The surname of the first wife of Ebenezer LELAND (1658-1742) has not been found, so I cannot give a definitive answer. My records are show that Ebenezer LELAND (1658-1742) married 3 times: - 1st to Deborah (--?--) circa 1678, Middlesex County, Mass.. They had 5 children between 1679 and 1690. (Ancestral File records list her name as Deborah PRESCOTT, but I have found no records to prove that surname) Children: Deborah, Ebenezer, Timothy, James and Susannah. (Notice no son named Richard and no daughter named Martha.) - 2nd to Patience RICE circa 1694, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass., widow of (--?--) HOLBROOK, and dau. of Matthew RICE and Martha LAWSON. She was born in Sudbury, Mass. 5 Mar 1671 and died 1 Jun 1720 in Sherborn. They had 5 children born between 1695 and 1710: Patience, Martha, Isaac, Sybil and Amaziah. (The Martha in this family was probably named after Patience (Rice) Leland's sister, Martha Rice; as was the son Isaac prob. named after Patience's brother, Isaac Rice.) - 3rd to Mary WILLARD on 29 Aug 1721, widow of Isaac HUNT, and dau. of Henry WILLARD and Mary LAKIN. She was born in Groton, Mass. 3 Aug 1680. (also per Ancestral File) I do not know whether Mary had children by either husband. Ebenezer LELAND died intestate 30 Jun 1742 and the settlement of his estate began on 18 Oct 1742 and ended in 1753. An extract of that settlement appears on this web page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~leland/hlpg15.html None of his wives survived him, it appears from the above, since only children and grandchildren are named in the administration. Deborah WHITNEY, dau. of Richard and Martha (COLDAM/COLDHAM) WHITNEY, b. 12 Oct 1658, would have been of the right age to marry the above Ebenezer LELAND, but my resources do not name her as his wife. The marriage is not recorded in Medfield, where Ebenezer was born. Deborah (--?--) LELAND, his first wife, probably died in Sherborn, where all of Ebenezer's children were born, but I do not own a copy of the Sherburn VRs. A more indepth study of Middlesex County records might yield more information to help with this puzzle. I wish I could help more! Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com ------------------------------------------ Major Surnames I am researching: GOLDSMITH, HARDING, MUSE, REED, REGNIER, WHITNEY http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm ----------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <MzCortez@aol.com> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:14 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Deborah Whitney b. 1658 Watertown Dear Whitney Researchers, Would like to find information on DEBORAH WHITNEY, dau of RICHARD and MARTHA (COLDAM) WHITNEY. Most data banks do not tell what happened to her. One persistant LELAND researcher believes that she may have married EBENEZER LELAND. Any definitive information would be very appreciated. Phoebe in CA also Searching: NY: Orange Co. Carpenter/Coe, Wisner/Jayne, Jayne/Woodhull Onondaga Co. Carpenter/Wisner, Carpenter/Munro,Perry,Redman,Reed Ontario/Wayne Co. Melvin/Wisner Chautaqua Co. Melvin/Wisner/Risley and Melvin/Lockwood MI: Branch Co. Melvin, Wisner, Pitt, Lockwood MA: Leland, Warren, Fiske, Stearns, Upson, Learned, Hartwell, Wheeler, Brooks, Meriam and old pretty well researched names like that!