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Abigail (Tomson) Packard (1697 - 1786)

Abigail Packard formerly Tomson
Born in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 27 Nov 1723 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at age 89 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Abigail Tomson was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts, on February 4, 1696-7, the daughter of Jacob Tomson and Abigail Wadsworth.[1]

Abigail Tomson, a "Singlewoman" of Middleborough, is noted for her complaint before the June 1721 session of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in Plymouth. In the session, she accused Jonathan Inglee, a Middleborough cooper, of being the father of her illegitimate child, Moses Inglee.

She married Jonathan Packard in Middleborough on November 27, 1723.[2]

Abigail (Thompson) Packard died in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on May 19, 1786, "in ye 90th Year of her Age." She was buried at the Old Graveyard in West Bridgewater, where her gravestone reads:

Mememto Mori
In Memory of Mrs
Abagail wido to Mr
Jonathan Packard who
departed this life may
yͤ 19 1786 in yͤ 90th
Year of her Age.
My friends now stop, remember my age
That stands upon this stone,
For you that are upon the stage
Must make this House your home.

Family

Children born to Abigail and Jonathan Packard in Bridgewater, Mass, included:

  1. Jonathan, b. 28 Aug 1724; d. 19 Mar 1726, aged 18 months.[3][4]
  2. Susanna, b. 21 Feb 1726; m. 26 Mar 1745, Charles Snell.[5][6][7]
  3. Jacob, b. 12 Apr 1728; m. 15 Feb 1748, Deborah Gooding.[8][9][10]
  4. Jonathan, 2nd, b. 12 Nov 1730; m. 28 Sep 1752, Martha Williams.[11][12][13]
  5. Abigail, b. 14 May 1735; m. 21 Jul 1752, Jonathan Perkins, Jr.[14][15][16]

Research Notes

  • Correct spelling for this surname IS Tomson. The addition of the "h" and "p" came much later in the lineage.


Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records. Volume One. Page 5. Citing: "Abigail Thomson the Daughter of Jacob Thomson was born February ye 4 : 1696/7."
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBB-593 : 24 January 2020), Abigail Tomson in entry for Jonathan Packard, 1723.
  3. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume I. Births. Page 243. Citing: "Packard, Jonathan, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), Aug. 28, 1724."
  4. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume II. Deaths. Page 533. Citing: "Packard, Jonathan, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), Mar. 19, 1726."
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-YFG : 10 February 2018), Susanna Packard, 21 Feb 1726; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  6. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume I. Births. Page 249. Citing: "Packard, Susanna, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), Feb. 21, 1726."
  7. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume II. Marriages. Page 283. Citing: "Packard, Susanna, and Charles Snell, Mar. 26, 1745."
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-TR4 : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Packard in entry for Jacob Packard, 12 Apr 1728; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  9. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume I. Births. Page 243. Citing: "Packard, Jacob, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), Apr. 12, 1728."
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC6R-65M : 24 January 2020), Jacob Packerd, 1748.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NC-3B2 : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Packard, 12 Nov 1730; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  12. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume I. Births. Page 243. Citing: "Packard, Jonathan, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), Nov. 12, 1730."
  13. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume II. Marriages. Page 278. Citing: "Packard, Jonathan and Martha Williams, Sept. 28, 1752 "N:S"."
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-B8M : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Packard in entry for Abigail Packard, 14 May 1735; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  15. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume I. Births. Page 238. Citing: "Packard, Abigail, ch. Jonathan and Abigail (second w.), May 14, 1735."
  16. ↑ Bridgewater Records: Volume II. Marriage. Page 273. Citing: "Packard, Abigail and Jonathan Perkins Jr., July 21, 1752."

See also:

  • Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1916).
  • Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 18 March 2020), memorial page for Abagail Thompson Packard (14 Feb 1697–19 May 1786), Find A Grave: Memorial #42698960, citing Old Graveyard, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Genealogy Lady (contributor 47137469).

Acknowledgements

  • Thank you to Julie Baldwin for creating WikiTree profile Thompson-11484 through the import of Jhoward.ged on May 31, 2013.
  • BIRTH: Title: Town and Proprietors´ Records, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., 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).

Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 1 Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.





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St. Jean-158 Karen St. Jean
Tomson-321 and Tomson-101 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate person. Her son Moses Inglee received an estate distribution from his grandmother Abigail Tomson (Wadsworth-355) who died in 1744.
posted by Karen St. Jean
Mason-5331 David Mason
Merge should be INTO Tomson as this was the correct spelling of surname at that time.
posted by David Mason

Rejected matches › Abigail (Thompson) Garey (1700-)

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