Sarah Leonard

Not the same as Sarah Simmons

Very strange that Mayflower Society reportedly has not shown the correct Mary Simmons (daughter in law to JOHN ALDEN/husband to his son Joseph Alden), as the daughter of Sarah Chilton ( of Isabel Chandler lines) Leonard/ Simmons all these years in their genealogy books.

From The Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 15, p8:

SARAH CHANDLER3 (Isabella2 Chilton, James1) m Duxbury ca. 1640 SOLOMON LEONARD (LENNER or LEONARDSON), b. prob. Monmouthshire, England ca. 1610; d. Bridgewater bef. 1 May 1671.

Discussion about her first name (either Sarah or Mary) is given in the profile of her husband, Solomon Leonard.

Sarah's father Roger Chandler immigrated in 1632. Not sure whether mother Isabella had died before that. Since Sarah would have been about 10, I assume she immigrated with her father in 1632.

Description From "Great Migration" his entry is under the name Moses Simonson. Moses Simmons, aka, Simonson, Symons, Symonson. was married to a Sarah BUT she was not the daughter of Roger and Isabell (Chilton) Chandler. Under Roger Chandler's Great Migration entry his daughter Sarah Chandler is listed as having married to Solomon Leonard(son). Sarah Chandler was not married to both men. The Mayflower Society in their book "Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations" Vol 2 recognizes Sarah's marriage to Solomon Leonard. That is the only marriage for her they list

