1. JOHN⁷ LEONARD (THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹)¹ was born Abt. 1615 in Pontypool, Monmouth, England, and died February 24, 1675/76 in Springfield, Hampton, MA, slain by Indians.  He married SARAH HEALD (Heath?)² November 12, 1640 in Springfield, MA³. She was born Abt. 1623 in Springfield, MA or Berwick, Wiltshire, England, and died November 23, 1711 in Springfield, Hampden, MA⁴.

Children of JOHN LEONARD and SARAH HEALD are:

i. JOHN⁸ LEONARD, b. June 25, 1641, Springfield, MA⁵; d. April 23, 1648.

ii. JOSEPH LEONARD, b. January 17, 1642/43; d. March 20, 1642/43.

2. iii. JOSEPH LEONARD, b. March 20, 1643/44, Springfield, MA; d. August 09, 1716, Springfield, MA.

3. iv. SARAH LEONARD, b. October 13, 1645, Springfield, MA; d. March 20, 1675/76, Slain by Indians; Longmeadow, Hampton, MA.

4. v. MARY LEONARD, b. September 14, 1647, Springfield, MA; d. March 11, 1723/24, Springfield, MA.

5. vi. MARTHA LEONARD, b. February 15, 1648/49, Springfield, MA.

6. vii. LYDIA LEONARD, b. August 20, 1650, Springfield, MA; d. March 18, 1682/83, Drowned; Springfield, MA.

viii. JOHN LEONARD, b. July 10, 1652⁵; d. March 13, 1662/63.

7. ix. BENJAMIN LEONARD, b. July 05, 1654, Springfield, MA; d. December 21, 1724, Springfield, MA.

8. x. ABEL LEONARD, b. May 22, 1656, Springfield, MA; d. March 10, 1689/90, Springfield, MA.

9. xi. JOSIAH LEONARD, b. January 28, 1657/58, Springfield, MA; d. February 15, 1688/89, Springfield, MA.

xii. HANNAH LEONARD, b. December 19, 1659⁵; d. Bef. 1718; m. DANIEL DENTON, April 24, 1676⁵.

xiii. REBECCA LEONARD⁵, b. March 26, 1661, Springfield, MA; m. (1) THOMAS MILLER, December 01, 1681; b. April 01, 1653, Springfield, MA⁵; d. March 05, 1689/90, Springfield, MA; m. (2) SAMUEL BILLINGS, December 30, 1691⁵; b. January 08, 1664/65, Hatfield, MA⁵.

xiv. DEBORAH LEONARD⁵, b. October 01, 1663; d. Aft. 1718; m. GABRIEL LOOF; b. of Jamaica, Long Island.

10. xv. RACHEL LEONARD, b. November 06, 1665; d. July 11, 1734, Farmington, CT.

 

2. JOSEPH⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born March 20, 1643/44 in Springfield, MA⁵, and died August 09, 1716 in Springfield, MA⁶. He married (1) MARY FELLOWS OR LIVERMORE March 24, 1671/72, daughter of RICHARD FELLOWS and URSULA. She was born Abt. 1650 in Hartford, CT, and died January 29, 1680/81 in Springfield, MA. He married (2) ELIZABETH LYMAN⁶ March 29, 1683 in Springfield, MA⁶, daughter of JOHN LYMAN and DORCAS PLUMB. She was born November 06, 1655 in Branford, CT, and died July 06, 1689 in Springfield, MA. He married (3) ANN FORD⁶ January 16, 1689/90. She died January 16, 1690/91 in Springfield, MA. He married (4) REBECCA DUMBLETON March 02, 1692/93, daughter of JOHN DUMBLETON and MERCY MARSHFIELD. She was born October 04, 1667 in Springfield, MA⁶, and died February 16, 1693/94 in Springfield, MA. He married (5) MARGARET 1695. She died December 01, 1711 in Springfield, MA. He married (6) SARAH KILBOURN Abt. 1714, daughter of JOHN KILBOURN and SARAH BRONSON. She was born Abt. 1663, and died Aft. 1727.

Children of JOSEPH LEONARD and MARY FELLOWS or LIVERMORE are:

i. JOSEPH⁹ LEONARD, b. January 01, 1680/81, Lyme, New London, CT⁶; d. October 19, 1737, West Springfield, MA; m. SARAH BECKWITH⁶, 1704; b. December 15, 1684, Lyme, New London, CT; d. February 28, 1773.

ii. SAMUEL LEONARD, b. May 16, 1677; d. July 17, 1713; m. PENELOPE PHILLIPS, June 03, 1701, Springfield, MA; d. March 30, 1765.

