Abigail (Peck) Barnes (bef. 1720 - 1757)

Born before 12 Feb 1720 in Connecticut colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Stoddard — married 22 Jun 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Abel Barnes — married 19 Jan 1752 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1757 after age 37 in Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Abigail Peck, daughter of William Peck and his first wife (name unknown), was baptized 12 Feb 1720/1, Litchfield, Connecticut. ^{[1] [2]}

Abigail's first husband James Stoddard was born 20 June 1714. They were married on 22 June 1738. ^{[3] [4]}

Abigail and James Stoddard had at least three children: Sarah, who married Mr. Stone and died 1818; Bryant 1739-1824; Orange 1741-1824, who married Experience Nash 15 December 1765 at Stockbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[5]

The widow Abigail (Peck) Stoddard married second, Abel Barnes ^[1] 19 January 1752, and they had a daughter: Lucretia who married Elijah Higbe 10 July 1771. ^[6]

Abigail (Peck) (Stoddard) Barnes was buried at the Morris Burying ground, Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony. Her gravestone inscription: ^[7]

"In Memory of Mrs Abagiel, [sic] Wife of Mr Abel Barns & Widow of Mr. James Stoddar. She Died Octobr ye 3 A D 1757 Aged 36 years".

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, page 449
2. ↑ Litchfield and Morris inscriptions page 207
3. ↑ John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872 page 19
4. ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
5. ↑ James Stoddard, Find a Grave memorial # 16354845
6. ↑ John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872 page 19
7. ↑ Litchfield and Morris inscriptions page 207

See also:

• Litchfield and Morris inscriptions, a record of inscriptions upon the tombstones in the towns of Litchfield and Morris, Connecticut, database online, Internet Archive Transcribed by Charles Thomas Payne, (Litchfield, Connecticut, D. C. Kilbourn, 1905), page 207.

• Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, (Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., and Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., 1982) pp. 449

• John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872, [database on-line]. Internet Archive, Original data: Patterson, D. Williams. John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872 : a genealogy. (Newark Valley? N.Y.: unknown, 1981). page 19

• Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.) Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55, Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854, (S). (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.)

• Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.) Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.) Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854 (S).

• James Stoddard, database online, Find a Grave memorial # 16354845 Find a Grave, Created by: Julie; Record added: Oct 28, 2006.

• Woodruff, George C. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut (Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1845) Page 14

• Find A Grave, Morris Burying Ground, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA