Comments on: Samuel Leonard: Taken by Indians! http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/05/samuel-leonard-taken-by-indians/ Leonard Family History Thu, 02 May 2013 21:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: James Adonis http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/05/samuel-leonard-taken-by-indians/comment-page-1/#comment-586 James Adonis Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:59:57 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=1024#comment-586 Wow, I grew up hearing about this story and never realized how connected I was. I live about 12 miles from Haverhill Ma. i will definitely be making a trip to the statue this weekend. And interesting enough the Dustin/Duston family has a get together the second Saturday in August. Might be a lot of fun to attend. This Historical sign is in Boscawen, New Hampshire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hannahdustinmarker.JPG this is taken from '"www.hannahdustin.com" In Samuel Sewall’s Diary, Volume 1, pages 452 and 453, we find the following entry on May 12, 1697: Fourth-day, May12….Hanah Dustin came to see us:….She saith her master, who she kill’d did formerly live with Mr. Roulandson at Lancaster: He told her, that when he pray’d the English way, he thought that was good: but now he found the French way was better. The single man shewed the night before, to Saml Lenarson, how he used to knock Englishmen on the head and take off their Scalps: little thinking that the Captives would make some of their first experiment upon himself. Sam. Lenarson kill’d him. it also seems there is a question about the bounty actually paid for the 10 scalps, either 50 pounds with 25 going to Hanna and the other 25 being split between both Samuel and Mary. Some stories seems to point to a 25 pound bounty ..all going to Hanna (actually the money was paid to her husband on behalf of his wife). :) Wow, I grew up hearing about this story and never realized how connected I was. I live about 12 miles from Haverhill Ma. i will definitely be making a trip to the statue this weekend. And interesting enough the Dustin/Duston family has a get together the second Saturday in August. Might be a lot of fun to attend. This Historical sign is in Boscawen, New Hampshire:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hannahdustinmarker.JPG

this is taken from ‘”www.hannahdustin.com”

In Samuel Sewall’s Diary, Volume 1, pages 452 and 453, we find the following entry on May 12, 1697:

Fourth-day, May12….Hanah Dustin came to see us:….She saith her master, who she kill’d did formerly live with Mr. Roulandson at Lancaster: He told her, that when he pray’d the English way, he thought that was good: but now he found the French way was better. The single man shewed the night before, to Saml Lenarson, how he used to knock Englishmen on the head and take off their Scalps: little thinking that the Captives would make some of their first experiment upon himself. Sam. Lenarson kill’d him.

it also seems there is a question about the bounty actually paid for the 10 scalps, either 50 pounds with 25 going to Hanna and the other 25 being split between both Samuel and Mary. Some stories seems to point to a 25 pound bounty ..all going to Hanna (actually the money was paid to her husband on behalf of his wife).

:)

]]> By: Erin Brayley http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/05/samuel-leonard-taken-by-indians/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Erin Brayley Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:15:29 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=1024#comment-581 I just wanted to thank you (and anyone that helps you put this site together) for all the knowledge of the Leonard family. I am a descendant of Solomon Leonard (that married Sarah Chandler [thanks for clearing that one up, as well!]), and have definitely gotten a good amount of history from this site. So thank you, again :) I just wanted to thank you (and anyone that helps you put this site together) for all the knowledge of the Leonard family. I am a descendant of Solomon Leonard (that married Sarah Chandler [thanks for clearing that one up, as well!]), and have definitely gotten a good amount of history from this site.

So thank you, again :)

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