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• Sarah Chandler Leonard
• Birth: Oct. 15, 1622 Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Death: Oct. 27, 1675 West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
• Sarah is the daughter of Roger Chandler and Isabella Chilton, who married July 21, 1615 in Leyden. Isabella is the daughter of Mayflower passenger James Chilton. 18 year old Sarah married 31 year old John Solomon Leonard in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA in 1640. Her first marriage, possibly his second. As far as I know, Sarah and John Solomon were parents to Samuel (1643-1720), John (1645-1699), Isaac (1650-1717), Mary (1650-1724), and Solomon (1650-1686). We believe Sarah Chandler Leonard died Oct 27, 1675 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sarah is my 7th great grandmother and her son Isaac (1650-1717) and wife Deliverance Ames (1653-1719) -6th GGP's, followed by their son Benjamin (1686-1749) and wife Hannah Phillips (1698-1730). Next are 4th GGP's Caleb Leonard (1726-1814) and bride Jemima Minthorne (1732-1768) and their daughter Jemima (1762-1814) married to Joseph Burt (1757-1814) and their son John Burt (1792-1870, who married Hannah Mitchell (1792-1875). Their son Sylvester (1833-1913) married Sarah Jane Pierce (1838-1916) and they were parents to Marie Burt (1871-1924), who married Wilson Parr (1864-1944), parents to my father John Parr (1898-1948). There are 22,000 family members in my public Ancestry.com account that will help fellow-researchers fill in additional data about this line and others. Please let me know when you find errors, helping others, as well. Wikipedia tells us there are 20+ million descendants from the original 102 passengers aboard the Mayflower, including many very famous "cousins". Partial Reference: From the 'The Mayflower Families Through Five Generations', Vol 15, p8, "Sarah Chandler3 (Isabella2 Chilton, James1)… m. Duxbury ca. 1640 Solomon Leonard (Lenner or Leonardson), b. prob. Monmouthshire, England ca. 1610; d. Bridgewater bef. 1 May 1671." Variety of additional websites also provide information. I am unable to edit the following sibling links that were attached by others.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Roger Chandler (1580 - 1665)
• Isabell Chilton Chandler (1587 - ____)
• Spouse:
• Solomon Leonard (1610 - 1671)
• Children:
  • Samuel Leonard (1643 - 1720)*
  • Solomon Leonard (1650 - 1686)*
• Siblings:
• Sarah Chandler Leonard (1622 - 1675)
• Sarah Simmons (1622 - 1675)**
• Martha Chandler Bundy (1628 - 1674)*
• Roger Chandler (1637 - 1717)*
• *Calculated relationship
• **Half-sibling
• Burial: Unknown
• Find A Grave Memorial# 103337907
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103337907 ___________________
• Mary Chandler
• F, #70647, b. 15 October 1622, d. 15 August 1658
• Father Roger Chandler b. 4 Apr 1580, d. 3 Oct 1665
• Mother Isabella Chilton b. 15 Jan 1587
• Mary Chandler was born on 15 October 1622 at Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. She married Solomon Leonard, son of Samuel Leonard, circa 1642. Mary Chandler died on 15 August 1658 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, at age 35.
• Family Solomon Leonard b. c 1605, d. 1 May 1671
• Children
  • Samuel Leonard+ b. c 1643, d. a 30 Nov 1720
  • Rice Leonard+ b. 22 Jan 1648, d. 10 Apr 1700
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2351.htm#... ________________
• CHANDLER, Sarah
• b. 1618 Leiden, Holland
• d. 27 OCT 1675 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: CHANDLER, Roger
• Mother: CHILTON, Isabel
• Family:
• Marriage: 1640
• Spouse: LEONARD, Solomon
• b. 1610 Pontypool, Monmouth, England
• d. 1 MAY 1671 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: LEONARD, Samuel
• Children:
  • LEONARD, Samuel
  • LEONARD, John
  • LEONARD, Mary
  • LEONARD, Jacob
  • LEONARD, Issac
  • LEONARD, Solomon
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1f7.htm#78 ___________
• Memorial, genealogical, historical, and biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants by Leonard, Manning
• https://archive.org/details/memorialgenealog00byuleon
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/13/mode/1up
• SOLOMON LEONARD.
• The earliest settler in this country, bearing the family name, of whom we have a record, and the ancestor of what has long been known as the "Bridgewater Branch of the Leonard Family." must have been born about 1610 in Monmouthshire, or vicinity, in the southwesterly part of England.
• He seems to have emigrated first to Leyden in Holland, probably with his father whose name it is believed was Samuel. There is some probability that they came to this country together -if so, the father must have died soon after. The exact period that Solomon emigrated to this country, and the place from which he embarked, it has been impossible to ascertain. Judge Mitchell, in his History of Bridgewater. says : "In 1629, thirty-five of the Leyden people, with their families, arrived at Plymouth, and in 1630, sixty more came. Many of the Bridgewater proprietors were doubtless among these."
• .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/14/mode/1up
• The exact date of Solomon Leonard's settlement in Duxbury cannot be fixed. Mr. Winsor says the records show he was there when the town was incorporated, 1637. He had land at "Blue Fish." in what is now the northerly part of the village of Duxbury, near the bay.
• .... etc,
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/17/mode/1up
• After a faithful and indefatigable search of many years it is hard to be obliged to say that no record can be given of the family name of his wife, the date of their marriage, or the births of their children. We only know that she bore the excellent name of Mary, which has been so creditably perpetuated in the families of her descendants. It is sad to realize that so much of our knowledge of the family is dependent upon tradition which is often unreliable.
• They were undoubtedly married before 1640 and hail a large family of children, most of them probably born in Duxbury and several dying while young. .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/22/mode/1up
• Soon after this period he seems to have acquired the respectful title of "Goodman Lennerson," which he bore until his death. It has been impossible to ascertain when this event occurred. He was probably buried in the ancient grave-yard
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/23/mode/1up
• at West Bridgewater. "but no man knoweth of his sepluchre unto this day;" and, strange as it may seem, the same is true of all the members of his family! Judge Mitchell, in his History of Bridgewater, says he died in 1686, and this error has been repeated by Mr. Savage and by innumerable followers. This seems very strange for both of these gentlemen were familiar with the Court Records of Plymouth, the records of deeds there, and the Proprietors Records of Bridgewater, either one of which would have shown that he must have died many years before the period named. Judge Mitchell also says, "his estate was settled by his son Samuel and was the first settlement recorded in Plymouth Probate Court." Mr. Savage notices this statement, and seems to take exceptions to it, but makes no explanation. I fail to find any record of the settlement of the estate. But few papers relating to transactions during that period can be found. .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/33/mode/1up
• Children of Solomon1 and Mary Leonard :
  • 2. Samuel,2 b. about 1643; m. 1, Abigail Wood. m. 2, Deborah
  • 3. John,2 b. about 1645; m. Sarah (Chandler?)
  • 4. Jacob,2 b. about 1647; m. 1. (Phebe Chandler?) m. 2, Susanna King.
  • 5. Isaac,2 b. about 1650; m. Deliverance”
  • 6.Solomon,2 b. after 1650; m. Mary
  • 7. Mary,2 b. after 1650; m. Dec. 24. 1673 John Pollard.
• .... etc. __________________

