Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Thurston Jr.
and Susannah Jefferay
Wife of
William Dyer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Job Bennett
— married
10 Apr 1757 in Newport, Newport, Ri
Mother of
William Dyer, Abigail Dyer, Priscilla L. Dyer, John Dyer, Edward Dyer and Susan (Dyer) Tillinghast
Died
at age 75
in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
Abigail (Thurston) Dyer aka Bennett was born in 1686. She was the daughter of Edward Thurston and Susannah (Jefferay) Thurston. She married Job Bennett. After he passed away, she married William Dyer. Her will was made in Providence, Rhode Island on May 5, 1753. She passed away in 1761 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sources
- Source S1050 Call Number: G6565 Title: Descendants of Edward Thurston, the first of the name in the colony of Rhode Island Author: Thurston, Charles Myrick, 1819-1878 Publication: New York : Trow & Smith Book Manufacturing Co.: 1868 Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Thurston, the first of the name in the colony of Rhode Island
- Source S1167 Title: Stones in Common Burial Ground, Newport, Rhode Island Abbreviation: Stones in Common Burial Ground, Newport, Rhode Island
- Source S367 Call Number: RI 929.3 A Title: Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Births, Marriages & Deaths Vol.4, Newport County Author: Arnold, James Newell Publication: Narraganset Hist. Publishing Co., Providence, RI. 1893 Abbreviation: Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Births, Marriages & Deaths Vol.4, Newport County Note: NS388573
- https://www.geni.com/people/Abigail-Bennett/6000000007418006626
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