Abigail (Paine) Cleveland (1686 - 1762)

Born 5 Jan 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Cleveland Jr. — married 7 Aug 1710 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1762 at age 76 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Abigail Paine was born on 5 Jan 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of Elisha and Rebecca (Doane) Paine.^[1]

She married Josiah Cleveland on 07 August 1710 in Canterbury, Connecticut. He was the son of Josiah and Mary (Bates) Cleveland, born 07 October 1690 in Chelmsford. Josiah died on 09 February 1750/1 in Canterbury.^[2]

Abigail Cleveland passed away 26 Aug 1762 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony. ^[2]

Children of Josiah and Abigail (Paine) Cleveland, all recorded in Canterbury:^[2]

1. Keziah Cleveland, b. 26 Nov 1711; m. Joseph Morse.
2. Josiah Cleveland, b. 04 Apr 1713; m. (1) Sarah Lawrence; (2) Joanna (Waldo) Brewster. Rev War service: Lieutenant from CT.
3. Abigail Cleveland, b. 03 Jun 1715; m. (1) Benjamin Brown; (2) John Adams.
4. Elisha Cleveland, b. 07 Jan 1716/17; m. (1) Esther Morse; (2) Ruth Paine; Rev War service: from NH.
5. Lois Cleveland, b. 11 Dec 1718; prob. d. Canterbury 29 Sep 1736.
6. Mary Cleveland, b. 29 Jun 1720; m. William Bradford.
7. John Cleveland, b. 12 Apr 1722; m. (1) Mary Dodge; (2) Mary (Neale) Foster; Yale: 1745 AB; chaplain in Rev War from MA; minister at Ipswich.
8. Lydia Cleveland, b. 16 Feb 1723/4; d. 26 Mar 1745 Canterbury.
9. Ebenezer Cleveland, b. 25 Dec 1725; m. Abigail Stevens; Yale: 1749; chaplain in Rev War; minister at Rockport & Amesbury, Mass.
10. Aaron Cleveland, b. 27 Nov 1727; m. Thankful Paine; Capt. in Rev War from CT; son Moses founder of Cleveland, Ohio.
11. Moses Cleveland, b. 18 Apr 1730; d. 01 Jan 1741 Canterbury.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-3HR : 4 December 2014), Elisha Paine in entry for Abigail Paine, 05 Jan 1686; citing Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Austin, John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 41, 171-172.

• Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-<2015>.Vol. 6:171 (Link by $ubscription.)

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 6; pg. 170

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-H66 : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Keziah Cleveland, 1711.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-H3B : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Abigail Cleveland, 1715.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-3N1 : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Elisha Cleveland, 1716.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-H8V : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Lois Cleveland, 1718.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-45Z : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Mary Cleveland, 1720.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-34T : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for John Cleveland, 1722.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-H7G : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Lydia Cleveland, 1723.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-3YX : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Ebenezer Cleveland, 1725.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-3WP : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Aaron Cleveland, 1727.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-3PK : 7 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Moses Cleveland, 1730.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 July 2020), memorial page for Abigail Paine Cleveland (5 Jan 1686–26 Aug 1762), Find A Grave: Memorial #73109242, ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) Unknown. (No gravestone, no sources.)