Abigail (Morgan) Noble (1683 - 1758)

Born 16 Feb 1683 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Noble — married 21 Apr 1709 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1758 at about age 74 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Abigail Morgan was born on 16 February 1683 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut to Isaac Morgan (1652-1706 and Abigail Gardiner (1650-1700) as the fourth of five known children.

Siblings

1. Prudence Morgan born 12 November 1674 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Prudence married Edmond Beamont (record says Bement) on 1 November 1699. She died on 30 November 1701 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Elizabeth Morgan born 27 August 1677 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She died on 5 March 1687 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
3. Jonathan Morgan born 15 January 1679 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Only records found are for birth.
4. Mercy Morgan born 22 August 1686 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.^[1]
5. Isaac Morgan Jr. born 28 June 1694 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 4 September 1696 in the same place.

Marriage and Family

Abigail married Capt. Stephen Noble (1686-1755) on 21 April 1709 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

Children of the Noble-Morgan Marriage

1. Stephen Noble Jr. born 27 March 1710 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He married Sarah Ferris (1710-1802). The bans were read on 3 June 1733 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Stephen died on 5 December 1797 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. Abigail Noble born 16 November 1711 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married Matthew Hawley (1713-1800) on 4 December 1737 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Abigail died on 30 October 1758 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. Elizabeth Noble born 13 December 1715 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She married 1) Isaac DeForest (1706-about 1744) on 17 August 1732 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut and 2) Caleb Mallory Jr. on 5 December 1734 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Elizabeth died in 1752 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut due to childbirth of her last child Dr. Jonathan Noble Mallory.
4. Jonathan Noble born on 14 March 1718 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He married Mary Baldwin (1720-1756) on 15 October 1744 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Jonathan died before 27 June 1746, the date of the inventory of his estate, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut at the age of 28. He died without children.
5. Prudence Noble was born on 3 May 1721 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She married Amos Collins (1704-1778) on 10 May 1741 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Prudence died on 23 January 1804 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
6. Mary Noble was born on 27 June 1723 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She married David Merwin (1716-1792) on 23 December 1742 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Mary died on 30 September 1794 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
7. Rev. Gideon Noble born 10 March 1726 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He married Christian Cadwell. Rev. Noble died on 6 November 1792 in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

Residences

The family moved from Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut to New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut on about 24 January 1714 when the town records show that on that date 20 acres of land for a half right of upland were measured for Stephen Noble.

There is a record of Abigail joining the New Milford Church August 1720.^[2]

Death and Burial

Abigail died in 1758 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, probably in either Washington or New Milford. There is a church record for her in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut in 1758. She was 75.

Her burial site has not yet been located, probably Connecticut.

Sources

• Boltwood, Lucius M.. History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble of Westfield, Massachusetts. Hartford, CT: Private Publisher, 1878. p. 38.^[3]
• Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. For Abigail Noble death.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut used to be located in Massachusetts from 1683 to 1749; so these records are really Massachusetts during their time, but the place has changed.
2. ↑ Boltwood, LM, page 38.
3. ↑ Boltwood is in error about the name of the wife of Rev. Gideon Noble.