Abigail (Jones) Tay (1708 - 1778)

Born 6 Jun 1708 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Tay — married 2 Jan 1724 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1778 at age 70 in Woburn, Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Biography

Abigail Jones was born in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1708, the daughter of Samuel Jones and Abigail Snow.^[1][2]

She married William Tay, also of Woburn, in Woburn on January 2, 1724.^[2][3]

Abigail (Jones) Tay died in Woburn on September 26, 1778, "in ye 71st Year of Her Age" (gravestone). She is buried in the First Burial Ground in Woburn, where her gravestone reads:^[4][2]

💀

Here lies yͤ Body of

M^rs ABIGAIL TAY Wife

of Lieu^t WILLIAM TAY

who departed this Life

Sep^t 26^th 1778 in yͤ

71^st Year of Her Age.

Children

Children of William and Abigail (Jones) Tay, all born in Woburn:

1. Nathaniel, born July 15, 1724.^[5]
2. William, born July 11, 1726 (June 12, 1726, Jacob Ames' Bible).^[6]
3. Abigail, born January 16, 1728.^[7]
4. Isaiah, born April 2, 1730.^[8]
5. John, born March 29, 1732.^[9]
6. Elizabeth, born March 30, 1734.^[10]
7. Ruth, born August 20, 1736.^[11]
8. Samuel, born December 4, 1738.^[12]
9. Joshua, born April 3, 1741.^[13]
10. Sarah, born June 27, 1743.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 134. Citing: "Jones, Abigail, d. of Samuel and Abigail, June 6, 1708."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part II. Epitaphs, First Burial-Ground. Page 51*. Citing: "(248.) Mrs. Abigail Tay."
3. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part III. Marriages. Page 148. Citing: "Abigail Jones and William Tay, both of Woburn, Jan. 2, 1724."
4. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part II. Deaths. Page 187. Part II. Deaths. Citing: "Tay, Abigail, wife of Lieut. William, Sept. 26, 1778; 71 y."
5. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Nathaniel, s. of William and Abigail, July 15, 1724."
6. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, William, s. of William and Abigail, July 11, 1726."
7. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Abigail, d. of William and Abigail, Jan. 16, 1728."
8. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Isaiah, s. of William and Abigail, April 2, 1730."
9. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, John, s. of William and Abigail, March 29, 1732."
10. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Elizabeth, d. of William and Abigail, March 30, 1734."
11. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Ruth, d. of William and Abigail, Aug. 20, 1736."
12. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Samuel, s. of William and Abigail, Dec. 4, 1738."
13. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Joshua, s. of William and Abigail, April 3, 1741."
14. ↑ :Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Part I. Births. Page 252. Citing: "Tay, Sarah, d. of William and Abigail, June 27, 1743."

See also:

• Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/57881244/abigail-tay : accessed 19 May 2021), memorial page for Abigail Tay (1707–26 Sep 1778), Find A Grave: Memorial #57881244, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Rick Weaver (contributor 47178877).
• Ancestry.com. Member profile. Abigail Jones (1747 - 1832).