Abigail (Akin) Toffey (1749 - 1829)

Born 29 May 1749 in Oblong, Dutchess, New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Toffey Jr. — married 11 Jan 1776 in New York

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1829 at age 80 in Quaker Hill, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States

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Biography

Abigail was a Friend (Quaker)

Abigail was born on 29 May 1749 in Oblong, Dutchess, New York. She was the daughter of John Akin Sr. and Margaret (Hicks) Akin.

Private John Toffey, born 02 May 1749 in died 17 December 1875 Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, and his wife Abigail Akin, born 11 May 1749, are honored for service in New York during the American Revolution. John served in the 3rd Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia. The couple married on 12 December 1775 in New York.^[1]She married John Toffey Jr. on 11 Jan 1776 in New York.

She died on 17 Nov 1829 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York. She was buried in Toffey-Akin Burial Ground.^[2]

Children

Children of Abigail Toffey:

• Hulett Toffey.
• Akin Toffey.
• George Toffey.
• John Toffey.
• Daniel Toffey.

Birth and Siblings

Children of John and Mary Akin:^[3]

• Anne Akin b. 18 of 9m, 1743.
• Akin b. 22 of 9m, 1747.
• Abigail Akin b. 29 of 3m, 1749.
• John Akin b. 11 of 11m, 1753.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 14, 2022), "Record of John Toffey", Ancestor # A204633.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 March 2021), memorial page for Abagail Akin Toffey (29 May 1749–17 Nov 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #26540678, citing Toffey-Akin Burial Ground, Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Terry Akin (contributor 46869486) .
3. ↑ Quaker Births From Oblong Monthly Meeting, Dutchess County, New York, LDS Film # 873511, Records of Josephine Frost, Transcribed by Debbie Axtman, Pages 17 - 20.

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Notes

• Quaker Calendar - There has been much confusion over the dates in Quaker records. Friends used numbered months and days rather than what they considered pagan names for them (i.e. "Thursday" coming from "Thor's Day"). Thus, when the secular calendar was changed in 1752, making January the first month instead of March, Friends began calling January "First Month".