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7. Maj. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2) m. Jenny, D. of Benjamin By- ram 1779, and had Anna 1780, Polly 1782, Jane 1786, Salome 1788, Rachael 1790, Charlotte 1792, Henriette 1795, Irene 1800 ; he d. June 20, 1810, æ. 54 .- Anna m. Dr. Noah Fearing 1799. -Polly m. William Randall Bates of Cummington 1803 .- Jane m. Elisha Blanchard of Weymouth 1809 .- Salome m. Mitchell Keith 1811, and d. 1839 .- Rachael m. William Snelling of Bos- ton 1811 .- Charlotte m. Simeon Tisdale, Jr., of T. 1815, and Mitchell Keith 1840 .- Henriette m. Cyrus Johnson of N. Bed- ford, s. of Isaiah of W. B .- Irene m. Dea. Morton Eddy 1822.
8. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Isaac 2) m. Deborah, D. of Timothy Conant 1783, and had Hannah, Susan, Sally, Deborah, Nathan, Caroline, Harriet, Julia ; he d. 1832 .- Hannah m. Nathan Nye of Freeport 1818, his 2d wife; Susan was his first wife, m. 1807. Sally m. Jonathan Cushing of Boston 1809 .- Deborah not m.
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Caroline m. Paul Revere 1816 .- Harriet m. Dr. Paul Lewis Nichols of Kingston 1814 .- Julia m. George W. Norwood of Boston.
9. Rev. Ebenezer (s. of Isaac 2) gra. B. U. 1788, and settled in the Ministry at Attleboro', and there m. a Richardson ; he thence removed to Black River, N. Y., and d. 1828, leaving a number of children ; William was one.
10. Joseph (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. John Ames, 1787, and had a D. Bethiah ; he went to Charleston, S. C. and he and his w. both d. there of the yellow fever Aug. 1799 .- Bethiah returned and m. Asa Mitchell, Esq., 1806, and settled at New Gloucestar and had a D., Sarah Harris ; he d. and she returned again to E. B. and m. George Young Phillips 1812, and went to Poughkepsie, N. Y .- Sarah H. m. there an Overocker, and d. young.
11. Byram (s. of John 3) m. Jennet, D. of Joseph Wesley 1793, and had Betsy, Marston, Jennet, (d. single 1825, æ. 27), Thomas, Mary, Susan, William, Lucy, George ; he d. 1820, æ. 50 .- Marston m. Christiana, D. of Joseph Gannett.
12. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Nathan, Esq., 8) m. Ann, D. of Abraham Wilkinson of North Providence (Pawtucket) 1821, and had Nathan *; he d., May 1835, and had another s. Nathan b. after his death. The widow is now dead.
13. Simeon (s. of Joshua of Hingham, probably,) m. Joanna Wood 1742 (his 2d w. perhaps), his will 1745; he had Joshua, Jacob, William, Abner, Lydia, (first wife of old John Alden), Mary Wood, and Sarah ; he first lived at Plymouth, and after- wards at M. where he d. His first wife, perhaps, was Margaret, D. of Jacob Cook of Plymouth m. 1716.
14. Joshua (s. of Simon 13) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Prince and wid. of Seth Ames 1742, and d. a. 1753 ; he had Prince, Elizabeth, Mary; he d. 1749 at M., where he lived; she was niece of Rev. Thomas Prince, the chronologist.
15. Jacob (s. of Simeon 13) m. Elizabeth, D. of Richard Davenport of S. B. 1749, lived in M. and d. 1753, and gave his estate to his child, if it should be born and live .- Molly Lazell m. William Cole 1774.
16. William (s. of Simeon 13) m. Eunice, D. of Richard Davenport, Jr., 1759, and lived in S. B., and had Eunice 1759; he removed from B. and had Joshua, William, John, Abner, Jacob, Rufus, Isaac, Levi. William went to Philadelphia .- John was a physician, and he and Abner went to New Salem .- Jacob went to New York .- Rufus went to Pennsylvania.
17. Joshua (s. of William 16) m. a Pratt in S. B. and went to Ware, thence to Windsor, thence to Pomfret, Vt., and had Levi, Rufus, William, Isaac, John.
