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Male James Leonard Click to view James Leonard in the family tree

James was born in 1611 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.1   James' father was Thomas Leonard and his mother was Lydia White.  His paternal grandparents were Samson Leonard and Margaret Fiennes; his maternal grandparents were Richard White and Mary Plowden. He had a half-brother named James.  He died before 1691 in Taunton, Bristol, MA??.2 


James' family with Mary Martin

‌James and Mary were married in a religious ceremony about 1640 in Lynn/Braintree/Taunton, MA??.3   They had a son named Benjamin.

1 Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650 @ 148
2 Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
3 NEM
4 New England Marriages Prior to 1700
5 Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England

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