through two of his sons, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Thomas Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester.

   Major Thomas Leonard,² son of James,¹ was born Aug. 3, 1640, and was a distinguished citizen of Taunton.   He was ensign in 1665 and subsequently captain and major of the First Regiment of Bristol County, and was connected with the militia forty-eight years.   He was Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions, Deputy, Selectman, member of town council, clerk of the Proprietary Records and treasurer of the Iron Works.   The original copy of his commission as captain, dated 1692, and signed by William Phipps, Governor of the colony, is in the possession of Miss Sarah E. Leonard; valuable manuscript, documents and pictures of ancient Leonard houses, together with ancient books dating as far back as 1650, are also in possession of Miss Leonard and of the Old Colony Historical Society.
   The mother of the Rev. Geo. Leonard was Molly Wales Fobes, dau. of Rev. Percy Fobes, LL.D.   Her quaint portrait may still be seen at the Leonard mansion in Marshfield Hills.
   Mr. Geo. Leonard fitted for college with Rev. Samuel Dean of So. Scituate, author of the valuable book "Dean's History of Scituate."   He entered Harvard in 1819 at the age of 18, graduated in 1823 and studied theology at the Cambridge Divinity School when that institution was dominated by the inspiring influence of such men as Dr. Channing, Henry Ware and Andrew Norton.   Here he studied three years and graduated with honors in 1826.
   Oct. 24, 1830, he was married to Charlotte Emeline Washburn of Raynham, youngest dau. of Deacon Oliver Washburn of Raynham, and cousin to Governor Israel Washburn of Maine, Israel and Cadwallander Washburn, members of Congress, and Elisher B. Washburn, Minister