Abigail
ATWOOD (WOOD)
Born
10 August 1647
,
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
17 August 1684
,
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents & Family of Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
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Born: 10 August 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father:
John ATWOOD (WOOD)
Mother:
Sarah MASTERSON
Paternal grandparents:
John ATWOOD (WOOD)
, Joan COLESON
Maternal grandparents:
Richard MASTERSON
, Mary GOODALL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail married Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) 7 May 1676 in Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was born 20 May 1644 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury). Samuel died 20 November 1720 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Samuel was the child of Solomon LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Sarah CHANDLER.
Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) died 17 August 1684 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Spouse & Children of Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) married 
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)
Marriage date: 7 May 1676
Marriage place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was the child of Solomon LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Sarah CHANDLER
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)Marriage date: 7 May 1676
Marriage place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was the child of Solomon LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Sarah CHANDLER
Marriage notes:
Samuel (1643-1720) & 1-wf Abigail (WOOD? ATWOOD?) (-1698±) by 1676 Plymouth - Norwich, CT {Warner-Harrington 126, 407, 795 Plymouth (Davis) 7? Jennings 568 ?Worcester (1914) 122? Benton 84 Leonard (,2) 33, 34 Newton (,4) 41, 169 Drown (ms) 84 Preston Rec. (ms) 1:L, M}
LEONARD Samuel Samuel (1643-1720) & 2-wf Deborah _____ by 1703, by 1701? Preston, CT {Leonard (,2) 34, 36 Newton (,4) 41, 169 Warner-Harrington 407} More
Name: Samuel Leonard
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1643
Marriage Date: 1676
Death Year: 1720
Marriage Place: New England, United States
Spouse's Name: Abigail Wood
(Abigail Atwood)
Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.
Children of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
Mary LEONARDBorn: 13 December 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1 December 1748, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 December 1748, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Edward NEWTON 23 December 1700 Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
Married: David BRIGHAM 21 October 1709 Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
Elizabeth LEONARDBorn: 15 January 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 25 September 1746, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 25 September 1746, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Thomas CLARK 10 July 1703 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)Born: abt. 1683, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 11 May 1718, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 11 May 1718, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Lydia COOKE 1706 Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Mercy LEONARDBorn: 6 November 1684, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 24 December 1749, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 24 December 1749, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Richard ADAMS 1704 Place: , Connecticut, USA
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Birth — 164710 August 1647
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Biography
Samuel Leonard - was born in 1643 in Duxbury, Massachusetts and died about 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts . He was the son of John Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler.
Samuel married Abigail Wood in 1674. Abigail was born about 1655. She was the daughter of John Atwood and Sarah Masterson.
Abigail - It is interesting to note that Abigail's surname is shown as WOOD whereas her father's surname is shown as ATWOOD. (ADH Sr.)
'Samuel Leonard (Solomon) 1643-1720. He and Abigail removed from Plymouth to Worcester, where Samuel Jr. was an Indian captive for a time, then to Norwalk, Connecticut.'
Source: Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date, Page 11.
Samuel Leonard - was born in 1643 in Duxbury, Massachusetts and died about 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts . He was the son of John Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler.
Samuel married Abigail Wood in 1674. Abigail was born about 1655. She was the daughter of John Atwood and Sarah Masterson.
Abigail - It is interesting to note that Abigail's surname is shown as WOOD whereas her father's surname is shown as ATWOOD. (ADH Sr.)
'Samuel Leonard (Solomon) 1643-1720. He and Abigail removed from Plymouth to Worcester, where Samuel Jr. was an Indian captive for a time, then to Norwalk, Connecticut.'
Source: Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date, Page 11.
1674 Birth of ChildElizabeth LEONARD was born 15 January 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail was 26 years old.
1674 Birth of ChildMary LEONARD was born 13 December 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail was 27 years old.
1676 Marriage / PartnerAbigail ATWOOD (WOOD) and Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) 7 May 1676, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)
She was 28 years old.
Death — 168417 August 1684
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
She died at the age of 37.
1684 Birth of ChildMercy LEONARD was born 6 November 1684, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail was 37 years old.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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