Sarah Chandler - was born on 16 Oct 1622 in Leyden, Holland and died on 15 Aug 1658 in Boston, Ma . She was the daughter of Roger Chandler and Isabella Chilton.

Sarah married John Solomon Leonard in 1640. John was born in 1609/1610 in (prob) Monmouthshire, England. He was the son of Samuel Leonard. He died on 1 May 1671 in Bridgewater. Plymouth, MA . Then Sarah married Moses Simmons in 1632/1637 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. Moses was born on 1 Jan 1604, lived in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. He died on 15 Sep 1691 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA .

Sarah - (some sources show her name as Sarah, some as Mary)

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Sarah Chandler Leonard Find A Grave Index Name Sarah Chandler Leonard Maiden Name Chandler Event Type Burial Event Date 1675 Event Place , , , Photograph Included N Birth Date 15 Oct 1622 Death Date 27 Oct 1675 Affiliate Record Identifier 103337907 Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-9WVS : 11 July 2016), Sarah Chandler Leonard, 1675; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 103337907, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2020, 1:19:09 UTC

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From The Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 15, p8:

SARAH CHANDLER3 (Isabella2 Chilton, James1) m Duxbury ca. 1640 SOLOMON LEONARD (LENNER or LEONARDSON), b. prob. Monmouthshire, England ca. 1610; d. Bridgewater bef. 1 May 1671.

Discussion about her first name (either Sarah or Mary) is given in the profile of her husband, Solomon Leonard.

Sarah's father Roger Chandler immigrated in 1632. Not sure whether mother Isabella had died before that. Since Sarah would have been about 10, I assume she immigrated with her father in 1632.

Description From "Great Migration" his entry is under the name Moses Simonson. Moses Simmons, aka, Simonson, Symons, Symonson. was married to a Sarah BUT she was not the daughter of Roger and Isabell (Chilton) Chandler. Under Roger Chandler's Great Migration entry his daughter Sarah Chandler is listed as having married to Solomon Leonard(son). Sarah Chandler was not married to both men. The Mayflower Society in their book "Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations" Vol 2 recognizes Sarah's marriage to Solomon Leonard. That is the only marriage for her they list

