Abigail (Wilbur) Arnold (abt. 1645 - abt. 1730)

Born about 1645 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Arnold — married 10 Jun 1666 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 17 Nov 1730 at about age 85 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Abigail was born 1644, Boston, Suffolk, Colony of Massachusetts Bay.

She died 17 November 1730, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Abigail was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur Jr. and Hannah Porter. Both of her grandfathers, Samuel Wilbur, Sr. and John Porter, were signers of the Portsmouth Compact in 1638, establishing the first government in what soon became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. On 10 June 1666, she married Caleb Arnold, the son of Governor Benedict Arnold, and with him had seven known children. She wrote a will, dated 4 May 1725, which was proved 14 December 1730. Though there is no record of her burial, Abigail and her husband are almost certainly buried in the cemetery in their orchard where their son Peleg was buried (see discussion in her husband's memorial).

Sources

• The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894 Author: Robinson, Caroline E. Publication: Boston, Printed by the Author: (1895) Abbreviation: The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894 Note: A genealogy and history of the descendants of Thomas Hazard, 1635-1894, with sketches of the worthies of this family, and anecdotes illustrative of their traits and also of the times in which they lived.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #110715186 by Stan Arnold, record added: May 17, 2013