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18. Isaac Lazell of Wardsbury, Vt. and his wife Hannah had Nathan, Isaac, Mariel, Thomas, Samuel, John, Rachel ; he d. a. 1827 .- Nathan lived in Carroll, Co. of Chautaugue, N. Y .- Isaac lived in Dover, Co. of Windham, Vt .- Rachel m. a Taylor.
19. Robert, Esq., (s. of Daniel 4) lived in Buckland, and had Marshall, Hiram, Alva, Philip, Robert, and 5 Ds .; he d. 1826, while a member of Gen. Court at Boston .- Marshall went to Pennsylvania .- Hiram and Philip went to N. York.
LEACH .- Giles Leach (from Weymouth) settled in W. B. before 1665 : m. Anne Nokes 1656; she lived in Dea. Samuel Bass' family in Braintree ; he had Sarah 1656, Elizabeth, Sam'l 1662, David, John, Ebenezer, Benjamin and perhaps others .- Sarah m. John Aldrich .- Elizabeth m. John Emerson 1693 .- Sarah and Samuel b. at Weymouth.
2. Samuel (s. of Giles 1) m. Mary, D. of Nicholas Byram, and had Samuel, Josiah, Seth, Elijah.
3. David (s. of Giles 1) and his wife Hannah had Mercy 1693, Hannah 1696*, Ephraim 1699, Experience 1702, David 1706, Mehitabel 1711, Abigail 1714; he d. a. 1757 .- Wid. Han- nah m. Ebenezer Edson 1758 .- Ephraim m. Ruth, D. of John Bolton 1734 .- Abigail m. Jacob Keith 1734 .- David m. Eliza- beth, D. of Francis Cook of Kingston 1742, and had Susanna 1743 .- David Leach m. wid. Hannah Newcomb 1751.
4. John (s. of Giles 1) and his wife Alice, had John 1695, Giles 1697, Stephen 1698, Abiel 1700, Ebenezer 1702, Mehita- bel 1704, Timothy 1707, Nehemiah 1709, Solomon 1712, Jesse 1714, and he d. 1744.
5. Ebenezer (s. of Giles 1) m. Prudence Stetson of Scituate 1707 .- Lydia Leach m. Ephraim Jackson 1736.
6. Benjamin (s. of Giles 1) m. Hepzibah Washburn 1702, and had Anne 1703, Joseph 1705, Mary 1708, Sarah 1711, Ben- jamin 1713, Ichabod 1716*, Jerathmael and Benanuel 1718, Nokes 1720, Susanna 1722, Hannah 1725, Phebe, Nathan, and Eunice .- Sarah m. Timothy Leach, perhaps 1732 .- Susanna m. Ezra Washburn 1742 .- Phebe m. Abner Fobes .- Eunice m. William Keith 1767.
7. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) and his wife Content had Elijah 1726, and Samuel; he d. a. 1756.
8. Seth (s. of Samuel 2) m. Mary, D. of Thos. Whitman, and had a son Seth, who had a s. Thos., who was probably father of Mr. Caleb Leach, formerly of Plymouth, the clock maker and in- genious mechanist .- Seth Leach m. Jane, D. of Joseph Harvey 1732.
9. Elijah (s. of Samuel 2) m. Jemima, D. of Benjamin Snow 1745, and had Elijah 1746, Jemima 1749; he removed to West- moreland .- Elijah Leach's wife d. 1763 .- Elijah Leach m. Ruth Prince of Kingston 1764 .- Jemima Leach m. James Lovell 1785.
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10. John (s. of John 4) m. Susanna White, perhaps, 1719, and had Alice, Abiah, Stephen, he was d. in 1744, and before his father .- Alice m. David Perkins 1738.
II. Giles (s. of John 4) went to Halifax, and had John, Mi- cah, Simeon 1734, Elizabeth, and probably others .- John had a son John .- Micah was father of Silvanus .- Elizabeth m. Jona. Shurtliff of M.
12. Stephen (s. of John 4) m. Sarah, D. of John Hooper 1725, and had Anne 1727, Stephen 1730; he d. 1729, and ques. if the wid. did not m. Ebenezer Snow 1737.
