Leonard Family - Ourfolk

- John was born on 1609/1610 in (prob) Monmouthshire, England and died on 1 MAY 1671 in Bridgewater. Plymouth, MA Show Family

- Manning Leonard's book states that Samuel, a dissenter,
migrated to Leyden, Holland (The temporary home of
the Pilgrims who came to Plymouth Colony on the
Mayflower in 1620) from the environs of the town of
Bristol in Monmouthshire, England. It is possible that
Samuel came to America with his son, Solomon, but if
he did, he died shortly afterwards.

'The name 'Leonard' is a very ancient one and is a
surname which was derived fron the Christian given
name, 'Leo' and carries the basic idea of lion-hearted.
It is strange that those of the family who attained the
honor of knighthoodchose the head of a tiger, rather
than of a lion, for use on their crest.' Source:
'Memorial : Genealogical, Historical, &
Biographical, of Solomon Leonard' (1896) by
Manning Leonard

- Samuel was born on 1643 in Duxbury, MA and died on ABT 1720 in Plymouth, MA Show Family

- Mercy was born on ABT 1673 in Plymouth, MA and died on 14 DEC 1749 Show Family

- Elizabeth was born on 1683 in Bridgewater, MA Show Family