Abigail
ATWOOD (WOOD)
(b.
10 August 1647
,
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
17 August 1684
,
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
ATWOOD (WOOD) Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) was born 10 August 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) was the child of John ATWOOD (WOOD) and Sarah MASTERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) John ATWOOD (WOOD) and Joan COLESON (maternal) Richard MASTERSON and Mary GOODALLSpouse(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.
Details of the family tree of Abigail appear below.
Family and Children of Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
[Hide/Show]Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) married 
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)-- Date: 7 May 1676 Place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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 (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 LEONARD (b.13 December 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 December 1748, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Edward NEWTON 23 December 1700 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
m. David BRIGHAM 21 October 1709 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
Elizabeth LEONARD (b.15 January 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 25 September 1746, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Thomas CLARK 10 July 1703 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) (b.abt. 1683, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 May 1718, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Lydia COOKE 1706 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Mercy LEONARD (b.6 November 1684, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 24 December 1749, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Richard ADAMS 1704 in , Connecticut, USA
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)-- Date: 7 May 1676 Place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony 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 (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 LEONARD (b.13 December 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 December 1748, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Edward NEWTON 23 December 1700 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
m. David BRIGHAM 21 October 1709 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)
Elizabeth LEONARD (b.15 January 1674, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 25 September 1746, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Thomas CLARK 10 July 1703 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) (b.abt. 1683, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 May 1718, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Lydia COOKE 1706 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Mercy LEONARD (b.6 November 1684, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 24 December 1749, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Richard ADAMS 1704 in , Connecticut, USA
Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)
[Hide/Show]
Discovering the Ancestry of Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD): Events, Photos & Historical Records
1647 Birth 10 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.
1684 Death 17 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.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
- Updated: 4/16/2025 2:12:52 PM
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
Not the person you are looking for? Try again!
Search for YOUR Family by Name
NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.Search for YOUR Family by Place
Genealogy research for Abigail Atwood (Wood) (on other sites)
Find out more about Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD).
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
