Did This William Haskell Marry Abigail Davis, too?

Question

There are two William Haskells who are cousins.  On Wikitree, both are show as marrying Abigail Davis.

• 1. William Haskell, Haskell-125, b 11 June 1674 at Middleborough, the son of John Haskell and Patience Soule. He is included in the Mayflower Project.
• 2. William Haskell V, Haskell-305, b. 6 Nov 1670 at Gloucester, the son of William Haskell and Mary Brown.

All the evidence I find shows that William 2 is the one who married Abigail Davis and had at least 8, probably more, children.  I can find no evidence that William 1 ever married or had children. I believe that Abigail has mistakenly been attached to William 1, probably through an earlier bad merge.

Is there any evidence that is was William 1 who married Abigail?  If not, is OK to disconnect Abigail from William 1?

Comments

For what it's worth / lists a source

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95546886

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William Haskell

 in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

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Name:	William Haskell
Gender:	Male
Birth Date:	6 Nov 1670
First Marriage Date:	8 Sep 1692
Death Date:	17 Jan 1731
Death Place:	Gloucester, Mass
Father:	William Haskell
Mother:	Mary Walker Brown
Spouse:	Abigail Davis
Child:	Jedediah Haskell  Keziah Haskell  James Haskell  William Haskell  Mark Haskell  Elizabeth Haskell  Abigail Haskell  Jemima Haskell

Source Citation

Book Title: A short account of the descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass

 

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Thanks Eddie.  I looked at the ''Chronicles of the Haskell Family,'' but I didn't include it as a source because it didn't have any cites for specific information.  ''A short account of the descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass'' confirms what I have already found about William 2 (of Gloucester), and it also has few citations.

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https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/2495/40143_265675__0005-00138?pid=5776772&backurl=http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3DMATownVital%26h%3D5776772%26tid%3D26064165%26pid%3D1826110735%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D70582&treeid=26064165&personid=1826110735&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true

Actual death registration 

 

 

Has Abigail as widow of William died  January 1730

 

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William Haskell

 in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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Name:	William Haskell
Event Type:	Death
Birth Date:	abt 1670
Death Date:	17 Jan 1731
Death Place:	Gloucester, Massachusetts
Death Age:	61

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

 

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Eddie, The view that you have above, ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'' shows that Abigail died in Dec 1730 and William died in Jan 1731.  Does the other record at AncestryLibrary show something different?  If so, it wouldn't make any difference for the particular question here, but it would be good to have. I can't read the AncestryLibrary link.

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Both go to the same document. Loaded both cuzz I dunno if you have ancestry regular or special. I have library special subscription cuzz I be doing YSU for my doctorate program.

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RE: Haskell=125 Will written December 2, 1730:

Wife Abigail was named in the will but not the division
Includes the children below, calls William Jr. eldest (born before Mark)
Jedidiah not named. likely deceased

Estate division on Feb. 22, 1730/1:
William Haskell , eldest son 2 shares
Mark Haskell 1 share
James Haskell 1 share
Elizabeth Haskell, alias Parsons 1 share
Abigail Haskell, alias Tyler  1 share
Jemima Haskell 1 share
Keziah Haskell, alias Herrich 1 share

Case 12809:p. 1-8: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881

https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13767/12809-co7/30218060

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@Chris, Thanks, I added the Will and probate info to the Bio for William 2.

Answer 1

The narrative, well sourced, is clear. There is no evidence that the earlier William married or had children. I detached Abigail as spouse.

Comments

Thank you Jillaine

Answer 2

182. William Haskell Ensign was born  on 6 Nov 1670 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died  17 Jan 1731 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He was buried in Ancient Cemetery (Second Parish Burying Ground), West Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.-William inherited his father's mill and he also engaged in agricultural pursuits, but his chief means of livelihood was fishing-His success was relatively great, as we find that at his death he left an estate of £2565 which included vessels, warehouses, saltfish and a "negro man."During his lifetime he displayed a more than average interest in town affairs, was a selectman, and also a deacon in his church for a few years before his death. He was better known as "Ensign", which name was derived from his office in the Military Company.-----

William married ⁴ Abigail Davis do. James Davis and Elizabeth Batchelder on 8 Sep 1692 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Abigail was born  on 13 Apr 1672 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died on 30 Dec 1730 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

children:

				William Haskell Captain was born about 1693. He died before 29 Jun 1752.
				Mark Haskell was born on 10 Aug 1695. He died about 1775.
				Elizabeth Haskell was born on 29 Nov 1696.
				Abigail Haskell was born on 16 Aug 1699. She died before 1735.
				Jacob Haskell  was born before 1703 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died before 1731. Baptised: , on before 1703, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
				James Haskell  was born on 4 Jun 1703 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Aug 1703 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
				Jemimah Haskell was born on 1 Dec 1704.
				Jedidiah Haskell was born  on 31 Jul 1708 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Aug 1708 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
				Keziah Haskell was born  on 28 Feb 1711 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died  on 13 May 1732 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She was buried  in Ancient Cemetery, West Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
				Keziah married Samuel Herrick son of Samuel Herrick and Sarah Leach on 3 Jan 1731 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Samuel was born on 25 Jan 1705 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. He died  on 11 Sep 1764 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. He has conflicting birth information of , on 16 Nov 1702 and Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
				James Haskell was born on 24 Sep 1712. He died before 13 May 1798.