John Leach1

Family
Father*Giles Leach2
Mother*Anne Noakes3,4
Marriage*He married Alice ______.1 

Family

 Alice ______
Children 1.Stephen Leach+1 b. 28 Jan 1699, d. 28 Oct 1729
 2.Ebenezer Leach+2 b. 1702
 3.Nehemiah Leach+2 b. 1709

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S445] A faithful and exact copy of the original records without any abridgment or variation and copied by various members of the NEHGS from the original records, "Early Records of Boston, Massachusetts", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 2 - 12 (published as a continuation from January 1848 through 1858): Volume 12, Oct 1858, page 350, her surname spelled "Noaks". Hereinafter cited as "Boston Records - NEHGR."
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leach, pages 239-244, her surname spelled "Nokes."

Joseph Leach1

Family
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Benjamin Leach2,3,4
Mother*Mary Keith4,2,3 b. 15 Oct 1745
Marriage*30 September 1788He married Wealthy Leach, daughter of Jedediah Leach and Phebe Keith, on 30 September 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2,5 
(1st Neighbor) Estate and Land19 October 1802When the final probate of Ephraim Leach's will resulted in the distribution of his homestead farm in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, to his various heirs on 19 October 1802, Joseph Leach, Daniel Leach and Ebenezer Leach were all identified as Ephraim's neighbors. They were also all related to Ephraim and to each other. Ephraim's father, Joseph's great-grandfather, and Daniel's grandfather were brothers; and Ebenezer was Daniel's son.1,6 

Family

 Wealthy Leach b. 18 Oct 1767

Citations

  1. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 214-224.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 234. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, pages 236 and 239.
  6. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Deacon Joseph Leach1

b. 9 October 1705
Family
Father*Benjamin Leach1,2 d. 13 Jul 1764
Mother*Hepzibah Washburn1,2 d. 4 Apr 1750
Birth*9 October 1705Joseph Leach was born on 9 October 1705 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*14 January 1735/36He married Anna Harris, daughter of Isaac Harris and Jane Cooke, on 14 January 1735/36 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

 Anna Harris b. 25 Sep 1712
Child 1.Benjamin Leach+1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 209. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 236.

Mary Leach

Family
Father-Possible*David Leach b. 20 May 1706
Mother-Possible*Hannah ______
(Heir# 2) Estate and Land19 October 1802Mary Leach was an heir of the deceased David Leach, who was the only brother and an heir of the also deceased Ephraim Leach, and was, as a result, a recipient of a one-eighth part of a one-quarter share of Ephraim Leach's homestead farm. A warrant had been issued on 19 February 1799 to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach, and was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. After first dividing the land and assigning it to the four sisters and brother of the deceased, the committee next divided and set off brother David's one-quarter share to his eight heirs. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

For Mary and Asa Leach, jointly, whom we've been unable to identify and may have been David's children, the committee set off and combined two parts or shares, representing one quarter of David's third share. This combined share began at the northwest corner of David's share and then south 12 rods to a stake and stones, then east 17 rods to a stake, then north 12 rods to the northeast corner, then west about 17 rods to the bounds first mentioned.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  2. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Mehitable Leach1,2

b. 18 July 1711
Family
Father*David Leach1 d. c 1757
Mother*Hannah ______1
Birth*18 July 1711Mehitable Leach was born on 18 July 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
(4th Sister) Estate and Land19 February 1799When probate was reopened on the estate of Mehitable's brother, Ephraim Leach, on 19 February 1799 in Plymouth County before Judge Joshua Thomas, the judge issued a warrant to Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes, empowering and directing them to take a view of the homestead farm that Ephraim, late of Bridgewater, had died seized of and to divide it into four equal parts or shares, first giving timely notice to all persons interested to be present if they saw cause. The men were further directed to assign and set off one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mehitable Leach, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mercy Peterson, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's brother David Leach, also deceased, and one share to Ephraim’s sister Abigail (Leach) Keith, the wife of Jacob Keith, all in accordance with the directions in Ephraim's 1767 will. The committee was instructed by the judge to divide the shares by metes and bounds, considering quantity and quality, so that the heirs may hold their shares separately, forever. The judge ordered the men to make a return of the warrant with their doings and signatures, under oath, as soon as conveniently possible.3,4 
(4th Sister) Estate and Land19 October 1802The warrant to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