13. Ebenezer (s. of John 4) m. Joanna, D. of Josiah Wash- burn 1734, and had Daniel 1735, Joanna 1738 ; he m. Lydia Tilson, perhaps, 1739, and Deborah Sampson, perhaps, 1751 ; he d. a. 1753 .- Ebenezer Leach m. Mary Wilbor 1741 .- Deborah Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771 .- Eben. Leach d. 1803 very aged.
14. Timothy (s. of John 4) m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Leach probably 1732, and had Rebecca 1733, Ichabod 1735, Sarah 1739, Jonathan 1741, Levi 1744, Nathan 1746, Anne 1749, Timothy 1751 .- Rebecca m. Joshua Warren, Jr., 1760 .- Sarah m. Jona. Hayward of E. probably 1762 .- Anne m. James Stur- tevant probably 1769.
15. Nehemiah (s. of John 4) and his wife Mercy Staples, had Abigail 1730, Mercy 1732 ; (2d w. a Bryant of Plympton) James 1737, Ruth 1739, Robert 1740, Huldah 1742, Mehitabel 1744, Lydia, Nehemiah, Caleb, Susanna ; he d. 1769, she 1775 Abigail m. Benjamin Keith 1749 .- Mercy m. Nathaniel Latham 1756 .- Ruth m. Benjamin Packard 1762 .- Huldah m. Daniel Lazell 1761 .- Mehitabel m. Nathan Jones .- Lydia m. John Dickerman of Roxbury 1770 .- Susanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor.
16. Solomon (s. of John 4) m. Tabitha, D. of Samuel Wash- burn 1736; she d. 1736; and he m. Jerusha Bryant of Plympton 1739, and had Abisha 1739; his 2d wife d. 1743, and he m. Hannah Leach 1743, D. perhaps of Benjamin 6, and had Jeru- sha 1746, Solomon 1750, Israel 1752, Hannah 1755, Susanna 1758, Joseph 1760 .- Jerusha m. Isaac Leach of Westmoreland 1763 .- Abisha lived in E. and was father, probably, of Joshua, Philip, Shepard, and others .- Philip was educated and settled as a lawyer in Me.
17. Jesse (s. of John 4) and his w. Alice had Zadock 1741, Giles, Alice, Calvin ; he d. and she m. Daniel Bacon 1772 .- Alice m. Silas Leach 1778.
18. James (s. of Ebenezer 5, perhaps) and his wife Elizabeth lived in Kingston, and had Elizabeth 1735, Mercy 1738, and Sarah 1740.
19. Dea. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Ann Harris 1736, and had Benjamin, Jepthah, Isaiah.
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20. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Hannah, D. of John Keith 1740, and had Jedediah, Peleg, Benjamin, Eliphalet .- Benjamin Leach m. Joanna Wilbor 1751 .- Benjamin Leach m. wid. Abigail Bassett 1763 .- Wid. Hannah m. Israel Washburn and afterwards Dea. Hall of R.
21. Benanuel (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Betty Perkins 1741, and Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Edson 1745 .- Benanuel Leach m. Me- hitabel, D. of Benjamin Allen of E. B.
22. Samuel (s. of Samuel 7) and his wife Phebe had Phebe 1753, Silas 1755, Samuel 1757, Jeshurun 1760; he d. in the army 1760, æ. 33 .- Silas m. Alice, D. of Jesse Leach 1778 .- Samuel went to N. York.
23. Stephen (s. of John 10, perhaps), m. Lydia Flora of Halifax 1745, and had Lemuel 1745, Stephen 1747, Jeremiah 1751 .- Stephen Leach m. Sarah, D., perhaps, of Thos. Hooper 1749 .- Stephen Leach 1756 belonged to the baptist ch. in Swanzey.
24. Capt. Simeon (s. of Giles 11) settled in St. Corner; m. Elizabeth, D. of Theophilus Curtis 1765, and had Lot, Relief and Vashti. He d. 1777, æ. 43. Relief m. Oliver Harris 1789. -Vashti m. William Harris 1796.
