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Abigail (Stoughton) Willis (bef. 1693)

Abigail Willis formerly Stoughton
Born before in Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 14 Jan 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mamap
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
Profile last modified | Created 16 Sep 2011
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Biography

Abigail was a daughter of Nicholas Stoughton of Taunton, Massachusetts, probably by his third wife, Sarah Hoar, who he married in Taunton on 25 February 1691/2.[1]

Jonathan Willis and Abigail Stoughton were married in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on 14 January 1713.[2]

Children

Bowman's transcription of the Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, listed the following births of children of Jonathan and Abigail Willis (sequence rearranged from the original to put births in chronological order):[3]

  1. Jonathan Willis was born Feb 26 Anno Dom 1713/14
  2. Abigail Willis was born April 3d Anno Dom 1716
  3. Lydia Willis was born July 9th Anno Domi 1718
  4. Stoughton Willis was born June 27th Anno Domi 1720
  5. Keturah Willis was born April 18th Anno Dom 1722
  6. Sarah Willis was born April 18th Anno Domi 1724
  7. Bettie Willis was born October 2d Anno Dom 1726
  8. Hannah Willis was born Novemr 18th Anno Dom 1728

Abagail was born before 1701. [4]

Abigail of Bridgewater Massachusetts was born about 1690 [5]. She married Jonathan Willis in 1712.[6] Children include

  1. Jonathan 1713[7]
  2. Lydia 1718[8]
  3. Stoughton 1720[9]
  4. Keturah 1722[10]
  5. Sarah 1724[11]

Research Notes

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVJ-NRZ : 12 April 2016), Abigal Stoughton in household of George Stoughton, Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States; citing family 10, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Sources

  1. Young, Malcolm A. "The Two Wives of Benjamin Booth of Early Scituate and Middleborough, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist, vol. 74 (1999), page 178.
  2. Marriages in the Town of Bridgewater Previous to its Division, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 21 (1867), page 227. Marriage date is stated as Jan. 14 1712/13 in Bridgewater Vital Records at vol. 2, page 358.
  3. Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010). Vol. 15 (1913), page 45.
  4. Source will be added by Tami (Heinrich) Pickel by 13 Mar 2019.
  5. Luce, Michael Wayne. Family Portrait The Luce-Auborn Ancestry. Seatle, WA. Privately Printed. ISBN 978-0-692-90944. 2017.
  6. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58M-HVC : 9 February 2018), Jonathan Willis and Abigail Stoughton, 14 Jan 1712; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  7. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NC-4V9 : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Jonathan Willis, 26 Feb 1713; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  8. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-59W : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Lydia Willis, 09 Jul 1718; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  9. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NC-FF4 : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Stoughton Willis, 27 Jun 1720; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  10. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-L37 : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Keturah Willis, 18 Apr 1722; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
  11. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-YCP : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Sarah Willis, 18 Apr 1724; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

See also:

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Ancestral File Number: JT93-95. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
  • Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [1]
Abigail STOUGHTON
Marriage 1712
Location Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Original Text Abigail and Jonathan Willis, Jan. 14, 1712/13.*
Town Info Bridgewater
Volume Name Bridgewater - V2
Page 358
  • FamilySearch Person: MX6G-BL7 Abigail Stoughton


Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Stoughton-98 created through the import of JKD1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.




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Stoughton-429 and Stoughton-98 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse,daughter (merges pending)
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