Samuel Leonard (Leonardson)
(1643 - abt. 1720)
Samuel Leonard (Leonardson) (1643,
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- abt. 1720,
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Pedigree Chart
Samuel was the child of Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler
Ancestor's Life Events
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Samuel Leonard - was born in 1643 in Duxbury, Massachusetts and died about 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts . He was the son of John Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler. Samuel married Abigail Wood in 1674. Abigail was born about 1655. She was the daughter of John Atwood and Sarah Masterson. Abigail - It is interesting to note that Abigail's surname is shown as WOOD whereas her father's surname is shown as ATWOOD. (ADH Sr.) "Samuel Leonard (Solomon) 1643-1720. He and Abigail removed from Plymouth to Worcester, where Samuel Jr. was an Indian captive for a time, then to Norwalk, Connecticut." Source: Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date, Page 11. |
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Early at Duxbury, then of Bridgewater Massachusetts by the time of his marriage an early proprietor of Worcester to which he moved about 1688 his son Samuel was taken captive by the Indians in 1695 driven out of Worcester by Indians, he removed to Norwich and then Preston Connecticut where he bought land on the Shetucket River constituent member of the Preston church, formed 16 Nov 1698. Author: Leonard, Manning Title: Memorial, Genealogical, and Biographical Record of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater MA Publication: Southbridge, MA Location: in Allen Co, IN public library, Ft. Wayne Media: photocopy Text: pp.34-36 Author: General Society of Mayflower Descendants Title: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Media: photocopy Text: vol.2, p.21 "In his administrator's bond he calls himself "carpenter", but in deed of later date "husbandman" and "planter". He lived in Bridgewater at the time of his marriage, having built a house upon his father's land - a common thing for sons to do at that time - having assurance that a title would be given at some later date. He became an early proprietor of Worcester, where his brother Jacob had been living several years, and removed to that place probably before 1690 and was living there when his only son Samuel was taken captive by the Indians in 1695. About this time he seems to have removed to Norwich, Connecticut, and bought land in Preston on the opposite side of the Shetucket River. He was probably led to this place by the fact that some of Major Bradford's family had located here, also several of his old friends and neighbors from Duxbury and Bridgewater, amonth the number Josiah and Miles Standish (son and grandson of the renowned Capt. Miles Standish of the Mayflower) and Dea. Caleb Fobes. He was a costituent member of the first church in Preston, formed Nov 16, 1698, when Rev. Salmon Treat was ordained as pastor. Mr. Treat resigned Mar 14, 1744 and died Jan 6, 1762, aged 90." Samuel - owned land at Worchester, Mass. and moved to Conn. about 1695. He was an original member of the Preston, Conn. church in 1720. "Samuel Leonardson, a boy taken by the Indians at Worcester Mar. 15, 1697, was allowed 12 pounds 10s, for escaping from them, and slaying several of them, about 1700.--(Mass. Records.) 00566. Samuel Leonardson, b. 1683 d. 5 Nov 1718 m. Lydia in Preston, Connecticut. This Samuel was with the Indians who captured Hannah Dustin and Mary Neff." |
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BOOK- GRISWOLD - A HISTORY - Being a history of the town of Griswold CT microfilm 1597788 item 5 book 975.65/G3 H2p pp11,12,54 SAMUEL LEONARD "About 1696 there came to the Pachaug country Samuel Leonard, who with his family settled on the banks of the Pachaug river, east of Appaquashosk hill. They had experienced to the full the savagery of the Indians, for their only son, a lad of 12years, also named Samuel, had just before been kidnapped and carried into captivity by the redskins, with whom he remained for nearly 2 years. It chanced that during this time he was brought into the company of Hannah Dustin and Mary Neff, the details of whose capture by the Indians at Haverhill, Mass., in 1697, had horrified all New England. The three, while in a wigwam occupied by 2 Indian families on an island in the Merrimac river, near Concord, planned their escape. The boy Samuel had been so long with the savages that, when he asked his master how to strike to kll instantly, and how to take a scalp, it was taken as a sign that he had become one of them, and he was freely told. When the captives had perfected their plans, silently and with speed, while their captors slept, the attack was made. Ten Indians were klled instantly the two remaining, a squaw who was wounded, and a child who was spared purposely, escaped to the woods. With the scalps of the slain and their weapons, the 3, captives no longer, embarked in a canoe, and having scuttled the boats that remained, descended the river until the came in safety to their friends. The news of their escape spread from settlement to settlement, and all who heard were filled with astonishment and admiration because of their heroic deed. Soon affter the boy Samuel, doubtless fearing then and always the vengeance of his implacable foes, fled in secrecy to Pachaug, and became permanent settlers there. Family tradition alone tells us that at one time in the early days the Leonards became aware of an Indian lurking about their home. At last, after days of watching, a member of the family shoot the Indian dead, seemingly with no more compunction than he would have shown toward a dangerous beast. But such incidents were exceptional." |
Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)
 married
Abigail Atwood (Wood)
-- Date: 1674 Place:
Source: Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. "Samuel (1643-1720) & 1/wf Abigail [WOOD?/ ATWOOD?] (-1698±) by 1676 Plymouth/Norwich, CT {Warner-Harrington 126, 407, 795 Plymouth (Davis) 7? Jennings 568 ?Worcester (1914) 122? Benton 84 Leonard (,2) 33, 34 Newton (,4) 41, 169 Drown (ms) 84 Preston Rec. (ms) 1:L, M}" LEONARD Samuel Samuel (1643-1720) & 2/wf Deborah _____ by 1703, by 1701? Preston, CT {Leonard (,2) 34, 36 Newton (,4) 41, 169 Warner-Harrington 407} More   All Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970 in commemoration of the 350th anniversary -- ancestry.com Page 273-274 |
Family Group Record
for Samuel Leonard (Leonardson) and Abigail Atwood (Wood)
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Children:
Mary Leonard (13 Dec 1674, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Mar 1741, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts)
Mercy Leonard (abt. 1677, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - 24 Dec 1749, Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA)
Samuel Leonard (Leonardson) (1683, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - 11 May 1718, Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA)
Elizabeth Leonard (1683, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - 25 Sept 1746, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA) |
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - 1
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