25. Dea. Daniel (s. of Eben. 13) m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel Keith, 1760, and had Joanna 1761, Bethiah 1764, Deborah 1766, Ebenezer 1768, Daniel 1771, Olive 1773, Lydia 1775, Susanna 1778, Celia 1780. Joanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor .- Deborah m. Perez White 1787 .- Olive m. Azariah Fobes 1793 .- Susanna m. Isaac Hooper 1805 .- Celia m. Eliab Hayward Jr. 1803.
26. Ichabod (s. of Timothy 14) m. Penelope Cobb 1770, and had Jerathmael, Ephraim, Backus, Abigail. Jerathmael m. Cla- rissa Leach 1798, and went to Warren .- Ephraim m. Sarah, D. of Zenas Conant 1805 .- Backus m. Bethiah Hayward 1804 .- Abigail m. Freeman Jones 1792.
27. Jonathan, called Jr. or 2d, (s. of Timothy 14, or William 43) m. Experience Hartwell 1768, and had Silence 1768, Olive 1770, Lois and Eunice 1772 .- Jonathan Leach m. Abigail Leach 1763.
28. Levi (s. of Timothy 14) m. Hannah, D. of Abner Fobes, 1771, and had Levi.
29. Nathan (s. of Timothy 14) lived in N. B. and m. Debo- rah, wid. perhaps of Ebenezer, or D. of William Leach, 1771, and had Reliance 1772, Thaddeus 1775 ; on the record of these births his wife is called Hannah .- Reliance m. Noah Tirrell 1794; he had also Oliver, Sarah, who m. Allen Smith 1815, Li- beus, Eliphalet, Nathan. Oliver m. Sally, D. of Knight Brown, 1803, and a I). of Peleg Stetson 1817, and had Elbridge, who m. a D. of Eleazar Joslyn, and Oliver and others perhaps.
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30. James (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Hazadiah, D. of Robert Keith, 1765, and had Alpheus, Apollos, Caleb, James, Chloe, Roxiliana, Mercy, Sarah, Huldah, and Ruth .- James m. Betsy, D. of Nathaniel Leonard of T. 1811 .- Chloe m. Col. Salmon Fobes 1807 .- Roxiliana m. Elias Dunbar 1799 .- Mercy m. Ab- raham Gould 1809 .- Sarah m. Jonathan Keith 1792 .- Huldah m. George Chipman 1803 .- Ruth m. Joseph Bassett 1792.
31. Nehemiah (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Constant, D. of Rob- ert Keith, 1772, and had Eliphalet, Oliver, Lewis, and others. Eliphalet m. Phebe Caswell 1798.
32. Caleb (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Molly Adams 1780, and had Lydia 1782.
33. Zadock (s. of Jesse 17) m. Susanna, D. of Ezra Wash- burn of M., 1763, and had Susanna, Bezer, Abraham, Zebedee, Parnel, Rufus, Zadock. Susanna m. Edward Richmond 1788 .- Parnel m. Apollos Eaton of M. 1795 .- Rufus m. Nancy, D. of Ebenezer Perkins 1798, and went to N. Y.
34. Giles (s. of Jesse 17) m. Mehitabel Wilbor of R. and had Solomon, Hosea, Giles, Chloe, Alice, Laura, Betsy, Mehit- abel, Abigail ; he d. and she m. Luther Hall of R. 1806. Solo- mon m. Mary Holmes of K. 1806, and went to Rochester .- Hosea m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Seth Keith, 1807 .- Chloe m. Zephaniah Wilbor 1796 .- Alice m. Seth Crossman 1804 .- Betsy m. a Richmond .- Mehitabel mı. Samuel Cheesman 1806 .- Abi- gail m. Elias Ware of Wrentham 1809.
35. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 19) m. Mary, D. of Ebenezer Keith 1764, and had Joseph, Luke, Silas, Jephthah, Isaiah, Mary, Orphah, Lois, Hepzibah, Dinah. The mother d. 1791, and he m. Anna Short 1792, and had Anna 1793, Eunice 1796, Chloe 1799 .- Mary m. Libeus Fobes, Jr., 1807 .- Orphah m. Jacob Chipman .- Lois m. James Starr, Esq., 1797 .- Hepzibah m. Marshall Keith 1798 .- Dinah m. Fiske Ames 1819 .- Anna m. Galen Harvey 1817 .- Eunice m. Otis Harvey 1819.
