Abigail (Bates) Perkins (abt. 1722 - abt. 1800)

Born about 16 Mar 1722 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Ebenezer Perkins — married 22 Mar 1742 in Coventry, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 1800 at about age 77 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Abigail Bates was born on 16 Mar 1722 in Voluntown, Connecticut.^[1] Her parents were Francis Bates and Mary.

Abigail and Ebenezer Perkins were married married 22 Mar 1742 in Coventry, Rhode Island.^[2]

Ebenezer Perkins and Abigail Bates

Together they had the following children:

1. Mary Perkins
2. Hannah Perkins, b. 1744
3. Martha Perkins
4. John Perkins
5. Ebenezer Perkins, b. 1752
6. Abigail Perkins
7. Francis Perkins, b.1757
8. William Perkins, b. 1761

In a handwritten family lineage by Ebenezer Perkins b Apr 1777, states his grandparents were Ebenezer Perkins and Abigail Bates.

"...My grandfather Perkins whose name was Ebenezer was one of the youngest sixteen sons; married Abigail Bates for his wife and settled in the world a farmer in the State of Rhode Island County of Providence town of Coventry, he had eight children by his wife Abigail four sons and four daughters. Their names were John, Francis, William, and Ebenezer. His daughter's names were Mary, Martha, Harriet and Abigail...."^[3]

It is also mentioned in the journal that Ebenezer and his wife Abigail sold their property in Rhode Island and moved to Sandgate, Vermont. Abigail died in the year 1800 and Ebenezer died in 1802. ^[3]No records of their deaths have been found.

Research Note

1. The image of their marriage record at ^[4] was transcribed as "Bates", with father named as Francis. This transcription has likely also been misinterpreted to be "Pratt".

1. The name Bates is also used as her maiden name in her grandson, Ebenezer's journal. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch , https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-BP8 : 7 January 2020), Abigel Baites, 1722.
2. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ebenezer Perkins ' journal pages written for his grandson Thomas Perkins, 4 Feb 1851, Donated to the New York State Historical Society by the Brown Family., https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/18508907/person/20319605197/media/8a5fb02b-04eb-4b40-ac40-3fcf7bbab08b?_phsrc=pXJ3364&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VP-YVX "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

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