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Families of the Children of Margery3 Washburn and Josiah3 Leonard

 

 

         Margery Washburn probably had 6 children before she died, and her husband had 2 more children by his second wife. Although we do not have the actual date when Margery died, nor do we have the birth dates of their children, we have the date of Josiah Leonard’s second marriage, and we can calculate the approximate birth years of the children from the dates of their marriages or ages at death. The grandchildren of Margery Washburn are not well traced at this point, especially those of daughter Margery Leonard. The children of daughter Elizabeth Leonard are listed under those of her husband, and the children of son Josiah Leonard (Jr.) are listed under those of his wife, since they both married back into the Washburn family. Because Margery is a daughter her descendants will not be carried forward further than this file, other than those who married back into the Washburn family.

 

 

 

 

Solomon1 Leonard

 

 

John2 Leonard

 

 

 

 

Sarah2 Chandler

 

Josiah3 Leonard

 

 

 

 

Sarah

 

John4 Leonard

 

 

 

Elizabeth4 Leonard

 

 

 

Mary4 Leonard

 

 

 

Margery4 Leonard

 

 

 

Josiah4 Leonard (Jr.)

 

 

 

Ezekiel4 Leonard

 

 

 

 

 

 

John1 Washburn (4th)

 

 

Philip2 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Margery1 Moore

 

Margery3 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

John1 Irish

 

 

Elizabeth2 Irish

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth1 Risely[?]

 

(204.) John4 Leonard, eldest son of (69) Margery3 Washburn, (45) Philip2, (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1701, married Abigail5 Cushman, daughter of Robert4 and Persis (Lewis?) Cushman, of Plymouth, MA, in 1727,[1] and they settled in Middleborough, MA. She was born on 3 July 1701 in Plymouth,[2] a granddaughter of Thomas3 and Ruth2 (Howland) Cushman (Jr.), of Plymouth,[3] and a descendant of both Isaac1 Allerton and John1 Howland, of the “Mayflower.”

         On 12 July 1727 Josiah Lenard of Bridgewater, Yeoman, deeded to his son John Lenard of Bridgewater, 30 acres of land out of the 100 acre lot in Bridgewater that he had acquired from his brothers for love, good will and affection,[4] on 17 Oct. 1728 John Lenard sold this land in Bridgewater that had been given to him by his father to his brother‑in‑law, James Washburn, Jr. for Ł200,[5] and on the same day purchased 50 acres of land in Bridgewater from his brother-in-law James Washburn Jr., of Bridgewater for Ł200,[6] but on 15 Nov. 1734 John Lenard of Bridgewater sold this 50 acres of land in Bridgewater back to his brother-in-law James Washburn for Ł200,[7] and on the same day purchased a different 58 acre tract of land in Bridgewater from James Washburn for Ł210.[8] On 11 Mar. 1734/5 John Leonard of Bridgewater sold this 58 acre tract of land to Elkanah Rickard of Middleborough for Ł400,[9] and on the same day purchased 50 acres of land in the 26 Men’s Purchase in Middleborough from Elkanah Rickard for Ł400.[10] On 25 Sept. 1739 John Lenard of Middleborough purchased another 9˝ acres of land in the 26 Men’s Purchase in Middleborough from his brother Josiah Leonard Jr., of Bridgewater, for Ł28,[11] on 10 Dec. 1741 John Lenard of Middleborough sold half of his 50 acre tract of land in the 26 Men’s Purchase in Middleborough to Eleazer Pratt Jr. of Middleborough, Blacksmith, for Ł650,[12] and on the same day John Lennard of Middleborough purchased a different tract of land in the 26 Men’s Purchase in Middleborough from Eleazer Pratt Jr. of Middleborough, Blacksmith, for Ł650.[13]

         On 25 Nov. 1760 John Leonard of Middleborough purchased 100 acres of land in the Twelve Men’s Purchase in Middleborough from Joseph Waterman of Middleborough for Ł120,[14] on 4 Nov. 1763 John Lenard of Middleborough sold this 100 acre tract of land in the Twelve Men’s Purchase in Middleborough to his son Meshach Leonard for Ł245,[15] and on the same day he sold another 58 acres of land in Middleborough to his son Meshach Leonard for Ł333.6.8,[16] which probably included his homestead where he was living in exchange for lifetime care.

         John Leonard died about 1775 in Middleborough,[17] but no probate records were filed for his estate.

         John Leonard and Abigail Cushman had children:

         809      i   John5 Leonard (Jr.), born on 28 Dec. 1735 in Middleborough,[18] MA, married Susanna4 Jackson, of Middleborough, daughter of Benjamin3 and Hopestill4 (Bryant) Jackson,[19] on 10 Aug. 1758 in Middleborough.[20] She was born on 22 Nov. 1741 in Halifax, MA,[21] a granddaughter of Eleazer2 and Hannah (Ransom) Jackson, of Plymouth,[22] and of James3 and Sarah4 (Cushman) Bryant, of Plympton.[23] On 15 Aug. 1758 Thomas and Hannah Vaughan of Middleborough, sold to John Leonard Jr. of Middleborough, Husbandman, 100 acres of land in Middleborough, along with a right in the stream and 20 acres of undivided land in laying by John Miller’s sawmill for Ł86.13.4,[24] on 9 Jan. 1769 William and Deborah Fuller of Middleborough sold 2˝ acres of land in Middleborough to John Leonard Jr. of Middleborough for Ł33.6.8,[25] which John and Susanna Leonard sold on 4 Mar. 1772 to Ichabod Churchill of Middleborough for Ł40,[26] on 8 Sept. 1770 John Leonard Jr. of Middleborough purchased 100 acres of land adjoining on the northerly side of his land in Middleborough from Robert Williamson of Middleborough for Ł100,[27] on 2 Dec. 1778 John Leonard of Middleborough purchased 23ľ acres of land in the Twelve Men’s Purchase in Middleborough from Samuel and Patience Purinton of Middleborough for Ł356.17.6,[28] and on 15 July 1786 John Leonard of Middleborough purchased another 6 acres and 16 poles of land at the southwest corner of this previous tract from Samuel and Patience Purrington for Ł18.[29] He was still living in Middleborough in the 1790 federal census.[30] He died intestate in May 1792 in Middleborough, of “bilious cholic,”[31] and his son Caleb Leonard, of Middleborough, was granted administration of his estate on 18 May 1792. The inventory of his estate was appraised by Nehemiah Bennet, yeoman, Joseph Clark, Physician, and John Burden, yeoman, all of Middleborough, on 29 May 1792, and totaled Ł529.11.4, including his homestead of 200 acres, 35 acres he bought of Samuel Purrington at Fall Brook, and 50 acres of land in Shutesbury, and his widow Susanna Leonard received her dower in his real estate on 10 Oct. 1792.[32] On 17 Nov. 1794 his widow Susanna Leonard quit claimed to their sons Caleb and John Leonard, of Winslow in the County of Lincoln, in what is now Maine, one half of her dower set off to her in the division of her late husband’s estate for Ł4.10 per year for her life,[33] and on the same day Caleb and John Leonard, of Winslow in the County of Lincoln sold to Dr. Joseph Clark and Major Abial Washburn of Middleborough, for Ł75, a piece of land in Middleborough being one half of our mother’s thirds.[34] On 15 June 1795 Susanna Leonard of Windsor in the County of Lincoln, widow, quit claimed to Thomas Sewell Farrington of Windsor, a part of her dower in the real estate of her husband John Leonard, late of Middleborough, which was set off to her daughter Content Leonard,[35] She probably died in Maine, but no death record was found for her. They had children:

a. Caleb6 Leonard, born say ca. 1758 in Middleborough,[36] married 1.) Polly (___), who was born ca. 1763,[37] and died on 28 Nov. 1790 in Middleborough, aged 27 years, of “bilious cholic.”[38] He remarried to 2.) Lucy (Shaw) Vaughan, of Middleborough,[39] widow of Elias Vaughan, who died on 10 Sept. 1786 in Middleborough, aged 25 years,[40] in 1791.[41] He was granted administration of the estate of Elias Vaughan, of Middleborough, on 7 Mar. 1792,[42] and he was also granted administration of his father’s estate on 18 May 1792.[43] Caleb Leonard was assigned one share of the real estate of his father, John Leonard, late of Middleborough, in the division of his estate on 10 Oct. 1792,[44] and he was still living in Middleborough on 3 June 1793, when, as administrator of the estate of Elias Vaughan, he sold land in Middleborough that had been deeded to Elias by his father Jesse Vaughan to Edmund Wood Jr.[45] They moved to Winslow, Lincoln Co., ME, in 1794. On 14 Feb. 1794 Caleb Leonard of Middleborough purchased 100 acres of land from Solomon Parker in Winslow, in the County of Lincoln, on the east side of the Kennebec River, for Ł300.[46] His mother, Susanna Leonard, of Middleborough, quit claimed her dower in the estate of her husband in Middleborough to her sons Caleb and John Leonard of Winslow on 17 Nov. 1794 in exchange for Ł4.10 annually for life,[47] and on the same day Caleb and John Leonard sold their one half of their mother’s dower to Dr. Joseph Clark and Major Abial Washburn of Middleborough for Ł75.[48] Kennebec County was created from Lincoln County in 1799, and on 4 Dec. 1799 Caleb Leonard, of Sidney, County of Kennebec, purchased 45 acres of land in Sidney from Eleazer Cumings of Sidney for $50.[49] They were living in Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1800 federal census,[50] and they were living in Sidney, ME, in 1802, when a daughter’s birth was recorded to them.[51] On 10 Mar. 1802 Jeremiah Need and his wife Lydia Need, of Belgrade, County of Kennebec, sold to Caleb Leonard of Sidney, County of Kennebec, a piece of land in Middleborough which was Lydia’s right in the real estate of her father Elias Vaughan,[52] and on 31 May 1802 Caleb Leonard of Sidney and his wife Lucy Leonard sold Lucy’s dower in the real estate of Elias Vaughan in Middleborough to Andrew Cobb, of Middleborough, for $300.[53] On 14 Apr. 1804 Caleb Leonard of Sidney purchased a tract of land in Sidney from John and Ruth Jackson Jr., of Sidney, for $100,[54] on 25 May 1804 Caleb Leonard purchased another 12 acres of land in Sidney from Samuel and Lois Ward for $100,[55] on 12 Aug. 1808 Caleb Leonard of Sidney purchased another acre of land in Sidney from Samuel and Lois Ward of Sidney for $5,[56] on 30 Jan. 1809 Caleb Leonard of Sidney purchased another 2Ľ acres of land in Sidney from Samuel and Lois Ward for $20,[57] on 25 May 1809 Caleb Leonard of Sidney purchased 16 acres of land in Sidney from Stephen and Jane Gage for $108.60,[58] on 6 June 1810 Caleb Leonard of Sidney purchased a farm with 34 acres of land in Sidney from Stephen and Jane Gage for $300,[59] and on 21 Jan. 1812 Caleb and Lucy Leonard of Sidney sold 50 acres of their land in Sidney to Samuel Ellis of Sidney for $300.[60] They were still living in Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1810 federal census,[61] but he was not a head of household in Maine in the 1820 or 1830 federal censuses, and no death record was found for him there.

b. Susanna6 Leonard, born ca. 1760 in Middleborough,[62] married Robert Green, son of Jacob and Sarah (Jackson) Green, of Middleborough,[63] in 1778.[64] He was born on 2 July 1757 in Middleborough.[65] She died on 3 Apr. 1783 in Middleborough, aged 22 years,[66] and was buried in Purchade Cemetery in Middleborough. He remarried to Lydia Rickard, of Middleborough, in 1786.[67] The heirs of Susan Green, deceased, were assigned one share of the real estate of her father, John Leonard, late of Middleborough, in the division of his estate on 10 Oct. 1792.[68] Her mother, Susanna Leonard, of Middleborough, widow, was appointed as guardian of Samuel Green and Sarah Green, minors under the age of 14 years, children of Robert Green, of Middleborough, in right of their grandfather John Leonard, deceased, on 2 Mar. 1793,[69] then on 3 Aug. 1795 Samuel Green and Sarah Green, minor over the age of 14 years, children of Robt. Green, of Middleborough, chose John Fobes, of Middleborough, as their guardians.[70] On 9 Feb. 1801 Samuel Green, of Shutesbury, sold to John Tinkham, of Middleborough, another parcel of 15 acres and 127 rods of land that was set off to the heirs of Robert Green in the division of the estate of his grandfather John Leonard, late of Middleborough, deceased, for $317,[71] and on 11 Feb. 1801 Samuel Green, of Shutesbury in the County of Hampshire, yeoman, sold to Joseph Clark, of Middleborough, Physician, 6 acres and 150 rods of land in Middleborough that was part of the real estate that John Leonard, late of Middleborough, died seized of, and is part of what was set off to the widow of the deceased for her dower, for $35.[72]

c. John6 Leonard (3rd), born say ca. 1762 in Middleborough,[73] married Abigail “Nabby” Phillips, daughter of Asa and Cynthia (Southworth) Phillips, of Winslow,[74]  before 1798. She was born ca. 1770.[75] John Leonard was assigned one share of the real estate of his father, John Leonard, late of Middleborough, in the division of his estate on 10 Oct. 1792,[76] and moved he to Winslow, Lincoln Co., ME, by 1793. On 3 July 1793 John Leonard of Winslow in the County of Lincoln sold to Joseph Harlow of Middleborough, 10 acres of land in the Twelve Men’s Purchase in Middleborough that was set off to him in the division of the estate of his father John Leonard, bounded easterly by the share that was set off to his sister Content, and westerly by the share that was set off to his brother Caleb for Ł30,[77] and on the same day he sold another 23 acres and 37 square rods of the land set off to him out of the homestead of his father John Leonard in Middleborough to John Harlow of Middleborough for Ł51.12.3.[78] On 24 July 1793 John Leonard of Winslow, yeoman, purchased from Asa and Cynthia Phillips of Winslow, in the County of Lincoln, 50 acres of land on the east side of the Kennebec River for Ł90.[79] His mother, Susanna Leonard, quit claimed her dower in the estate of her husband in Middleborough to her sons Caleb and John Leonard of Winslow on 17 Nov. 1794 in exchange for Ł4.10 annually for life,[80] and on the same day Caleb and John Leonard sold one half of their mother’s thirds to Dr. Joseph Clark and Major Abial Washburn of Middleborough for Ł75.[81] On 23 Apr. 1798 John and Nabby Leonard of Winslow, in the County of Lincoln, sold to Ebenezer Pratt, of Winslow, a tract of land in Winslow on the east side of the Kennebec River for $600,[82] and on 6 Oct. 1797 John Leonard of Winslow in the County of Lincoln purchase from James Fly of a place called the fifteen-mile-stream in the County of Lincoln 200 acres of land on the easterly side of the fifteen-mile-stream bounded on land of Asa Phillips for $660, the deed recorded in Kennebec County.[83] Kennebec County was created from Lincoln Count in 1799, and they were living in 25 Mile Pond, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1800 federal census,[84] but it was apparently called Fairfax by 1809. On 14 July 1809 John Leonard of Fairfax in the County of Kennebec sold to Jonah Crosby of Clinton in the County of Kennebec, Esq., his farm in Fairfax for $1500,[85] and bought it back from Jonah Crosby Jr., Esq., on 17 July 1809 for $1500,[86] and on 25 July 1810 John Leonard of Fairfax in the County of Kennebec sold his 200 acres of land in Fairfax where they were living bounded by land of Thomas Gilpatrick and Asa Phillips to Dennis Getchell of Clinton for $1400.[87] They were living in Fairfax, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1810 federal census,[88] but he was not a head of household in Maine in the 1820 federal census. No death record was found for him in Maine, but an Abigail Leonard was living in Unity, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1820 federal census, who may have been his widow.[89] Abigail Leonard, widow of John Leonard, died on 16 Dec. 1871 in Unity, Waldo Co., ME, aged 101 years, 3 months, 10 days,[90] and was buried in Fowler Cemetery in Unity, Waldo Co., ME.

d. Mercy6 Leonard, born ca. 1764 in Middleborough,[91] died on 1 Jan. 1792 in Middleborough, aged 28 years, of “consumption.”[92]

e. A son, born ca. 1767,[93] died on 23 Oct. 1784 in Middleborough in his 18th year, “burnt in a hovel.”[94]

f. A son, born ca. 1769,[95] died on 23 Oct. 1784 in Middleborough in his 16th year, “burnt in a hovel.”[96]

g. A son, born ca. 1774,[97] died on 23 Oct. 1784 in Middleborough in his 11th year, “burnt in a hovel.”[98]

h. Content6 Leonard, born ca. 1776 in Middleborough,[99] was still unmarried when she was assigned one share of the real estate of her father, John Leonard, late of Middleborough, in the division of his estate on 10 Oct. 1792,[100] and her share was mentioned in the 1793 deed from John Leonard of Winslow in the County of Lincoln to Joseph Harlow of land set off to him in the division of the estate of his father John Leonard, married Thomas Sewell Farrington, of Winslow, Lincoln Co., ME, in ca. 1795. He was born ca. 1768 in MA.[101] On 15 June 1795 her mother Susanna Leonard, of Winslow, quit claimed to Thomas Sewell Farrington, of Winslow, a part of her dower in the real estate of her husband John Leonard, late of Middleborough,[102] on 11 July 1795 Thomas Sewell Farrington and Content his wife, of Winslow, sold to Joseph Clark, of Middleborough, a piece of land in Middleborough that was set off to Content in the division of the dower of her mother Susanna Leonard in the real estate of her father John Leonard, late of Middleborough, for Ł15,[103] and on the same day Thomas Sewell Farrington of Winslow, and his wife Content, sold to Abraham Thomas, of Middleborough, a piece of wood land in Middleborough which was set off to her mother Susanna Leonard, widow of John Leonard of Middleborough, deceased, as part of her dower, bordering on the piece that was set off to the heirs of Susanna Green, the deceased wife of Robert Green, for $70,[104] and on 11 Feb. 1804 Thomas S. Farrington of Sidney in the County of Kennebec, and Content his wife, sold to John Tinkham of Middleborough, 42 acres of land that was set off in the division of the estate of John Leonard, late of Middleborough, who was the father of Content, for $346.[105] He died on 27 Mar. 1853 in Windsor, Kennebec Co., ME, aged 85 years,[106] and she died on 29 Jan. 1864 in Kennebec Co., ME, aged 88 years,[107] and they were both buried in North Windsor Cemetery in Windsor, Kennebec Co., ME.

