Born in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Benton
and Abigail (Carter) Benton
Sister of
Phineas Benton [half], Amos Benton [half], Barnabas Benton Sr. [half] and Elizabeth Benton [half]
Wife of
Timothy Dodd
— married
[date unknown] in Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Dodd) Barnard and Elizabeth (Dodd) Crumb
Died
at age 38
in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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Biography
Abigail Benton was born in 1725 in Hartford, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Jacob Benton and Abigail Carter. [1]
She married Timothy Dodd. Abigail died in Hartford in 1764 and is buried at Ancient Burying Ground there. [2]
Sources
- ↑ New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 2 Page 586.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43884862/abigail-dodd: accessed 28 April 2023), memorial page for Abigail Benton Dodd (unknown–4 Mar 1764), Find A Grave: Memorial #43884862, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
- Birth • Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F776-RLZ
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Sandra (Perkins) George
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H7a1, FTDNA kit #B215094, MitoYDNA ID T14450 [compare]
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~0.78%
Margaret (Winslow) Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member winslow150
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~0.39%
Donald LaMunion :
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Bill J Smith
Bigalow-10 and Benton-3261 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles should be merged, they are the same person. Thank youl.
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Rejected matches › Abigail (Dodd) Wright (abt.1735-)
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