Abigail (Mcknight) Wheelock (abt. 1778 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1778 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Research Notes

There's a good discussion of the records for Abigail, her parentage, whether she is the same Abigail who was married to John Landsdown^[1] on WheelockGenealogy.com^[2]

Place of birth: Census records: 1850, 1855 (NY) listed as b in Massachusetts. She was enumerated twice, once living with son Salem (shows b in Connecticut), and once with daughter Fanny (b in Massachusetts). Daughter Abigail (Wheelock) Hick's 1880 census shows her mother was born in VT, and son Salem Wheelock's 1880 census shows his mother was born in Massachusetts.

Date of birth: Census records range from 1778/9 (1850, 1860) to 1783 (1855 NY). 1783 would make her sixteen at the birth of her first child in 1799, and probably the earliest possible birth date, but 1778 is probably more likely.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100867575/abigail-lansdown: accessed 16 August 2022), memorial page for Abigail McKnight Lansdown (1806–17 Aug 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #100867575, citing Soule Cemetery, Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA; Maintained by abby (contributor 47770484).
2. ↑ Sullivan, Rick. "Abigail Wheelock" on Wheelock Genealogy website.

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89Z-H19 : 19 February 2021), Abagail in entry for Lucy Wheelock, 1799.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTL-FLM : 23 December 2020), Abigail Wheelvek in household of Salem Wheelvek, Sennett, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4M-78W : 18 February 2021), Abigail Wheelock in entry for Orville Burroughs, 1860.