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Sarah Chandler Leonard Birth: Oct. 15, 1622 Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Death: Oct. 27, 1675 West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Sarah is the daughter of Roger Chandler and Isabella Chilton, who married July 21, 1615 in Leyden. Isabella is the daughter of Mayflower passenger James Chilton. 18 year old Sarah married 31 year old John Solomon Leonard in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA in 1640. Her first marriage, possibly his second. As far as I know, Sarah and John Solomon were parents to Samuel (1643-1720), John (1645-1699), Isaac (1650-1717), Mary (1650-1724), and Solomon (1650-1686). We believe Sarah Chandler Leonard died Oct 27, 1675 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sarah is my 7th great grandmother and her son Isaac (1650-1717) and wife Deliverance Ames (1653-1719) -6th GGP's, followed by their son Benjamin (1686-1749) and wife Hannah Phillips (1698-1730). Next are 4th GGP's Caleb Leonard (1726-1814) and bride Jemima Minthorne (1732-1768) and their daughter Jemima (1762-1814) married to Joseph Burt (1757-1814) and their son John Burt (1792-1870, who married Hannah Mitchell (1792-1875). Their son Sylvester (1833-1913) married Sarah Jane Pierce (1838-1916) and they were parents to Marie Burt (1871-1924), who married Wilson Parr (1864-1944), parents to my father John Parr (1898-1948). There are 22,000 family members in my public Ancestry.com account that will help fellow-researchers fill in additional data about this line and others. Please let me know when you find errors, helping others, as well. Wikipedia tells us there are 20+ million descendants from the original 102 passengers aboard the Mayflower, including many very famous "cousins". Partial Reference: From the 'The Mayflower Families Through Five Generations', Vol 15, p8, "Sarah Chandler3 (Isabella2 Chilton, James1) m. Duxbury ca. 1640 Solomon Leonard (Lenner or Leonardson), b. prob. Monmouthshire, England ca. 1610; d. Bridgewater bef. 1 May 1671." Variety of additional websites also provide information. I am unable to edit the following sibling links that were attached by others. Family links: Parents: Roger Chandler (1580 - 1665) Isabell Chilton Chandler (1587 - ____) Spouse: Solomon Leonard (1610 - 1671) Children: Samuel Leonard (1643 - 1720)* Solomon Leonard (1650 - 1686)* Siblings: Sarah Chandler Leonard (1622 - 1675) Sarah Simmons (1622 - 1675)** Martha Chandler Bundy (1628 - 1674)* Roger Chandler (1637 - 1717)*

• Calculated relationship
  • Half-sibling Burial: Unknown Find A Grave Memorial# 103337907 From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103337907 ___________________

Mary Chandler F, #70647, b. 15 October 1622, d. 15 August 1658 Father Roger Chandler b. 4 Apr 1580, d. 3 Oct 1665 Mother Isabella Chilton b. 15 Jan 1587 Mary Chandler was born on 15 October 1622 at Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. She married Solomon Leonard, son of Samuel Leonard, circa 1642. Mary Chandler died on 15 August 1658 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, at age 35. Family Solomon Leonard b. c 1605, d. 1 May 1671 Children Samuel Leonard+ b. c 1643, d. a 30 Nov 1720 Rice Leonard+ b. 22 Jan 1648, d. 10 Apr 1700 From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2351.htm#... ________________

CHANDLER, Sarah b. 1618 Leiden, Holland d. 27 OCT 1675 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass. Parents: Father: CHANDLER, Roger Mother: CHILTON, Isabel Family: Marriage: 1640 Spouse: LEONARD, Solomon b. 1610 Pontypool, Monmouth, England d. 1 MAY 1671 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass. Parents: Father: LEONARD, Samuel Children: LEONARD, Samuel LEONARD, John LEONARD, Mary LEONARD, Jacob LEONARD, Issac LEONARD, Solomon From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1f7.htm#78 ___________

