Leah (Keen) Churchill
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Leah (Keen) Churchill (1702 - 1781)

Leah Churchill formerly Keen aka Keene
Born in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 18 Mar 1728 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 78 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Leah, child of Matthew Keen & Martha Keen, was born on 20 November 1702 in Pembroke, Massachusetts.[1]

Leah married Ebenezer Churchel on 18 March 1728 in Rochester, Massachusetts.[2]

Children of Ebenezer Churchill and Leah Keen:

  1. Joanna Churchill (1730-1730)
  2. John Churchill (1731-1826)
  3. Ebenezer Churchill (1734-1738)
  4. Isaac Churchill (1736-1826)
  5. Joshua Churchill (1742-1831)
  6. Hannah Churchill Atwood (1747-1837)

In 1751, Leah was appointed guardian to her minor children, Hannah, Ruth, Leah, Joshua, and Rebecca.[3]

Leah, spouse of Ebenezer Churchill, died (age 78) on 13 April 1781 in Plympton, Massachusetts.[4] Leah was mentioned on a memorial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 13 Apr 1781.[5]

Probate

Leah Churchill, of Plymton, widow died intestate and on 5 November 1781, John Churchill of Plymton was granted the administration of her estate.[6]

Her inventory was taken on 4 March 1782 in Plympton. Her real estate could not be divided with prejudice to spoiling the whole, so by law, it was settled upon the eldest son John Churchill, and he agreed to pay the other children their share, viz, Isaac Churchill, Joshua Churchill, Rebecca, wife of Obed Barlow, Ruth, widow of Jontahn Whitman, Hannah, wife of Jacob Atwood, and the heirs of Leah Atwood, decd.[7]

In 1783, an account of her estate by John Churchill was recorded which included a coffin, digging the grave, gravestones, nursing in the time of her last sickness (two and half months), and administration fees.[8]

Leah was mentioned on a memorial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA with a death date of 13 April 1781.[9]

Notes

Some Ancestral Lines -Genealogy Library.com The Complete Mayflower Descendant, Vols. 1-46 & Others Sources, 1600s-1800s The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 45, John Wood Alias Atwood of Plymouth, Mass., Page 130:

CHILDREN:

  1. Joanna Churchill, b. Apr. 28, 1730, Plympton, Mass.; d. May 14, 1730, Plympton, Mass.
  2. John Churchill, b. Nov. 14, 1731, Plympton, Mass.; d. Feb. 24, 1826, Chittenden, Vt. Married Feb. 12, 1756, Joanna Bisbee, of Bridgewater, Mass., b. (???); d. (???). CHILDREN: (a) Caleb, (b) Miriam, (c) Joanna, (d) Abigail, (e) Leah.
  3. Ebenezer Churchill, b. Apr. 26, 1734, Plympton, Mass.; d. Apr. 10, 1738, Plympton, Mass.
  4. Isaac Churchill, b. Feb. 11, 1736, Plympton, Mass.; d. Feb. 25, 1826, Chittenden, Vt. Married Aug. 1, 1765, Meletiah, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Bradford) Bradford, of Plympton, Mass., b. (???); d. Aug. 15, 1826, Chittenden, Vt., aged 82. CHILDREN: (a) Michael, (b) Zeruiah, (c) Rachel, (d) Winslow, (e) Seth, (f) Israel, (g) Hannah, (h) Israel, (i) Elisha, (j) Drusilla, (k) Christiana.
  5. Rebecca Churchill, b. Apr. 20, 1738, Plympton, Mass.; d. (???). Married (???), Sylvanus Holmes, b. (???); d. (???).
  6. . Leah Churchill, b. Apr. 17, 1740, Plympton, Mass.; d. (???). Married Nov. 25, 1762, Ebenezer Atwood, b. (???); d. (???).
  7. Joshua Churchill, b. Feb. 23, 1742, Plympton, Mass.; d. Oct. 17, 1831, Hartford, Me. Married Feb. 4, 1768, Elizabeth Bonney, of Plympton, Mass., b. Apr. 21, 1746; d. July 18, 1820. CHILDREN: (a) Joshua, (b) Elizabeth, (c) Alexander, (d) Andrew, (e) Oliver, (f) Phebe, (g) Ezra, (h) Polly, (i) Bethany, (j) Lucinda.
  8. Ruth Churchill, b. Feb. 12, 1744, Plympton, Mass.; d. (???). Married Sept. 21, 1775, Jonathan. Whitman, of Bridgewater, Mass., b. (???), 1751; d. (???), 1777. CHILD: (a) Leah.
  9. Hannah Churchill, b. May 17, 1747, Plympton, Mass.; d. (???).

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #80811019 (accessed 11 August 2022)
    Leah Keen born on 20 Nov 1702, child of Matthew Keen & Martha Keen, in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #58798374 (accessed 11 August 2022)
    Leah Keen marriage to Ebenezer Churchel on 18 Mar 1727 in Rochester, Massachusetts.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-F6P5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 197-199 of 596; State Archives, Boston. Starts at bottom right hand side of image.
  4. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81002149 (accessed 11 August 2022)
    Leah Churchill death 13 Apr 1781 (age 78), wife of Ebenzer Churchill, in Plympton, Massachusetts.
  5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #44254217 (accessed 11 August 2022)
    Memorial page for Leah Kean Churchill (20 Nov 1702-13 Apr 1781), citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: R3-P11-S3); Maintained by Joan Ellis Pulis (contributor 47051328).
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-XWG8 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 314 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6H3P : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 110-111 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6CL1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 306 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
  9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #44254217 (accessed 14 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Leah Kean Churchill (20 Nov 1702-13 Apr 1781), citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: R3-P11-S3); Maintained by Joan Ellis Pulis (contributor 47051328).




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