Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Merritt
and Elizabeth (Pinson) Merritt
Sister of
Thomas Merritt, John Merritt, Deborah (Merritt) Hatch, Elizabeth (Merritt) Prouty, Mary (Merritt) Buck, Ruth (Merritt) Lincoln, Ichabod Merritt, Hannah (Merritt) Wing, Henry Merritt, Jonathan Merritt, David Merritt, Ebenezer Merritt and Ezekiel Merritt
Wife of
Benjamin House
— married
22 Jul 1725 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died before
before age 78
in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Abigail was born in Nov 1700 in Scituate.[1]
She married Benjamin House on 22 July 1725 in Scituate.[2]
She passed away before 15 February 1779, when her son Benjamin asked the probate court to divide his father's moveable estate equally between his deceased mother, his sister Abigail Doggett, and himself.[3]
Probate
Abigail House of Scituate, widow, died intestate and on 15 February 1779, Benjamin House of Scituate was granted the administration of her estate.[4]
Her inventory was taken on 18 February 1779 in Scituate. Her son Benjamin was the administrator of her estate. An account of her estate by Benjamin House was recorded which included administration fees. Her real estate was divided between her children, Benjamin House and Abigail Doggett.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4L3-1HN : 20 May 2022), Abigail Merritt, Nov 1700; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCM-3B9 : 20 May 2022), Abigail Merritt in entry for Benjamin, 22 Jul 1725; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-Z3TG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 363 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-X7TS : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 276 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-Z35Q : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 364-365 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
- Revised Merritt Records Douglas Merritt Publication: Rhinebeck, New York, 1916
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Merrit-60 and Merritt-1504 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same father, same birth details
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