The parts or shares identified as the first and second, representing one half of the total, were assigned jointly to the legal representatives of Mehitable Leach and Abigail (Leach) Keith, deceased sisters of the testator, Ephraim Leach. The combined share began at a stake and stones on the north side of the highway, which was the southeast corner bounds of Ephraim's farm. From there running westerly by and with Joseph Leach's range about 33 rods to a stake and stones standing in his range, which was the northeast corner bounds of the divisions. And from there westerly to a stake and stones at the northwest corner of these shares, and from there southerly about 35 rods to the highway, and from there easterly about 17 rods by and with the highway to the beginning of the bounds first mentioned. Their two shares contained about three and one half acres, together with the easterly one half of the dwelling house and one half of the barn.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 210. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Mercy Leach1

b. 22 November 1693
Family
Father*David Leach1 d. c 1757
Mother*Hannah ______1
Birth*22 November 1693Mercy Leach was born on 22 November 1693 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*She married ______ Peterson.3 
(Eldest Sister) Estate and Land19 February 1799When probate was reopened on the estate of Mercy's brother, Ephraim Leach, on 19 February 1799 in Plymouth County before Judge Joshua Thomas, the judge issued a warrant to Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes, empowering and directing them to take a view of the homestead farm that Ephraim, late of Bridgewater, had died seized of and to divide it into four equal parts or shares, first giving timely notice to all persons interested to be present if they saw cause. The men were further directed to assign and set off one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mehitable Leach, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mercy Peterson, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's brother David Leach, also deceased, and one share to Ephraim’s sister Abigail (Leach) Keith, the wife of Jacob Keith, all in accordance with the directions in Ephraim's 1767 will. The committee was instructed by the judge to divide the shares by metes and bounds, considering quantity and quality, so that the heirs may hold their shares separately, forever. The judge ordered the men to make a return of the warrant with their doings and signatures, under oath, as soon as conveniently possible.3,4 
(Eldest Sister) Estate and Land19 October 1802The warrant to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

The share identified as the fourth, representing one quarter of the total, was designated for the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mercy Peterson. It contained about six acres and one half and was assigned to the legal representatives of Hannah ______, deceased niece of testator Ephraim Leach. No surname was provided for Hannah, and she was not identified as Mercy (Leach) Peterson's daughter, although she may have been. Hannah's share began at a stake and stones at the northeast corner of the third share, and from there northerly about 58 rods to a stake and stones standing in the northeast corner of the farm in Ebenezer Leach's range; from there westerly by and in that range about 17 rods to a stake and stones standing in the range of Daniel Leach at the northwest corner bounds of the above farm, and from there in Daniel Leach's range about 58 rods to a stake and stones standing in the northwest corner of the third share, and from there easterly to the bounds first mentioned.3,4 

Family

 ______ Peterson
Child 1.Hannah ______3

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 210. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Mercy Leach1

b. 16 February 1737/38
Family
Father*David Leach2 b. 20 May 1706
Mother*Elizabeth Cooke2 d. 6 Jun 1750
Birth*16 February 1737/38Mercy Leach was born on 16 February 1737/38 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
(Heir# 7) Estate and Land19 October 1802Mercy Leach and Eliza Leach, as two of David Leach's daughters, were heirs of their Uncle Ephraim Leach, and received a one-eighth part each of their father's one-quarter share of their uncle's homestead farm. A warrant had been issued on 19 February 1799 to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach, and was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. After first dividing the land and assigning it to the four sisters and brother of the deceased, the committee next divided and set off brother David's one-quarter share to his eight heirs. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