Child of JOSEPH LEONARD and ELIZABETH LYMAN is:

iii. ELIZABETH⁹ LEONARD, b. June 14, 1689; m. JAMES PHILLIPS, January 11, 1710/11; d. Bet. 1751 - 1766, Springfield, MA.

Child of JOSEPH LEONARD and REBECCA DUMBLETON is:

iv. EBENEZER⁹ LEONARD, b. January 10, 1693/94, Springfield, MA; d. 1769, Springfield, MA; m. (1) JOANNA STEVENSON, May 12, 1720; b. December 10, 1695, Springfield, MA; d. June 15, 1756, Springfield, MA; m. (2) HANNAH BARBER, July 02, 1761.

 

3. SARAH⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born October 13, 1645 in Springfield, MA⁷, and died March 20, 1675/76 in Longmeadow, Hampton, MA⁷.  She married JOHN KEEP December 31, 1663 in Springfield, MA⁸. He was born 1640, and died March 20, 1675/76. They were slain by Indians⁹.

Children of SARAH LEONARD and JOHN KEEP are:

i. SARAH⁹ KEEP, b. December 05, 1666; d. July 08, 1729, Enfield, CT; m. BENJAMIN PARSONS, January 17, 1683/84; b. September 15, 1658, Springfield, MA; d. December 29, 1728, Enfield, CT.

ii. ELIZABETH KEEP, b. November 15, 1668; d. September 02, 1675.

iii. SAMUEL KEEP, b. August 22, 1670, Springfield, Hampshire (Now Hampden Co. ), MA; d. August 23, 1755, Springfield, MA; m. SARAH COLTON, February 27, 1694/95, Longmeadow,  MA; b. September 25, 1678, Springfield, MA; d. June 20, 1754, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.

iv. HANNAH KEEP, b. June 08, 1673; d. Bef. 1744; m. EBENEZER MILLER, October 16, 1690; b. August 25, 1667, Springfield, MA; d. January 06, 1753/54, Springfield, MA.

v. JABEZ KEEP, b. December 11, 1675; d. March 20, 1675/76, Slain by Indians.

 

4. MARY⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born September 14, 1647 in Springfield, MA⁹, and died March 11, 1723/24 in Springfield, MA. She married SAMUEL BLISS November 10, 1665 in Springfield, MA⁹, son of THOMAS BLISS and MARGARET HULINS. He was born abt. 1642 in prob. Hartford, CT, and died March 23, 1719/20 in Springfield, MA⁹.

Children of MARY LEONARD and SAMUEL BLISS are:

i. HANNAH⁹ BLISS, b. December 20, 1666; m. (1) JOHN HALEY, Bef. 1689; d. 1688; m. (2) SIMON SMITH, May 1689; b. August 02, 1662.

ii. THOMAS BLISS, b. 1668, Springfield, MA; d. November 09 or 10, 1733, Springfield, MA; m. HANNAH CADWELL, 1698; b. August 22, 1677, Hartford, CT; d. January 07, 1755/56, Springfield,  MA.

iii. MARY BLISS, b. August 04, 1670; d. December 23, 1707, East Hartford, CT; m. PHILIP SMITH, February 01, 1687/88; b. 1665; d. January 25, 1724/25, East Hartford, Hartford, CT.

iv. JONATHAN BLISS, b. January 05, 1671/72; d. 1740; m. SARAH EGGLESTON, March 07, 1701/02; b. April 23, 1683.

v. MARTHA BLISS, b. June 01, 1674, Longmeadow, MA; d. July 06, 1702, West Springfield, MA; m. SAMUEL ELY, November 10, 1697; b. May 09, 1668, Springfield, MA; d. August 22, 1732, West Springfield, MA.

vi. SARAH BLISS, b. September 10, 1677; m. GEORGE WEBSTER, December 13, 1695; b. November 07, 1670.

vii. EXPERIENCE BLISS, b. April 01, 1679, Springfield, Hampden, MA; d. April 07, 1769, Springfield, MA.

viii. MERCY BLISS, b. July 18, 1680; d. May 05, 1763; m. JOHN ELY, December 30, 1703, Springfield, MA; b. January 28, 1678/79; d. January 15, 1757/58, West Springfield, MA.