Memorial, genealogical, historical, and biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants by Leonard, Manning https://archive.org/details/memorialgenealog00byuleon https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/13/mode/1up SOLOMON LEONARD. The earliest settler in this country, bearing the family name, of whom we have a record, and the ancestor of what has long been known as the "Bridgewater Branch of the Leonard Family." must have been born about 1610 in Monmouthshire, or vicinity, in the southwesterly part of England. He seems to have emigrated first to Leyden in Holland, probably with his father whose name it is believed was Samuel. There is some probability that they came to this country together -if so, the father must have died soon after. The exact period that Solomon emigrated to this country, and the place from which he embarked, it has been impossible to ascertain. Judge Mitchell, in his History of Bridgewater. says : "In 1629, thirty-five of the Leyden people, with their families, arrived at Plymouth, and in 1630, sixty more came. Many of the Bridgewater proprietors were doubtless among these." .... etc. https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/14/mode/1up The exact date of Solomon Leonard's settlement in Duxbury cannot be fixed. Mr. Winsor says the records show he was there when the town was incorporated, 1637. He had land at "Blue Fish." in what is now the northerly part of the village of Duxbury, near the bay. .... etc, https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/17/mode/1up After a faithful and indefatigable search of many years it is hard to be obliged to say that no record can be given of the family name of his wife, the date of their marriage, or the births of their children. We only know that she bore the excellent name of Mary, which has been so creditably perpetuated in the families of her descendants. It is sad to realize that so much of our knowledge of the family is dependent upon tradition which is often unreliable. They were undoubtedly married before 1640 and hail a large family of children, most of them probably born in Duxbury and several dying while young. .... etc. https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/22/mode/1up Soon after this period he seems to have acquired the respectful title of "Goodman Lennerson," which he bore until his death. It has been impossible to ascertain when this event occurred. He was probably buried in the ancient grave-yard https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/23/mode/1up at West Bridgewater. "but no man knoweth of his sepluchre unto this day;" and, strange as it may seem, the same is true of all the members of his family! Judge Mitchell, in his History of Bridgewater, says he died in 1686, and this error has been repeated by Mr. Savage and by innumerable followers. This seems very strange for both of these gentlemen were familiar with the Court Records of Plymouth, the records of deeds there, and the Proprietors Records of Bridgewater, either one of which would have shown that he must have died many years before the period named. Judge Mitchell also says, "his estate was settled by his son Samuel and was the first settlement recorded in Plymouth Probate Court." Mr. Savage notices this statement, and seems to take exceptions to it, but makes no explanation. I fail to find any record of the settlement of the estate. But few papers relating to transactions during that period can be found. .... etc. https://archive.org/stream/memorialgenealog00byuleon#page/33/mode/1up Children of Solomon1 and Mary Leonard :

• 2. samuel,2 b. about 1643; m. 1, Abigail Wood. m. 2, Deborah”
• 3. John,2 b. about 1645; m. Sarah (Chandler?)
• 4. Jacob,2 b. about 1647; m. 1. (Phebe Chandler?) m. 2, Susanna King.
• 5. Isaac,2 b. about 1650; m. Deliverance”
• 6. Solomon,2 b. after 1650; m. Mary”
• 7. Mary,2 b. after 1650; m. Dec. 24. 1673 John Pollard. .... etc. __________________

Sarah Chandler - was born on 16 Oct 1622 in Leyden, Holland and died on 15 Aug 1658 in Boston, Ma . She was the daughter of Roger Chandler and Isabella Chilton.

Sarah married John Solomon Leonard in 1640. John was born in 1609/1610 in (prob) Monmouthshire, England. He was the son of Samuel Leonard. He died on 1 May 1671 in Bridgewater. Plymouth, MA . Then Sarah married Moses Simmons in 1632/1637 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. Moses was born on 1 Jan 1604, lived in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. He died on 15 Sep 1691 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA .

Sarah - (some sources show her name as Sarah, some as Mary)

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Sarah Chandler Leonard Find A Grave Index Name Sarah Chandler Leonard Maiden Name Chandler Event Type Burial Event Date 1675 Event Place , , , Photograph Included N Birth Date 15 Oct 1622 Death Date 27 Oct 1675 Affiliate Record Identifier 103337907 Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-9WVS : 11 July 2016), Sarah Chandler Leonard, 1675; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 103337907, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZDB-6B8/sarah-chandler-1622-...

Sarah Chandler was born before October 1622, in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands, her father, Roger Chandler, was 42 and her mother, Isabella Chilton, was 35. She married Solomon Leonard about 1640, in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 27 October 1675, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 11672, and was buried in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.