Abigail (Powell) Willets (1668 - 1757)

Born 18 Apr 1668 in Long Island, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Richard (Willetts) Willets Jr. — married 15 Mar 1690 in Hempstead

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1757 at age 88 in Westbury, Nassau, New York,

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Biography

Abigail Powell was born on 18 April 1668 in what was to become Long Island City, Queens County, New York, the third of perhaps twenty children and the second of eleven daughters of Thomas Powell and Abigail Wood.

On 15 March 1690, a month short of her twenty-second birthday, she married Richard Willetts. She bre him six known children, one son and five daughters:

1. Abigail Willets
2. Mary Willets
3. Martha Willets
4. Jacob Willets
5. Phebe Willets
6. Elizabeth Willets.

On 9 February 1757, when she was eighty-eight, Abigail died of unknown causes in Westbury, Nassau County, New York.

Will

Following is from Willets Family on Long Island Genealogy website; need to find the original source.

WILL OF ABIGAIL WILLETS OF JERICHO, DATED 12, 6, 1757. PROVED 25 OCT. 1757

I will and bequeath unto my three daughters, Abigail Willis, Martha Valentine and Phebe Dodge my wearing apparel of all sorts to be equally divided between them.

I will and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail Willis three of my silver spoons,--to Martha Valentine three of my silver spoons. I will to my grand-daughters Elisabeth Hewlett, Phebe Doty and Ann Williams each of them one silver spoon. To my grand-daughter Elisabeth Willis the wife of John Willis of Oyster Bay one silver spoon--to my two grand-sons Adam Mott and Stephen Mott each of them one silver spoon. To my grandson Richard Willets of Jericho my couch and my great table at Jericho in his possession. Unto my grand-daughter Mary Seaman the wife of David Seaman, my great iron pot, one pair of Andirons and my spit all in her possession.

I will to my four grand-daughters, to wit, Elisabeth the wife of Jonathan Seaman, Elisabeth Willis the wife of John Willis, Esther the wife of Samuel Way and Ann Williams dau. of Thomas Williams dec. to each of them one silver spoon. I will to my grand children that is the children of my deceased daughter Mary Williams as much of my Estate, as to be equal in value, with the fourth part of the value of my close, and the value of one of my silver porringers, to be equally divided amongst them all, as fully as if named.

I will unto my daughter Abigail Willis one of my silver porringers. I will to my daughter Martha Valentine one of my silver porringers. I will to my three grand children Elisabeth Willis, Adam Mott and Stephen Mott the other of my silver porringers. To my dau Martha Valentine my Bible and pye pan. I will and bequeath all the remainder of my estate, that is, my silver tankard and all the money I have out at interest, and all debts due to me and all other of my Estate whatsoever to be equally divided, that is, to my daughter Abigail 1 fourth part,--to my daughter Martha 1 fourth part,--to the children of my deceased daughter Mary Williams the equal fourth part to be equally divided amongst them,--and the other fourth part I will, to my three grand children Elisabeth Willis, Adam Mott and Stephen Mott, to be equally divided amongst them.

Appoint my two sons in law Obadiah Valentine and John Willis to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament.

ABIGAIL WILLETS.

Witnesses Nathaniel Seaman jnr, Richard Townsend, Richard Townsend jnr.

Nathaniel Seaman a Quaker was duly affirmed, Rich'd Townsend jnr was duly sworn.

Sources

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Ancestry.com. Yates Publishing.
• Ancestry Family Trees. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7318691/person/6034832226/facts
• David Buchroeder, comp. " Abagail POWELL," ID: I610436679, A tree of Life Updated: 2015-12-15 23. URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=buchroeder&id=I610436679. Accessed 8 Nov 2018.
• Wood, Matthew. Jonas Wood "Halifax", of Huntington, Long Island, NYGBR (NYGBS, 1992) Vol. 123, Page 144.