Abijah (Bowen) Wood (abt. 1663 - 1746)

Born about Dec 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abiel Wood Sr. — married 16 Dec 1683 in Middleboro, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 21 May 1746 at about age 82 in Halifax, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Abijah married Abiel Wood in December of 1683 in Middleborough, MA. They were Puritans and were among the first twenty founders of the first church of Middleborough in 1694, Abijahs' mother, Elizabeth, and (2) husband Rev. Samuel Fuller were also among the first founders. Rev. Fuller becoming its first Pastor.

Abijahs father, Thomas Bowen, had died shortly before Abijah was born. Abijah had one brother, Richard Bowen, and a 'stepbrother' Samuel Fuller, who was Rev. Fullers son, from his (1) marriage

She is buried in Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Her tombstone reads: "IN MEMORY OF MRS ABIJAH WOOD WIDOW OF ABIAL WOOD WHO DECEACED MAY YE 21 1746 IN YE 83RD YEAR OF HER AGE"

Probate

Abijah died intestate and on 3 June 1746, Timothy Wood was granted the administration of her estate.^[1]

Her inventory was taken on 16 June 1746 in Halifax.^[2]

Genealogical Records

Vital Records

• Primary Source, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; ^[3] Data Summary:

1. ) Middleborough, Mass. VR; Page 17 of 1022: Children of Abiel Wood {and Abijah Bowen} born at Middleborough, Massachusetts:
   1. ) Elnathan Wood, the Son of Abiel Wood was born April the 14, 1686.
   2. ) Abijah Wood, the daughter of Abiel Wood was born February the 20 1688/9.
   3. ) Abiel Wood, the son of Abiel Wood was born March the 19 1690/1
   4. ) Timothy Wood, the son of Abiel Wood was born October the 13 1693.
   5. ) Jerusha Wood the daughter of Abiel Wood was born November 11 1695.
   6. ) Ebenezer Wood the son of Abiel Wood was born August the 4, 1697
   7. ) Job Wood the son of Abiel Wood was born July the 28 1700.
   8. ) Thomas Wood the son of Abiel Wood was born January the 30, 1705.

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Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8LMZ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1745-1749 and 1836-1849 vol 10-10A > image 111 of 611; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-82V7 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1745-1749 and 1836-1849 vol 10-10A > image 230 of 611; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Other Sources

• Source: Church Membership, 1694 to 1799; Extracted from First Church of Middleborough, MA: Mr. Putnams Century and Half Discourses; An Historical Account and a Catalogue of Members (1854) Transcribed by Jane Devlin citing Abijah and Abiel Wood, Elizabeth and Samuel Fuller.

• Source: Savage, Fuller Genealogy; A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, v 1 p 222

• Source: Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, pp 60, 222, 223.

• Source: Mayflower Descendant v 1 p 20 citing marriage of Abijah and Abiel; v 2 p 41 citing children of Abijah and Abiel Wood

• Source: William B. Saxbe Jr, Richard Bowen, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and his Descendants (Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 2011) p 34. citing Thomas Bowen (Abijahs' father) marriage

• Source: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-1C12 : citing Marriage Abiel Wood and Abijah Bowin, Dec 1683; FHL microfilm 945,014.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Bowen-477 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.
• WikiTree profile Bowen-707 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.