Abigail E. (Tripp) Thurston (1785 - 1851)

Born 10 May 1785 in Easton, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Thurston — married 1800 (to 28 May 1851) in Easton, Washington, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1851 at age 66 in Barker, Broome, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Abigail (Tripp) Thurston was born in New York.

Abigail, the daughter of Everett Tripp (1737-1854) and Mary E. Lawton (1745-1827) was born on 10 May 1785 at Easton, New York.

Note

Abigail's mother may have been Mary Jane Hoyt^[1].

Marriage and Children

Abigail married John Thurston (1775-1853) in 1800 at Easton, New York. ^[2]They had eleven children:

1. Betsy Thurston (b. 1801; d. 1870) m. Luke English (1791-1870)
2. Milly Thurston (b. 1803; d. ) m.
3. Arissa Thurston (b. 1805; d. 1901) m. at Barker, NY, Uriah Decker (1801-1879)
4. David Thurston (b. 1808; d. 1880) m. 5 Jan 1830 at Barker, NY, Catherine Fuller (1812-1893)
5. Alfred Thurston (b. 1810; d. 1889) m. 1840 at Broome, NY, Olive Freeman (1812-)
6. Amanda Thurston (b. 1812; d. 1909) m. 27 Sep 1833, Ambrose Southerland Gager (1812-1874)
7. John Thurston (b. 1814; d. ) m. 29 Jun 1842, Experience Stoddard (1816-)
8. Abigail Thurston (b. 1816; d. 1850) m. 6 Oct 1833 at Barker, NY, Albert Keeler (1813-1889)
9. Thomas Thurston (b. 1818; d. 1882) m. 1847 at Broome, NY, Ann Decker (1834-)
10. Louisa Thurston (b. 1821; d. ) m. James Masten (1819-)
11. Mahala Thurston (b. 1829; d. 1843)

In 1850, Abigail was 69 years of age and living at Barker, Broome, New York. This census was taken shortly before she died.^[3]

Death

Abigail E. (Tripp) Thurston died on 28 May 1851 in her 66th year at Barker, New York.^[4]She is buried in Quaker Meeting House Cemetery at Flushing, Queens, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Tripp Family History, Link: http://www.trippgenealogy.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I342223165746&tree=Master
2. ↑ Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 140 : 1918. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3580736:61157?ssrc=pt&tid=2628374&pid=142387954696
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTJ-GWX : 23 December 2020), Abagail Thurston in household of John Thurston, Barker, Broome, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Barber, Gertrude A., comp. Deaths taken from the "Brooklyn Eagle." Volumes 1-27. n.p.: n.p., 1963-66. Barber, Gertrude A., comp. Deaths taken from the New York Evening Post. Volumes 1-54. n.p.: n.p., 1933-47. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50957:8920?ssrc=pt&tid=2628374&pid=142387954696
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41869797/abigail-e-thurston: accessed 03 March 2023), memorial page for Abigail E Thurston (10 May 1785–28 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41869797, citing Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Miles L. Davenport AG (contributor 47070938).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Loren Fay for creating Tripp-861 on 16 December 13. No sources. The events of Anna's life were either witnessed by Loren Fay or Loren plans to add here later. No sources or biography added until 3 March 2023.

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 3 March 2023.