         810     ii   Abigail Leonard, born on 15 Oct. 1738 in Middleborough,[108] died on 21 Oct. 1749 in Taunton, MA, aged 11 years.[109]

         811    iii   Meshach5 Leonard, born on 13 July 1741 in Middleborough,[110] married Patience Waterman, of Halifax, MA, on 17 Nov. 1767 in Halifax.[111] On 4 Nov. 1763 his father, John Leonard, of Middleborough, sold him two different parcels of land in Middleborough, one being 100 acres in the Twelve Men’s Purchase,[112] and the other being 58 acres of land.[113] On 18 May 1764 Meshach Leonard sold the 100 acre parcel of land in Middleborough to Elijah Briggs of Rochester, for Ł245,[114] and on 13 Oct. 1770 he and his wife Patience sold the 58 acre tract of land in Middleborough to Ezra Harlow of Middleborough for Ł150.[115] No death or probate records were found for Meshach Leonard in Massachusetts, and he was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 or 1800 federal censuses. They had children:

a. Joshua Leonard, born on 7 Oct. 1769 in Middleborough,[116] marriage not found.

b. Ruth6 Leonard, born on 17 June 1770 in Middleborough,[117] possibly the Ruth Leonard who married Jonathan Sturtevant, of Wareham, son of Joseph and Mary Sturtevant, on 5 Nov. 1798 in Middleborough.[118] He was born on 1 Sept. 1770 in Wareham.[119] He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1800 or 1810 federal census, but they may have also moved to Maine.[120]

         812    iv   Caleb Leonard, born on 14 Dec. 1744 in Middleborough,[121] probably died young, no further record.

 

 

(206.) Mary4 Leonard, second daughter of (69) Margery3 Washburn, (45) Philip2, (28) John1 (4th); born in ca. 1705,[122] married Daniel Harrington (3rd), of Marlborough, MA, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Warren) Harrington (Jr.), of Watertown, MA,[123] on 10 Jan. 1732/3 in Bridgewater.[124] He was born on 5 Oct. 1707 in Marlborough,[125] a grandson of Daniel and Sarah (Whitney) Harrington,[126] and of Capt. John and Michal (Jennison) (Bloys) Warren (Jr.), of Watertown.[127] Elizabeth (Warren) Harrington died in Marlborough on 3 Mar. 1774 at the very advanced age of 100 years, 7 months, 13 days.[128]

         He was probably the Daniel Harrington living in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to John Harrington.[129] Mary (Leonard) Harrington died on 9 June 1793 in Marlborough, MA, aged 88 years,[130] and Daniel Harrington (3rd) died on 31 Aug. 1795 in Marlborough, aged 88 years.[131]

         Mary Leonard and Daniel Harrington (3rd) had children:

         815      i   Daniel Harrington (4th), born on 16 Jan. 1733/4 in Marlborough, MA,[132] died on 14 Feb. 1758 at Ford Edward,[133] NY, during the French & Indian War.

         816     ii   Mary Harrington, born on 7 Aug. 1735 in Marlborough,[134] never married, died on 30 June 1802 in Marlborough, aged 67 years.[135]

         817    iii   Elizabeth Harrington, born on 20 Mar. 1736/7 in Marlborough,[136] married Winslow Brigham, son of Jedidiah and Bethiah (How) Brigham, of Marlborough, MA,[137] on 29 June 1760 in Marlborough,[138] and they settled in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA. He was born on 30 Aug. 1736 in Marlborough, MA,[139] a grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth (How) Brigham, of Marlborough.[140] He was living in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census,[141] and he died on 29 Aug. 1791 in Marlborough, aged 54 years.[142] She died a widow on 25 Oct. 1815 in Marlborough, aged 78 years.[143] They had children:

a. Capt. Daniel Brigham, born on 25 Dec. 1760 in Marlborough, MA,[144] supposedly married Thankful Brigham, daughter of George and Mary (Bragg) Brigham.[145] She was born on 7 May 1765 in Marlborough.[146] He died on 11 Oct. 1818 in Marlborough, MA, aged 58 years,[147] and she died a widow on 14 Dec. 1824 in Marlborough, aged 59 years.[148]

b. Capt. Aaron Brigham, born on 22 Nov. 1762 in Marlborough,[149] married Betty Rice Barns, daughter of Edward and Submit (Furbush) Barns, of Marlborough,[150] on 28 Sept. 1785 in Marlborough.[151] She was born on 2 Apr. 1766 in Marlborough.[152] He died on 23 Mar. 1831 in Marlborough, aged 68 years.[153]

c. Jedidiah Brigham, born on 5 Jan. 1765 in Marlborough,[154] died on 3 Sept. 1766 in Marlborough, aged 20 months.[155]

d. Jedidiah Brigham, born on 15 Sept. 1766 in Marlborough,[156] married Lydia Boyd, daughter of William and Lydia (Morse) Boyd, of Marlborough,[157] on 17 Aug. 1791 in Marlborough.[158] She was born on 18 June 1770 in Marlborough,[159] and died on 29 Apr. 1824 in Marlborough, aged 53 years, 10 months.[160] He died on 22 Apr. 1846 in Marlborough, aged 79 years, 7 months, 7 days, of old age.[161]

e. Elizabeth Brigham, born on 5 Mar. 1769 in Marlborough,[162] married Deacon William Barns, son of Solomon and Judith (Hapgood) Barns, of Marlborough,[163] on 16 Sept. 1788 in Marlborough.[164] He was born on 3 Sept. 1766 in Marlborough,[165] and died on 7 Mar. 1823 in Marlborough, aged 56 years.[166] She died on 28 Nov. 1830 in Marlborough, aged 62 years.[167]

f. Amariah Brigham, born on 30 May 1771 in Marlborough,[168] supposedly died in Feb. 1798.[169]

g. John Winslow Brigham, born on 10 Jan. 1774 in Marlborough,[170] married Hannah Lewis, daughter of Winslow and Mary (Knowles) Lewis,[171] on 10 Nov. 1793 in Marlborough.[172] He supposedly died in Aug. 1826 in Norfolk, VA.[173]

h. Artemas Brigham, born on 13 May 1776 in Marlborough,[174] married Lydia Brigham, probably daughter of William and Lydia (Chamberlain) Brigham,[175] on 31 Mar. 1799 in Marlborough.[176] She was born on 29 Dec. 1776 in Marlborough.[177] He supposedly died on 3 July 1862.[178]

i. Lucy Brigham, born on 28 June 1779 in Marlborough,[179] married Eli Rice, son of Peter and Levina (How) Rice, of Marlborough,[180] on 29 Oct. 1799 in Marlborough.[181] He was born on 8 Oct. 1777 in Marlborough.[182] She supposedly died on 23 Nov. 1850, and he supposedly died on 4 May 1851.[183]

j. Lydia Brigham, born on 7 Jan. 1782 in Marlborough,[184] died on 9 Aug. 1785 in Marlborough, aged 3 years, 7 months.[185]

         818    iv   Sarah Harrington, born on 16 May 1739 in Marlborough,[186] married Abner How, son of Abraham and Rachel (Rice) How, of Marlborough,[187] on 21 Oct. 1762 in Marlborough,[188] and they moved to Princeton, Worcester Co., MA. He was born on 1 Nov. 1735 in Marlborough.[189] They were living in Princeton, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[190] He died on 10 Apr. 1818 in Princeton, aged 82 years,[191] but no probate records were found for him, and she died on 27 Jan. 1818 in Princeton, aged 78 years.[192] They had children:

a. Sarah Howe, born on 16 Aug. 1763 in Princeton, MA,[193] never married, died on 21 Aug. 1827 in Princeton, aged 64 years.[194]

b. Anna Howe, born on 13 Jan. 1765 in Princeton,[195] died on 8 Oct. 1778 in Princeton, aged 13 years.[196]

c. Betty/Betsey Howe, born on 5 May 1766 in Princeton,[197] married Isaac Bryant, son of John and Esther (Stone) Bryant, of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA,[198] on 1 May 1788 in Princeton.[199] He was born on 6 Jan. 1762 in Rutland, MA,[200] served in the Revolutionary War, and received a pension for his service. He died on 4 June 1836 in Rutland, MA, aged 74 years.[201] She died a widow on 2 Jan. 1845 in Rutland, aged 78 years, 7 months, 27 days, of old age.[202]

d. Parmilla/Parmelia/Pamela/Pamelia Howe, born on 27 Mar. 1768 in Princeton,[203] married William Everett in ca. 1791.[204] She died on 14 Apr. 1818 in Princeton, aged 49 years,[205] and he remarried to Lucy Richardson, a widow, probably of Samuel Richardson,[206] in 1818.[207]

e. Samuel Howe, born on 21 Aug. 1769 in Princeton,[208] died on 15 Nov. 1808 in Princeton, aged 39 years,[209] possibly unmarried.

f. Abner Howe (Jr.), born on 7 July 1772 in Princeton,[210] married Jerusha Mirick, daughter of Ephraim and Deborah (Gleason) Mirick, of Princeton,[211] in 1802.[212] She was born on 30 Dec. 1776 in Princeton.[213] He died on 15 July 1822 at “Charleston Hospital,” aged 50 years,[214] and Jerusha died on 19 Feb., but the year is not stated.[215]

g. Jonah Howe, born on 15 July 1774 in Princeton,[216] supposedly married Mary Pritchard.[217] He supposedly died on 3 July 1853.[218]

h. Louise/Lois Howe, born on 8 Dec. 1776 in Princeton,[219] supposedly married Ebenezer Goodnow, son of Edward and Lois (Rice) Goodnow,[220] of Princeton, on 3 July 1806 in Princeton.[221] He was born on 4 June 1778 in Princeton.[222]

i. Lt. Artemas Howe, born on 19 Mar. 1779 in Princeton,[223] married Lucinda Brooks, daughter of David and Patience (White) Brooks,[224] of Princeton, on 5 Jan. 1808 in Princeton.[225] She was born on 27 Nov. 1786 in Princeton.[226] He died on 5 Mar. 1819 in Princeton, aged almost 40.[227]

         819     v   Margaret “Margery” Harrington, born on 18 May 1741 in Marlborough,[228] supposedly married Ephraim Breed, possibly as his third wife, in 1794 in Charlestown, MA.[229] She evidently had no children.

