Leonard Cummings

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name
Leonard Cummings
aka
[Leonard Cummins]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Of Litchfield, New Hampshire, in 1742, and later of Londonderry, where he died in 1758, leaving young children under a guardian. He married Jane, apparently of Dunstable. Possibly a son of Samuel Cummings of Groton and Elizabeth Shedd; no record yet names his father. Probably the father of Jerahmeel Cummings and grandfather of Joseph Cumins.
born
date
1714
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
note
Kith and Kin's "b. 1714, in Dunstable (?)" belongs to its placing of him as Samuel Cummings's son, which the Cummings Memorial does not make; WikiTree has 1714 at Groton.
died
date
1758
place
Londonderry, New Hampshire
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
residences
date
1742
place
Litchfield, New Hampshire
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial]
note
Sold land at Litchfield in 1742, "of that town then"; he died at Londonderry in 1758.
father
name
Samuel Cummings
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
research
research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
note
Of Groton (1684-1718), son of John Cummings and Elizabeth Kingsley and great-grandson of Isaac Cummings of Ipswich and Topsfield. Kith and Kin makes Leonard his fourth son, but the Cummings Memorial (1903), which Kith and Kin follows elsewhere, lists only Samuel, Jerahmeel and James as his children "recorded in Groton" and places Leonard among the Cummingses it could not connect. See the open questions.
mother
name
Elizabeth Shedd
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial]
research
research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
note
Samuel Cummings's wife (m. 14 Jan 1708/9), daughter of Samuel Shedd and Elizabeth Bowers; widowed in 1718, she married Robert Robbins of Littleton in 1720. Possible only, with Samuel.
spouses
name
Jane
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
"His wife's name was Jane and appears to have been of Dunstable" (Mooar). WikiTree gives her 1717-1806.
married
date
c. 1738
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]

Grandfather of Joseph Cumins. The Cummings Memorial (1903) gives what the records show of him: "Leonard Cummins is mentioned Nov. 20, 1739, by Josiah Cummings, administrator of Eleazer Cummings' estate. He sold land, 1742, in Litchfield, N. H.; at least he was of that town then. His wife's name was Jane and appears to have been of Dunstable. He died in 1758 in Londonderry, N. H. Joel Parkhurst was appointed guardian of the children, Jerahmeel, Rachel and Silas, the last under 14 years" (source). Kith and Kin lists seven children: Mary (b. 1739, m. Eleazer Farewell), Leonard (b. 1742, d. young), Betty (1744-1837, m. 1762 Joel Parkhurst), James (b. 1747, d. young), Jerahameal (b. 1750), Rachel (1752-1838, m. Eleazer Reed) and Silas (b. 1754, m. about 1775 Hannah Kendall) (source).