ix. EBENEZER BLISS, b. July 29, 1683, Springfield, Hampshire, MA; d. December 07, 1717; m. MARY GAYLORD, January 1706/07; b. 1688, of Windsor, CT; d. July 06, 1776.

x. MARGARET BLISS, b. September 11, 1684, Springfield, Hampshire, MA; d. January 19, 1736/37, Springfield, Hampshire (Now Hampden Co. ), MA; m. SAMUEL COLTON, January 16, 1706/07, Springfield; b. January 17, 1678/79, Springfield, Hampshire, MA; d. March 13, 1743/44, Springfield,  MA.

xi. ESTHER BLISS, b. April 02, 1688; d. January 21, 1768; m. HENRY CHAPIN, May 10, 1716; b. March 19, 1678/79; d. September 15, 1754.

 

5. MARTHA⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born February 15, 1648/49 in Springfield, MA. She married BENJAMIN WAIT June 08, 1670 in Hartford, Hartford, CT⁹. He died February 29, 1703/04.  Slain by Indians at Deerfield⁹.

Children of MARTHA LEONARD and BENJAMIN WAIT are:

i. MARY⁹ WAIT, b. February 25, 1671/72.

ii. MARTHA WAIT, b. January 23, 1672/73.

iii. SARAH WAIT, b. 1677.

iv. CANADA WAIT, b. January 22, 1677/78; d. May 05, 1749; m. JOSEPH SMITH, December 15, 1696.

v. JOHN WAIT, b. January 17, 1679/80; m. MARY BELDING.

vi. JOSEPH WAIT, b. July 17, 1682; d. January 21, 1685/86.

vii. JEREMIAH WAIT, b. September 24, 1684; m. MARY GRAVES, April 04, 1706.

viii. JOSEPH WAIT, b. November 11, 1688; m. (1) HANNAH BILLINGS; d. July 15, 1716; m. (2) MARY WARNER; d. August 18, 1792.

 

6. LYDIA⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born August 20, 1650 in Springfield, MA⁹, and died March 18, 1682/83 in Drowned; Springfield, MA. She married (1) JOHN DUMBLETON March 18, 1674/75, son of JOHN DUMBLETON and MERCY MARSHFIELD. He was born January 02, 1650/51 in Springfield, MA⁹, and died October 27, 1675 in Slain by Indians at Westfield, MA. She married (2) JOSEPH BODURTHA October 02, 1678 in Springfield MA⁹, son of REICE BEDORTHA and BLANCH LEWIS. He was born March 15, 1648/49 in Springfield, MA⁹, and died Aft. 1707.

Child of LYDIA LEONARD and JOHN DUMBLETON is:

i. MARAH⁹ DUMBLETON, b. 1676; d. May 17, 1759, Wilbraham, MA; Stepchild; m. (1) SAMUEL DAY; m. (2) SAMUEL DAY, July 22, 1697; b. May 20, 1671; d. October 19, 1729.

Child of LYDIA LEONARD and JOSEPH BODURTHA is:

ii. SARAH⁹ BODURTHA, b. October 18, 1681; d. May 08, 1766; m. SAMUEL ELY, December 07, 1704; b. May 09, 1668, Springfield, MA; d. August 22, 1732, West Springfield, MA.

 

7. BENJAMIN⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born July 05, 1654 in Springfield, MA⁹, and died December 21, 1724 in Springfield, MA¹⁰. He married SARAH SCOTT February 09, 1679/80 in Springfield, MA, daughter of JOHN SCOTT and SARAH BLISS. She was born October 19, 1663 in Springfield, MA¹⁰, and died December 02, 1751 in Springfield, MA.

Children of BENJAMIN LEONARD and SARAH SCOTT are:

i. DR. JOHN⁹ LEONARD, b. July 12, 1681, Springfield, MA; d. November 08, 1744, Springfield, MA; m. SARAH DICKINSON, February 15, 1708/09; b. April 15, 1689, Hatfield, MA; d. March 29, 1768, Springfield, MA.