Sisters Mercy and Eliza Leach received, jointly, the combined sixth and seventh shares representing two eighths, or one quarter, of their father David's share. Their combined share began at the southwest corner of the fifth share assigned to Hannah Leach, then south 6 rods to a stake, then east 17 rods to a stake, then north 6 rods to a stake, and then west 17 rods to the bounds first mentioned and including one half of the dwelling house.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Kingston, Volume I, Births, page 103, her name spelled "Marcy". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Kingston, Volume I, Births, page 103.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Nehemiah Leach1

b. 1709
Family
Father*John Leach1
Mother*Alice ______1
Birth*1709Nehemiah Leach was born in 1709.1 
Marriage*He married Mercy Staples.1 

Family

 Mercy Staples
Child 1.Susanna Leach+1 b. c 1755, d. 17 Mar 1790

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Parnel Leach1,2

d. 3 September 1853
Family
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jedediah Leach3 d. 8 Mar 1813
Mother*Phebe Keith3,4 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
Birth*Parnel Leach was born.5 
Marriage Intention*19 July 1788An intention of marriage for Parnel Leach was recorded on 19 July 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County.5,6 
Marriage*20 August 1788She married Perez Hooper, son of Nathaniel Hooper and Elizabeth Bryant, on 20 August 1788 in Halifax, Plymouth County. Both were residents of Bridgewater and were married by Ebenezer Tomson, Justice of the Peace.1,5 
(Wife) Death2 November 1842Parnel became a widow when Perez Hooper died on 2 November 1842.7,8 
Death*3 September 1853She died on 3 September 1853.2 

Family

 Perez Hooper b. c 1764, d. 2 Nov 1842

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Halifax, Marriages, page 23. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fifth Generation, pages 32-47, her name spelled "Parna". Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fifth Generation, pages 32-47.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, pages 187 and 238, her name recorded as "Parnel" and his as "Peres."
  7. [S363] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Deaths in the town of Bridgewater, Volume 3, page 60. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.
  8. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fifth Generation, pages 32-47, noting date as 4 November 1842.

Samuel Leach1

b. 2 October 1662
Family
Father*Giles Leach1
Mother*Anne Noakes1
Birth*2 October 1662Samuel Leach was born on 2 October 1662 in Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*He married Mary Byram, daughter of Nicholas Byram and Susanna Shaw.2,1 

Family

 Mary Byram
Child 1.Elijah Leach+1 b. c 1720

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Byram, pages 127-130.

Sarah Leach1

b. 16 September 1728
Family
Father*Stephen Leach1 b. 28 Jan 1699, d. 28 Oct 1729
Mother*Sarah Hooper1 b. 9 Oct 1705, d. 10 Aug 1750
Birth*16 September 1728Sarah Leach was born on 16 September 1728.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Sarah Leach1

b. 17 March 1739/40
Family
Father*David Leach1 b. 20 May 1706
Mother*Elizabeth Cooke1 d. 6 Jun 1750
Birth*17 March 1739/40Sarah Leach was born on 17 March 1739/40 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
(Heir# 8) Estate and Land19 October 1802Sarah Leach, as one of David Leach's daughters, was an heir of her Uncle Ephraim Leach, and received a one-eighth part of her father's one-quarter share of her uncle's homestead farm. A warrant had been issued on 19 February 1799 to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach, and was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. After first dividing the land and assigning it to the four sisters and brother of the deceased, the committee next divided and set off brother David's one-quarter share to his eight heirs. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

Sarah received what was identified as the final one eighth share. It began at the southwest corner of the sixth and seventh shares, assigned to her sisters Elizabeth and Mercy Leach, then south 4 rods to a stake, then east 17 rods to a stake, then north 4 rods to a stake, and then west 17 rods to the bounds first mentioned.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Kingston, Volume I, Births, page 103. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  3. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Stephen Leach1

b. 18 February 1730, d. 1807
Family
Father*Stephen Leach2 b. 28 Jan 1699, d. 28 Oct 1729
Mother*Sarah Hooper2 b. 9 Oct 1705, d. 10 Aug 1750
Birth*18 February 1730Stephen Leach was born on 18 February 1730.1 
Marriage*7 February 1748/49He married his 1st cousin Sarah Hooper, daughter of Thomas Hooper and Sarah Packard, on 7 February 1748/49 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Residence*Stephen and Sarah Leach removed to Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.1 
Death*1807He died in 1807.1 

Family

 Sarah Hooper b. 1 Mar 1730
Child 1.Asa Leach3

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550902, 1807, John Hooper will and probate# 10647, Volume 42, pages 83-85 and Volume 39, pages 437-438. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.

