Born about in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Tower
and Abigail (Farrow) Orcutt
Wife of
Prince Joy
— married
Sep 1713 (to 26 Aug 1728) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Joy) Marble, Susanna (Joy) Packard, Amos Joy, Joseph Joy and Submit (Joy) Gannett
Died
at about age 34
in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Abigail was born in Hingham 14 Mar 1693. She was the daughter of Richard and Abigail (Farrow) Tower.
She married Prince Joy sometime after 26 Sep 1713 when marriage intention was documented.
Abigail passed away 26 Aug 1728.
Research notes
Did not marry Ebenezer Hatch.
Sources
- History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.398
- Joy, James Richard. Thomas Joy and His Descendants in the Lines of His Sons Samuel of Boston, Joseph of Hingham, Ephraim of Berwick; a portfolio of family papers, New York, Printed for the family, 1900. p.69
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Tower-2308 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~0.39%
Shirley (Blackwell) Southworth
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M479072 [compare]
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~0.39%
Stephen Shaw :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch Z575121 [compare]
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M Cole
Tower-2308 and Tower-2604 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates
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by M Cole
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