Died
at about age 37
in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
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Biography
Abigail was born on 8 January 1737/38 and baptized 18 January 1735/6 at Greenfield Hill, CT.[1]
She married first Archabel Blair. They had at least three daughters, Phebe, Abigail, and Hannah.
She married second William Hicks.
Her will is dated 3 April 1776 and proved on 20 May 1776 in Fairfield. She mentions her daughter Abigail, Phebe, and Hannah. She also mentions her brother Lewis Goodsell.[2]
Her inventory was taken on 20 June 1776 in Fairfield.[3]
Sources
↑ “Greenfield Hill Church Records, Vol. 1, 1668-1833, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-J9FW-W : 11 April 2022), , FHL microfilm 007626803, image 26, Fairfield, Connecticut, Greenfield or Northwest Society and Church, Volume 1, Part III, Page 1.
↑ “Probate Records, v. 19-20, 1775-1783”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T2RN : 30 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627295, image 25, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 19, 1775-1783, Pages 24-25.
↑ “Probate Records, v. 19-20, 1775-1783”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T2PL : 1 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627295, image 46-47, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 19, 1775-1783, Pages 67-68.
New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Jul 1914; Records of the Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield, Conn., page 295
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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: