lakeville, MA.