Abigail (Hills) Dewey (1703 - aft. 1746)

Born 10 Dec 1703 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Dewey — married 31 Oct 1726 (to about 1746) in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died after 1746 after age 42 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Abigail was born Dec 10 1703 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Hills and Abigail Benjamin. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Abigail married Joseph Dewey ^[6][7] Oct 31 1726 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Joseph was the son of Josiah. He was born Dec 24 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ^{[5][8][9][10][11]}

Abigail and Joseph had children, including the following, all born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut:^[5][9]

1. Josiah, b May 24 1727,^[12][13] m Hulda Frost Jan 3 1759
2. Joseph, b 1729, m Esther Dodge Feb 20 1752 Colchester, Connecticut
3. Mehetable / Mehitable, b Aug 1732 ^[14][15]
4. Mary, b Aug 30 1734 ^[16][17] Hills source states Mary's birth was Aug 30 1732, twin of Mehitable. ^[5]
5. Elizur, b 1733, probably m Rhoda Daniels Oct 11 1774 Colchester, Connecticut
6. Abigail b 1735, m John Phelps
7. Deborah, b May 6 1739 ^[18][19] m John Phelps, son of Joh and Anna (Horsford), b Sep 27 1730 Hebron, Connecticut, moved to Mass abt 1804, then Smithfield, Pennsylvania where he died. Not listed in Hills Family
8. Isiah, b Oct 18 1746 ^{[20] [21]}

She passed away after 1746.

Research Notes

Hills Familiy source states she was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, ^[5] but birth source has Hartford, Connecticut. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77K-XJH : 7 January 2020), Abigail Hills, 1703.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3T-L5Q1 : 21 September 2019), Abigail Hills, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.
3. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Hartford Page 156 $$ Hills / Hill / Hilles, Abigail, d Ebenezer & Abigail, b Dec 10 1703 Vol FFS (Vital Records found in Land Records by Frank Farnsworth Starr) Page 58
4. ↑ The Hills family in America: Page 7 #14 Ebenezer, #44 Abigail with parents and siblings
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} The Hills family in America: Page 12 #45 Abigail with husband and children Note she was listed earlier as #44
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XK-PT6Z : 21 September 2019), Abigail Hills, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1P-PGNN : 21 September 2019), Abigail Hills in entry for Joseph Dewey, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143429.
8. ↑ Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History :Page 392-394 #1203 Josiah Dewey, #1213 Joseph b Dec 24 1697 with parents and siblings
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History :Page 397 #1213 Joseph Dewey, son of Josiah, m Abigail Hill Oct 31 1726 with wife and children
10. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Lebanon Page 78 $$ Hills / Hill, Abigail, m Joseph Dewey Vol 1 Page 63
11. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Joseph, m. Abigail Hills Vol 1 Page 63
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-2MP : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Josiah Dewey, 1727.
13. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Josiah, s Joseph & Abigail, b May 24 1727 Vol 1 Page 63
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2SH-S66 : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Mehetable Dewey, 1732.
15. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Mehetable, d Joseph & Abigail, b Aug 1732 Vol 1 Page 63
16. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77N-RMF : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Mary Dewey, 1734.
17. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Mary, d Joseph & Abigail, b Aug 30 1734 Vol 1 Page 63
18. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77N-R9D : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Deborah Dewey, 1739.
19. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Deborah, dJoseph & Abigail, b May 6 1739 Vol 1 Page 63
20. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-2HH : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Isaiah Dewey, 1746.
21. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection) Lebanon Page 53 $$ Dewey, Isaiah, s Joseph & Abigail, b Oct 18 1746 Vol 1 Page 63

• Hills, William Sanford. The Hills family in America (The Grafton Press, New York, 1906)
• Dewey, Adelbert. Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History (Dewey Publishing Co., Westfield, Mass., 1898) p 397 #1213 Joseph Dewey, son of Josiah, m Abigail Hill Oct 31 1726
• “Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection):" Lebanon, p 53, citing Vol 1 Page 63 [no marriage date].

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