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John Leonard 1615–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 20 Mar 1676

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Leonard

Mother: Lydia White

Spouse(s): Sarah Heald

Children(s): Martha Leonard

In 1615, John Leonard entered the world in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Thomas Leonard And Lydia White. John Leonard married Sarah Heald, and had children including Martha Leonard. John Leonard passed away in 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1615, John Leonard entered the world in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Thomas Leonard And Lydia White.
  • John Leonard married Sarah Heald, and had children including Martha Leonard.
  • John Leonard passed away in 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leonard's Ancestors

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John Leonard
1615–1676
Birth Place: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas Leonard
1577–1638
Chevening, Kent, England
Lydia White
1587–1701
Pontypool, Monmouth, Wales
Grandparents
Richard White
1554–1614
Hutton Hall, Essex, England
Mary Plowden
1548–1593
Plowden, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Plowden
1518–1584
Katherine Sheldon
1529–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Plowden
1475–1557
Elizabeth Sturry
1490–1559
William Sheldon
1505–1570
Mary Willington
1510–1553

John Leonard's Descendants

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John Leonard (1615–20 Mar 1676) m. Sarah Heald (1621–23 Nov 1711)
  1. 1. Martha Leonard 1649–1704 m. Benjamin Waite 1644–1704
    1. 1. Sarah Waite 1675–1726 m. John Belding 1669–1725
      1. 1. Hannah Belding 1703–1736 m. Nathaniel Hawks 1699–1754
        1. 1. Submit Hawkes 1727–1813 m. Maj. (Hilkiah Grout) SR 1728–1795

John Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1615
1615
Birth of John Leonard in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
1640
1640
Age 25
John Leonard was married in MA
MA
1676
20 Mar 1676
Age 61
Death of John Leonard in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9955.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9955.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Springfield, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1676
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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