Born in Groton, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Willard
and Abigail (Sherman) Willard
Sister of
Samuel Willard, Mary (Willard) Melville, John Willard, Elizabeth Willard, Simon Willard, Edward Willard [half], Josiah Willard [half], Richard Willard [half], William Willard [half], Margaret Willard [half], Hannah (Willard) Little [half], Sarah Willard [half], Eunice Willard [half], Sarah Willard [half] and Richard Willard [half]
Wife of
Benjamin Estabrook
— married
29 Nov 1694 [location unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Treat
— married
29 Aug 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 81
in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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Contents |
Biography
Abigail Willard
Origin
Abigail was born on July 5, 1665 at Groton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Rev. Samuel Willard and Abigail (Sherman) Willard.[1]
Marriages
Abigail married twice.
- She married first to Unknown Estabrook.[1]
- She married Samuel Treat on 29 Aug 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.[1][2][3]
Death and Legacy
Abigail died on December 27, 1746[1]
i. Abigail 3 , b. at Groton July 5, 1665; m. (1) Nov. 29, 1694, Rev. Benjamin Estabrook, who d. in July, 1697. She m. (2) Aug. 29, 1700, Rev. Samuel Treat, of Eastham, whose dau., Eunice Treat, became the wife of Rev. Thomas Paine and mother of the famous Robert Treat Paine, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. (See Paine Ancestry.)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Treat, John Harvey, (1893) The Treat Family : a genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat ... Salem, MA: Salem Press Archive.org accessed 21 August 2016 (Page 167).
- ↑ Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-96TX : 2 October 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 149, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 85.
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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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Wife of Rev. Benjamin Estabrook and Rev. Samuel Treat
Mother of Eunice Paine
Sister of Major John Willard; Samuel Willard; Samuel Willard died young; Mary Melville; Elizabeth Willard; Simon Willard; Edward Willard and Judge Josiah Willard Half sister of Eunice Willard infant; Richard Willard; William Willard; Margaret Willard; Hannah Willard; Sarah Willard; Eunice Willard and Richard Willard