Fourth Generation

250. Benjamin LEONARD²⁹⁷ was born in 1725 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA. He died on 22 Oct 1818 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.¹⁰ Benjamin was an iron worker.

His will, dated April 11, 1818 leaves to "Abigail, wife, Zebulon, Lydia,and Elvira, the three youngest children of my son, Benjamin (whopredeceased his father), to my eight daughters: Hannah, widow of JosephBoodry, Wealthy, wife of Joseph Frasier, Abigail, wife of AbiartharMacomber, Zilphy, wife of Q. Walker, Lydia, wife of Asahel Eddy, Bethiah,wife of Oliver Reed, Mercy, wife of Timothy Eddy, Abiah, wife of AllenWetherell, $500 each. To Benjamin Owen, $3000,to my sons Lemuel, Joseph,Stephen, and Elijah. The $1500 given to Abiah Wetherell to be paid toIchabod Leonard to be kept in his hands."

It seems unlikely he and his son Benjamin both died on October 22, 1818,since he predeceased his father, which his father knew when he preparedthe will.

Benjamin LEONARD and Bethiah DRAKE were married in 1765 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Bethiah DRAKE²⁹⁵ (daughter of Daniel DRAKE and Bethiah COBB) was born in 1725 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 7 Aug 1808 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Benjamin LEONARD and Bethiah DRAKE had the following children:

+620	i.	Abiah LEONARD.
+621	ii.	Bethiah LEONARD.
+622	iii.	Hannah LEONARD.
+623	iv.	Joseph LEONARD.
+624	v.	Lydia LEONARD.
+625	vi.	Mary Mercy LEONARD.
+626	vii.	Zilphy LEONARD.
+627	viii.	Abigail LEONARD.
+628	ix.	Benjamin LEONARD.
629	x.	Lemuel LEONARD298 was born after 1765 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He died in 1837 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He was unmarried, according to ECL.
+630	xi.	Wealthy LEONARD.
+631	xii.	Stephen LEONARD.
+632	xiii.	Elijah LEONARD.

Benjamin LEONARD and Abigail Harvey EDDY were married on 11 Aug 1811 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.²⁹⁹ Abigail Harvey EDDY was born in 1734 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 5 Apr 1828 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. She was the widow of Oliver Eddy, the daughter of David Harvey and hiswife, Abigail Woodward, and was the sister of Lydia Harvey, the wife ofCapt. Pelatiah Eddy, and of Zerviah Harvey, the wife of Abiel Eddy.