Adam Leland

Vancura & Bishop

1745 - 1827 (81 years)

Generation: 1

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]

Children:

Leonard Leland was born 1786; died Apr 1752, Portland, Cumberland, ME.

Generation: 2

2.	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]

Mary Death was born 10 Oct 1716, Sherburne, MA (daughter of John Death, III and Waitstill Vose); died 27 May 1795, Sherburne, MA.

Children:

1. Adam Leland was born 10 Apr 1745, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA; died 10 Mar 1827, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA.

Generation: 3

4. Hopestill Leland was born 1681 (son of Hopestill Leland and Abigail Hill); died 1760, Sherburne, MA.
Hopestill — Living. [Group Sheet]
5.
Living
Children:

2. Daniel Leland was born 1707; died 1764, Sherburne, MA.

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]

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:

3. Mary Death was born 10 Oct 1716, Sherburne, MA; died 27 May 1795, Sherburne, MA.

Generation: 4

8. Hopestill Leland was born 15 Nov 1655 (son of Henry Leland and Margaret Badcock); died 1729, Sherburne, MA.
Hopestill — Abigail Hill. [Group Sheet]
9.
Abigail Hill
Children:

4. Hopestill Leland was born 1681; died 1760, Sherburne, MA.

12.

John Death, Jr was born 1651, Farmington, Middlesex, MA (son of John Death and Abigail Turner); died 5 Jun 1710, Sherburne, Middlesex, MA.

Notes:

Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780

Death (Dearth), John I
1646 Topsfield
1722 Framingham
Sherborn HR 1692, 93M, 93N; selectman 1688, 90, 92-94, 96;
M Mary Peabody (c1652- ) in c1669, 7 ch; farmer.
Moved from Natick to Framingham, then to Sudbury; in Sherborn about 1678, Framingham about 1710.
1972 Dearth g 2-5; 1856 Sherborn & Holliston h 74-5, 311; 1887 Framingham h 523

Birth:
or 1646, Toppsfield, Essex, MA

Died:
or 1690

John married Mary Peabody 13 Jul 1669, Topsfield, Essex, MA. Mary (daughter of Francis Paybody and Mary Foster) was born 22 May 1656, Topsfield, Essex, MA. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary Peabody was born 22 May 1656, Topsfield, Essex, MA (daughter of Francis Paybody and Mary Foster).

Notes:

Married:
or 1675

Children:

6. John Death, III was born 2 Jan 1676, Topsfield, Essex, MA; died 14 Dec 1754, Sherborn, MIddlesex, MA.

14.

Henry Vose was born 9 Apr 1663, Milton, MA; died 26 Mar 1752, Milton, MA; was buried Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk, MA.

Notes:

For his service against the Narragansett Indians he received a grant of land in Bedford.

He served the town as selectman in the years 1713, 1715, 1716, 1723, and 1724. as moderator of town meetings in 1714, 1715, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1725, 1726, 1732, and 1737. He also held minor offices and served on numerous town and church committees.

In town records he appears as Sergeant in 1691, Ensign in 1706, and Lieutenant from 1708 until his death.

Henry married Elizabeth Babcock / Badcock 18 May 1686. Elizabeth was born 24 Dec 1666, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA; was christened 19 May 1667, Milton, Norfolk, MA; died 18 Oct 1732, Milton, Norfolk, MA; was buried Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk, MA. [Group Sheet]

15.

Elizabeth Babcock / Badcock was born 24 Dec 1666, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA; was christened 19 May 1667, Milton, Norfolk, MA; died 18 Oct 1732, Milton, Norfolk, MA; was buried Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk, MA.

Notes:

The marriage of Henry Vose and Elizabeth Badcock was probably the first one perfdormed by a clergyman in New England. Judge Sewall of Boston, in his Diary thus describes the event: "1686, Tuesday, May 18. A great wedding from Milton, and are married by Mr. Randolph's chaplain (Rev. Ratcliffe who had arrived in Boston on May 13, 1686 from England, the first minister of the English church commissioned to officiate on New England soil. Previous to this, all marriages had been performed by magistrates or some person especially appointed for the purpose. On May 29, 1686 Joseph Dudley, President, issued a proclamation authorizing the clerical function.) at mr. Shrimpton's, according to ye Service Book, a little after noon, when Prayer was had at ye Town House: Was another married at ye same time; the former was Vose's son. Borrowed a ring.

Children:

7. Waitstill Vose was born 29 Jul 1688, Milton, Norfolk, MA; died 22 Jun 1750, Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.