Abigail (Glover) Ells (1677)

Born 12 Jun 1677 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Ells — married 17 Feb 1709 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Abigail Glover was the daughter of Henry Glover and Hannah Unknown.^[1][2]

Abigail was born 12 Jun 1677 in Milton, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Abigail and Thomas Ells made their marriage intentions known 7 Jan 1709 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay.^[3] They were married 17 Feb 1709 in Milton.^[1][4] Another marriage record is on the same page for an Abigail Glover of Milton marrying Benjamin Tilson of Stoughton in 1762.^[4] This second Abigail is a different person, Abigail Holmes, b 1729, daughter of Abijah Holmes, and widow of John Glover.^[5]

Children include:

• Edward, b 4 Mar 1709/10^[1]
• Abigail, b 4 Mar 1709/10^[1][6]
• Joshua, b 9 Nov 1712^[1][6]
• John, b 11 Feb 1714/15^[1][6]
• Judith, b 25 Aug 1717^[1][6]

Her husband’s Will of 3 Apr 1724/25 mentions Abigail and their children Joshua, John, Abigail, and Jude.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Glover, Anna.. Glover memorials and genealogies : an account of John Glover of Dorchester, and his descendants, with a brief sketch of some of the Glovers who first settled in New Jersey, Virginia, and other places. unknown: unknown, 1867. p 512 Image
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #81905152

   Name: Abegal Glover

   Event Type: Birth

   Birth Date: 12 Jun 1677

   Birth Place: Milton, Massachusetts

   Father Name: Henry Glover

3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHB-L9JQ : 19 April 2021), Thomas Ells and Abigail Glover, 7 Jan 1709; citing Marriage, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009779.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Page 125 of the transcript. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
5. ↑ Tilson, Mercer Vernon; The Tilson Geneology, From Edmond Tilson At Plymouth; Memorial Press, Plymouth, 1911 p 41
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts Ancestry Record 9069 #372484