36. Jedediah (s. of Benjamin 20) m. Phebe, D. of Robert Keith 1765, and had Wealthy 1767, Bernice 1771 ; she d. 1811, he 1813 .- Wealthy m. Joseph Leach 1788 .- Bernice m. Roxana, D. of Nath'l Hooper 1797 .- Bernice m. Olive, D. of William Keith, 1810.
37. Lemuel (s. of Stephen 23) m. Rebecca, D. of William Washburn 1767, and had Oliver 1768, and then removed to Hardwick, and then to Wendell, and had eight more children, viz .: Lemuel, Stephen, Gardner, Barnabas, Lewis, Artemas, Matilda and Rebecca .- Gardner was Representative 1839.
38. Capt. Lot (s. of Capt. Simeon 24) m. a Keith, and had Simeon and Betsy .- Betsy m. Perez Southworth, Jr., 1821.
39. Ebenezer (s. of Daniel 25) m. Eunice, D. of Benjamin Keith 1794 .- Ebenezer Leach d. 1834.
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40. Levi (s. of Levi 28) m. Betsy, d. of Zenas Conant 1798, and had Deborah Jackson 1799, Giles 1801, Anna 1807, Clarinda 1810, Betsy 1812, Sarah 1816, Levi 1818, George M. 1821 .- Giles gra. B. U.
41. Alpheus (s. of James 30) m. Cassandana, D. of William Keith, 1787, and had Anna 1787, Ambrose 1791, Sally 1793, Alpheus 1796, Louisa 1800, Wightman Rathburn 1804, Hepzibah Rathburn 1806, James Keith 1811 .- Ambrose m. Hannah, D. of Nehemiah Howard 1815 .- Alphus m. Eliza, D. of Bradford Mitchell.
42. Apollos (s. of James 30) m. Chloe, D. of Christopher Dyer 1796, and had Philo 1797, Sarah 1801, Olive 1803, Daniel 1806, Franklin 1809, Philander 1813 .- Daniel gra. B. U. 1830, m. Mary Lawton of Newport, and lived in Quincy, and after- wards in Roxbury .- Franklin m. Mary, D. of Isaac Fobes .- Sarah m. Ansel Perkins of N. B.
43. William Leach m. Mary Cohoon 1741, and had Jonathan 1742, Olive 1747, Deborah 1750, Hepzibah 1752, Catharine 1756. Deborah Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771.
44. Zadock (s. of Zadock 33) m. Polly Frost of West Cam- bridge and had Jane, Vesta, Betsy, Zadock Washburn .- Jane m. a Hammond of Rochester.
45. Abraham (s. of Zadock 33) m. Mary, D. of Amos Keith 1796, and had Eliza, Libeus, Susanna, Jesse, Eveline. He went to N. York, and there d .- Eliza m. Cyrus Miller of Northfield. -Libeus m. Mary Brooks of West Cambridge .- Susanna m. Wm. Piper of Irvin's Grant .- Jesse settled in N. York, and m. Mary Ann Miller.
46. Bezer (s. of Zadock 33) m. Betsy Shaw of M. 1793, and had Ezra, Isaac, Anne.
47. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Wealthy, D. of Jedediah Leach 1788, and had Clarissa, who m. Ezekiel Dyer 1811.
48. Luke (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Polly Starr 1788, and had Amory, and Harris, and removed to Me .- Amory m. Lydia, D. of Job Bearce 1817.
49. Silas (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Lois Leach 1796, and went to Charleston, S. C.
50. Thomas (s. or g. s. of Seth 8, perhaps,) had Thomas, Ebenezer, Seth, and several Ds .- Sarah m. Dea. John Soule 1807 .- Seth m. Mercy Sampson of M. 1719 .- Thomas m. Mary Nesbit of Leeds 1809, and Susan Holbrook of Braintree 1814.
51. Eliphalet (s. of Nathan 29) m. Hannah, D. of Asa Shaw 1806, and had Isaac 1807, Nahum 1809, Hannah, Washington 1812, Dexter 1814, Martha 1815.
52. Nathan (s. of Nathan 29) m. Mehitabel Gloyd, and had Nathan 1805, George Washington 1807, Mehitabel 1809, Eliza 1811, Sally 1814.
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53. Peleg Leach m. Sally Gilmore 1802, and had Peleg 1802, Sarah Field 1804, Adeline Cornet 1806, Olive 1807, Elisha Gil- more 1809, William Tirrell 1810, Ebenezer 1813.
54. Philo, Esq., (s. of Apollos 42) m. Lucia, D. of Capt. Joseph Hooper, and had James Edward 1825.
Tabitha Leach m. Robert Keith 1741 .- Rhoda m. David Alden of M. 1755 .- Orpha m. Edward Fobes 1761 .- Zilpha m. Edward Hayward of E. 1760 .- Dinah m. John Shaw of R. 1761. -Susanna m. Levi Hooper 1767 .- Mary m. Ebenezer Wash- burn 1772 .- Olive m. John Jones of M. 1770 .- Sarah m. Oliver Wentworth 1779 .- Polly m. Ephraim Packard 1789 .- Jenny m. Lemuel Wilbor 1799 .- Lois m. Baruch Wilbor 1799 .- Susanna m. Asa Packard 1811 .- Eunice m. Seth Britton of R. 1817 .- Anna m. Zenas Knapp of R. 1817 .- Minerva m. Jarvis White of R. 1819 .- Deborah m. Ziba (or Liba) Conant 1820 .- Lois m. Seth Packard, Jr., 1764 .- William m. Mary Cohoon 1741 .- Jonathan m. Frances Cohoon 1741 .- Clarissa in. Jerathmael Leach 1798. - Asa of Killingsly m. Eunice Turner 1787 .- Libeus m. Peggy Starr 1791 and went to Me .- Eliab m. Eunice, D. of William Keith 1802, and went to Charlemont, had 2 sons in Boston.
Lawrence Leach of Salem, freeman 1631 ; d. 1662, æ. 83 ; left a wid. Elizabeth ; ss. Clement (in England), John, Richard, and Robert ; perhaps Giles above was also his son or grandson .- Richard d. 1647, and left a son John .- John was at Salem 1637, d. 1659 .- Robert at Salem 1637, freeman 1644.
LENDALL .- James Lendall (of Duxbury) was an original proprietor of Bridgewater; his will 1652 at Dux. his w. Mary; both d. about 1652 ; he had Timothy and Abigail ; he gave his share in B. to Timothy; Constant Southworth appointed to administer and take care of the chidren. He never came to B.
LEONARD .- 1. Solomon Leonard (from Duxbury) an origi- nal proprietor, and one of the earliest settlers in Bridgewater .- The name was sometimes written LEONARDSON, LENNERSON, or LENNER, but by the family themselves always written LEONARD. He d. 1686 ; his widow Mary ; his children were Samnel, John, Jacob, Isaac, Solomon, and Mary, who m. John Pollard of T. 1673.
2. `Philip Leonard's estate was settled at Duxbury 1708 by his son-in-law Samuel Hill, who m. Phebe 1694; this man might have been brother or son of Solomon.
3. Samuel (s. of Solomon 1) settled his father's estate 1686, the first settlement recorded in Plymouth Probate Court .- Sam'l perhaps went to Worcester.
Samuel Leonardson, a boy taken by the Indians at Worcester, Mar. 15, 1697, was allowed £12 10s. for escaping from them, and slaying several of them, about 1700 .- (Mass. Records).
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4. John (s. of Solomon 1) and his wife Sarah had John, Enoch, Moses, Josiah, Joseph, and Sarah; he d. 1699 .- Sarah m. Thomas Washburn, perhaps, 1708.
