Abigail (Chapin) Wheelock (1721 - 1800)

Born 27 May 1721 in Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died 11 May 1800 at age 78 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abigail was born 27 May 1721 in Mendon, Massachusetts. She was the son of Seth Chapin and Abigail Adams.^[1]

Abigail married Paul Wheelock in about 1739. Abigail and Paul had the following children:

1. Ruth b abt 1740 m Robert Kelley
2. Sarah b abt 1744 m Joseph Thompson
3. Mary b abt 1746 m1 Zedekiah Drury m2 Daniel Converse
4. Abigail b abt 1747 m Asa Dresser
5. Seth b abt 1752 m1 Elizabeth Weld m2 Lucy Johnson ^[2]
6. Edward b abt 1754 m Martha Daggett
7. Paul b abt 1756 m Beulah Johnson
8. Silas b abt 1759
9. John b abt 1761 m Lydia Davis
10. Adams b abt 1763 m1 Lucy Lamb m2 Chloe Green m3 Ruth Morey

Abigail passed away 11 May 1800 probably in Charlton.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MJ5L : 3 November 2017), Abigail Chapin, 27 May 1721; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
2. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR membership 14207.

See also:

• Sullivan, Rick. "Abigail Chapin" on Wheelock Genealogy website.
• Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 63594.

Profile History

• WikiTree profile Chapin-179 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Regina and others.