Ezra LeonardAge: 67 years1755–1823
- Name
- Ezra Leonard
Birth | June 30, 1755 37 33 |
Marriage status | Hannah Marsh — View this family MARRIED yes |
Marriage status | Rachel Branch — View this family MARRIED yes |
Marriage status | Dorcas Brown — View this family MARRIED yes |
Birth of a brother | Levi Leonard June 26, 1762 (Age 6 years) |
Birth of a brother | Simeon Leonard September 17, 1765 (Age 10 years) |
Marriage | Hannah Marsh — View this family about 1780 (Age 24 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Lois Leonard June 3, 1782 (Age 26 years) |
Death of a father | Nathan Leonard January 5, 1783 (Age 27 years) |
Birth of a son #2 | Truman Leonard March 23, 1784 (Age 28 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | Prentice Leonard October 20, 1786 (Age 31 years) |
Death of a wife | Hannah Marsh about 1787 (Age 31 years) |
Marriage | Rachel Branch — View this family about 1788 (Age 32 years) |
Death of a wife | Rachel Branch February 13, 1792 (Age 36 years) |
Marriage | Dorcas Brown — View this family March 4, 1793 (Age 37 years) |
Birth of a son #4 | Mervin Leonard August 11, 1795 (Age 40 years) |
Birth of a daughter #5 | Rachel Leonard October 30, 1796 (Age 41 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Lois Leonard June 13, 1799 (Age 43 years) |
Christening of a son | Truman Leonard June 13, 1799 (Age 43 years) |
Christening of a son | Prentice Leonard June 13, 1799 (Age 43 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Rachel Leonard June 13, 1799 (Age 43 years) |
Death of a mother | Abigail Herrick February 14, 1811 (Age 55 years) |
Marriage of a child | Truman Leonard — Roxanna Allis — View this family June 1, 1811 (Age 55 years) Note: Married at New Canaan, Columbia, New York or Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Marriage of a child | Samuel Tuttle — Lois Leonard — View this family 1812 (Age 56 years) |
Marriage of a child | Mervin Leonard — Anna Lewis — View this family April 27, 1815 (Age 59 years) |
Marriage of a child | Prentice Leonard — Harriet M. Stone — View this family February 11, 1816 (Age 60 years) |
Marriage of a child | Elias Forbes — Rachel Leonard — View this family April 4, 1816 (Age 60 years) |
Death | April 15, 1823 (Age 67 years) |
LDS baptism | April 20, 1886 (63 years after death) |
LDS endowment | June 11, 1886 (63 years after death) |
LDS child sealing | March 20, 1930 (106 years after death) Family: Nathan Leonard + Abigail Herrick |
LDS spouse sealing | Hannah Marsh — View this family September 2, 1948 (125 years after death) |
LDS spouse sealing | Dorcas Brown — View this family May 2, 1972 (149 years after death) Source: Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
LDS spouse sealing | Rachel Branch — View this family May 22, 1999 (176 years after death) |
Family with parents |
father |
Nathan Leonard Birth: August 22, 1717 34 30 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: January 5, 1783 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts |
mother |
Abigail Herrick Birth: October 21, 1721 29 22 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: February 14, 1811 — Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts |
Marriage: November 12, 1739 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
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7 months elder sister |
Abigail Leonard Birth: June 15, 1740 22 18 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
2 years elder brother |
Nathan Leonard Birth: June 17, 1742 24 20 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
2 years elder sister |
Amy Leonard Birth: August 25, 1744 27 22 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
6 years elder brother |
Elisha Leonard Birth: January 2, 1751 33 29 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
5 years himself |
Ezra Leonard Birth: June 30, 1755 37 33 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: April 15, 1823 — Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio |
7 years younger brother |
Levi Leonard Birth: June 26, 1762 44 40 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
3 years younger brother |
Simeon Leonard Birth: September 17, 1765 48 43 — Preston, New London, Connecticut |
Family with Hannah Marsh |
himself |
Ezra Leonard Birth: June 30, 1755 37 33 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: April 15, 1823 — Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio |
wife |
Hannah Marsh Birth: about 1762 — of Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: about 1787 — of Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts |
Marriage: about 1780 — of Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts |
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2 years daughter |
Lois Leonard Birth: June 3, 1782 26 20 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: March 2, 1830 |
22 months son |
Truman Leonard Birth: March 23, 1784 28 22 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: February 24, 1846 — Chatham, Medina, Ohio |
3 years son |
Prentice Leonard Birth: October 20, 1786 31 24 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: February 8, 1870 |
Family with Rachel Branch |
himself |
Ezra Leonard Birth: June 30, 1755 37 33 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: April 15, 1823 — Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio |
wife |
Rachel Branch Birth: calculated 1754 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: February 13, 1792 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts |
Marriage: about 1788 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts |
Family with Dorcas Brown |
himself |
Ezra Leonard Birth: June 30, 1755 37 33 — Preston, New London, Connecticut Death: April 15, 1823 — Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio |
wife |
Dorcas Brown Birth: about 1755 Death: October 16, 1841 |