         820    vi   John Harrington, born on 25 Nov. 1743 in Marlborough,[230] married Lydia Mixer, daughter of John and Mary (Lyscom) Mixer, of Framingham,[231] Middlesex Co., MA, on 7 Apr. 1768 in Marlborough.[232] She was born on 7 Nov. 1741 in Framingham,[233] a granddaughter of Daniel and Judith Mixer, of Framingham.[234] He may have been the John Harrington living in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to Daniel Harrington.[235] She died on 22 May 1820 in Marlborough, aged 78 years,[236] and he died on 13 Mar. 1824 in Marlborough, aged 79 years.[237] They had children:

a. Daniel Harrington, born on 21 Nov. 1768 in Marlborough,[238] supposedly married Betsy Combs in 1795 in Gill, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA.[239]

b. Lydia Harrington, born on 7 Sept. 1770 in Marlborough,[240] supposedly married Andrew Jackson on 14 Aug. 1791 in Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA.[241]

c. Lucy Harrington, born on 28 Dec. 1772 in Marlborough,[242] married Aaron Collins[243] on 26 Sept. 1793 in Southborough, MA.[244] He was born ca. 1771,[245] and died on 23 Oct. 1832 in Southborough, aged 61 years.[246] She died on 22 Jan. 1831 in Southborough, aged 58 years.[247]

d. Levina/Lovina Harrington, born on 14 Jan. 1775 in Marlborough,[248] married Edmond Fay, son of Nathan and Lucy (Beamis) Fay, of Southborough, MA,[249] on 18 Jan. 1801 in Marlborough.[250] He was born on 18 Sept. 1778 in Southborough,[251] and died on 21 Sept. 1827 in Southborough, aged 49 years.[252] She died on 7 Dec. 1816 in Southborough, aged 41 years.[253]

e. Elizabeth “Betsy” Harrington, born on 3 June 1777 in Marlborough,[254] supposedly married James Bruce, of Woburn, MA, on 15 June 1797 in Lexington, MA.[255]

f. Phebe Harrington, born on 18 Aug. 1779 in Marlborough,[256] married Josiah How (Jr.), son of Josiah and Molly (Adams) How, of Marlborough,[257] on 12 Jan. 1803 in Marlborough.[258] He was born on 27 Mar. 1783 in Marlborough.[259] She died on 1 Mar. 1810 in Oakham, Worcester Co., MA,[260] and he remarried to Arethusa Read, daughter of Silas and Eleanor (Hunter) Read, of Oakham, MA,[261] in 1810.[262] She died on 5 Nov. 1842, and he remarried again to Mary Davis on 7 Feb. ca. 1843.[263] He supposedly died on 11 Jan. 1864 in Orange, Grafton Co., NH.[264]

g. John Harrington (Jr.), born on 26 Sept. 1782 in Marlborough,[265] married Prudence Hale.[266]

h. William Harrington, born on 20 June 1784 in Marlborough,[267] supposedly married Hannah Fisher.[268] He died on 26 Apr. 1838 in Marlborough, aged 54 years.[269]

         821   vii   Samuel Harrington, born on 1 Dec. 1745 in Marlborough,[270] died on 12 Apr. 1800 in Marlborough, aged 54 years,[271] possibly unmarried.

         822  viii   Jonah Harrington, born on 17 June 1748 in Marlborough,[272] married Damaris Warren, daughter of David and Eunice (How) Warren, of Marlborough,[273] on 24 Aug. 1769 in Marlborough.[274] She was born on 26 June 1750 in Marlborough,[275] and they moved to Marlborough, Cheshire Co., NH. They supposedly had children:

a. Jonah Harrington (Jr.), born on 27 Apr. 1771 in Marlborough, NH.[276]

b. Darius Harrington, born on 31 Aug. 1772 in Marlborough, NH.[277]

c. David Harrington, born on 26 Feb. 1774 in Marlborough, NH.[278]

d. Lucy Harrington, born on 23 Sept. 1776 in Marlborough, NH.[279]

e. Damaris Harrington, born on 23 Aug. 1778 in Marlborough, NH.[280]

f. Leonard Harrington, born on 25 Oct. 1780 in Marlborough, NH,[281] supposedly died in 1866.[282]

 

 

(207.) Margery4 Leonard, third daughter of (69) Margery3 Washburn, (45) Philip2, (28) John1 (4th); born say 1707, married Nathaniel Pratt on 17 June 1729 in Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA.[283] They lived in Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA, but no death record was found for either of them in Framingham.

         Margery Leonard and Nathaniel Pratt had at least 2 children:

         823      i   Abigail Pratt, born on 21 May 1731 in Framingham, MA,[284] marriage not found.

         824     ii   Daniel Pratt, born on 5 Nov. 1733 in Framingham,[285] died on 31 Oct. 1740 in Framingham.[286]

 

 

(209.) Ezekiel4 Leonard, youngest son of (69) Margery3 Washburn, (45) Philip2, (28) John1 (4th); born in ca. 1712,[287] possibly married Joanna Hudson, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Orcutt) Hudson,[288] on 29 May 1732 in Southborough, Worcester Co., MA,[289] and they settled in Southborough, MA. She was a granddaughter of William and Martha Orcutt.[290]

         Ezekiel Leonard died intestate on 30 Oct. 1757 in Southborough, MA.[291] Joanna (Hudson) Leonard may have been the Joanna Leonard still living in Southborough, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to the family of Samuel Hudson, Jr.[292] No death record was found for her in Southborough.

         Ezekiel Leonard and Joanna Hudson had children:

         825      i   Ezekiel Leonard (Jr.), born on 20 Dec. 1732,[293] died on 20 Feb. 1732/3 in Southborough, MA.[294]

         826     ii   Ezekiel Leonard (Jr.), born on 21 Mar. 1733/4,[295] died on 18 Nov. 1734 in Southborough.[296]

         827    iii   Joanna5 Leonard, born on 13 Nov. 1735 in Southborough,[297] married James Bellows  (Jr.), son of James and Thankfull (Willis) Bellows,[298] of Southborough, as his second wife, on 11 Dec. 1758 in Southborough.[299] He was born on 26 Aug. 1729 in Southborough,[300] baptized on 30 Nov. 1729 in Marlborough,[301] and had married first to Elisabeth Campbell on 18 Jan. 1754 in Southborough.[302] They were probably still living in Southborough, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[303] He died on 6 Nov. 1810 in Southborough, aged 81 years,[304] and she died a widow on 16 Jan. 1812 in Southborough, aged 76 years.[305] Joanna (Leonard) Bellows had children:

a. Elizabeth Bellows, born on 28 Feb. 1763 in Southborough,[306] married Lot Rice “Jr.”, of East Sudbury, MA, supposedly son of Edmund and Margaret (Smith) Rice, of Sudbury,[307] on 15 May 1788 in Westborough, MA.[308] He was born on 11 May 1762 in Sudbury, MA,[309] and supposedly died on 27 Mar. 1848.[310]

b. Josiah Bellows, born on 20 July 1766 in Southborough.[311]

c. Ezekiel Bellows, born on 16 June 1771 in Southborough.[312]

         828    iv   Susanna5 Leonard, born on 1 Feb. 1737/8 in Southborough,[313] never married, died on 30 Dec. 1812 in Southborough, aged 75 years.[314]

         829     v   Daniel Leonard, born on 2 Apr. 1740 in Southborough.[315] A guardian was appointed for him in 1759,[316] marriage not found.

         830    vi   Josiah Leonard, born on 26 Feb. 1742/3 in Southborough,[317] marriage not found.

