Abigail (Leonard) Reed (abt. 1700 - 1729)

Born about 1700 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Issac Reed — married 4 Jul 1722 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1729 at about age 29 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 58: birth & parents listed. p. 95: marriage listed

m, parent of 2 children. It is believed she is the daughter of Samuel & Deborah though no record of birth or baptism has been found.

Research Notes

In January 2018 the Mayflower Society began approving applications through Abigail Leonard. The Mayflower Society accepts that Abigail was the child of Samuel Leonard and his second wife Deborah. She was named after Samuel's deceased wife, Abigail.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 57, No. 1, p 67-75, "Searching for the Ancestry of Abigail Leonard" by Mary Ellen Boyd.

• WikiTree profile Leonard-706 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Roger and others.

• Ancestry Family Trees

• Source: Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p36.

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical and Biographical of Solomon Leonard, 1637 of Duxbury & Bridgewater, MA, Manning Leonard, ca1941, p. 35-36

See also:

• "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch ([1] : 11 January 2020), Abigail Lenard in entry for Isaac Read, 1722.

Isaac Read

Spouse's Name Abigail Lenard

Marriage Date 4 Jul 1722

Marriage Place Griswold, New London, Connecticut

Event Place Note (First Congregational)