Fifth Generation

508. Col. Zephaniah LEONARD⁵³⁰ was born on 15 Jan 1736/37 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.²⁴⁶ He died on 11 Apr 1814 in Raynham, MA.⁵³¹ He was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.⁵⁵ Zephaniah was high sheriff of Bristol Co. for 32 years. He was succeededby his son as sheriff.

"Paul Eddy was a soldier. He was attached to a troop of horse fromTaunton under the command of Zephaniah Leonard, which was sent to thefrontier in 1759 to try to settle the question of the ownership of thecountry between the St. Lawrence and New England, which was not settledby the Treaty of Peace in 1748 (Emery, History of Taunton, p. 417)." --Ruth Eddy, The Eddy Family in America, 1930, p. 902.

A Zephaniah Leonard household is listed in the 1790 Census for Raynham,consisting of 4 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females, and 2 otherpersons.

Col. Zephaniah LEONARD and Abigail ALDEN were married on 29 Oct 1765.⁵³² Abigail ALDEN (daughter of David ALDEN and Judith KING) was born on 19 May 1744 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA.¹⁸¹ She died on 25 Jan 1845 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA.²⁹⁶ She was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.⁵⁵ She lived to be 100 years, 7 months, 28 days old. Col. Zephaniah LEONARD and Abigail ALDEN had the following children:

1125	i.	Zephaniah LEONARD was born on 19 Mar 1766 in Raynham, MA.533 He died on 7 Mar 1769 in Raynham, MA.533
1126	ii.	William Augustus LEONARD was born on 28 Dec 1767 in Raynham, MA.533 He died on 9 Nov 1774 in Drowned.533 He was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.55
+1127	iii.	Nabby Abigail LEONARD.
+1128	iv.	Clarissa LEONARD.
+1129	v.	Dr. Zephaniah LEONARD.
1130	vi.	William Augustus LEONARD42 was born on 27 Sep 1775 in Raynham, MA.533 He died on 1 Nov 1815 in Raynham, MA. He was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.55 He died unmarried, according to ECL.
+1131	vii.	Horatio LEONARD.
1132	viii.	Gustavus LEONARD was born on 20 Apr 1783 in Raynham, MA. He died on 9 Oct 1783 in Raynham, MA.
1133	ix.	Fanny LEONARD42 was born on 5 Jun 1785 in Raynham, MA.534 She died on 4 Feb 1875 in Raynham, MA. She was buried in Town Center Cemetery, Raynham, MA.55 She died unmarried, according to ECL.