Stephen Leach1

b. 28 January 1699, d. 28 October 1729
Family
Father*John Leach1
Mother*Alice ______1
Birth*28 January 1699Stephen Leach was born on 28 January 1699.1 
Marriage*5 May 1725He married Sarah Hooper, daughter of John Hooper and Sarah Harden, on 5 May 1725.1 
Death*28 October 1729He died on 28 October 1729 at age 30.1 

Family

 Sarah Hooper b. 9 Oct 1705, d. 10 Aug 1750
Children 1.Anna Leach1 b. 12 Feb 1727
 2.Sarah Leach1 b. 16 Sep 1728
 3.Stephen Leach+1 b. 18 Feb 1730, d. 1807

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Susanna Leach1

b. 6 June 1778, d. 11 February 1866
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Daniel Leach1 b. 9 Dec 1735
Mother*Bethia Keith1 b. 24 Oct 1736
Birth*6 June 1778Susanna Leach was born on 6 June 1778 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 
Marriage*10 March 1805She married Isaac Hooper, son of David Hooper and Martha Shaw, on 10 March 1805 possibly in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,3 
No Issue*Susanna and Isaac Hooper had no children.1 
(Wife) Death29 October 1846Susanna became a widow when Isaac Hooper died on 29 October 1846.1,4 
Death*11 February 1866She died on 11 February 1866 at age 87.1 

Family

 Isaac Hooper b. 24 May 1776, d. 29 Oct 1846

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 239, location noted as "? Middleborough."
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 494, from a private record in Titicut.

Susanna Leach1

b. circa 1755, d. 17 March 1790
Family
Father*Nehemiah Leach2 b. 1709
Mother*Mercy Staples2
Birth*circa 1755Susanna Leach was born circa 1755, the year calculated from her stated age at death.3 
Marriage*after 23 February 1781She married Deacon Isaac Wilbor probably shortly after 23 February 1781 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4,2 
Death*17 March 1790She died in her 36th year on 17 March 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3 

Family

 Deacon Isaac Wilbor d. 19 Feb 1834
Child 1.Aberdeen Wilbor1,5 b. 23 Jun 1785, d. 21 Jan 1839

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 581, noting a private record in Titicut. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 239.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 346, his surname spelled "Wilbar."

Susanna Leach1

b. 7 July 1743, d. 1771
Family
Father*David Leach1 b. 20 May 1706
Mother*Elizabeth Cooke1 d. 6 Jun 1750
Birth*7 July 1743Susanna Leach was born on 7 July 1743.1 
Marriage*25 June 1767She married Levi Hooper, son of James Hooper and Mary Johnson, on 25 June 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Relocation*After their marriage, Susanna and Levi Hooper relocated to Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Levi had traveled through the region after his military service and was so pleased with the country that he decided to return and make his home there.1 
Children*Susanna and Levi Hooper had two children together, one daughter and one son.1 
Death*1771She died in 1771.1 
(Heir# 3) Estate and Land19 October 1802Susanna Hooper, as one of David Leach's daughters, was an heir of her Uncle Ephraim Leach, and received a one-eighth part of her father's one-quarter share of her uncle's homestead farm. A warrant had been issued on 19 February 1799 to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach, and was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. After first dividing the land and assigning it to the four sisters and brother of the deceased, the committee next divided and set off brother David's one-quarter share to his eight heirs. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

For Susanna, the men set off her one eighth share by beginning at the southwest corner of the first two shares of Asa Leach and Mary Leach, then south 5 rods to a stake, then east 17 rods to a stake, then north 5 rods to a stake, and then west 17 rods to the bounds first mentioned.4,5 