More About DR. JOHN LEONARD:

Occupation: Doctor

ii. NATHANIEL LEONARD, b. November 06, 1685, Springfield, MA; d. July 16, 1734, Springfield, MA; m. SARAH ELY, April 14, 1726, Springfield, MA; b. January 08, 1703/04; d. June 28, 1787.

iii. EBENEZER LEONARD¹¹, b. January 20, 1686/87, Springfield, MA¹¹; d. February 22, 1762, Springfield, MA; m. MARTHA MILLER, March 22, 1721/22¹¹; b. June 19, 1695, Springfield, MA; d. September 23, 1760, Springfield, MA¹¹.

iv. SARAH LEONARD, b. March 28, 1691; d. March 11, 1777; m. FRANCIS BALL, January 28, 1713/14; b. March 09, 1686/87, Springfield, MA; d. October 21, 1757, West Springfield, MA.

v. MARGARET LEONARD, b. 1693; d. October 03, 1760, West Springfield, MA; m. JOSEPH ELY, December 24, 1713, Springfield, MA; b. April 09, 1686, Springfield, MA; d. January 06, 1770, West Springfield, MA.

vi. MARTHA LEONARD, b. October 23, 1695; m. (1) JOSEPH ASHLEY, February 18, 1715/16; b. July 27, 1686, West Springfield, MA; d. May 12, 1720, West Springfield, MA; m. (2) CHARLES FERRY, July 13, 1722; b. April 30, 1694, Springfield, MA; d. May 19, 1727.

vii. KEZIAH LEONARD, b. November 25, 1697; d. March 22, 1742/43; m. DR. LAMBERTON COOPER, December 25, 1734; b. September 26, 1702; d. December 22, 1755.

More About DR. LAMBERTON COOPER:

Occupation: Doctor

viii. ABEL LEONARD, b. July 27, 1700; d. February 02, 1779; m. (1) ESTHER AUSTIN, 1730; b. May 05, 1709, Suffield, CT; d. May 31, 1756; m. (2) EXPERIENCE MILLER, January 26, 1757/58; b. March 10, 1732/33; d. October 12, 1760.

ix. BENJAMIN LEONARD, b. August 17, 1702; d. February 25, 1785, Springfield, MA; m. THANKFUL MERRICK; b. October 08, 1701, Springfield, MA; d. December 31, 1779.

x. RACHEL LEONARD, b. January 19, 1705/06.

 

8. ABEL⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born May 22, 1656 in Springfield, MA¹², and died March 10, 1689/90 in Springfield, MA. He married MARY REMINGTON¹³ March 04, 1686/87 in Springfield, MA, daughter of THOMAS REMINGTON and MEHITABEL WALKER. She was born Abt. 1656, and died December 27, 1747.

Children of ABEL LEONARD and MARY REMINGTON are:

i. MARY⁹ LEONARD, b. December 16, 1687; d. March 19, 1689/90.

ii. SARAH LEONARD, b. October 08, 1689; d. December 1689.

 

9. JOSIAH⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born January 28, 1657/58 in Springfield, MA¹⁴, and died February 15, 1688/89 in Springfield, MA. He married SARAH DUMBLETON December 19, 1678 in Springfield, MA¹⁵, daughter of JOHN DUMBLETON and MERCY MARSHFIELD. She was born January 05, 1654/55 in Springfield, MA¹⁶, and died January 03, 1693/94 in Westfield, MA.

Children of JOSIAH LEONARD and SARAH DUMBLETON are:

i. JOSIAH⁹ LEONARD, b. October 21, 1680, Springfield, MA; d. February 14, 1748/49, Springfield, MA; m. RUTH ALLEN, December 16, 1702, Northampton, MA; b. January 05, 1679/80, of Northampton; d. Bet. 1748 - 1766, Springfield, MA.

ii. MARY LEONARD, b. March 12, 1686/87; d. May 03, 1766; m. JOHN ROOT, April 14, 1703, Westfield, MA; b. December 25, 1676, Westfield, MA; d. October 01, 1744, Westfield, MA.

iii. SARAH LEONARD, b. September 16, 1682; d. April 24, 1702; m. JOSHUA POMEROY, May 01, 1700; b. September 24, 1675, of Northampton, MA.

 

10. RACHEL⁸ LEONARD (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, SAMPSON⁵, JOHN L.⁴ LENNARD, JOHN³, JOHN², GEORGE¹) was born November 06, 1665¹⁷, and died July 11, 1734 in Farmington, CT. She married THOMAS HANCOCK March 17, 1684/85¹⁷, son of NATHANIEL HANCOCK and JOAN/JANE UNKNOWN. He was born Abt. 1645.

Children of RACHEL LEONARD and THOMAS HANCOCK are:

i. THOMAS⁹ HANCOCK, b. 1686.

ii. JOHN HANCOCK, b. 1688; d. July 10, 1775; m. ANNA WEBB, 1713; d. 1771.

 

 

Genealogy of the Bliss Family in American by Aaron Tyler Bliss

1. Springfield Families by Thomas Warren, 2000.