Abigail (Barker) Wanton (1682 - bef. 1762)

Born 24 Aug 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of William Carr — married 8 Feb 1708 in Jamestown, Rhode Island

Wife of Michael Wanton — married 11 Apr 1717 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Abigail was a Friend (Quaker)

Birth

Abigail Barker was born on 24 August 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay, and she was the daughter of Robert Barker and Alice Snow.^[1]

Marriage

Abigail Barker married first, William Carr on 8 February 1708 in Jamestown, Rhode Island.

Abigail Carr, a widow of William Carr, married second, Michael Wanton on 11 April 1717 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay.^[1][2]

Children

Abigail Barker and William Carr had one following child:

1. Robert Carr^[3]

Abigail Barker and Michael Wanton had the following children:

1. Lusanna Wanton
2. Hannah Wanton
3. Michael Wanton

Sources

• Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903).
• Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dodd.
2. ↑ 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. “Records of Slaves Granted Freedom, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths,” p. 68. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
3. ↑ Clarke, L., p. 76: "She was the daughter of James and Sarah (Jefferay) Barker and granddaughter of James Barker, Deputy-Governor of Rhode Island. They had one son, Robert."