Samuel Henry Leonard "Mayflower 1629"

Samuel Henry Leonard (1584–1629) is recorded in the current facts as having been born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, and dying in 1629 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Original family-tree notes describe a Samuel Leonard Jr., aged 45, who left Barnstable, England, with his family aboard the White Angel of Bristol on 18 January 1629 and reportedly died soon after arriving in Massachusetts. The identification of that traveler as Samuel Henry Leonard requires verification.

Samuel Henry Leonard was born in 1584, according to the current family-tree facts, at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Original family-tree notes describe a Samuel Leonard Jr., then aged 45, departing Barnstable, England, with his family on 18 January 1629 aboard the White Angel of Bristol. The notes characterize this passage as a 1629 “Mayflower” voyage and state that Samuel died shortly after his arrival in Massachusetts. No source was supplied to confirm that the Samuel Leonard Jr. named in these notes was Samuel Henry Leonard.

The current facts record Samuel Henry Leonard’s death in 1629 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Historical context

The original notes place the reported voyage during a period of English migration to New England. They state that voyages described as “Mayflower” crossings occurred in 1620, 1629, and 1630, and caution that it has generally been assumed these were made by the same ship, though the notes consider it strongly probable that the 1629 and 1630 voyages were not made by the vessel that sailed in 1620. This ship identification and the characterization of the White Angel voyage as a “Second Mayflower Voyage” should be treated as family-tree assertions pending documentary support.

Sources & research

No documentary sources or formal citations were supplied.

Original Family Tree Maker Notes: Supplied statement concerning Samuel Leonard Jr., the White Angel of Bristol, the 18 January 1629 departure from Barnstable, England, and the discussion of “Mayflower” voyages in 1620, 1629, and 1630.

Current Facts: Supplied birth and death entries for Samuel Henry Leonard.