Leonard Genealogy

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Deacon Ezra Dean

M, #34885, b. 14 October 1680, d. 1 July 1737

Parents

Father*Ezra Dean (b. 14 October 1646, d. 26 October 1727)
Mother*Bethiah Edson (b. 2 March 1654)

Family 1: Abigail Leonard (b. 30 January 1683, d. 4 March 1726)

Son*Ephraim Dean
Daughter*Abigail Dean (b. 10 December 1704, d. 1 January 1795)
Daughter*Bethia Dean (b. 1705, d. 14 September 1779)
Son*Ezra Dean+ (b. 30 October 1706, d. 1737)
Son*Stephen Dean (b. 29 September 1708, d. 19 October 1749)
Daughter*Theodora Dean (b. 31 May 1713, d. 14 June 1813)
Son*Nehemiah Dean (b. 1716, d. 20 February 1795)
Son*Solomon Dean (b. 1719, d. March 1784)
Son*Elkanah Dean (b. 5 June 1720)
Son*Nathaniel Dean (b. 1720, d. 1761)
Son*Seth Dean (b. 1722, d. 1786)
Daughter*Esther Dean (b. 1725)
Daughter*Prudence Dean (b. 1726)

Family 2: Abigail Brintnell

Son*Stephen Dean
Son*William Dean+ (b. 1731, d. 1825)
Daughter*Esther Dean (b. 1733)

Biography

Deacon Ezra Dean was born on 14 October 1680 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail Leonard were married in 1705 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail Brintnell were married about 1726. He died on 1 July 1737 at age 56 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Deacon Ezra Dean and Abigail Leonard were married in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. They had 15 children, including a Seth b. 1722.

Check this all out. Some list Abigail Britnoll or Bretnell as wife. Abigail Leonard may have been married to him first, with her dying in 1726. This leaves possibility of several more children, including George Dean, born 1728 in Taunton, William Dean, born 1731 in Taunton, married Lydia Leonard, and Elisha Dean, born 19 September 1737 in Taunton. There is the possibility some names and dates are mixed up, particularly concerning Abigail Leonard/Britnoll.

When Samuel Britnall died in 1735, will dtd 1733, his daughter Abigail is listed as married to Ezra Dean.

The Deans and Leonards intermarried in later generations, and therefore it's worth straightening and including the Dean family genealogy.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Abigail Leonard

F, #34886, b. 30 January 1683, d. 4 March 1726

Parents

Father*Capt. James Leonard (b. about 1642, d. 1 November 1726)
Mother*Lydia Gulliver (b. 13 October 1651, d. 24 July 1705)

Family: Deacon Ezra Dean (b. 14 October 1680, d. 1 July 1737)

Son*Ephraim Dean
Daughter*Abigail Dean (b. 10 December 1704, d. 1 January 1795)
Daughter*Bethia Dean (b. 1705, d. 14 September 1779)
Son*Ezra Dean+ (b. 30 October 1706, d. 1737)
Son*Stephen Dean (b. 29 September 1708, d. 19 October 1749)
Daughter*Theodora Dean (b. 31 May 1713, d. 14 June 1813)
Son*Nehemiah Dean (b. 1716, d. 20 February 1795)
Son*Solomon Dean (b. 1719, d. March 1784)
Son*Elkanah Dean (b. 5 June 1720)
Son*Nathaniel Dean (b. 1720, d. 1761)
Son*Seth Dean (b. 1722, d. 1786)
Daughter*Esther Dean (b. 1725)
Daughter*Prudence Dean (b. 1726)

Biography

Abigail Leonard was born on 30 January 1683 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 Deacon Ezra Dean and she were married in 1705 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 4 March 1726 at age 43 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Deacon Ezra Dean and Abigail Leonard were married in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She may have been the daughter of James Leonard and Lydia Gulliver -- doublecheck. Information about Ezra and Abigail bears checking against better sources.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S625] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, CD#169, p. 79