Rachel Leonard (1705)

Born 19 Jan 1705 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Ancestors

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Biography

Could this possibly be Leadiary-1 ?

Rachel Leonard's birth 19 January 1705 Springfield, MA, father Benjamin Leonard, mother Sarah. ^[1][2][3]

No record of her death to be found in transcriptions of Springfield deaths at http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/DeathsL.shtml

A published Leonard Family genealogy does not give her birth but rather it reads: d. 19 January 1705, nothing further. Where is this death entry to be found in church records to prove conclusively that she died young? Perhaps she moved away to another district and was "forgotten" by the compiler.

And in fact Rachel is mentioned as a heir in her father's will dated 19 December 1724, proved 6 April 1725. He owned quite a bit of land in Agawam Meadows and Feeding Hills, which he gave to his wife and sons John, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Abel, and Benjamin. Abel and Benjamin each received half of the iron mill. He gave daughters Rachel and Keziah 45 pounds, as well as the same to his married daughters Sarah Ball, Margaret Ely, and Martha Ferre Jordan. His son John was his executor. Item - I give to my two daughters Keziah Leonard and Rachel Leonard each of them forty five pounds and my other three daughters Sarah Ball, Margaret Ely and Martha Ferre Jordan each of them forty five pounds to which they have had....^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-6HM
2. ↑ Springfield Births, Marriages and Death https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40143_268137__0004-00067/7670524
3. ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/BirthsL.shtml
4. ↑ Massachusetts Wills & Probate On-line

See also: Descendants of William Scott of Hatfield, Mass., 1668-1906: And of John Scott of Springfield, Mass., 1659-1906 https://ia800306.us.archive.org/30/items/descendantsofwil1906alle/descendantsofwil1906alle.pdf

Acknowledgements

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