Marriage: March 4, 1793 — Griswold-Preston, New London, Connecticut |
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2 years son |
Mervin Leonard Birth: August 11, 1795 40 40 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: April 16, 1862 — of Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio |
15 months daughter |
Rachel Leonard Birth: October 30, 1796 41 41 — Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: April 16, 1862 |
LDS spouse sealing | Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
Note | Sources of Information: 1. Vital Records of Worthington, Massachusetts, To The Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), pages 5-7, 42-47, 98-101, 144-145 (FHL #974.423/W2 V29) 2. Ashtabula County, Ohio, Probate Records, Volumes A-B, 1811-1833, pages 305, 323, 421 (FHL #890157) – Will and probate records for Ezra Leonard, will written 7 March 1822, proven 10 June 1823. 3. Preston (Connecticut), Registrar of Vital Statistics, Town Clerk, “Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1672-1933,” (Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981) (FHL #1311194 items 1-2). 4. 1820 US Census, Wayne, Ashtabula County, Ohio, page 29 5. Anne Walker Cassidy, “One Line of the Solomon Leonard Family of Monmouthshire, England, Leyden, Holland, and Plymouth, Duxbury, and Bridgewater, MA, with some Female Lines of Interest,” page 11, 67-68 (FHL #929.273 L553c) 6. Manning Leonard, “Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants,” (Southbridge, MA: the author, 1896), page 72, 89-90 7. Hampshire County, Massachusetts Deeds 25:482, 487 (FHL #0845704) 8. Hampshire County, Massachusetts Deeds 26:341 (FHL #0845705) 9. James Clay Rice, “Secular and Ecclesiastical History of the Town of Worthington, Mass.: From its First Settlement to the Present Time,” (Albany, NY: Weed, Parsonsd and Company, 1853), page 55 (FHL #974.423/W2 H2r) Notes: ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [bass011204 / 0346] 16 January 2004 The objective of this research project was to identify as many new ancestors as possible to at least the tenth generation, if possible, of Robert Grant Allen [1st generation], focusing o the New England lineage of Sarah Read [8th generation], Luther Bass [6th generation], Joseph Rawson [7th generation], Rhoda Gough [7th generation], Ezra Leonard [6th generation], Hannah Marsh [6th generation], Lemuel Allis [6th generation], and Rebecca Davis [6th generation].
All of the above names were sought in the Ancestral File. Two connections were made. Joseph Rawson's ancestry was copied back to the ten hundreds where it connects to a number of Magna Carta Sureties and the Royal Lines of Great Britain, Scandinavia, and Europe. Many of the client's lines were extended back numerous generations, some as early as the first century A.D. [document #8-25]. Joseph Rawson's ancestral connections appear to be correct, although many of the dates are questionable, especially in sixteenth century England. Each connection should be verified in an original document, family history, or other acceptable record. ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [marshdavis102504 / 0346] 10 November 2004 The objective of this research project was to identify the parents of Hannah Marsh and/or Rebecca Davis in New England. We were able to find one possibility for the parents of Rebecca Davis, but could not locate the parents of Hannah Marsh at this time. The marriage of Lemuel Allis and Rebeckah Davis took place at Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. Rebecca and Lemuel also named a daughter Hannah, possibly after her mother. Since Lemuel and Rebecca were both listed on their marriage as being of Somers, it would make sense Rebecca was also born in Connecticut. At this time, we were not able to absolutely verify the parents of Rebecca Davis as Benjamin and Hannah Davis, but they are an excellent possibility. Conclusion Although we were not able to identify the parents of Hannah Marsh and Rebecca Davis, we feel this has been a successful project as we have been able to verify and add information to the family group records compiled during a previous project. We found two of the children listed in the family of Ezra and Hannah (Marsh) Leonard were actually the children of Ezra and Dorcas (Brown) Leonard. The marriage date for Lemuel Allis and Rebeckah Davis was also located as were four additional children. Suggestions for future research include the following: Further search records in Connecticut for the Rebeckah Davis who was born to Benjamin and Hannah in 1758 to see if we can determine who she married or what happened to her. Search all of the town records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts in an effort to determine who the parents of Hannah Marsh were. It has been a pleasure to assist you with your research endeavors. We look forward to continuing research according to your instructions. _2004 Price & Associates Incorporated DEM/mh ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [hannah011305 / 0346] 11 February 2005 Research on Hannah Marsh, wife of Ezra Leonard of Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, has concluded that while she may not be a daughter of Deacon Joseph Marsh of Worthington, she is in all likelihood related to him somehow, and further study of Deacon Joseph Marsh=s family may reveal how Hannah Marsh fits into it. According to Manning Leonard=s Memorial: Genealogical, Historical and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637: of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants, Ezra Leonard, son of Nathan Leonard of Worthington, Massachusetts, was married first to Hannah Marsh. No date of marriage was given, but their first child Lois was born 3 June 1782. Hannah (Marsh) Leonard was supposed to have died sometime in 1787, but certainly after the birth of her son