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

Open questions

  • Who were his parents? Kith and Kin (1922) makes him the fourth son of Samuel Cummings of Groton and Elizabeth Shedd, and on that rests the family's descent from John Cummings of Chelmsford, John Cummings of Boxford and Dunstable, and Isaac Cummings of Ipswich and Topsfield (the research report's Link L, rated probable). But the Cummings Memorial, the book Kith and Kin names as its source, gives Samuel only three children, Samuel (1709), Jerahmeel (1711) and James (1713), and prints Leonard separately, as "Leonard Cummins, of Litchfield, N. H.," unplaced. The name Jerahmeel among both families' children is a clue, not proof; nor is his tie to the estate of Eleazer Cummings (1739). Until a record names his father, Samuel and Elizabeth stay names here at possible, and the generations above them are not brought in. The Litchfield and Londonderry deeds, the 1739 administration of Eleazer Cummings's estate, and Leonard's own probate of 1758 (New Hampshire) are the places to look.
  1. ---
  2. name: Leonard Cummings
  3. aka: [Leonard Cummins]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Litchfield, New Hampshire, in 1742, and later of Londonderry, where he died in 1758, leaving
  8. young children under a guardian. He married Jane, apparently of Dunstable. Possibly a son of
  9. Samuel Cummings of Groton and Elizabeth Shedd; no record yet names his father. Probably the father
  10. of Jerahmeel Cummings and grandfather of Joseph Cumins.
  11. born:
  12. date: "1714"
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: possible
  15. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
  16. note: Kith and Kin's "b. 1714, in Dunstable (?)" belongs to its placing of him as Samuel Cummings's son, which the Cummings Memorial does not make; WikiTree has 1714 at Groton.
  17. died:
  18. date: "1758"
  19. place: Londonderry, New Hampshire
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "1742"
  25. place: Litchfield, New Hampshire
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial]
  29. note: "Sold land at Litchfield in 1742, \"of that town then\"; he died at Londonderry in 1758."
  30. father:
  31. name: Samuel Cummings
  32. basis: compiled
  33. confidence: possible
  34. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
  35. research: research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
  36. note: Of Groton (1684-1718), son of John Cummings and Elizabeth Kingsley and great-grandson of Isaac Cummings of Ipswich and Topsfield. Kith and Kin makes Leonard his fourth son, but the Cummings Memorial (1903), which Kith and Kin follows elsewhere, lists only Samuel, Jerahmeel and James as his children "recorded in Groton" and places Leonard among the Cummingses it could not connect. See the open questions.
  37. mother:
  38. name: Elizabeth Shedd
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: possible
  41. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial]
  42. research: research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
  43. note: Samuel Cummings's wife (m. 14 Jan 1708/9), daughter of Samuel Shedd and Elizabeth Bowers; widowed in 1718, she married Robert Robbins of Littleton in 1720. Possible only, with Samuel.
  44. spouses:
  45. - name: Jane
  46. basis: compiled
  47. confidence: probable
  48. sources: [book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  49. note: '"His wife''s name was Jane and appears to have been of Dunstable" (Mooar). WikiTree gives her 1717-1806.'
  50. married:
  51. date: c. 1738
  52. basis: compiled
  53. confidence: possible
  54. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  55. ---
  57. Grandfather of Joseph Cumins. The Cummings Memorial (1903) gives what the records show of him: "Leonard
  58. Cummins is mentioned Nov. 20, 1739, by Josiah Cummings, administrator of Eleazer Cummings' estate. He sold
  59. land, 1742, in Litchfield, N. H.; at least he was of that town then. His wife's name was Jane and appears
  60. to have been of Dunstable. He died in 1758 in Londonderry, N. H. Joel Parkhurst was appointed guardian of
  61. the children, Jerahmeel, Rachel and Silas, the last under 14 years"
  62. ([source](/files/sources/book-mooar-1903-cummings-memorial/)). *Kith and Kin* lists seven children: Mary (b.
  63. 1739, m. Eleazer Farewell), Leonard (b. 1742, d. young), Betty (1744-1837, m. 1762 Joel Parkhurst), James
  64. (b. 1747, d. young), Jerahameal (b. 1750), Rachel (1752-1838, m. Eleazer Reed) and Silas (b. 1754, m. about
  65. 1775 Hannah Kendall) ([source](/files/sources/book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin/)).
  67. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  69. ## Open questions
  71. - **Who were his parents?** *Kith and Kin* (1922) makes him the fourth son of Samuel Cummings of Groton
  72. and Elizabeth Shedd, and on that rests the family's descent from John Cummings of Chelmsford, John
  73. Cummings of Boxford and Dunstable, and Isaac Cummings of Ipswich and Topsfield (the research report's
  74. Link L, rated probable). But the *Cummings Memorial*, the book *Kith and Kin* names as its source,
  75. gives Samuel only three children, Samuel (1709), Jerahmeel (1711) and James (1713), and prints Leonard
  76. separately, as "Leonard Cummins, of Litchfield, N. H.," unplaced. The name Jerahmeel among both
  77. families' children is a clue, not proof; nor is his tie to the estate of Eleazer Cummings (1739).
  78. Until a record names his father, Samuel and Elizabeth stay names here at possible, and the generations
  79. above them are not brought in. The Litchfield and Londonderry deeds, the 1739 administration of
  80. Eleazer Cummings's estate, and Leonard's own probate of 1758 (New Hampshire) are the places to look.
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