Third Generation

76. Lt. William LEONARD¹²² was born in 1688 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 7 Jun 1772 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He was a lieutenant in the militia. He is mentioned in John Barney'swill (his father-in-law) in 1717.

Quote from ECL manuscript, p. 88:

"50. William (Uriah 2, James 1)

Born ------ 1688 at Taunton. He died about June 22, 1772 (seeInternational Almanac). William Dean appointed administrator August 31,1772. He married August 10, 1714 Anna Barney, daughter of John and Anna(Throop) Barney (see John's will) She was born November 22, 1695 atBristol, RI (sic). She died January 13, 1774. He was a Lieut. in theMilitia. Their children were;

141. Jacob born ------ 1716. He died March 14, 1745 (NortonEpitaph)(date given in VR's is 1743). He married October 12, 1737 MaryWilde. She married again February 5, 1744 Seth Clark and perhas a 3rdtime after 1764 to John Hall. A widow Mary Leonard was admitted toNorton Church in 1743.

142. Hannah born -----. She died in Sutton, MA october 3, 1811 (perMrs. Marvill) She married April 12, 1750 Daniel Linkhorn (Lincoln)

143. Lydia born ------. died 3-1-82 in Sutton, MA. She marriedNovember 6, 1755 William Dean.

(See letter Mrs. H. Edward Marveill 6 Center Street East BridgewaterMass.)"

(The Barney-Hosmer Genealogy, privately printed, Springfield, MA 1912says John Barney married Mary Throop, daughter of Deacon William Throopof Bristol, RI and gives daughter Anna marrying William Leonard.)

There were several William Leonards born about the same time (about 1690)and in the same area. William of Norton, son of Joseph, married Abigail,but he was initially of Taunton until he bought property in Norton before1715. William, son of Uriah, married Anna Barney. A third William had awife, Sarah Bolton, lived in Bridgewater, and moved into Norton/Taunton.ECL notes the confusion among these William Leonards from examining theland records.

Harriott Leonard Standish's "Leonard Dictionary" includes the followingabout William and Anna Barney's children: "(1) Jacob, b. 1716, d. 1743,m. Mary Wilde. (2) William m. Sarah Hoar. (3) Lydia m. 1755 WilliamDean (4) Hannah m. 1750 Daniel Linkon, a Tory. (5) Seth ? m. RuthHoar. (Ref. Taunton Probate Records; American Ancestry; Records of MissM. Emma Burt, Genealogist, of Taunton.)

ECL notes that William3 sold to his son Jacob, as he calls him in thisdeed, the northerly part of his homestead, and this homestead Williamreceived of his father, Uriah.

NEHGS Register, Vol 124, July 1970, mentions a probate file for WilliamLeonard about 1773, "either or both of my sons or sons in law DanielLincoln 2nd (husband of his daughter Hannah) or William Dean (husband ofdaughter Lydia). Note that only one son, Jacob, is listed among childrenhere. Naming patterns of the time would call for another son to be namedWilliam or perhaps Uriah.

One undependable source indicates William and Anna had a son William in1712. Note also that daughters Mary and Margaret have not beendocumented. Also, the probate file implies there were only twosons-in-law (no other daughters or other daughters unmarried andunmentioned?). It seems strange that after having children every twoyears, the couple stopped having children, although they both lived toripe old ages.

According to Harriott Leonard Standish's "Leonard Dictionary," William,son of William and Anna Barney Leonard, married Sarah Hoar, dau. ofLeonard and Esther Bowman of Brimfield, MA or of Daniel and Sarah Hoar.She was born 3 Sep 1710. They had children: William who married HannahThayer and Dinah Burt, Sarah who married Nathaniel Field Sr. (ref. MissM. Emma Burt). HLS includes a note that Mrs. Lucinda Leonard FieldLincoln's data sent by Mrs. Cliff Field gives the following children forWm. and Sarah Hoar Leonard: (1) William Leonard m. (1) Hannah Thayer;2nd Dinah Burt. (2) Seth, m. Susan Lincoln; res. W. Swanzey, NH. (3)Daniel, m. and had a dau who m. Mr. Nobrey (Mobray?). (4) Barna orBarney, m. Phebe Bassett, dau. of Joseph, & res. Bridgewater, MA. (5)Ruth, m. Ezra Eddy. A record says that Wm. d. at the home of his dau.Ruth, had wife Dinah, and she paid Ezra Eddy for Doctor and nursingbills. Note: The Field Genealogy says that the Sarah who marriedNathaniel Field was the dau. of of William and Ruth (Hoar) Leonard. MissM. Emma Burt says Franklin Pratt, Esq. gives William the son of Williamand Sarah as the one who m. Dinah Burt. Note: Braintree and Swansearecords give Sarah Hoar, b. 9-3-1710, the dau. of Daniel and Sarah Hoar."

Lt. William LEONARD and Anna BARNEY were married on 10 Aug 1714 in Bristol, RI (then MA).¹²³ Anna BARNEY¹²⁴ (daughter of John BARNEY and Mary THROOP) was born on 23 Nov 1693 in Bristol, RI (then MA). She died on 13 Jan 1774. Harriet Leonard Standish refers to her as Annie Leonard and states shewas the daughter of John and Hannah (Throop) Barney. Lt. William LEONARD and Anna BARNEY had the following children:

+294	i.	Jacob LEONARD.
+295	ii.	Hannah LEONARD.
296	iii.	Margaret LEONARD was born in 1718 in Taunton, MA. Was she the Mrs. Margret Leonard who married Robert Luscomb of TauntonAugust 23, 1769? She may have been named after her father's sister. ECL doesn't mention this daughter.
297	iv.	Mary LEONARD was born in 1720 in Taunton, MA. Was she the Mary Leonard who married Seth Clerk (Clark?) in 1744 inNorton? No, that was her mother's second marriage. ECL doesn't mention this daughter.
+298	v.	Lydia LEONARD.