My Descent from Henry Leadbetter

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Henry Leadbetter-Sarah Tolman
Katherine Leadbetter-Ephraim Payson
Ephraim Payson (2)-Judith Clapp
Ephraim Payson (3)-Margaret Morgan
Ephraim Payson (4)-Hannah Wentworth
Asa Payson-Hannah Hewett
Olive King Payson-Edward True, Jr.
Eugene Payson True-Annie Elizabeth Milnes
Edward Payson True-Laura Keene Darling
Edward Keene True-Mildred Louise Richenburg
James Duncan True

It is believed that the Leadbetter family originated in France where the name Lebete is still found. The earliest record of a Leadbetter in England is of a Gounild DeLebete who lived in Buckinghamshire in 1248 as recorded in the Hundred Rolls of early English families. The spelling DeLebete, followed later by just Lebete, is the oldest known spelling in England. During the next century, the spelling appeared as LeLedbeter, with the Le eventually dropped. The present spelling Leadbetter and Leadbeater date to about 1590.

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Henry Leadbetter

Husband:
Henry Leadbetter		Born: in England, circa 1633.
Died: in Dorchester, MA, 20 April 1722, "in 89th year of his age."
Parents: Unknown.
First Wife:
Sarah Tolman		Born: probably in Dorchester, MA, date unknown.
Died: probably in Dorchester, MA, date unknown.
Father: Thomas Tolman of Dorchester, MA.
Mother: Sarah -----.
Married: in Dorchester, MA, either 18 January or 18 March 1659.
Second Wife:
Relief (Holland) Dowse Foster		Born: Place and date unknown.
Died: probably in Dorchester, MA, 7 July 1743, aged 92.
Father: John Holland.
Widow of: John Dowse.
Widow of: Timothy Foster.

Henry Leadbetter lived in Dorchester, MA, where the first record of him is of his marriage in 1659. He was made a freeman on 31 May 1671, was a constable in 1673, and a selectman from 1687 to 1691. He was prominent in the affairs of the First Church where he had a seat near the minister in the front row. One research source states that Henry was a man of integrity and honor, exact to a penny, and was often called upon to settle properties in dispute.

Henry and his first wife Sarah (Tolman) Leadbetter had eight children, all born in Dorchester, MA, except Ruth:

  • Sarah, b. 20 Nov. 1659; m. (1) Henry Withington; m. (2) Ebenezer Holmes.
  • Katherine, b. 28 Feb. 1662; m. Ephraim Payson.
  • Henry, b. 16 Aug. 1664; d. in 1689.
  • Deliverance, b. 9 Feb. 1667; m. Joseph Withington.
  • Ruth, b. Roxbury, MA, 31 March 1669; m. Isaac Humphrey.
  • Increase, b. 20 Jan. 1672; d. 10 Nov. 1737; m. Sarah Davenport.
  • Ebenezer, b. 10 May 1676.
  • Israel, b. 10 Oct. 1678.
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Katherine Leadbetter

Wife:
Katherine Leadbetter		Born: in Dorchester, MA, 28 February 1662.
Died: probably in Dorchester, MA, 25 May 1739.
Father: Henry Leadbetter.
Mother: Sarah Tolman.
Husband:
Ephraim Payson		Baptized: probably in Dorchester, MA, 20 February 1659.
Died: probably in Dorchester, MA, 18 October 1732.
Father: Edward Payson.
Mother: Mary Eliot.
Married: in Dorchester, MA, either 29 May 1684 or 12 June 1684.

See the entry on Ephraim Payson for details of this family.

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The Leadbetter Bibliography

Ames, J. E., Leadbetter Records.

New England Historic and Genealogical Register Vol 14, p. 248.

Savage, James, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986.

Links to Sites of Interest

The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Home page for the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS).

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