Vancura & Bishop
Leonard Leland
1786 - 17521. Leonard Leland was born 1786 (son of Adam Leland and Prudence Leland); died Apr 1752, Portland, Cumberland, ME. Leonard — Chloe Rice. Chloe (daughter of Jonathan Rice and Anna Belknap) was born 25 Sep 1790, Natick, MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Lorinda Emily Leland was born 3 Apr 1811, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA; died 27 Jan 1880, Portland, Cumberland, ME; was buried Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, ME Plot: Sec-N Lot-484 Grv-6.
Leonard — C. Rice. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Adam Leland was born 10 Apr 1745, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA (son of Daniel Leland and Mary Death); died 10 Mar 1827, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA. Notes:
Lived in Sherburne on the old road to Natick, 100 rods east of the Plain burying ground. Selectman in 1786, 1789.
Adam — Prudence Leland. Prudence (daughter of Caleb Leland and Judith Morse) was born 12 Oct 1748, Sherburne, MA; died 1832, Sherburne, MA. [Group Sheet]
3. Prudence Leland was born 12 Oct 1748, Sherburne, MA (daughter of Caleb Leland and Judith Morse); died 1832, Sherburne, MA. Children:
- 1. Leonard Leland was born 1786; died Apr 1752, Portland, Cumberland, ME.
Generation: 3
4. Daniel Leland was born 1707 (son of Hopestill Leland and Living); died 1764, Sherburne, MA. Daniel married Mary Death 25 May 1737, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. Mary (daughter of John Death, III and Waitstill Vose) was born 10 Oct 1716, Sherburne, MA; died 27 May 1795, Sherburne, MA. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Death was born 10 Oct 1716, Sherburne, MA (daughter of John Death, III and Waitstill Vose); died 27 May 1795, Sherburne, MA. Children:
- 2. Adam Leland was born 10 Apr 1745, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA; died 10 Mar 1827, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA.
6. Caleb Leland was born 20 Nov 1712, Sherburne, MA (son of Ebenezer Leland and Martha Fairbanks); died 25 Aug 1780, Sherburne, MA; was buried Plain Cemetery, Sherborn, MA. Notes:
The proprieter of 700 acres of the best land in Sherburne. Resided, in middle life, where the late Deacon Micah Leland did, served 6 years as selectman, and was active in church matters.
Caleb married Judith Morse 24 Dec 1741. Judith was born 13 Oct 1720, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA; died 26 Oct 1774. [Group Sheet]
7. Judith Morse was born 13 Oct 1720, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA; died 26 Oct 1774. Children:
- 3. Prudence Leland was born 12 Oct 1748, Sherburne, MA; died 1832, Sherburne, MA.
Generation: 4
8. Hopestill Leland was born 1681 (son of Hopestill Leland and Abigail Hill); died 1760, Sherburne, MA. Hopestill — Living. [Group Sheet]
9. Living Children:
- 4. Daniel Leland was born 1707; died 1764, Sherburne, MA.
10. John Death, III was born 2 Jan 1676, Topsfield, Essex, MA (son of John Death, Jr and Mary Peabody); died 14 Dec 1754, Sherborn, MIddlesex, MA. Notes:
In early colonial records the name of John Death's father was variously spelled: D'Aith, D'Aeth, and D'eath. Many ofhis descendants had it legally changed to Dearth, so while the name was common in that locality years ago, it has now practically disappeared.
Mr. Death was actively interested in town affairs, serving as a selectman for eleven years, and represented Sherborn in the General Court for six years.John married Waitstill Vose 3 Jul 1713, Milton, MA. Waitstill (daughter of Henry Vose and Elizabeth Babcock / Badcock) was born 29 Jul 1688, Milton, Norfolk, MA; died 22 Jun 1750, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. [Group Sheet]
11. Waitstill Vose was born 29 Jul 1688, Milton, Norfolk, MA (daughter of Henry Vose and Elizabeth Babcock / Badcock); died 22 Jun 1750, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. Children:
- 5. Mary Death was born 10 Oct 1716, Sherburne, MA; died 27 May 1795, Sherburne, MA.
12. Ebenezer Leland was born 1681, Sherburne, MA (son of Ebenezer Leland and Deborah Prescott); died 1745, Sherburne, MA. Ebenezer married Martha Fairbanks 19 Jan 1708, Sherborne, Middlesex, MA. Martha (daughter of Eliesur Fairbanks and Martha Lovett) was born 22 Jan 1680, Sherbourn, Middlesex, MA. [Group Sheet]
13. Martha Fairbanks was born 22 Jan 1680, Sherbourn, Middlesex, MA (daughter of Eliesur Fairbanks and Martha Lovett). Children:
- 6. Caleb Leland was born 20 Nov 1712, Sherburne, MA; died 25 Aug 1780, Sherburne, MA; was buried Plain Cemetery, Sherborn, MA.