Family

 Levi Hooper b. 16 May 1742, d. 22 Oct 1806

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32, the date noted as 25 Jun 1766.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, pages 187 and 239, the date recorded as 25 Jun 1767. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  5. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Tabatha Leach1

b. circa 1717
Family
Birth*circa 1717Tabatha Leach was born circa 1717, as noted on her gravestone.1,2 
Marriage*4 March 1740She married Robert Keith, son of Samuel Keith and Bethia Fobes, on 4 March 1740 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

 Robert Keith b. 19 Oct 1718
Children 1.Robert Keith1 b. 18 Oct 1742
 2.Phebe Keith+1 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
 3.Hazadiah Keith1 b. 1 Nov 1746
 4.Tabitha Keith1 b. 20 Aug 1748
 5.Sarah Keith1 b. 10 Mar 1749
 6.Constant Keith1 b. 6 Jan 1752
 7.Wealthy Keith1 b. 20 Apr 1754
 8.Eliab Keith1 b. 29 Jul 1756
 9.Asa Keith1 b. 4 Nov 1758

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 216.

Wealthy Leach1

b. 18 October 1767
Family
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jedediah Leach1 d. 8 Mar 1813
Mother*Phebe Keith1,2 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
Birth*18 October 1767Wealthy Leach was born on 18 October 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*30 September 1788She married Joseph Leach, son of Benjamin Leach and Mary Keith, on 30 September 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,3 

Family

 Joseph Leach

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, pages 236 and 239.

Horace Robert Leary1,2,3

b. 1 May 1910, d. 1989
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*John Arthur Leary4 b. 1878
Mother*Elizabeth Johnson4 b. 1884
Birth*1 May 1910Horace Robert Leary was born on 1 May 1910 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*31 December 1938He married Alta Sinkler, daughter of William Reed Sinkler and Alice Michener Heaton, on 31 December 1938.1,5,2 
Death*1989He died in 1989 at about age 792 
Burial* and was buried in North and Southampton Churchyard, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2 

Family

 Alta Sinkler b. 4 Nov 1908, d. 18 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 657. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Horace R Leary, Memorial# 54006432. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Horace Robert Leary of Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, age 30, born on 1 May 1910 at Newark, New Jersey, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, describing him as 5' 7" in height, weighing 150, Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, members of his household included Horace Robert Leary and Alta Leary, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 1442. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur and Elizabeth Leary, Philadelphia Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1622; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 433. Hereinafter cited as 1920 US Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alta (Sinkler) Leary, Memorial# 54006431.

John Arthur Leary1,2

b. 1878
Family
Birth*1878John Arthur Leary was born about 1878 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Johnson.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Johnson b. 1884
Child 1.Horace Robert Leary1 b. 1 May 1910, d. 1989

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur and Elizabeth Leary, Philadelphia Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1622; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 433. Hereinafter cited as 1920 US Federal Census.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Johnson with her son-in-law and daughter, John and Elizabeth Leary, and their 19-year-old son, Horace Leary, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341742. Hereinafter cited as 1930 US Federal Census.

Esther Krout Leatherman1

b. 21 October 1806, d. 15 December 1880
Family
Birth*21 October 1806Esther Krout Leatherman was born on 21 October 1806.1 
Marriage*She married John Bewighouse.1,2 
Death*15 December 1880She died on 15 December 1880 at age 741 
Burial* and was buried in Deep Run Mennonite Church East Cemetery, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 John Bewighouse b. 27 Dec 1800, d. 22 Sep 1890
Children 1.Maria Leatherman Bewighouse+1,3 b. 25 Aug 1825, d. 27 Oct 1907
 2.Catherine Bewighouse+1,4 b. 10 Dec 1834, d. 9 May 1886

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther Krout (Leatherman) Bewighouse, Memorial# 51709501. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bewighouse, Memorial# 51709480.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maria Leatherman (Bewighouse) Beidler, Memorial# 51606154.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catharine (Bewighouse) Myers, Memorial# 106345832.

