Abigail (Collins) Brown (abt. 1760 - abt. 1794)

Born about 6 Apr 1760 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Brown Jr. — married 21 Mar 1782 in Easton, Charlotte, New York, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Abigail was a Friend (Quaker)

Abigail Collins was born on April 5, 1760. Her parents were John Collins ( - 1778) and Mehitable Bowen (1725 - ).

Married Nathaniel Brown.^[1]

She married second William Odell about 1793.

Abigail died on July 19, 1831 aged 71, or in 1794, age 34.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Leon Brown of Rochester, NY in 1934 and descendant of John Wood Brown, had in his possession a small Quaker book which was left in the will of John Collins of Stonington to his daughter Abigail. It contained signatures of John Collins, Abigail, and her son Nathaniel Brown.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR7-R1JQ : 10 October 2019), Nathaniel Brown and Abigail Collins, 21 Mar 1782; citing Marriage, Saratoga, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.

• Marriage: https://washington.nygenweb.net/easton.htm
• Birth: Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Reference Friends and Ministers Volume 7, page 215 $Subscription