Abigail (Weeks) Hatch (1658 - abt. 1700)

Born 29 Aug 1658 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Hatch Jr. — married 4 Dec 1676 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died about 1700 at about age 41 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Abigail Weeks was born August 29, 1658, in Edgartown, Martha's Vinyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She was the daughter of William Weeks & an unknown mother.

Timeline

• 1676 Marriage: Abigail Weeks, age 18, married Jonathan Hatch, Jr on 4 Dec 1676 at Barnstable or Falmouth, Plymouth Colony.^[1] There are secondary sources which state they married on Martha's Vineyard, but there is no primary source for this location, while there is for Barnstable & Falmouth. Jonathan was the son of Jonathan Hatch and Sarah Rowley, ^[2]

• 1700 Abigail (Weeks) Hatch died, age 42-43, in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, and was buried in Falmouth Old Burying Ground, in Falmouth. ^[3]

Research Notes

The FindAGrave memorial has her name as "Abigail Bethia Weeks Hatch". This is a result of the author of the work, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Amos Otis, who attributes the wife of Jonathan Hatch III, Bethia Hatch, to Jonathan Jr.^[4] Otis also errors in stating that the marriage of Abigail & Jonathan Jr. gives her name as "Elizabeth".^[4] As a result, many online trees have Abigail's name as "Abigail Elizabeth Bethia Weeks Hatch". She was never Elizabeth nor Bethia.

Sources

1. ↑ Original Town Records of Falmouth, MA, Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1668-1758[?], page 6, mid page, 1st entry: "Jonathan Hatch and Abigail Weekes were maried the 4 day of december in the year 1676."
2. ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 352 December 4, 1676, Martha's Vinyard.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155426692/abigail-bethia-hatch: accessed 20 October 2023), memorial page for Abigail Bethia Weeks Hatch (1654–1700), Find A Grave: Memorial #155426692, citing Falmouth Old Burying Ground, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by William Harman (contributor 47241141).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Amos Otis, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (F.B & F. Barnstable, Mass, 1888-90 republished Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979) Vol 1 p 467-8. NOTE: This work is the primary origin for the confusion around Wm.'s wife, Abigail Weeks. The author attributes the wife of Jonathan Hatch III, Bethia Nye, as a wife to Jonathan Jr. The author also wrongly states the marriage record for Wm. & Abigail, has her given name as "Elizabeth", but this demonstrably false.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LWM4-KVW
• The history of Martha's Vinyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts by Charles Edward Banks, Boston, 1911