Abihail Leavitt1

b. 9 December 1667
Family
Father*John Leavitt2
Mother*Sarah ______2
ResearchNotes Hidden*In various records her name appeared as Abigail, Abiel, Abihail, Abiah and Abial.2,3,1 
Birth*9 December 1667Abigail Leavitt was born on 9 December 1667 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), with the notation that her name was recorded as "Abiel" in the Hingham town records.2,4 
Marriage*20 January 1685/86She married first Isaac Lazell on 20 January 1685/86 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).5,6 
(Wife) Death20 October 1690Abihail (Leavitt) became a widow when Isaac Lazell died on 20 October 1690.5 
Marriage*She married second Isaac Johnson in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Biographical Info*Abihail and Isaac Johnson came from Hingham and settled with her two Lazell children and about six children of their own in west Bridgewater about 1700. Isaac was a captain, a representative and a magistrate.3 

Family 1

 Isaac Lazell b. 10 Jul 1660, d. 20 Oct 1690
Children 1.Abial Lazell+7,5 b. 26 Jun 1687
 2.Isaac Lazell7,8 b. 6 Sep 1690

Family 2

 Isaac Johnson b. 1668, d. 27 May 1738
Children 1.David Johnson+3
 2.Daniel Johnson3
 3.Sarah Johnson+3 b. 1 Jul 1702
 4.Captain John Johnson3 b. 11 Jun 1705, d. 12 Nov 1770
 5.Mary Johnson+1 b. 18 Jun 1716, d. 28 Dec 1757

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Johnson, pages 210-213. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S854] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1911), Deaths, page 205. Hereinafter cited as West Bridgewater Vital Records to 1850.
  5. [S859] The town of Hingham, History of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II, Lasell, pages 423-426.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hingham Marriages, Volume 1, page 25, image# 29, recording his name correctly as "Isaac". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Lazell, pages 227-229.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hingham Births, Volume 1, page 36, image# 39, recording father's name incorrectly as "Israel."

Israel Leavitt1

b. 23 April 1648, d. before 25 January 1698/99
Family
Father*John Leavitt1
Mother*Sarah ______1
Baptism*23 April 1648Israel Leavitt was baptized on 23 April 1648 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*10 January 1676/77He married Lydia Jackson of Plymouth, daughter of Abraham Jackson and Remember Morton, on 10 January 1676/77 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Death*before 25 January 1698/99He died before 25 January 1698/99 when his widow married for the second time.1 

Family

 Lydia Jackson b. 1658
Child 1.Lydia Leavitt+1 b. 1691, d. 31 Aug 1781

Citations

  1. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.

John Leavitt1

Family
Marriage*The name of John's first wife is not known.2 
Death4 July 1646John became a widower when his first wife died on 4 July 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*16 December 1646He married second Sarah ______ on 16 December 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 

Family

 Sarah ______
Children 1.Israel Leavitt+2 b. 23 Apr 1648, d. b 25 Jan 1698/99
 2.Abihail Leavitt+2 b. 9 Dec 1667

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Johnson, pages 210-213. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.

Lydia Leavitt1,2

b. 1691, d. 31 August 1781
Family
Father*Israel Leavitt2 b. 23 Apr 1648, d. b 25 Jan 1698/99
Mother*Lydia Jackson2 b. 1658
Birth*1691Lydia Leavitt was born in 1691 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*23 May 1712She married Jonathan Sprague on 23 May 1712 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,2 
Death*31 August 1781"Old Grannie" died on 31 August 1781 in Bridgewater4 
Burial* and was buried in South Precinct Burying Place, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4 

