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HENRY LELAND (c. 1625–1680)
MARGARET BADCOCK (d. 1705)
Henry Leland was born about 1625. [1] He died on 4 April 1680 in Sherborn. [2] He married Margaret Badcock. [1]
Margaret died on 21 May 1705 in Sherborn. [2]
Margaret was probably the sister of Captain Robert Badcock.
Henry was a tailor. [3]
Henry was admitted to the church in Dorchester on 22 May 1653. [3]
In 1654 Henry became one of the first settlers of Sherborn. [4] He settled in the southeastern quarter of Sherborn, known as Bogistow. [3] For 12 years he lived on land owned by Thomas Holbrook. [3] On 3 March 1660 he gave his bond for 40 pounds to Henry Lane of Boston for 200 acres. He obtained the deed for this land in 1667 [3] In 1666 he received a deed from Thomas Holbrook for 80 acres. [3] His first house was on the land he bought from Thomas Holbrook and it burned that year while he was away. [3]
He was part of a committee that signed articles of agreement between the town of Sherborn and the town of Natick on 16 Apr 1679. [5] He and Ens. Bullen were chosen a committee with the selectman to grant lots in 1679. [5]
Henry paid three shillings as part of Medfield's contribution to Harvard College in 1678. [6]
Henry made his will on 27 March 1680 and his witnesses testified on 8 June 1680. His heirs were his wife Margaret, his son Eleazar, Bethiah Twitchell (who was underage), his eldest son Hopestill, and his son Ebenezer. He named his wife and Hopestill his executors and his brother Robert Badcock his overseer. He also mentioned a brother "Brazier." [1]
Children of Henry Leland and Margaret Badcock:
i. Hopestill Leland was baptized in May 1653 in Dorchester and died there that year. [1]
ii. Experience Leland was born on 16 May 1656 [probably 1654] in Medfield. [1, 1654][7] She died on 20 December 1708 in Dedham. [8] She married John Colburne on 25 June 1674 in Medfield. [7] John, the son of Nathaniel and Priscilla (Clarke) Colborn, was born on 29 July 1648 in Dedham. [8] He was baptized on 6 August 1648 in Dedham. [8] He died on 29 January 1705/6 in Dedham. [8]
iii. Hopestill Leland was born on 15 November 1655 in Medfield. He died on 19 August 1727 in Sherborn. He married first Abigail Hill. He married second Patience Holbrook.
iv. Ebenezer Leland was born on 2 January 1657/8 in Medfield. [7] He died in 1742 in Sherborn. [1] He married first Deborah ___. [1] He married second Patience Rice. [9] Patience was born on 5 Mar 1671. [9, d. Matthew] Patience, the wife of Ebenezer, Sr., died on 1 Jun 1720 in Sherborn. [2] He married third Mary (Willard) Hunt of Sudbury on 29 Aug 1721 in Sherborn. [2][10] Mary was the daughter of Henry Willard and granddaughter of Major Simon Willard. [10] Mary married first Isaac Hunt on 26 April 1698. [10]
Patience Rices's father Matthew Rice refereed to her as Patience Leland in his will. [9]
v. Eleazar Leland was born on 13 July 1660 in Medfield. [7] He died on 5 December 1703 in Medfield. [7] He married Sarah ___. She is probably the Sarah who [subsequently] married Eleazar Bullard on 12 June 1705.
Eleazar, age 33, signed his will on 16 October 1691. It was proved on 13 December 1703. He left his entire estate to his wife Sarah. [1]
Endnotes:
1. Sherman Leland, The Leland Magazine (n.p.: n.p., 1850).
2. Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
146 Ebenezer Sr. and Mary Hunt of Sudbury, Aug. 29, 1721
210 Henry, Apr. 4, 1680
210 Margret, w. of Henry, May 21, 1705
210 Patience, w. of Ebenzer Sr., June 1, 1720
3. Abner Morse, A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants and History of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston (Boston: Damrell and Moore, 1856), 161–9.
4. Joseph Gardner Bartlett, John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633 (Boston: Lew C. Hill, 1904), 72.
5. William Bigelow, History of Sherborn, Mass., (Milford, MA: Ballou & Stacey, 1830), 26, 29.
6. John Dean, "Medfield's Contribution to Harvard College," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 10 (1856): 49–50.
7. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850 (Boston: New England History Genealogical Society, 1903).
LELAND 65 Ebenezer, s. Henry and Margreat, Jan. 2, 1657-8 |
BULLARD 28 Eliezer, s. Samuel and Mary, Apr. 26, 1662 |
8. "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620–1850," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org > Dedham.
4 John, the Son of Nathaniell & Prissilla Coleborne, was borne the 29 of the 5 mo. [1648]
29 John Colburn, deceased Janvary 29, 1705-6,
31 John ye sone of or br: Nathaniell Colburne was baptised 6d 6m1648.
37 Experience Colburn, deceased December 20th, 1708.
126 Nathaniell Coleborne & Prissilla Clarke, were married ye 25th of the 5 mo. [1639]
9. W., "Leland, Patience," Notes and Queries Section, New England Historical and Genealogical Register 27 (1873): 193.
10. Joy F. Peach, "The Hunt for Simon Hunt 'of Concord' [Massachusetts]," The American Genealogist 75 (2000): 30-36.
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