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James Henry Leonard 1620–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUN 1620

Birth Location: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 1 SEP 1691

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Leonard

Mother: Lydia White

Spouse(s): Margaret Leonard

Children(s): Capt Leonard

In 1620, James Henry Leonard entered the world in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Thomas Leonard And Lydia Elizabeth White. In 1668, James Henry Leonard resided in Massachusetts Colony, MA. James Henry Leonard married Margaret Leonard, and had children including Capt James Leonard. James Henry Leonard passed away in 1691 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1620, James Henry Leonard entered the world in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Thomas Leonard And Lydia Elizabeth White.
  • In 1668, James Henry Leonard resided in Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • James Henry Leonard married Margaret Leonard, and had children including Capt James Leonard.
  • James Henry Leonard passed away in 1691 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leonard's Ancestors

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James Leonard
1620–1691
Birth Place: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas Leonard
1577–1638
Chevening, Kent, England
Lydia (Elizabeth) White
1587–1634
Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
Sampson, (12th Baron Dacre, 11th Lord Dacre, High Sheriff of Kent, MP of Sussex, Lennard) Leonard
1544–1615
Kent, England
Lady (Margaret Fiennes) Lennard
1540–1611
Pontypool, Monmouth, Wales, England
Richard White
1554–1614
Hutton Hall,,Essex,England
Mary Plowden
1550–1587
,,Shropshire,England
Great-Grandparents
John Lennard
1508–1590
Elizabeth Lennard
1520–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Leonard's Descendants

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James (Henry) Leonard (21 JUN 1620–1 SEP 1691) m. Margaret Leonard (1619–1664)
  1. 1. Capt (James) Leonard 1643–1726 m. Lidia (CALIPHER (see also) Gulliver) 1656–1705 m. Rebeckah Williams 1661–1738
    1. 1. Capt. (James Leonard) II 1677–1764 m. Hannah Walley 1677–1725
      1. 1. Sarah Leonard 1709–1742 m. Thomas Danforth 1703–1786
        1. 1. John Danforth 1740–1799 m. Elizabeth Hartshorn 1746–1811

James Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1620
21 JUN 1620
Birth of James Henry Leonard in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
1668
1668
Age 48
James Henry Leonard resided here in Massachusetts Colony, MA
Massachusetts Colony, MA
1691
1 SEP 1691
Age 71
Death of James Henry Leonard in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1620
    Event Place: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9982.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: FROM 1620 TO 1650
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 148

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 86

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1691
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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