Born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Daughter of Ichabod Downing
and Abigail (Unknown) Downing
Sister of
Mary Downing, Joseph Downing, Benjamin Downing, Ichabod Downing, Elizabeth Downing, Sarah Downing and Martha Downing
Wife of
James Rollins Sr.
— married
1756 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Molly (Rollins) Adams, James Rollins Jr., John Rollins, Joseph Rollins Sr, Abigail (Rollins) Morse, Hannah Rollins, Samuel Rollins, Lydia (Rollins) Winch, William Rollins and Fanny (Rollins) Norcross
Died
at age 54
in Dublin, New Hampshire
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Biography
Abigail Downing was born on June 5, 1735, at Canterbury, Windham County, Colony of Connecticut,[1] to Ichabod and Abigail Downing.[2]
Marriage
Abigail married James Rollins in 1756 in Hillsborough, Province of New Hampshire. Together they had the following known ten children:
- Mary Rollins Adams (1758-1818)
- James Rollins (1760-1849)
- John Porter Rollins (1762-1819)
- Joseph Rollins (1764-1836)
- Abigail Rollins Morse (1765-1812)
- Hannah Rollins Gleason (1767-1838)
- Samuel Rollins (1769-?)
- Lydia Rollins Winch (1771-1827)
- William Rollins (1772-1833)
- Fanny Rollins Norcross (1775-1815)
Death
Abigail passed away at the age of 54 on May 7, 1790, about a month after her mother's passing. She is buried in the Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin New Hampshire.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7WF-1Z4 : 3 December 2014), Abigail Downing, 05 Jun 1735; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002: Town of Canterbury, Connecticut Births, Marriages, Deaths v1/123 CTgenweb.org
- ↑ Find-a-Grave Memorial #147013550
See Also:
- FamilySearch Person ID L8RJ-XQP
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GS13-HHQ
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~1.56%
Grace (Lawson) King
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23andMe, GEDmatch M598138 [compare]
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Hazel (Lane) Genthner :
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~0.78%
Dean King :
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~0.78%
David King :
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~0.78%
Sally (King) Gill :
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~0.78%
John King :
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~0.78%
Scott Parsons :
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~0.39%
Elee Wood :
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~0.39%
Brian Winkler :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Russell Lane :
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~0.39%
Sherry Taft :
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Downing-3406 and Downing-2684 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles. spouse in process of merge too
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by Teresa Downey
Craig Albrechtson
Downing-815 and Downe-58 appear to represent the same person because: Though the names are spelled somewhat differently, the rest of the information is the same and they very much appear to be the same person.
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