Born in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hopestill Leland
and Abigail (Hill) Leland
Sister of
Henry Leland, Hopestill Leland, John Leland, William Lealand [half], Eleazer Leland [half], Joseph Leland [half], Isaac Leland [half], Joshua Leland [half] and Margaret Leland [half]
Wife of
John Bullard
— married
7 Jan 1702 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Thankful (Bullard) Harding, John Bullard, Abigail (Bullard) Clark, Hannah (Bullard) Daniels, Mary (Bullard) Harding, Comfort (Bullard) Wheeler and Henry Bullard
Died
at age 78
in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Biography
Abigail was born in 1683; in 1702, she married John Bullard, son of Benjamin and his second wife, Elizabeth Thorpe. The Lelands and the Bullards had adjacent farms near Sherborn, so John and Abigail likely knew each other well from childhood. Per E.O. Jameson's book, their children were: THANKFUL, [b. Dec 27, 1702], m. John Harding; JOHN, b. May 16, 1705; ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1708, m. Timothy Clark; HANNAH, b. May 12, 1714, m. 1733, Henry Daniels; MARY, b. April 7, 171 7, m. Moses Harding, res. in Medfield; COMFORT, b. March 2, 1721, m. Jonathan Wheeler; HENRY, b. Oct. 1, 1723.
Caution!
Be very careful when researching John and Abigail Bullard. There was at least one other couple with the same names, very close in age, living nearby. John Bullard, son of Joseph and Sarah, was born in 1670, and married Abigail Warren in 1701. Births of Abigail Warren's children are listed in Dedham Vital Records, whereas births of Abigail Leland's children are listed in Medfield records.
Sources
- Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons... Other Families in Medway, Mass. Ephraim Orcutt Jameson, Millis, MA, 1886. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Q-YUAAAAYAAJ
- Massachusetts Vital records to 1850. Medfield Births, p.27. "Thankfull Bullard, daughter of John and Abigail Bullard. Dec 27, 1702."
- Massachusetts Vital records to 1850. Medfield Births, p.26 "Bullard, John, s. of John and Abigail Bullard born in Medfield May 16, 1705."
- Massachusetts Vital records to 1850. Medfield Births, p.25 "Abigail, d. of John and Abigail Bullard born in Medfield Dec 4, 1708."
Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Carole Partridge.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Carole Partridge for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Carole and others.
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M Cole
sorry for the multiple messages. No record for a marriage betw Abigail bullard and Ebenezer babcock, but in abigail's marriage to John Fisk she's listed as abigail babcock, so I'm going to go ahead and make the change.
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M Cole
I think that Ebenezer was actually the first husband of Abigail Leland, d/o Hopestill Leland & Mary Bullard. Same general family but a different generation. Ages are a better fit as well. And Ebenezer died in 1730. Her marriage to John Fiske is in 1731. I don't have definitive proof, but its a better fit than what is here currently.
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M Cole
I think that there must be two Abigail Leland's in here. I don't think that this is the same Abigail Leland that married Ebenezer Babcock. In 1761 when she died her will was probated as Abigail Bullard?
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