         831   vii   Sarah5 Leonard, born on 16 Jan. 1745 in Southborough,[318] possibly the Sarah Leonard who married William Elexanders/Alexander in 1770.[319] He may have been William Alexander, the son of William and Elizabeth (Bradley) Alexander,[320] who was born on 1 Nov. 1749 in Lunenburg, MA.[321] They were probably living in Upton, Worcester Co., MA, in the 1790,[322] and 1800 federal censuses.[323] William Alexander died on 19 Feb. 1817 in Upton, MA,[324] and the “widow Elexander” died on 29 Aug. 1827 in Upton.[325] William and Sarah Alexander supposedly had children:[326]

a. Daniel Alexander, born in 1773 in Upton, married Hannah Nelson, possibly daughter of Francis and Hannah (Tyler) Nelson,[327] on 28 Feb. 1796 in Upton, MA.[328] She was born on 18 Mar. 1770 in Upton.[329] He supposedly died in 1851.[330]

b. William Alexander (Jr.), born in 1774 in Upton, married Anna Campbell on 9 Oct. 1804 in Worcester, MA.[331] He supposedly died in 1850.[332]

c. Joseph Alexander, born ca. 1776,[333] married probably 1.) Beulah Albee, of Bellingham, MA, in 1797,[334] who died on 19 Jan. 1820 in Warren, MA, aged 43 years,[335] and 2.) Susanna (___), who died on 16 Feb. 1849 in Warren, aged 76 years,[336] and 3.) Mrs. Eleanor Twichell on 12 Sept. 1849 in Brookfield, MA.[337]

d. Ezekiel Alexander, born supposedly on 15 Aug. 1780 in Upton,[338] married Thirza Wheelock, of Mendon, MA, daughter of Calvin and Mercy (White) Wheelock,[339] on 18 Apr. 1803 in Mendon.[340] She was born on 7 May 1780 in Mendon.[341] He died on 15 Aug. 1840 in Upton, MA, aged 60 years,[342] and she died a widow on 15 Nov. 1840 in Upton, aged 60 years.[343]

e. Leonard Alexander, born in 1782 in Upton, married Sarah Rhodes, of Upton, on 29 Apr. 1807 in Uxbridge, MA.[344]  He supposedly died on 30 Sept. 1868.[345]

         832  viii   John5 Leonard, born on 23 Dec. 1746 in Southborough,[346] married Ruth Bigelow, daughter of Cornelius and Mary (Graves) Bigelow, of Westborough, MA,[347] on 28 Apr. 1768 in Westborough.[348] She was born on 16 Dec. 1744 in Westborough.[349] They lived in Southborough, Worcester Co., and Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA, and they were living in Westborough, Worcester Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census.[350] He was not a head of household in Worcester Co., MA, in the 1800 or 1810 federal censuses. He may have been the John Leonard living in Brookline, Windham Co., VT, in the 1800[351] and 1810 federal censuses,[352] but the age groupings of the children do not match those of John and Ruth Leonard. He supposedly died on 18 Oct. 1821 in Grafton, Windham Co., VT,[353] but he was not a head of household in Windham Co., VT, in the 1820 federal census. They had children:

a. Ruth6 Leonard, born on 11 Nov. 1768 in Southborough,[354] married Kerley Morse, of Westborough, on 30 Sept. 1787 in Southborough.[355] He was not listed as a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, and he was not found in Vermont in the 1791 or 1800 federal census.

b. Mary6 “Polly” Leonard, born on 8 Mar. 1771 in Southborough,[356] married Oliver Gilson on 20 June 1797 in Putney, Windham Co., VT.[357] He was not a head of household in Vermont in the 1800 federal census, but they were living in Grafton, Windham Co., VT, in the 1810,[358] and 1830 federal censuses.[359] She was probably the Mary Gilson living with the family of Marshall and Ann Spring in Grafton, VT, in the 1850 federal census,[360] and she died on 20 Aug. 1853 in Grafton, Windham Co., VT.[361]

c. Sarah Leonard, born on 12 Apr. 1773 in Southborough,[362] marriage not found.

d. Eunice Leonard, born on 4 June 1775 in Southborough,[363] marriage not found.

e. John6 Leonard (Jr.), born on 8 Apr. 1778 in Southborough,[364] married Elizabeth Lougee on 11 Mar. 1811.[365] He supposedly died on 5 July 1860,[366] but they were not found in Vermont in the 1850 federal census.

f. Betty Leonard, born on 11 Jan. 1780 in Framingham, MA.[367]

g. Hannah Leonard, born on 7 July 1783 in Framingham.[368]

h. Job Leonard, born on 16 Oct. 1785 in Framingham.[369]

j. Josiah6 Leonard, born on 13 Apr. 1787 in Southborough,[370] also married and lived in Vermont, but he was not found in Vermont in the 1850 federal census. He may have been the Josiah Leonard living in Brookline, Windham Co., VT, in the 1820 federal census,[371] but he was not found in Windham Co., VT, in the 1830 federal census, and he was not found in Vermont in the 1850 federal census.

         833    ix   Solomon5 Leonard, born on 2 June 1749 in Southborough,[372] married Sarah (___) in ca. 1772.[373] They lived in Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, then possibly moved to Windsor, Berkshire Co., MA, then briefly to Plainfield, NH, before returning to Windsor, MA. Solomon Leonard was living in Plainfield, Cheshire Co., NH, in the 1790 federal census,[374] and in Windsor, Berkshire Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census,[375] but Solomon’s age in the 1800 federal census does not match that of the Solomon Leonard born in Southborough in 1749. Solomon and Sarah Leonard had children:

a. Prudence6 Leonard, born on 17 May 1773 in Southborough,[376] married William Alexander on 26 May 1795 in Southborough.[377] He was not a head of household in Worcester Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census, and he may have been the William Alexander living in Cheshire Co., NH, in the 1800 census.[378] They had at least one son:

1. Josiah Alexander, born on 25 May 1796 in Winchendon, MA.[379]

b. Lydia Leonard, born on 31 July 1775 in Southborough.[380]

c. Sally Leonard, born on 1 Feb. 1778 in Southborough.[381]

d. Joanna Leonard, born on 15 May 1781 in Southborough.[382]

e. Ezekiel Leonard, born on 11 Apr. 1784 in Southborough.[383]

f. Hannah Leonard, born on 22 June 1785 in Windsor, Berkshire Co., MA.[384]

g. Submit Leonard, born on 5 Jan. 1789 [sic] in Windsor, MA.[385]

h. Jesse Leonard, born on 20 Jan. 1789 [sic] in Plainfield, NH.[386]

i. Lucy6 Leonard, born on 6 Apr. 1790 in Plainfield, NH,[387] supposedly married Simeon B. Pepper on 16 Sept. 1810 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT, but she died on 16 May 1812.[388]

j. Serjant Leonard, born on 2 Apr. 1792 in Plainfield, NH,[389] died on 6 Sept. 1795 in Windsor, MA, aged 3 years.[390]

k. Levi Leonard, born on 10 June 1794 in Plainfield, NH.[391]

l. Jacob Serjant Leonard, born on 23 July 1796 in Windsor, MA.[392]

 

 

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    [1] Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], p. 248, marriage intentions recorded on 17 Apr. 1727 in Kingston, he was of Bridgewater.

    [2] Van Antwerp, Lee D., edited by Ruth Wilder Sherman, Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 34.

    [3] Plymouth VRs, p. 665, the marriage of Thomas Cushman and Ruth Howland on 17 Nov. 1664 in Plymouth; Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 200.

    [4] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 22, p. 207-208, from FHL microfilm #0558820, witnessed by Josiah Edson Jr. and Josiah Edson 3d.

    [5] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 26, p. 112, from FHL microfilm #0558822, witnessed by John Benson and Ephraim Leonard.

    [6] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 24, p. 7-8, from FHL microfilm #0558822, witnessed by John Benson and Ephraim Leonard.

    [7] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 29, p. 83, from FHL microfilm #0558823, witnessed by Ebenezer Alden and Daniel Johnson.

    [8] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 29, p. 83-84, from FHL microfilm #0558823, witnessed by Ebenezer Alden and Daniel Johnson.

    [9] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 29, p. 202-203, from FHL microfilm #0558823, witnessed by John Tinkham and Moses Sturtevant.

    [10] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 204, from FHL microfilm #0558823, witnessed by John Tinkham and Moses Sturtevant.

    [11] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 205, from FHL microfilm #0558828, witnessed by John Hooper and Israel Keith, the deed undated, but acknowledged on 25 Sept. 1739.

    [12] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 37, p. 207-208, from FHL microfilm #0558826, witnessed by James Warren and Benjamin White.

    [13] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 238, from FHL microfilm #0558828, witnessed by James Warren and Benjamin White.

    [14] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 48, p. 236, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Ephraim Tilson and Jacob Tomson Jr.

    [15] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 48, p. 236-237, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Gideon Bradford and Joseph Bradford.

    [16] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 48, p. 237, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Gideon Bradford and Joseph Bradford.

    [17] Book of the First Church of Christ, In Middleborough, Plymouth County, Mass., Boston, 1852, p. 94, member #446, John Leonard Sr., husband of Abigail.

    [18] Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Volume One 1986, Volume Two 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 1, p. 86.

    [19] Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 336, the marriage of Benjamin Jackson and Hope Bryant on 14 Mar. 1733 in Plympton.

    [20] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 124; Vol. 2, p. 54.

    [21] Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], p. 45, daughter of Benjamin and Hopestill Jackson.

    [22] Plymouth VRs, p. 32, the birth of Benjamin, son of Eliazar and Hannah Jacson, on 2 Aug. 1710 in Plymouth; Plymouth VRs, p. 86, the marriage of Eliazar Jacson and Hannah Ransom on 29 Jan. 1690/1 in Plymouth; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 159.

    [23] Plympton VRs, p. 46, the birth of Hopestil, daughter of James and Sarah Bryant, on 23 June 1713 in Plympton; Plympton VRs, p. 268, the marriage of James Brient and Sarah Cushman on 8 July 1708 in Plympton.

    [24] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 64, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Jeremiah Howland and Moses Wood.

    [25] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 54, p. 178, from FHL microfilm #0559120, witnessed by Andrew Oliver and Jane Clarke.

