Dan Leonard (1725 - bef. 1771)

Born 29 Jul 1725 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Dunbar) Leonard — married 1 Nov 1750 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 7 Oct 1771 before age 46 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Leonard Name Study.

Probate

Dan Leonard of Bridgewater, yeoman died intestate and on 7 October 1771, his widow Mary was granted the administration of his estate. His inventory was taken on 7 October 1771 in Bridgewater.^[1]

In 1772, an account of his estate by his widow Mary was recorded which included debts paid, and administration fees. The balance was assigned to Mary given the number of small children she had to support.^[2]

In 1781, his daughter Rosamund, above the age of 14 years, made the choice of her mother to be her guardian.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8H6R : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 58 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-8H67 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 133 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-X7FT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 192 of 549; State Archives, Boston.

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p 120.

• "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4X-P42 : accessed 12 April 2015), Dan Leonard and Mary Dunbar, 1750; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.