Family

 Jonathan Sprague b. 1687, d. 10 Apr 1756
Children 1.Lydia Sprague+1 b. 31 Jul 1715
 2.Hannah Sprague5 b. 25 Jul 1717
 3.Jonathan Sprague Jr.+1,6 b. 13 Mar 1720
 4.Mary Sprague5 b. 26 Mar 1722
 5.Sarah Sprague5 b. 3 May 1725, d. 16 Jun 1726
 6.John Sprague5 b. 8 Jul 1727
 7.Content Sprague+5 b. 7 Apr 1729
 8.Betty Sprague5 b. 10 May 1731
 9.Benjamin Sprague5 b. 4 Jul 1736, d. 31 Mar 1778

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Sprague, pages 321-322. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
  3. [S859] The town of Hingham, History of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume III, Sprague, page 165.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 561 referencing P.R.3: citing a private record; from a record of burials in the South Precinct Burying Place, kept by Lt. John Washburn, 1739-1797. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 306.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 307.

James Leddy1

b. circa 1790
Birth*circa 1790James Leddy was born circa 1790.1 
(Servant) Census Ireland 18211821James Leddy appeared on the 1821 census in the household of Walter Hinds in Corrakane, County Cavan, Ireland. He was 30 years old and his occupation was reported as Harding Cattle. A total of eight servants, including Anne Leonard, Grace McGuire, Grace Foster, Margaret Sheridan, James Leddy, William Clarke, John Reilly and Terence Reilly, were a part of the Hinds household which consisted of Walter, age 20, and his mother, Jane (Smith) Hinds, age 45.

Walter Hinds was described as a farmer and a gentleman and his house was two stories high. At the time the census was taken, they had an Ellis family visiting overnight. The visitors included James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha Ellis, Mary Jane Ellis and Sally Jane Ellis. The seven other servants who resided there were Terence Reilly, 19, John Reilly, also 19, William Clarke, 16, Anne Leonard, 25, Grace McGuire, 25, Grace Foster, 22 and Margaret Sheridan, 25.1 

Citations

  1. [S501] 1821 Ireland Census, County Cavan, as transcribed by Debbie Annandale from LDS Film# 0597155, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcav2/1821Census.html. Hereinafter cited as 1821 County Cavan Census.

Elizabeth S. Lee1

b. 1797, d. 1874
Family
Birth*1797Elizabeth S. Lee was born in 1797.1 
Marriage*1819She married Stacy Watson in 1819.1,2 
Death*1874She died in 1874 at about age 771 
Burial* and was buried in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Stacy Watson b. 1790, d. 1870
Child 1.Caroline Matilda Watson+1,3 b. 30 Jan 1825, d. 30 Sep 1906

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth S (Lee) Watson, Memorial# 58833143. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Stacy Watson, Memorial# 58833142.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Matilda (Watson) Hampton, Memorial# 20652631.

Grace Lee1

d. between 1673 and 1676
Family
Birth*Grace Lee was born in England.1 
Marriage*She married Jonathan Fairbanks in England.1 
Death*between 1673 and 1676She died between 1673 and 1676 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Family

 Jonathan Fairbanks d. 5 Dec 1668
Children 1.John Fairbanks+1 d. 18 Nov 1684
 2.Mary Fairbanks+1 b. 18 Apr 1622

Citations

  1. [S1268] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897), Jonathan Fairbanks, pages 31-34. Hereinafter cited as Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897.

Lydia Lee1

d. 25 March 1816
Family
Marriage*11 October 1757She married Ezra Hayward, son of Elisha Hayward and Bethia Snow, on 11 October 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2,3 
(Wife) Death8 May 1808Lydia became a widow when Ezra Hayward died on 8 May 1808.2,4 
Death*25 March 1816She died on 25 March 1816 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2,5 

Family

 Ezra Hayward b. 16 Nov 1729, d. 8 May 1808
Children 1.Bethiah Hayward+1 b. 3 Sep 1758, d. 28 Sep 1848
 2.Ezra Hayward2 b. 25 Mar 1764
 3.Lydia Hayward2 b. 10 Feb 1767
 4.Charles Hayward2 b. 17 Jun 1769
 5.Cyrus Hayward2 b. 19 Sep 1772
 6.Sarah Hayward2 b. 20 Mar 1777

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 171. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 485.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 486.