Prentiss Leonard on 20 October 1786 [document #1]. In previous research, the will of Deacon Joseph Marsh of Worthington was examined, and since he did not name a daughter Hannah Leonard, it was concluded he was not the father of Hannah (Marsh) Leonard. Hampshire County deeds had apparently not been examined in previous research, so they were checked for mention of Ezra Leonard and any connection to a Marsh family. The following deeds were noted [document #2-4]: On 18 August 1778, Nathan Leonard of Worthington deeded, for love and affection, to his son Ezra Leonard of Worthington, one half of lot number 118 in Worthington containing 50 acres On 17 March 1785, Elisha Leonard deeded, for one hundred pounds, to Ezra Leonard, the other half of lot number 118 in Worthington On 7 October 1785, Ezra Leonard of Worthington deeded, for eighteen pounds, to Ebenezer Webber of Worthington one half of lot number 118 in Worthington An analysis of these deeds suggests the first deed made in 1778 by Ezra's father for love and affection was in recognition of Ezra Leonard being an adult and possibly getting married and establishing a household. This was a common phenomenon in colonial New England. The second deed made in 1785 was probably made by Ezra Leonard's brother Elisha Leonard, born 1751. The third deed, also made in 1785, was probably Ezra Leonard selling off half the lot at a loss, for an unknown reason. There were no Marsh witnesses to these deeds. If Ezra Leonard came of age in 1778 and married that year, it seemed likely he would marry into a Marsh family in Worthington. The History of the Town of Worthington, published in 1853, presented a very interesting possibility. In 1777, the year before Nathan Leonard deeded land to Ezra Leonard for Alove and affection, two of the three selectmen (town councilmen) of Worthington were Nathan Leonard and Joseph Marsh [document #5]. In 1778, the year Ezra probably married, one of the selectman was Deacon Jonathan Brewster. In 1787 and 1788, Ezra Leonard was a selectman with Deacon Jonathan Brewster. A re-examination of the will of Joseph Marsh revealed some very interesting connections between the Marshes, the Leonards, and the Brewsters. Joseph Marsh named the following children, either directly or implied, in his will dated 30 June 1785 [document #6]: daughter Ama or Anna Wright daughter (implied) Elizabeth Leonard son Joseph Marsh son Rufus Marsh daughter (implied) Lois Bruster [sic] son Thomas Marsh daughter Sarah Marsh daughter Lydia Marsh son William Bennett Marsh Interestingly, the will was witnessed by Nathan Leonard, the father or brother of Ezra Leonard. The children of Joseph Marsh and Lydia Bennett were born both at Windham, Connecticut and Worthington, Massachusetts [document #7-9]. Daughter Lois Marsh was born 15 April 1762. According to the International Genealogical Index, Lois Marsh married Jonathan Brewster, son of Jonathan Brewster, the selectman who served with her father and Nathan Leonard in 1777 [document #10]. The published Vital Records of Worthington show Jonathan Brewster had a son Joseph Marsh Brewster born in 1797 and his wife Lois died 24 September 1810 in her 48th year [document #11]. This means she was 47 years old when she died, putting her birth year at about 1762/1763 B a close match to the date of birth of Lois Marsh. It is also interesting Ezra and Hannah (Marsh) Leonard named their first daughter Lois B possibly after Lois Marsh. What makes the Brewster/Marsh/Leonard connection even more intriguing is Elisha Brewster, brother of Jonathan Brewster, was one of the witnesses to the 1785 deed whereby Ezra Leonard sold land to Ebenezer Webber. Another interesting feature of the will of Joseph Marsh is his reference to an Elizabeth Leonard who is treated equally with the other children and so is an implied daughter. However, neither at Windham nor at Worthington is a daughter Elizabeth recorded for Joseph Marsh. An examination of the children of Joseph Marsh indicates only one place where a daughter Hannah or Elizabeth might have been born. Joseph Marsh and Lydia Bennett were married 20 June 1754. Their first child Ebenezer Marsh, was born 1 August 1755. Their next child, Joseph Marsh, was born 1 February 1759 B a gap of three and a half years and exactly the time when the wife of a man born in 1755 might have been born. The published vital and church records of Windham showed no other children of Joseph and Lydia Marsh born or baptized in this time period. The original vital records of Windham show the children of Joseph Marsh recorded in sequence, and there are no children recorded in the 1755 to 1759 gap [document #12]. Be that as it may, Joseph Marsh had a daughter who was married to a Leonard by 1785. There is a remote possibility the recorded will of Joseph Marsh is incorrect and the original will will indicate the correct name of this daughter. The original wills and probate papers for Hampshire County are not available in Salt Lake City and will need to be obtained from the county. The original probate packet may also contain receipts, and if Elizabeth (Marsh) Leonard is really Hannah (Marsh) Leonard, then the receipt for her five shilling legacy will be in Hannah's name, and if she was deceased at the time, will so indicate. If the original probate packet fails to resolve the question, a study of Joseph Marsh's other children may reveal mention of their sister who married a Leonard and whether it was Elizabeth or indeed Hannah, wife of Ezra Leonard. If she is not Joseph Marsh's daughter, then she may be related to him in some other way, in which case a wider study of this Marsh family would be a valid pursuit. It has been a pleasure to assist you in researching and documenting your family history. We look forward to continuing research according to your instructions. _2005 Price & Associates Incorporated GLR/mh |