Born in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, Colonial America
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Cowles
and Abigail (Royce) Cowles
Sister of
Ledia Cowles, Lois (Cowles) Frisbie, Samuel Cowles, Samuel Cowles, Hannah (Cowles) Penfield, Eunice (Cowles) Norton, Joseph Cowles II, Samuel Cowles I, Benjamin Cowles [half] and Ebenezer Coles [half]
Wife of
Benjamin Moss
— married
28 May 1728 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at age 91
in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
- Abigail was born in 1703. She died in 1794 at the age of 91.
- Parents: Joseph Cowles 1677 - 1760 and Abigail (Royce) Cowles 16747 - 1714. They were married 7/13/1699 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Spouse: Lieut. Benjamin Moss 1702 - 1761. They were married 5/28/1728 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. Findagrave #27774614
- Children:
1. Abigail Moss 12/28/1728 - 1/6/1729
- Died as a baby
2. Lieut. Benjaim Moss 1729 - 1797
- Married Mehitable Beach 1738 - 1768
- Findagrave #27905985
3. Mary (Moss) Moss 1731 - 1819
- Married Capt. Jesse Moss 1729 - 1793
- Findagrave #27861159
4. Barnabas Moss 1733 - 1786
- Married Anne Hollingsworth 1735 - 1787
5. Timothy Moss 1736 - 1828
- Married Esther Atwater 1738 - 1763
- Married Mary Owen 1740 -
6. Lieut. Titus Moss 1738 - 1818 (Rev. War)
- Married Mary Atwater 1740 - 1821
- Findagrave #27774590
7. Abigail (Moss) Lewis 1740 -
- Married Caleb Lewis 1736 - 1827
8. Joseph Moss 1742 - 1819
- Married Esther Lewis 1738 - 1837
9. Martha Moss 1744 - 1765
10. Eunice (Moss) Boardman 1747 - 1825
- Married Nathaniel Boardman 1742 - 1807
- Findagrave #20454673
11. Esther Moss 1753 - 1806
- Findagrave #27774602
Sources
- Abigail is buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, siblings, 1 half sibling, spouse, 5 children. Please link the others if you find them. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27774633/abigail-moss#add-to-vc
- Abigail (Cowles) Moss: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZKP-3S7 Lists her parents, siblings, spouse, 11 children, 18 sources/notes.
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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. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~0.78%
Joan Prout
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member joanprout
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~0.39%
Lyle Creamer :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Ronald Nickerson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]
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~0.39%
Donald Hagstrom :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A316996 [compare]
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~0.39%
Larry Arms :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR6981779 [compare], Ancestry member larryarms_1
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James Carr
Cole-2479 and Cole-2283 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
posted
on Cole-2283 (merged)
by James Carr
Rejected matches › Abigail (Moss) Doolittle (1642-1710)
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