5. Jacob (s. of Solomon 1); his will 1716, mentions his pres- ent wife Susanna ; he had Abigail, Susanna, Experience, Mary, Sarah, Solomon, Jacob 1702 *; he was warned out 1693; he appeared before in Weymouth and also in Worcester .- Abigail b. at Weymouth 1680. m. Thos. Washburn .- Susanna at Wey- mouth 1683, m. Ebenezer Hill 1714 .- Sarah b. at B. 1699, m. Wm. Orcutt 1721 .- Jacob, Isaac, and Moses all settled in Wor- cester as early as 1718 .- Moses was a selectman and ensign there 1725.
6. Isaac (s. of Solomon 1) and his wife Deliverance had Hannah 1680, and probably Isaac, Deliverance, Joseph, and others .- Isaac m. Mary Randall 1701 .- Deliverance m. Samuel Washburn 1701 .- Isaac, the father, conveyed his homestead to his son Joseph 1717, and went to Worcester, perhaps.
7. Solomon (s. of Solomon 1), no account of. There was an Ephraim Leonard in S. B. in 1738, who had several actions in court at that date ; whose s. he was is not ascertained .- Martha Leonard m. Ebenezer Eddy of Norton 1734.
8. John (s. of John 4) had Seth 1733, Orphah 1735; he had a dis. from W. B, ch. to Sutton 1741.
9. Enoch (s. of John 4) m. Elizabeth (D. probably of John) Hooper 1707, and had Enoch 1707, Elizabeth 1719 .- Elizabeth Leonard, the mother, perhaps, m. James Washburn 1720.
10. Josiah (s. of John 4) m. Marjoram Washburn 1699, and had John, Josiah, Ezekiel, Samuel, Nathan, Elizabeth, Mary, Margene ; he m. Abigail, D. of John Washburn 1717 ; his will 1743 .- Mary m. Daniel Harrington of Marlborough 1733 .- Margene m. a Pratt.
11. Joseph (s. of John 4) m. Hannah, D. of Richard Jennings 1712, and had Joseph and Hannah 1713, Moses 1714, Seth 1715, Timothy 1718, Rebecca 1721, Mehitabel 1724, Thankful 1726, Ebenezer 1728.
12, Capt. Solomon (s. of Jacob 5) m. Elizabeth, D. of David Perkins, and had Experience 1732, Solomon 1733, Elizabeth, Susanna ; he d. 1761. Experience m. Oliver Alden 1765 .- Elizabeth m. Hezekiah Hooper 1758 .- Susanna m. Samuel Whitman 1761.
13. Wm. Leonard m. Sarah, D. of John Bolton ; had Wm. 1710, John 1711, Sarah 1714, James 1716, Samuel 1818, Silas 1721, Mercy 1723, Jonathan 1726 .- James m. Jemima Heiford perhaps 1737.
14. Josiah (s. of Josiah 10) m. Jemima, D. of Josiah Wash- burn 1740, and had Susanna 1742, Rebecca 1744. Josiah 1745*,
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Marah 1748, Seth 1750, Moses 1752 ; he d. 1760; the wid. made her will 1784 .- Susanna m. Abner Kingman of M. 1762 .- Re- becca m. Capt. Abraham Washburn 1765 .- Marah m. Nathan'l Orcutt 1768 .- Seth d. 1775.
15. Nathan (s. of Josiah 10) m. Thankful Besse of Wareham 1744, and had Abigail 1745, Lydia 1747*, Sarah 1748*, Nathan 1750*, Huldah 1752*, Daniel 1754, Sarah 1756, Phebe 1758, Nathan 1760, Thankful ; he d. 1765 .- Abigail m. Israel Keith 1767 .- Sarah m. John Miller of M. 1778 .- Phebe d. 1779 .- Daniel m. Phebe Leonard of R. 1781, and went to Pomfret .- Nathan was a physician, m. Anstress, and had Seth 1789, and went to R. I .- Thankful m. Rufus Conant 1783 .- Nathan Leonard was a soldier at Roxbury 1776.
