Abigail (Walker) Bridgham (bef. 1685 - aft. 1723)

Wife of Henry Bridgham — married 6 Feb 1700 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Abigail Walker's birth and parents are not known for certain, but she might be the daughter of Thomas and Mary Walker, born Oct. 29, 1679 in Sudbury.

She married Henry Bridgham on February 6, 1700 in Boston, officiated by Samuel Sewal, Esq.

After Henry's death, it appears that she married John Dixwell on April 18, 1723.

Her death is not known.

Facts

NAME
Abigail Walker

SEX
Female

BIRTH
BEF 1685

DEATH
AFT 1723 ^[1]

RESIDENCE
1720; Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonies ^[1]

FAMILY
Husband
Henry Bridgham
Wife
Abigail Walker
Marriage
6 FEB 1700; Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Minister
Samuel Sewal Esq. ^[4]

Research Notes

From "Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. III," p. 544,

"Dixwell, John, b c. 1607, d 18 Mar 1689 ae. 82 ... m (2) Oct 1677 NHV---Bathshua da. Jeremy & Elizabeth How, b c. 1646, d. 27 Dec 1729 ae 83 Mid.

"1 Mary, b 9 Jun 1679 NHV; m 23 Dec 1707 NHV---John Collins of Mid.

"2 John, b. 6 Mar 1680/1 NHV, d 2 Apr 1725; m (1) 1 Sep 1708 NHV---Mary da. John & Mary (Rutherford) Prout, b 16 Apr 1686 NHV; m (2) 18 Apr 1723 Abigail Bridgham. Children: (1) Basil, (2) Elizabeth. (3) John.

"3 Elizabeth, b 14 July 1682 NHV, d s. p."

So it is probably this Abigail Bridgham (widow of Henry Bridgham) who married John Dixwell.

"Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" lists the birth of Abigail Walker on Oct. 29, 1679 to Tho[mas] and Mary Walker in Sudbury, Mass. This is probably the same Abigail Walker.

The Boston Evening Transcript ran a Genealogical column twice a week. On July 3, 1905, part of the column addressed the will of Thomas Walker, who died in 1725. In part:

"To my dau. Abigail, now wife of Elder John Dixwell, a single share deducted £400 she having received that much since her late husband (Henry) Bridgham deceased."

...

Vol. xxi., page 727. Will of Henry Bridgham of Boston, tanner, March 31, 1720. Proved May 9, 1720. Will is very short. Gives all estate real and personal to wife Abigail.

Boston Records. Henry Bridgham and Abigail Walker, married, Feb. 6, 1700. John Dixwell and Abigail Bridgham, married, April 18, 1723.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Title: "The Boston News-Letter," Boston, Massachusetts , Page: May 30 to June 6, 1720 , Repository name: www.GenealogyBank.com
2. ↑ Source: Title: "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Series 2" , Page: p. 954 , Author: William Richard Cutter , Publication: Name: Name: Clearfield Company;;
3. ↑ Source: Title: "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol 3" , Page: p. 1598 , Author: George Thomas Little , Publication: Name: Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1909;;
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: Title: "Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809" , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
5. ↑ Source: Title: "Marriages (1646-1900), register of marriages (1891-1892), and index of marriages (1646-1869)" , Repository name: www.familytreemaker.com
6. ↑ Source: Title: www.familysearch.org , Page: IGI Batch# M502203