Third Generation

29. Abigail LEONARD was born on 30 Jan 1681/82. She was born on 30 Jan 1682/83 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.¹⁵ She died before 4 Mar 1725/26. She died on 4 Mar 1725/26 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. She may have been the daughter of James Leonard and Lydia Gulliver --doublecheck. Ezra may have first been married (1) Brintnoll. I have analternative birth date of December 17, 1679 also. Prob: William Dean,b. 1731, listed as their child -- five years after Abigail died. Notincluded -- but check. Marriage after first child born? Informationabout Ezra and Abigail bears checking against better sources.

Abigail LEONARD and Deacon Ezra DEAN were married in 1705 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. They were married in Taunton, Bristol, MA. Deacon Ezra DEAN was born on 14 Oct 1680 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He was born on 14 Oct 1680. He died on 1 Jul 1737 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. 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 in1778 rather than 1726. This leaves possibility of several more children,including George Dean, born 1728 in Taunton, William Dean, born 1731 inTaunton, married Lydia Leonard, and Elisha Dean, born 19 September 1737in Taunton. Possibility some names and dates are mixed up, particularlyconcerning Abigail Leonard/Britnoll.

The Deans and Leonards intermarried in later generations, and thereforeit's worth straightening all this out. Abigail LEONARD and Deacon Ezra DEAN had the following children:

+191	i.	Abigail DEAN.
+192	ii.	Bethia DEAN.
+193	iii.	Ezra DEAN.
+194	iv.	Stephen DEAN.
+195	v.	Theodora DEAN.
+196	vi.	Nehemiah DEAN.
+197	vii.	Solomon DEAN.
198	viii.	Nathaniel DEAN was born in 1720 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He died in 1761.
+199	ix.	Elkanah DEAN.
+200	x.	Seth DEAN.
+201	xi.	Esther DEAN.
+202	xii.	Prudence DEAN.