Abigail (Thomas) Lounsbury (abt. 1674 - 1733)

Born about 21 Nov 1674 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1733 at about age 58 in New York, Province of New York

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Biography

Abigail Thomas was born November 21, 1674,^[1] in New Haven, Connecticut, and died April 10, 1733 in New York City.^[2] She was the daughter of John Thomas and Lydia Parker.^[1] Abigail's parentage was established in a deed that conveyed land from her son Richard of Kingston New York to his brother, Josiah, of New Haven Connecticut. Richard gave Josiah the land in New Haven, Connecticut "which apportion to my honored mother Abigail Lounsberry late of New York deceased which right accrued to her by a division of her father John Thomas late of New Haven his estate".^[2]

Marriage

Richard Lounsbury and Abigail Thomas married^[1] before 1696-7.

Children of Richard Lounsbury and Abigail Thomas

1. Richard, of Kingstown, New York in 1733^[1] b. abt. 1696
2. Josiah, m. Ruth Lines^[1] b. abt. 1699

Research Notes

It appears that brothers John Lounsbury and Richard Lounsbury have been confused in records. It was Richard, not John, who married Abigail Thomas.

"On the 10th day of April 1733, Richard3 Lounsbury of Kingstown, New York, deeded land to his brother Josiah Lounsbury of New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven Land Deeds Vol. 9, p. 300). The land deeded by Richard3 to Josiah was 'all the land lying in the fifth division of the town of New Haven aforesaid the which apportiond to my honored mother Abigail Lounsberry late of New York deceased which right accrued to her by a division of her father John Thomas of New Haven his estate.' The Lounsbury husband of Abigail Thomas was therefore Richard2 Lounsbury and they had at least two children: Richard3 of Kingston and Josiah of New Haven."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970. Families of ancient New Haven. Publisher Rome, N.Y. : C. Smith. 1923. pp. 1107-8 Note: Name is given as John rather than Richard.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The Lounsbury Husband of Abigail Thomas. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume: 99 Issue: 2, Page: 67-68

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Connecticut Magazine (Hartford, Conn., 1908) Vol. 11, Pt. 2, Page 649
• See Lounsbury Family Tree p. 15 of 24 [1]