Abigail (Phillips) Blanchard (1662 - 1724)

Born 20 Feb 1662 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of John Blanchard Sr. — married 1684 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1724 at age 62 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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Biography

Abigail Phillips was born February 20, 1660, in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She is the daughter of Deacon Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson.^[1]

Abigail grew up next door to her uncle Martin in the "Old Spain" area. John King and Joseph Shaw were neighbors living in the same area.^[2] Her family and uncles were involved in pioneer farming and town building and she grew up doing the same.

Her father died before October 3, 1672, when his will was proved in Weymouth. Abigail inherited a one-sixth share of her father's residual estate after specific bequeaths.^[3]

Abigail married John Blanchard in 1684 in Weymouth. They had nine children.^[2]

Abigail (Phillips) Blanchard died September 19, 1724, in Weymouth.^[4]

Children of John and Abigail

1. Sarah, born Aug. 19, 1686.

2. Mary, born Aug. 10, 1689.

3. John 2nd, born Oct. 1, 1691. Married Elizabeth Gross April 4, 1720, settled at Weymouth where he was deacon of the church

4. Thomas, 1694.

5. Samuel, born Sept. 19, 1697.

6. Nathaniel, born May 19, 1701.

7. Jonathan, born June 2, 1704.

8. Abigail, born Oct. 31, 1711.

9. Nicholas died early in life.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Will-Phillips-140 This profile is, by definition, the "Abigail Phillips" from Nicholas' will.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Phillips Page 8-9
3. ↑ Will-Phillips-140
4. ↑ VR of Weymouth Vol. 2, Deaths: Page 249

Sources

• Will-Phillips-140: Will of Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham, Dated 2 Jun 1671, Proved 2 Oct 1672. Abstracted in Chamberlain but still looking for facsimile of original.
• VRWM: Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1910 ) Deaths on Archive.org
• Chamberlain: Chamberlain, George Walter. History_of_Weymouth_Massachusetts, Volume 4, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass.), 1923 On Hathitrust.org
• Phillips: Phillips, C. Arthur. Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham and Weymouth, Mass., 1636-1672, Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1976. On Archive.org - Available by joining Internet Archive Library (free).
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• HISTORY of the BLANCHARD FAMILY: From 1636 to the present time, Jonathan Hunt, Reedtown, Ohio, Price 25 cents. Published about 1898