    [26] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 56, p. 241, from FHL microfilm #0559121, witnessed by William Bennet Jr. and Silvanus Bennet.

    [27] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 55, p. 235, from FHL microfilm #0559120, witnessed by Lemuel Thomas and Ebenezer Williamson.

    [28] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 243, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Ebenezer Sprout and Jacob Bennet.

    [29] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 18-19, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by John Leonard, Thomas Smith, Caleb Leonard and Susanna Smith, but not recorded until 22 May 1794.

    [30] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 173, Middleborough Town, Plymouth County, the John Leonard household had 2 free white males aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 5 free white females.

    [31] Wood, Deacon Alfred, Record of Deaths, Middleboro, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants,

Boston, 1947, [hereinafter Wood, Middleboro Deaths], p. 100.

    [32] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12626, Vol. 27, p. 398, Vol. 33, pp. 82-83, 242-243.

    [33] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 34, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [34] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 42, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [35] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 60, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Caleb Leonard and John Leonard, and acknowledged by Susanna Leonard in Lincoln County.

    [36] He was still under 45 years of age in the 1800 federal census, but aged 45 or over in the 1810 federal census.

    [37] Calculated from her age at death.

    [38] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

    [39] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 101, the marriage intentions of Elias Vaughan and Miss Lucy Shaw, both of Middleborough, recorded on 11 Jan. 1783 in Middleborough.

    [40] www.findagrave.com, memorial #84478235, from his gravestone in Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [41] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 117, marriage intentions recorded on 7 Apr. 1791 in Middleborough.

    [42] Plymouth County Probate. Vol. 27, p. 378, from FHL microfilm #0550714.

    [43] Plymouth County Probate. Vol. 27, p. 398, from FHL microfilm #0550714.

    [44] Plymouth County Probate. Vol. 33, p. 242-243.          

    [45] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 82, p. 188, from FHL microfilm #0559134, witnessed by Joseph Clark and Thomas Pratt.

    [46] Lincoln County Land Records, Vol. 31, p. 228, from FHL microfilm #0011373, witnessed by Josiah Hayden and John Leonard.

    [47] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 34, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [48] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 42, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [49] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 2, p. 122-123, from FHL microfilm #0011068, witnessed by Asa Wilbur and Daniel Wilbur.

    [50] 1800 Federal Census, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 1270, the Caleb Leonard household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [51] Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, from FHL m7icrofilm #0012055, the birth of Susannah, daughter of Caleb and Lucey Lenord, on 13 Aug. 1802 in Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME.

    [52] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 170-171, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Samuel Titcomb and Thomas Farrington.

    [53] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, pp. 171, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Isaac Jackson and John Jackson Jr.

    [54] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 7, p. 348, from FHL microfilm #0011071, witnessed by Asa Wilbur and Mercy Hollowell.

    [55] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 7, p. 347, from FHL microfilm #0011071, witnessed by John Ward Jr. and William Ward.

    [56] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 13, p. 449-450, from FHL microfilm #0011075, witnessed by Eliphalet Brett and William Ward.

    [57] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 13, p. 450, from FHL microfilm #0011075, witnessed by Jonathan Dyer and David Sawtell.

    [58] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 13, p. 450-451, from FHL microfilm #0011075, witnessed by Elisha Barrows and John Porter.

    [59] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 13, p. 563, from FHL microfilm #0011075, witnessed by Samuel Ellis and Freeborn Ellis.

    [60] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 18, p. 528, from FHL microfilm #0011079, witnessed by Asa Wilbur Jr. and David Wilbur.

    [61] 1810 Federal Census, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 809, the Caleb Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [62] Calculated from her age at death.

    [63] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 105, the marriage of Jacob Green and Sarah Jackson, both of Middleborough, on 17 June 1746 in Middleborough.

    [64] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 93, marriage intentions recorded on 1 Aug. 1778 in Middleborough.

    [65] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 94.

    [66] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 76, Susanna, wife of Robert Green; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142750529, from her gravestone in Purchade Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [67] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 108, marriage intentions recorded on 16 July 1786 in Middleborough.

    [68] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 33, p. 242-243. Two children were recorded to Robert and Susanna Green in Middleborough, a son Samuel born on 31 Jan. 1780, and a daughter Sarah born on 9 May 1781, in Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192.

    [69] Plymouth County Probate Docket #8722, Vol. 26, p. 274.

    [70] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 32, p. 21.

    [71] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 167-168, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Noah Clark and Chicr[?] Foster. 

    [72] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 62, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Noah Clark and Chas. Foster.

    [73] He was still under 45 years of age in the 1800 federal census, but aged 45 or over in the 1810 federal census.

    [74] Duxbury VRs, p. 288, the marriage of Asa Philips and Cynthia Southworth on 5 Oct. 1769 in Duxbury.

    [75] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #30270590, calculated from her age at death.

    [76] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 33, p. 242-243.

    [77] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 76, p. 191-192, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Nehemiah Bennett and Thomas Harlow.

    [78] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 78, p. 84-85, from FHL microfilm #0559132, witnessed by Nehemiah Bennet and Zenas Harlow.

    [79] Lincoln County Land Records, Vol. 31, p. 177-178, from FHL microfilm #0011373, witnessed by Mary Pollard and Lucy Phillips.

    [80] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 34, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [81] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 77, p. 42, from FHL microfilm #0559131, witnessed by Thomas Bennett and Leonard Briggs.

    [82] Lincoln County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 140, from FHL microfilm #0011378, witnessed by Asa Phillips and Elisha Parkhurst.

    [83] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 239, from FHL microfilm #0011073, witnessed by Thomas Rice and Benjamin Pattee.

    [84] 1800 Federal Census, 25 Mile Pond, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 455, the John Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [85] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 16, p. 28, from FHL microfilm #00110077, witnessed by Asa Phillips and Jonah Crosby 3d.

    [86] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 16, p. 98, from FHL microfilm #0011077, witnessed by Jonah Crosby 3d and Asa Phillips.

    [87] Kennebec County Land Records, Vol. 18, p. 167, from FHL microfilm #0011079, witnessed by Henry Johnson and Dominicus Getchell.

    [88] 1810 Federal Census, Fairfax, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 765, the John Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [89] 1820 Federal Census, Unity, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 691, the Abigail Leonard household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 2 females aged 16-25 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 456 or over, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [90] www.findagrave.com, memorial #30270590, from her gravestone in Fowler Cemetery in Unity, Waldo Co., ME, wife of John Leonard.

    [91] Calculated from her age at death.

    [92] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

    [93] Calculated from his age at death.

    [94] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

    [95] Calculated from his age at death.

    [96] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

    [97] Calculated from his age at death.

    [98] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 100.

    [99] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #65560822, calculated from her age at death.

    [100] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 33, p. 242-243.

    [101] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #65560791, calculated from his age at death.

    [102] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 60, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by Caleb Leonard and John Leonard.

    [103] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 94, p. 60-61, from FHL microfilm #0559140, witnessed by John Tinkham and Joseph Tinkham.

    [104] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 147, p. 106-107, from FHL microfilm #0559973, witnessed by John Tinkham and Seth Miller, but not recorded until 21 Oct. 1822.

    [105] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 166, p. 259, from FHL microfilm #0559985, witnessed by Samuel Wood and Parthenai Fuller, but not recorded until 17 May 1829.

    [106] www.findagrave.com, memorial #65560791, from his gravestone in North Windsor Cemetery in Windsor, Kennebec Co., ME.

    [107] www.findagrave.com, memorial #65560822, from her gravestone in North Windsor Cemetery in Windsor, ME.

    [108] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 86.

    [109] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 Volumes, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 3, p. 123, daughter of John and Abigail Leonard.

    [110] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 86.

    [111] Halifax VRs, pp. 30, 63; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 64, marriage intentions recorded on 7 Nov. 1767 in Middleborough.

    [112] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 48, p. 236-237, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Gideon Bradford and Joseph Bradford.

    [113] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 48, p. 237, from FHL microfilm #0559117, witnessed by Gideon Bradford and Joseph Bradford.

    [114] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 54, p. 197-198, from FHL microfilm #0559120, witnessed by Silvanus Cottle and Edward Cottle.

    [115] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 57, p. 238, from FHL microfilm #0559121, signed by Meshach Leonard, Patience Leonard, and his mother Abigail Leonard, and witnessed by Edward Wood Jr., Peter Wood, Elijah Briggs and Josiah Harlow.

    [116] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 161.

    [117] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 161.

    [118] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 130, 171.

    [119] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Wareham, p. 70, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0482235, under the children of Joseph and Mary Sturtevant.

    [120] A Jonathan Sturtevant, aged 79, was living in Bowdoinham, Lincoln Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census with a wife named Ruth, but she was only aged 70.

    [121] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 86.

    [122] Calculated from her age at death.

    [123] Bond, Henry, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1860, [hereinafter Bond, Watertown], p. 276.

    [124] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 2, p. 244.

    [125] Bond, Watertown, p. 276; Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1908, [hereinafter Marlborough VRs], p. 91, under “Herington.”

    [126] Bond, Watertown, p. 274; Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 345.

    [127] Bond, Watertown, p. 620; Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 782.

    [128] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [129] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 148, Marlborough Town, Middlesex County, the Danl Harrington household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

    [130] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [131] Marlborough VRs, p. 364, his age from his gravestone.

    [132] Marlborough VRs, p. 88.

    [133] Per Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [134] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [135] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [136] Marlborough VRs, p. 88.

