Abigail (Kimball) Adams (1668 - abt. 1758)

Born Jul 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Adams Jr — married Jan 1693 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 30 May 1758 at about age 89 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Abigail Kimball was born July 1668, Ipswich, Essex, Massachuetts to parents Caleb Kimball ^[1] and his wife Ann(a) (Hazeltine) Kimball.

Abigal Kimball married Nathaniel Adams January 1693, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3]} Abigail and Nathaniel Adams had the following known children :

• Nathaniel, Jr., b. 1 Mar 1694, Ipswich^[4]

• Mary, b. 8 Jun 1695, Ipswich; d. 1695

• William, 26 Nov 1696, Ipswich ^[5] ; m. Mary _____ ; d. 10 Sep 1775 Moultonborough, Strafford, N.H.; Not to be confused with William, bap. 27 Feb 1697, Marblehead, son of Elizabeth Adams

• Abigail, b. 6 Dec 1699, Ipswich ^[6] ; m. 28 Nov, 1718, Ipswich, William Goodhue; d. Sep 1764, Salem, Essex, MA.

• Caleb, b. 13 Feb 1701, Ipswich^[7] ; m. Esther Browne, 3 Feb 1730, Ipswich; d. age 82 yrs, 21 Oct 1783, Ipswich Cause of Death: Insanity [prob. dementia] ^[8]

• Mercy, b. 25 Feb 1703, Ipswich^[9] ; m. Thomas Savory, 10 Aug 1723, Ipswich; his "very" elaborate Will was proved 23 Apr 1753; she d. 10 Nov 1785

• Eliphalet, b., abt 1705, Ipswich ^[10] ; m. Anne Morss [Morse], 16 Apr 1730, Ipswich; d. 1760, Westborough, Worcester, MA.

• Robert, b. 14 Oct 1705/6, Ipswich ^[11] ; d. 31 Aug 1725, Ipswich

• Anna/Hannah, b. 25 Mar 1707, Ipswich^[12] ; m. John Woodman, 7 Nov 1725, Ipswich [m. int.]; d. 13 Mar 1772, Newbury

• Mary, bap., 8 Jun 1714, Ipswich^[13] ; m. Thomas Lampson (b.1710, Ipswich) 11 Aug 1732, Ipswich [m. int. 7 Aug 1732]; d. 31 Aug 1751, Hamilton, Essex, MA. ; Not to be confused with Mary Adams, b. 20 May 1714, Marblehead, dau. Robert & Jean Adams

Nathaniel Adams, Jr. passed away 31 August 1736, Ipswich. His Will was probated 28 September 1736 in Essex county. ^[14]

Research Notes
Caution profile should not be confused with:

Abbigail Kimball, b. 22 Mar 1667, Ipswich, dau of John and Mary (Bradstreet) Kimball and who d. 12 Feb 1760, Topsfield, MA. This Abigail m. Isaac Estey (1656-1714) 14 Oct 1689, Topsfield, Essex, MA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ipswich, Mass. Church Records with B.'s, M.'s, and D.'S" : Pg.17. image reprint in "Town and City Clerks: Massachusetts Vital & Town Records, 1620-1988". Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). image reprinted 2011 [db on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Oct 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21828235?h=c300c9
2. ↑ Clemens, William Montgomery. "American Marriage Records Before 1699". Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926. Reprinted [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Accessed 7 Oct 2020.
3. ↑ "Vital Records of Ipswich, Mass. to the end of the Year 1849" Vol. II, Marriages & Deaths; "Ipswich Marriages" Pg.18. Image reader pg.424/1179. Pub. 1910, The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.: Newcomb & Gauss Printers, Salem, Mass. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21828205?h=5a4494
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-QCQ4 : 2 March 2020), Nathaniel Adams, 1 Mar 1694; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-Y2BC : 2 March 2020), Willm Adams, 26 Nov 1696; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-7M9G : 2 March 2020), Abigail Adams, 6 Dec 1699; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-Y2RD : 2 March 2020), Caleb Adams, 13 Feb 1701; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5L-8Y7 : 17 January 2020), Caleb Adams, 1783.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-SR6P : 2 March 2020), Mercy Adams, 25 Feb 1703; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
10. ↑ The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 2. Edited by Sidney Perley, 1898, p. 91
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-RNMW : 2 March 2020), Robt Adams, 14 Oct 1705; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-QCCH : 2 March 2020), Annah Adams, 25 Mar 1707; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-TVBZ : 2 March 2020), Mary Adams, 8 Jun 1714; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, MA. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
14. ↑ Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County). Records, Adams, N-Adams, S, 1828-1991 [Administrative papers]. Reprinted "Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" Pub. 2015, Provo, UT., USA. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

See Also

• Cutter, William Richard "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts" Vol. III.