Abigail (Wyman) Richardson (abt. 1660 - 1720)

Born about 1660 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Richardson Sr. — married 2 Jan 1675 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1720 at about age 60 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Richardson Name Study.

Abigail (Wyman) Richardson was born about 1660 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Francis Wyman Jr. (<1620–1699) and Abigail (Reed) Wyman (1636–1699).

Her siblings were:

1. Judith Wyman (1652–1652)
2. Francis Wyman III (1654–1676)
3. William Wyman (1656–<1705)
4. Timothy Wyman (1661–1709)
5. Joseph Wyman (1663–1714)
6. Nathaniel Wyman (1665–1717)
7. Samuel Wyman (1667–1725)
8. Thomas Wyman (1671–1731)
9. Benjamin Wyman (1674–1735)
10. Stephen Wyman (1676–1676)
11. Judith (Wyman) Bacon (1679–1744)

Abigail (14) married Stephen Richardson Sr. (25) (born on 15 August 1649 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay; son of Samuel Richardson and Joanna (Thake) Richardson) on 2 January 1675 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Their known children were:

1. Stephen Richardson II (1676–1712)
2. Francis Richardson (1677–1677)
3. William Richardson (1678–1749)
4. Francis Richardson (1681–1755)
5. Timothy Richardson (1682–1683)
6. Abigail Justus (Richardson) Vinton (1683–1720)
7. Prudence (Richardson) Kendall (1686–1720)
8. Timothy Richardson (1687–1717)
9. Seth Richardson (1689–1747)
10. Daniel Richardson (1691–1749)
11. Mary Richardson (1696– )
12. Rebecca Richardson (1698–1711)
13. Solomon Richardson (1702–1728)

Abigail died on 17 September 1720 in Woburn, aged 59.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20706144

• Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part III - Marriages (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book. Available at archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/woburnrecordsofb03john#page/n5/mode/2up))
• http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000365434;view=2up;seq=26 - Epitaph Citation: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918. Transcript of Epitaphs In Woburn First And Second Burial Grounds: Chronologically Arranged With Brief Illustrative Notes. [S.l.: s.n.], 1890. Notes - p. 21, Epitaph 75: "Here Lyes ye Body of M'rs Abigail Richardson Wife to M'r Stephen Richardson Aged 60 Years, Who Dec'd September 17'th 1720."
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