    [137] Marlborough VRs, p. 230, marriage of Jedidiah Brigham and Bethia How on 18 May 1720 in Marlborough.

    [138] Marlborough VRs, p. 261.

    [139] Marlborough VRs, p. 47.

    [140] Marlborough VRs, p. 40, birth of Jedadiah Brigham, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Brigham, on 8 June 1693 in Marlborough; p. 227, marriage of Samuel “Bridgam” and Elizabeth How in 1683.

    [141] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 148, Marlborough Town, Middlesex County, the Winslow Brigham household had 4 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [142] Marlborough VRs, p. 350, “Mr. Winslow Brigham.”

    [143] Marlborough VRs, p. 347.

    [144] Marlborough VRs, p. 37.

    [145] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ; Marlborough VRs, p. 229, marriage of George Brigham and Mary Bragg on 11 Apr. 1754 in Marlborough.

    [146] Marlborough VRs, p. 46.

    [147] Marlborough VRs, p. 347, his age from his gravestone.

    [148] Marlborough VRs, p. 350, her age from her gravestone.

    [149] Marlborough VRs, p. 35.

    [150] Marlborough VRs, p. 218, marriage of Edward Barns and Submit Furbush on 23 Jan. 1765 in Marlborough.

    [151] Marlborough VRs, p. 227.

    [152] Marlborough VRs, p. 19.

    [153] Marlborough VRs, p. 346.

    [154] Marlborough VRs, p. 40.

    [155] Marlborough VRs, p. 348.

    [156] Marlborough VRs, p. 40.

    [157] Marlborough VRs, p. 226, marriage of William Boyd and Lydia Morse on 8 July 1766 in Marlborough.

    [158] Marlborough VRs, p. 230.

    [159] Marlborough VRs, p. 34.

    [160] Marlborough VRs, p. 348.

    [161] Marlborough VRs, p. 348.

    [162] Marlborough VRs, p. 38.

    [163] Marlborough VRs, p. 219, marriage of Solomon Barns and Judith Hapgood on 2 May 1764 in Marlborough.

    [164] Marlborough VRs, p. 229.

    [165] Marlborough VRs, p. 22

    [166] Marlborough VRs, p. 341.

    [167] Marlborough VRs, p. 340.

    [168] Marlborough VRs, p. 36.

    [169] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ.

    [170] Marlborough VRs, p. 41.

    [171] Per parents per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ, and Lionel C. Lewis, of Mulliken, MI.

    [172] Marlborough VRs, p. 230.

    [173] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ.

    [174] Marlborough VRs, p. 36

    [175] Her mother’s maiden name from the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Hilary G. Jefferies, of Aurora, CO.

    [176] Marlborough VRs, p. 228.

    [177] Marlborough VRs, p. 42.

    [178] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Hilary G. Jefferies, of Aurora, CO, and Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ.

    [179] Marlborough VRs, p. 42.

    [180] Marlborough VRs, p. 303, marriage of Peter Rice and Levina How on 2 Jan. 1772 in Marlborough.

    [181] Marlborough VRs, p. 231.

    [182] Marlborough VRs, p. 154.

    [183] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Charles V. Grife, of Arivaca, AZ.

    [184] Marlborough VRs, p. 42.

    [185] Marlborough VRs, p. 348.

    [186] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [187] Marlborough VRs, p. 266, marriage of Abraham How and Rachel Rice on 20 May 1724 in Marlborough.

    [188] Marlborough VRs, p. 262.

    [189] Marlborough VRs, p. 95.

    [190] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 232, Princeton Town, Worcester County, the Abner How household had 4 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.

    [191] Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1902, [hereinafter Princeton VRs], p. 171.

    [192] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [193] Princeton VRs, p. 40.

    [194] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [195] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [196] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [197] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [198] Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1905, [hereinafter Rutland VRs] p. 117, marriage of John Briant and Esther Stone on 6 Jan. 1757 in Rutland.

    [199] Princeton VRs, p. 109.

    [200] Rutland VRs, p. 18.

    [201] Rutland VRs, p. 216.

    [202] Rutland VRs, p. 217, she is identified as daughter of Abner and Sarah Howe in the death record.

    [203] Princeton VRs, p. 40.

    [204] Princeton VRs, p. 108, marriage intentions recorded 13 Aug. 1791 in Princeton.

    [205] Princeton VRs, p. 162, her gravestone has the date as April 12, 1818.

    [206] Princeton VRs, p. 130, marriage of Samuel Richardson and Lucy Mirick on 30 Sept. 1784 in Princeton; p. 186, death of Samuel Richardson on 26 July 1814 in Princeton, aged 54 years.

    [207] Princeton VRs, p. 95, marriage intentions recorded 28 Aug. 1818 in Princeton.

    [208] Princeton VRs, p. 40.

    [209] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [210] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [211] Princeton VRs, p. 119, marriage of Ephraim Mirick and Deborah Gleason on 26 Oct. 1775 in Princeton.

    [212] Princeton VRs, p. 108, marriage intentions recorded 9 Jan. 1802 in Princeton.

    [213] Princeton VRs, p. 49.

    [214] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [215] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [216] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [217] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Lynn L. Bennett, of Price, UT.

    [218] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Lynn L. Bennett, of Price, UT.

    [219] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [220] Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1908, [hereinafter Westminster VRs], p. 144, marriage of Edward Goodnow and Lois Rice, of Shrewsbury, on 17 Jan. 1770 in Shrewsbury; Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1904, [hereinafter Shrewsbury VRs], p. 157, marriage of Edward Goodnow of Westminster and Lois Rice on 17 Jan. 1770 in Shrewsbury.

    [221] Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Lynn L. Bennett, of Price, UT; Princeton VRs, p. 108.

    [222] Princeton VRs, p. 30.

    [223] Princeton VRs, p. 39.

    [224] Nourse, Henry S., ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, Lancaster, 1890, [hereinafter Lancaster VRs], p. 105, marriage of David Brooks and Patience White, both of Lancaster, on 14 June 1774 in Lancaster.

    [225] Princeton VRs, p. 109.

    [226] Princeton VRs, p. 15.

    [227] Princeton VRs, p. 171.

    [228] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [229] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA. There is an I.G.I. Individual Record for Ephraim Breed that shows him being born on 14 Sept. 1731 in Charlestown, MA, the son of Ephraim and Hannah (Huet) Breed, and marrying Margaret Harrington in 1794, but that would put him at about 63 years of age at his marriage, which is certainly possible but does not seem likely. Another I.G.I. Individual Record for this same Ephraim Breed shows him marrying Hannah Newell on 12 May 1757 in Charlestown, which is much more likely, although this same record shows Hannah dying on 2 Jan. 1761 in Charlestown, and another I.G.I. Individual Record shows this same Ephraim Breed marrying secondly to Ann Larkin on 3 Dec. 1761 in Charlestown, and her dying in 1793 in Charlestown, so it may be that Margaret Harrington was his third wife.

    [230] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [231] Bond, Watertown, p. 368; Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1903, [hereinafter Southborough VRs], p. 125, marriage of John Mixer and Mary Lyscom on 25 Dec. 1739 in Southborough.

    [232] Marlborough VRs, p. 286, his name is “Farrington” in the marriage record.

    [233] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Framingham VRs], p. 142.

    [234] Bond, Watertown, p. 368.

    [235] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 148, Marlborough Town, Middlesex County, the John Harrington household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.

    [236] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [237] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [238] Marlborough VRs, p. 88.

    [239] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA; Vital Records of Gill, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1904, [hereinafter Gill VRs], p. 57, marriage intentions recorded between Daniel Harington, of Adams, and Betsy Combs on 9 Dec. 1795 in Gill.

    [240] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [241] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA; Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1907, [hereinafter Hubbardston VRs], p. 140.

    [242] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [243] Per email letter of Marilyn Maier Collins of 21 June 2000.

    [244] Southborough VRs, p. 115.

    [245] Calculated from his age at death.

    [246] Southborough VRs, p. 162.

    [247] Southborough VRs, p. 162.

    [248] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [249] Southborough VRs, p. 109, marriage of Nathan Fay and Lucy Beamas on 2 July 1771 in Southborough.

    [250] Marlborough VRs, p. 262; Southborough VRs, p. 115, marriage intentions of Levina Harrington of Marlborough and Edmund Fay recorded on 28 Nov. 1800 in Southborough.

    [251] Southborough VRs, p. 33.

    [252] Southborough VRs, p. 165.

    [253] Southborough VRs, p. 165.

    [254] Marlborough VRs, p. 88.

    [255] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA, and Marilyn Maier Collins, of San Antonio, TX, but marriage intentions were not recorded in Marlborough, and Betsey Harrington was called “of Lexington” in the marriage record; Lexington, Mass., Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1898, [hereinafter Lexington VRs], p. 121; Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1898, [hereinafter Lexington VRs], p. 121; Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, From 1640 to 1873, Woburn, MA, 1890, [hereinafter Woburn VRs], Vol. 3, p. 124.

    [256] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [257] Marlborough VRs, p. 269, marriage of Josiah How and Molly Adams on 26 Feb. 1770 in Marlborough.

    [258] Marlborough VRs, p. 262.

    [259] Marlborough VRs, p. 101.

    [260] Rice, Franklin P., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths, Worcester Society of Antiquity, Worcester, MA, 1894, [hereinafter Worcester VRs], p. 123.

