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Sarah “Sally” <I>Devine</I> Leland

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Sarah “Sally” Devine Leland

Birth
Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 Oct 1837 (aged 83–84)
Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5625953, Longitude: -73.1706087
Memorial ID
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NOTE: maiden name fluctuates between Devine and Divine.

Daughter of John and Jane (Walker) Devine.

Per marriage records in Hopkinson MA:
Sally on intentions.
Marriage intentions 9-1-1776.
Married 9-30-1776.Sarah DEVINE-LELAND is the daughter of John DEVINE (1703-1754) and Jane WALKER (1724-????) John and Jane married on 17 Nov 1744.
John DEVINE was the son of John H Divine (1678-1746) and Ruth RUGGLES (1671-1740).

Sarah DEVINE married on 30 September 1776 in Hopkinson, Middlesex Co., MA. the Rev. John LELAND who was a Baptist preacher and was the son of James & Lucy Warren Leland. John Leland was born on 14 May 1754 in Grafton, Worcester Co. MA and died 14 Jan 1841 in Cheshire, Berkshire Co. MA.

Sarah and John left for VA shortly after they were married.
They returned to MA about 1790 and lived in and near Cheshire, Berkshire Co, MA.

Page 90 of Sherman Leland lists children of John Leland and Sarah Divine:
Betsy Born 1777 Married John Barker
Hannah B. 1778 Jesse Mason
Polly 1780 Isaac Ford
John D. 1782 Jemimah Hall
Sally Tolar Leland (B: ~1783/84; D: 17 Dec 1881): Md: 1806 to Ansel Melvin they had a son Napolean Bonapart Melvin B:~1819)
Lucy 1785 Joseph Bennet
Nathan Mason
Fanny 1787 James Green
Nancy 1789 Rawsell Mason
Lemuel P, 1793 Olive Powell
NOTE: maiden name fluctuates between Devine and Divine.

Daughter of John and Jane (Walker) Devine.

Per marriage records in Hopkinson MA:
Sally on intentions.
Marriage intentions 9-1-1776.
Married 9-30-1776.Sarah DEVINE-LELAND is the daughter of John DEVINE (1703-1754) and Jane WALKER (1724-????) John and Jane married on 17 Nov 1744.
John DEVINE was the son of John H Divine (1678-1746) and Ruth RUGGLES (1671-1740).

Sarah DEVINE married on 30 September 1776 in Hopkinson, Middlesex Co., MA. the Rev. John LELAND who was a Baptist preacher and was the son of James & Lucy Warren Leland. John Leland was born on 14 May 1754 in Grafton, Worcester Co. MA and died 14 Jan 1841 in Cheshire, Berkshire Co. MA.

Sarah and John left for VA shortly after they were married.
They returned to MA about 1790 and lived in and near Cheshire, Berkshire Co, MA.

Page 90 of Sherman Leland lists children of John Leland and Sarah Divine:
Betsy Born 1777 Married John Barker
Hannah B. 1778 Jesse Mason
Polly 1780 Isaac Ford
John D. 1782 Jemimah Hall
Sally Tolar Leland (B: ~1783/84; D: 17 Dec 1881): Md: 1806 to Ansel Melvin they had a son Napolean Bonapart Melvin B:~1819)
Lucy 1785 Joseph Bennet
Nathan Mason
Fanny 1787 James Green
Nancy 1789 Rawsell Mason
Lemuel P, 1793 Olive Powell

Inscription

On North side: Sarah, consort of Rev. John Leland. She died October 5th, 1837, aged 84 years. On South side: This monument was erected by the children of the deceased, to point out the resting place of their revered parents.



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  • Created by: SCC
  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187642325/sarah-leland: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah “Sally” Devine Leland (1753–5 Oct 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187642325, citing Cheshire Cemetery, Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by SCC (contributor 48705959).