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PROCTOR, Capt Leonard[1, 2]

Male 1734 - 1827  (93 years)Deceased    Has 10 ancestors and 97 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name PROCTOR, Leonard 
    Prefix Capt 
    Birth 16 Jan 1734  Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Burial Jun 1827  Proctor Cemetery, Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 3 Jun 1827  Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age 93 years 
    Person ID I1196  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2016 

    Father Ancestors PROCTOR, Thomas
              b. 12 Dec 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jun 1750, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother BARRON, Hannah
              b. 14 Oct 1703, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Sep 1774, Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1722  Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years - She : 19 years and 2 months. 
    Siblings 1 brother and 4 sisters 
    Children 6 children 
    +1. PROCTOR, Capt Leonard
              b. 16 Jan 1734, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jun 1827, Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. PROCTOR, Philip
              b. 3 Jan 1725, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Feb 1759, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Married: 1x3. PROCTOR, Lucy
              b. 10 Feb 1733, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. PROCTOR, Olive
              b. 22 Jan 1737, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Aug 1826, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. PROCTOR, Abigail
              b. 3 Jul 1737, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Aug 1767, Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    +6. PROCTOR, Thankful
              b. 18 Jul 1752, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Jun 1828, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     
    Family ID F512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 NUTTING, Lydia
              b. 1738, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Nov 1768, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 6 Sep 1760  Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 8 months - She : ~ 22 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
     1. PROCTOR, Phillip
              b. 2 Sep 1761, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Jul 1795, West Nimba, Liberia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]
     2. PROCTOR, Abel
              b. 28 Dec 1762, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Jul 1795 (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]
     3. PROCTOR, Maj Leonard
              b. 8 Oct 1764, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Feb 1812, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Married: 1x4. PROCTOR, Asa
              b. 26 Nov 1766, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Nov 1796, Sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2011 

    Family 2 KEEP, Mary Molly
              b. 23 Mar 1743, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Sep 1827, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [5
    Marriage 25 Dec 1769  Harvard, Worcester County, Massacusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 35 years and 11 months - She : 26 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
    +1. PROCTOR, John
              b. 13 Sep 1786, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 31 Mar 1837, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. PROCTOR, Mary "Polly"
              b. 20 Oct 1770, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Nov 1853, Freedom, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Married: 1x3. PROCTOR, Lydia
              b. 7 Jul 1772, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 10 May 1853, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +4. PROCTOR, Capt Solomon
              b. 17 Jul 1774, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 4 Nov 1842, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +5. PROCTOR, Thomas
              b. 19 May 1776, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Oct 1867, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +6. PROCTOR, Hannah
              b. 3 Jul 1778, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Dec 1863, Rushford, Allegheny County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +7. PROCTOR, Jabez
              b. 22 Apr 1780, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Nov 1839, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Jan 1734 - Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Sep 1760 - Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1769 - Harvard, Worcester County, Massacusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Jun 1827 - Proctor Cemetery, Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1827 - Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Son of Thomas Proctor(1698-1774) & his wife Hannah Baron(1703-1774)

      Leonard was 1st a Selectman of Westford, Massachusetts in 1770, 1778 & 1779.

      Leonard was 2nd Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War under Capt. Minot's Company & marched from Westford, Massachusetts to the Lexington Alarm of 4/19/1775. He was one of the Committee of Correspondence for 1780, to " to take under consideration the New Form of Government" Later, in 1781 he became a Captain in 1781.
      He was at the Battles of Lexington, Trenton, NJ & Monmouth, NJ.

      After the Revolution, he moved to Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, where he became a Freeman in 1782. In 1784 & 1785 he became a was a selectman. In the unbroken forest near Cavendish He founded Proctorsville.
      " He was a Man of Great Force & Character "

      He & his family & relatives are buried in the Proctor Cemetery.

      Capt Leonard Proctor was married 2 times:

      1st to Lydia Nutting(1738-1768)
      Their Children were:
      1. Philip Proctor(1761-1793)died in Charlestown, Ma
      2. Abel Proctor(1762-1795)married ?
      3. Major Leonard Proctor, Jr(1764-1812)married Pede Hildreth
      4. Asa Proctor(1766-1796)married Mary...

      2nd wife Mary Keep(1744-1827)
      Their Children were:
      1. Mary Proctor(1770-1853)married 3 times,Crary/Stewart/Root
      2. Lydia Proctor(1772-1853)married Isaac Powers
      3. Capt Solomon Proctor(1774-1842)married 3 times
      Spaulding/Childs/Howe
      4. Thomas Proctor(1776-1867)married Abigail Atwood Searl
      5. Hannah Proctor(1778-1863)married Billings Walker
      6. Jabez Walker(1780-1839)married Betsey Parker
      7. Experience Proctor(1783-1870)married Zacheus Blood
      8. John Proctor(1786-1837)married Sarah Smith [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S358] House Of Proctor Genealogy.

    3. [S50] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Maintained by: Laurie Stewart Tokarsky
      Originally Created by: Cynthia Kaley
      Record added: Apr 09, 2006
      Find A Grave Memorial# 13898111

    5. [S84] Ancestry.com.
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