    [261] Her parents per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Jeanne W. Muse, of Asheville, NC.

    [262] Vital Records of Oakham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1905, [hereinafter Oakham VRs], p. 80, marriage intentions recorded 15 July 1810 in Oakham.

    [263] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Jeanne W. Muse, of Asheville, NC.

    [264] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Jeanne W. Muse, of Asheville, NC.

    [265] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [266] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA.

    [267] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [268] Per the FHS Ancestral File, submitted by Nancy R. Harrington, of La Verne, CA.

    [269] Marlborough VRs, p. 364, his age from his gravestone.

    [270] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [271] Marlborough VRs, p. 364.

    [272] Marlborough VRs, p. 89.

    [273] Marlborough VRs, p. 321, marriage of David Warren and Eunice How on 20 Sept. 1749 in Marlborough.

    [274] Marlborough VRs, p. 262.

    [275] Marlborough VRs, p. 189.

    [276] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHL microfilm #1001004.

    [277] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHL microfilm #1001004.

    [278] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHL microfilm #1001004.

    [279] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHL microfilm #1001004.

    [280] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHL microfilm #1001004.

    [281] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the New Hampshire Index to Births, from FHS microfilm #1001004.

    [282] Per the I.G.I. Individual Record, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #448069.

    [283] Sherman, Robert Moody, Robert S. Wakefield and Lydia Dow Finlay, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Fifteen: Family of James Chilton, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1997, p. 59 under the notes to Josiah Leonard; Vital Records of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Hopkinton VRs], p. 316, marriage of Margery Learnerd and Nathanil Pratt on 17 June 1729 in Hopkinton.

    [284] Framingham VRs, p. 162, her father called “Nathaniel Pratt Jr.” in the records because there was an older Nathaniel Pratt also living in Framingham, but the older Nathaniel probably wasn’t his father.

    [285] Framingham VRs, p. 163.

    [286] Framingham VRs, p. 458.

    [287] Calculated from the date of his marriage in 1732 if he was the Ezekiel Leonard who married Joanna Hudson in 1732.

    [288] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 199: marriage of Daniell Hutson and Mary Orcut on 19 May 1697 in Bridgewater.

    [289] Southborough VRs, p. 122, under “Lennard.”

    [290] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 249.

    [291] Southborough VRs, p. 172; Worcester Co. Probate Docket #37054.

    [292] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 235, Southborough Town, Worcester County, the Joanna Leonard household had 3 free white females.

    [293] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [294] Southborough VRs, p. 172.

    [295] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [296] Southborough VRs, p. 172.

    [297] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [298] Marlborough VRs, p. 215, marriage of James Ballows and Thankfull Willis on 18 Jan. 1726/7 in Marlborough.

    [299] Southborough VRs, p. 122, under “Lenard.”

    [300] Southborough VRs, p. 15.

    [301] Marlborough VRs, p. 26.

    [302] Southborough VRs, p. 94. The unnamed wife of James Bellows Jr. died in Southborough on 23 May 1754 (Southborough VRs, p. 156.)

    [303] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 235, Southborough Town, Worcester County, the James Bellows household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

    [304] Southborough VRs, p. 156.

    [305] Southborough VRs, p. 156.

    [306] Southborough VRs, p. 15.

    [307] Per the I.G.I. Individual Record, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 447776 and 455027.

    [308] FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by Leigh Bellows, of North Platte, NE; Westborough VRs, p. 123.

    [309] Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1903, [hereinafter Sudbury VRs], p. 122.

    [310] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, taken from an FHL patron family group sheet, microfilm #1396084.

    [311] Southborough VRs, p. 15.

    [312] Southborough VRs, p. 15.

    [313] Southborough VRs, p. 50, under “Lenard.”

    [314] Southborough VRs, p. 172.

    [315] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [316] Worcester Co. Probate Docket #37050.

    [317] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [318] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [319] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, [hereinafter Uxbridge VRs], p. 274, marriage intentions recorded 24 Sept. 1770 in Uxbridge, MA.

    [320] Davis, Walter A., The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including that which part is now Fitchburg, 1719-1764, Fitchburg, 1896, [hereinafter Lunenburg VRs], p. 223, marriage intentions recorded between William Alexander and Elizabeth Bradley on 26 Aug. 1743 in Lunenburg.

    [321] Lunenburg VRs, p. 272.

    [322] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 240, Upton Town, Worcester County, the William Alexander household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females. No births were recorded for children of William and Sarah Alexander in Upton, but marriages were found for Ezekiel and Leonard Alexander in the vital records of Upton in the period of 1803-1807, appropriate for the ages of sons of Sarah (Leonard) Alexander. (Upton VRs, p. 75.)

    [323] 1800 Federal Census, Upton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 390, the Willm Alexander household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [324] Vital Records of Upton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1904, [hereinafter Upton VRs], p. 156.

    [325] Upton VRs, p. 162.

    [326] Daniel, William, Ezekiel and Leonard all from the I.G.I. Individual Records, but the source was not listed.

    [327] Upton VRs, p. 118, marriage of Francis Nelson and Hannah Tyler on 4 Feb. 1755 in Upton.

    [328] Upton VRs, p. 75.

    [329] Upton VRs, p. 40.

    [330] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, the source not listed.

    [331] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, the source not listed; Worcester VRs, p. 292.

    [332] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, the source not listed.

    [333] Calculated from his age at his second marriage in 1849.

    [334] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter Milford VRs], p. 194, marriage intentions recorded 28 Jan. 1797 in Milford.

    [335] Vital Records of Warren (Formerly Western), Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1910, [hereinafter Warren VRs], p. 157.

    [336] Warren VRs, p. 157.

    [337] Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1909, [hereinafter Brookfield VRs], p. 252, called “son of William and Sarah Alexander, widower, aged 73” in his marriage record.

    [338] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, the source not listed; his year of birth matches his age at death, but the date of his birth may be confused with the date of his death.

    [339] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1920, [hereinafter Mendon VRs], p. 424, marriage of Calvin Wheelock and Marcy White on 1 Oct. 1778 in Mendon.

    [340] Mendon VRs, p. 235; Upton VRs, p. 75, marriage intentions recorded 15 Mar. 1803 in Upton.

    [341] Mendon VRs, p. 208.

    [342] Upton VRs, p. 155.

    [343] Upton VRs, p. 156.

    [344] Uxbridge VRs, p. 204; Upton VRs, p. 75, marriage intentions recorded 9 Mar. 1807 in Upton.

    [345] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, the source not listed.

    [346] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [347] Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1903, [hereafter Westborough VRs], p. 123, under “Biglo,” the marriage of Cornelius Biglo of Marlborough and Mary Greaves on 28 Dec. 1731 in Westborough, MA.

    [348] Westborough VRs, p. 178.

    [349] Westborough VRs, p. 19.

    [350] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 242, Westborough Town, Worcester County, the John Leonard household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [351] Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1800, Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1938, reprint, Clearfield Company, Baltimore, MD, 2000, p. 134, Brookline, Windham County, the John Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [352] 1810 Federal Census, Brookline, Windham Co., VT, p. 247, the John Leonard household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 2 females aged 45 or over.

    [353] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted on 11 Jan. 2003 by Martin Timmerman, and on 27 Feb. 2003 by Kay Palmer.

    [354] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [355] Per Westborough VRs, p. 178.

    [356] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [357] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 11 Jan. 2003 by Martin Timmerman.

    [358] 1810 Federal Census, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, p. 263, the Oliver Gilson household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [359] 1830 Federal Census, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, p. 81, the Oliver Gilson household had 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

    [360] 1850 Federal Census, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, p. 313, dwelling #131, family #137:

            Marshall Spring, 50, male, farmer, $1500, born VT

            Ann Spring, 42, female, born VT

            Mary A. Spring, 10, female, born VT, attending school

            Campbell M. Spring, 8, male, born VT, attending school

            Hiram[?] Spring, 3, male, born VT

            Mary Gilson, 79, female, born MA

    [361] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 11 Jan. 2003 by Martin Timmerman. 

    [362] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [363] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [364] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [365] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 11 Jan. 2003 by Martin Timmerman.

    [366] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 11 Jan. 2003 by Martin Timmerman.

    [367] Per Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [368] Per Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [369] Per Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [370] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [371] 1820 Federal Census, Brookline, Windham Co., VT, p. 111, the Josiah Leonard household had 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [372] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [373] Calculated from the birth of their first child on 17 May 1773.

    [374] 1790 Federal Census, Plainfield, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 88, the Solomon Leonard household had 1 male aged 16 or older, 1 male under 16, and 4 females.

    [375] 1800 Federal Census, Windsor, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 175, the Solomon Leonard household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [376] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [377] Southborough VRs, p. 122.

    [378] 1800 Federal Census, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 3, from the index.

    [379] Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1909, [hereinafter Winchendon VRs], p. 9.

    [380] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [381] Southborough VRs, p. 51.

    [382] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [383] Southborough VRs, p. 50.

    [384] Vital Records of Windsor, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter Windsor VRs], p. 43.

    [385] Windsor VRs, p. 43.

    [386] Windsor VRs, p. 43.

    [387] Per Windsor VRs, p. 43.

    [388] Per the I.G.I. Individual Records, but the source not listed.

    [389] Per Windsor VRs, p. 43.

    [390] Windsor VRs, p. 138.

    [391] Per Windsor VRs, p. 43.

    [392] Windsor VRs. p. 43.