16. Samuel (s. of Josiah 10, or William 13) m. Lydia Besse and had Lydia 1751, Samuel 1753, Roland 1755, Silvanus 1759, Silas, Eunice, Zilphah, Abigail .- Roland m. Lydia Smith of Walpole 1786 .- Silvanus m. Eunice, D. of Samuel Kinsley 1786, and had a D. Clarissa who m. Leonard Pratt 1818 and went to Me .- Silas m. Nabby Smith 1785 .- Zilpha m. Cephas Kinsley 1787 .- Abigail of M. m. Jacob Perkins 1788 .- This family removed, perhaps, to Pomfret, Vt .- Samuel Leonard d. 1792, æ. 71.
17. Joseph (s. of Joseph 11) m. Mary, D. of Nathaniel Pack- ard 1721, and had Joseph, David and Jonathan, twins, Dan, Simeon, Seth*, Sarah; Mary, the mother, d. 1770 .- Sarah m. Isaac Poole 1743.
18. Seth (s. of John 8, perhaps,) m. Silence, D. of Nehemiah Packard 1769, and had Nehemiah 1769, Lucy 1772 ; he d. 1775, and his wid. m. Ebenezer Benson 1777 .- Nehemiah m. Phebe Pratt 1792 .- Lucy m. Alexander Alden 1792. .
19. Capt. Solomon (s. of Solomon 12) m. Joanna, D. of Joseph Washburn 1756, and had Jacob 1757, Mary 1759, Han- nah 1761, Enoch 1763, Solomon 1765, Marcus 1768, Ophir .- He and several of his sons removed westward .- Capt. Jacob m. Mary, D. of Isaac Swift 1788 .- Mary m. Jeremiah Conant 1782. Hannah m. Capt. Timothy Mitchell 1783 .- Solomon m. Huldah D. of Joseph Orcutt 1786 .- Marcus m. Polly Richards 1793 .- Enoch m. Abigail Hammond 1788.
20. David (s. of Joseph 17) was with Gen. Winslow in seizing the Neutral French at Nova Scotia 1755, m. Mary Hall of T. 1769, and had David, Zenas L., Mary, Bernard, Caleb F., Linus, George W., Sarah, Fanny, James, Charles Frederick, Olive, and Hannah .- David gra. B. U. 1792, m. Polly Pierce of M. 1797 .- Zenas L. gra. B. U. 1794, and settled in the ministry at Sturbridge .- Mary m. Daniel Leonard 1791, and afterwards Clifford Carver 1806 .- Sarah m. Jona. Bassett 1813 .- Fanny m. Zephaniah Dean of M. 1816 .- Olive m. Cephas Tomson of M.
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1802 .- Bernard d. in the western country 1834 .- Caleb F., Esq., m. Nancy Tomson of M. 1807 .- George W. went also to the west.
21. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 17) m. Martha, D. of Benjamin Washburn 1758, and had Martha 1759, Jonathan, David, Benja- min ; she d. 1804, æ. 73 .- Martha m. Cornelius Pratt .- Jonathan gra. H. U. 1786, and settled as a physician at Sandwich .- David m. Abigail Clark 1796.
22. Dan (s. of Joseph 17) m. Mary, D. of James Dunbar 1750, and had Mary 1751, Dan 1752, Experience 1753, Phebe 1755, Ziba 1756, Josiah 1758, Keziah 1760*, Calvin, Sally, Rosa- mond .- Mary m. Thomas Delano of Fairhaven .- Dan m. Hope Clapp of M. 1775, and went to Ware .- Experience m. Luther Reading of M. 1773 .- Phebe m. Joseph Delano of Fairhaven .- Ziba m. Chloe Shaw of M. 1783 and went to Ashfield .- Josiah went to M .- Calvin went to Holly .- Sally m. Isaac Shepard of Ashfield .- Rosamond m. Nathan Shaw 1782.
23. Simeon (s. of Joseph 17) m. Ann Smith of Lexington 1764, and had Rachel 1764, Jonas 1767, Ruth 1768, Anna 1770, Lois 1773, Oliver 1777, Molly 1779, Nahum and Simeon ; he d. 1793, æ. 56 .- Rachel m. William Swift 1795 .- Ann m. Ithamar Finney 1799 .- Lois m. John Croal Stetson 1795 .- Jonas removed to Oakham and there m. Cloe Allen 1804 .- Ruth m. Lazell Dean perhaps of R. 1789.
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