Annals of the Leonard Family Fanny Louise Koster New York,NY 1911 FANNY'' LEONARD KOSTER. "The sacred work of thought." Pierre de C oulevain. "Go little book, God send thee good passage, And specially let this be thy prayere Unto them all that thee will read or hear, Where thou art wrong, after their help to call, Thee to correct in any part or all." iii iv ANNALS of the LEONARD FAMILY. A Compilation of material gathered from many sources, among them the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. America Heraldica. Genealogical Memoirs of the Leonards, by vV m. Reed Deane (1851). History of Taunton, S. H. Emery. History of Norton, G. F. Clark. History of Plymouth, Francis Baylies. History of Raynham. Genealogy of Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater, by Manning Leonard. Hageman's History of Princeton, N. J., and Special Article by Capt. John D. W. Hall. Our Familiar Songs, by Helen Kendrick Johnson. Special Article by Abner C. Goodell, Jr., A. M. Reminiscences of Taunton, by Chas. R. Atwood. Knapp's Biographical Sketches. Our Colonial Homes, Samuel Adams Drake. Compiled by FANNY LEONARD KOSTER, Daughter of Col. Charles Henry and Eliza (Morton) Leonard, and wife of Charles Henry Koster. 1911. V vi Affectionately inscribed to my Father, Colonel Charles Henry Leonard, the last of our long line, who died on Oct. 23, 1911, four days after this compilation was completed. vii viii BY WAY of PREFACE. "This shall be written for those that come after."­ Ps. 102, 18. "A book which professes, only to reproduce and epitomize what has been already brought to light by the original research of others." "In these days of 'making many books' there must be a warrantable raison d'etre." Wordsworth to his book :- "Is then the final page before me spread, No further outlet left to mind and heart? Presumptuous book! Too forward to be read, How can I give thee license to depart?" The last words in the History of the Maccabees:­ "And if it is done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I designed; but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain to." ix X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 1. MRs. FANNY LEONARD KosTER ....... Frontispiece 2. ST. LEONARD AND His SYMBOL .........•...•....•• xvu 3. FAMILY ARMS .........••..•....•...••..••• . opposite 1 4. JOHN LENNARD ............................ .. 4 5. TOMB OF GREGORY, LORD DACRE ...•...••.. 6 6. SAMSON LENNARD .•...................•.•. 8 7, LADY MARGARET FIENES ...............•.... 8 8. PARISH CHURCH, ALL SAINTS, HURSTMON- CEUX , •.•........ / .•..••....... , ....•. , 10 9. DACRE ToMB, HuRSTMONCEux .............. 12 10. DACRE To1,,rn, HuRSTMONCEUX ......• (detail) 12 11. HuRSTMONCEUX CASTLE, IN 1737 ........ ,, .. 14 12. HURSTMONCEUX CASTLE, IN 1908 ........... 14 13. ST. BoTOLPH'S CHURCH, CHEVENING ..•• , •..•• 16 14. DACRE FAMILY CHART ......•.....•......... 18 15. BADGE OF LORDS DACRE ...•..•.................... 21 16. BELHUS, A VELEY, ESSEX ..................... opposite 24 17. ANCIENT ORDER FOR PAYMENT .......•.... ,. 36 18. ANCHOR FORGE .....................•............. 50 19. RUINS OF ANCHOR FORGE ...............•.• , ...•.. so 20. JAMES LEONARD HousE .......................... 53 21. HOUSE OF SEVEN GAHl,ES ...............•........•. 53 22. KING PHILIP (Hrs MARK) .•...................... 60 23. SIGNATURE OF THOMAS LEONARD .................. 60 24. KING PHILIP SIGNING THE TREATY ......... opposite 60 25. MOURNING PIECE TO EULOGY .........•............ 67 26. GEORGE LEONARD ..........•..•........... opposite 72 27. JUDGE LEONARD HousE ...........•.•............. 73 28. GEORGE LEONARD, JR ....................... opposite 76 29. HOUSE OF REV. JOHN WILLIAMS............ " 80 30. SIGNATURE OF ABIEL LEONARD .............•....... 84 31. DANIEL LEONARD ......................... opposite 88 32. ANCIENT TRAINING FIELD .. , ............... 92 33. ST. LUKE'S CATHEDRAL, SALT LAKE CITY ... 94 34. RT. REV. ABIEL LEONARD, D.D ............• 94 35. LEONARD MEMORIAL HOME, SALT LAKE CITY. 96 36. CORNER OF LIVING RooM OF SAME ......... 96 XI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-(Continued) PAGE 37. SILHOUETTE AND SIGNATURE OF ELIJAH LEONARD ..• 102 38. LEONARD HOMESTEAD, MARSHFIELD HILLS, MASS ... 103 39. GEORGE LEONARD AND SIGNATURE ••••.•.•.• opposite 104 40. SARAH E. LEONARD AND AUTOGRAPH •.•..... 104 41. AUTOGRAPH OF ELKANAH LEONARD ......•.•.•.•.•.. 107 , 42. ELKAN AH LEONARD HOUSE, MIDDLEBORO, MASS .•.. 107 · 43. SIGNATURJ' OF ANDREW CUNNINGHAM .••..•.••••..• 123 44. RT. REV. WILLIAM ANDREW LEONARD, D.D ... opposite 124 45. SIGNATURE OF LILLIAN RUSSELL ....•..•.•....•.•..• 125 46. LILLIAN RUSSELL ...•..........•.••........ opposite 126 47. CROMWELL LEONARD ..•....•...•••.......•. 132 48. REV. LOOMIS GEORGE LEONARD .••......•.......... 137 49. HoN. M. G. LEONARD .•....•..•...•....•.•. opposite 138 SO. CoL. CHARLES H. LEONARD •••....•.•.••.•. 174 51. ALGERNON SIDNEY LEONARD, M.D ......••.. 178 52. M. G. LEONARD, PUTNAM, CONN ......••.... 180 53. BeRT CORBIN PRESTON ..•........••.•...••. 182 54. ELIZAEETH LEONARD BAKER .•..••....•....• 184 55. JUDSON VV ADE LEONARD ...