Abiel (Bullard) Carpenter (abt. 1681 - 1713)

Born about Oct 1681 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Carpenter — married 1 May 1705 (to 1713) in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1713 at about age 31 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts

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Biography

Name

Most genealogies have called this woman Abigail, but contemporary records refer to her as Abiel, Abiell, Abial, and Abiall.

Birth

Abiel was one of the twin girls born to Joseph and Sarah Bullard of Medfield in the fall of 1681. Her twin sister was Hannah.^[1] The birth record reads "Bullen, Abiell, Twin d. of Joseph and Sarah [Bullard] _______ 29 (rec. between Sep 20 and Nov 26, 1681)", so not only is her first name confused but so is the family name. Bullen and Bullard are frequently confused, especially in Medfield for this family.

Twins often died early in those days, but there is no record in Medfield of the death of Abiah/Abigail or her twin Hannah.

Marriage

Abiel married Abraham Carpenter of Rehoboth, in that town on 1 May 1705.^[2] Abiel and Abraham had three boys, Abraham, Abial, and Simion (Simeon?).

Early Death

Abiel died in June 1713, at age 32, a few months after Simeon was born.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Medfield through 1850, p. 27
2. ↑ Bristol, Massachusetts "Vital Records of Rehoboth,", p. 78, Abraham and Abiall Bullard (intentions 14 April 1705)
3. ↑ Bristol, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Rehoboth,", p. 809, 1 161, Abiall, wife of Abraham, 5 June 1713.

See also:

• Carpenter, Amos Bugbee. A genealogical history of the Rehoboth branch of the Carpenter family in America, brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families. 1898.