The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJames Leonard1 
M, #3032, * c 1643, + 1 Nov 1726
| Father | James Leonard1 * s 1610, + b 1691 |
| Mother | ? ? * s 1615 |
James Leonard was born c 1643.1 He (1) married Hannah.1 He (2) married Lydia Gulliver on 29 Oct 1675.1 He (3) married Rebecca.1 He died on 1 Nov 1726.1
Other information:
James Leonard and Hannah had four children.1
James Leonard and Lydia Gulliver had nine children.1
James Leonard and Rebecca had one child Ebenezer, who died unmarried.1 Thomas Leonard and James Leonard started another Iron Works in the "Taunton North Purchase" in 1695. James sold his half of the works in 1707 to his nephew George Leonard, son of Thomas. In 1713 George received the other half after the death of his father. This became the basis of the Leonard Iron Works in Norton, Massachusetts, which stayed in the family for over a 100 years.2
On 9 Jul 1689 Major William Bradley, son of William Bradley, Esq. deceased, gave a quitclaim deed to the inhabitants of Taunton, Massachusetts. They paid £20.- for it. James Leonard was listed among the original purchasers.3
Other information:
James Leonard and Hannah had four children.1
James Leonard and Lydia Gulliver had nine children.1
James Leonard and Rebecca had one child Ebenezer, who died unmarried.1 Thomas Leonard and James Leonard started another Iron Works in the "Taunton North Purchase" in 1695. James sold his half of the works in 1707 to his nephew George Leonard, son of Thomas. In 1713 George received the other half after the death of his father. This became the basis of the Leonard Iron Works in Norton, Massachusetts, which stayed in the family for over a 100 years.2
On 9 Jul 1689 Major William Bradley, son of William Bradley, Esq. deceased, gave a quitclaim deed to the inhabitants of Taunton, Massachusetts. They paid £20.- for it. James Leonard was listed among the original purchasers.3
Citations
- [S413] Warren Reed Deane, Leonard Family. Online at https://ia700405.us.archive.org/12/items/genealogicalmemo1851dean/genealogicalmemo1851dean.pdf
- [S410] Vol 38 (1884), pg. 265-275. "Ancient Iron Works in Taunton," by J. W. D. Hall, New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
- [S410] Vol. 97, pg. 327-330. The Taunton Quitclaim Deed, New England Historical and Genealogical Register.