•....•••.•..•.•• 184 56. LEONARD MEDICAL BUILDING AND HOSPITAL l 186 SHAW UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, N. C. ..... s 57. NASSAU HOTEL, PRINCETON, N. J •.•.••..•..• 190 58. LEONARD HOMESTEAD, LEONARDSVILLE, N. J ..•••.• 196 59. CHART OF ENGLISH ANCESTRY (IN POCKET OF FRONT COVER) 60. GENEALOGICAL CHART OF DESCENDANTS OF ]AMES1 LEONARD (IN POCKET OF BACK COVER) xii INTRODUCTORY. GENEALOGY. A true and sincere study of genealogy should lead not to pride of ancestry by the picking and choosing of those forbears who distinguished themselves, but rather to a democratic feeling of brotherhood with all mankind; for, on going back only a few generations we find ourselves related to nearly all the inhabitants of a certain town, such as D ............... , and among our fellow descendants find some, perhaps, in the humblest walks of life; so, if pursued in the proper spirit, I be­ lieve genealogical studies will lead, not· to inordinate pride of birth, but rather to emulation of the virtues of distinguished ancestors, and sympathy and helpful­ ness for their less fortunate descendants. Another feature which interested me-was the study of particular periods of our history. With the per­ sonal interest aroused by discovering that those of your own blood took part in stirring events, the dry bones of history take on flesh and the lusty hues of romance. ALDEN FREEMAN, m "The Quest of Ancestors.'' xiii ANCESTRY. "Of all the affections of man those which connect him with ancestry are among the most natural and numerous. They enlarge the sphere of his interests, multiply his motives to virtue and give intensity to his sense of duty to generations to come, by the percep­ tion of obligation to those which are past." -Hon. Josiah Quincy. -"Let us not forget so to live that those who come after us may feel that we, too, have been ancestors worthy to be cherished." -M.W.S. "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors."-Burke. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." -Anon. "It isn't always necessary to have a long line of gentlemen behind you, and if you haven't any, or can't trace them, a man, if he has pluck and grit, can get along without them; but it's very comfortable to know they once existed." -"Peter," by F. Hopkinson Smith. XlV OUR ANCESTORS. I. Old England gave them birth and name, Their youthful steps with care she taught, And guiding them with firm design That strengthened well their lines of thought. II. They rendered back their faithful trust, They kept her law and service true, The whole a noble scheme of life Upon their opening vision grew. III. Their hopes portrayed a broader state, That men should frame and men control; Their faith evolved a purer shrine Of worship, worthier of the soul. IV. They saw these shores in distance vast, In Nature's rudeness over-grown, \Vhere star-eyed freedom waiting sat, A Queen upon a lovely throne. V. To her wide courts she beckoned them \i\Tith lure of hardships, toils, alarms, The sacrifice of home and clans, All sweetened by her steadfast charms. VI. They listened to that far-off call, And knew the cost without dismay; With hearts that beat for liberty They chose the rough and narrow way. xv VII. They came and found the promised land, And planted here their family tree, And builded up a common weal, ·Whose message ran from sea to sea. VIII. Let royal powers with proud acclaim Rehearse their ancient legend o'er, Displaying to the wondering crowd Their guarded crowns and jeweled store. IX. We show the Pilgrims' oaken chair, His broken gun with rust bestrewn; The Pilgrim Mother's wheel and loom, The Mayflower's record carved in stone. X. Our Ancestors! We teach their ways, Through storm and calm, through ill and good And gather reverence as we go And grant them honors as we should. XI. They left the old world's fertile field A new and rugged soil to break, And made a barren wilderness To bloom with beauty for our sake. XII. And reaching out beyond their years, With force no time nor tides could bind, Their labor told for human rights And wrought for good to all mankind. By Miss Mary E. N. Hathaway. XVI Symbol From Stained Glass, of Sandringham Church, St. Leonard Norfolk, England. ST. LEONARD. St. Leonard, the patron Saint of all prisoners, cap­ tives and slaves, was of noble birth,-a nobleman of high rank attached to the court of the French King Clovis I, in the first half of the sixth century. Was converted to Christianity by St. Remy, who later in­ structed him in divinity. He had great influence with the King, which was retained after his conversion, and through which many prisoners whom St. Leonard delighted to visit, were set at liberty. It was for this reason we find in the Clog Almanacs the symbol of a rude hammer given him, or sometimes a broken chain. He became eventually a hermit, building for himself a cell and oratory near Limoges. While still living the life of a hermit, he began instructing the peasantry, filling his life with good works. He was ordained deacon, but declined further advancement in the min­ istry, and is, in art, usually represented in deacon's dress.