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Abigail Webster

Female 1642 - 1712  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abigail Webster was born on 1641 to 1642 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (daughter of John Webster and Mary Shatswell); died on 12 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 18 Jan 1661, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Deacon Abraham Merrill, the son of Nathaniel and Susannah (Wolterton) Merrill. He was born about 1636. He was a weaver. He became a freeman on 30 September 1662 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Abraham took the Oath of Allegiance in 1678. He was chosen in 1679 in Newbury, Massachusetts, as a Tithingman. He was elected in 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts as a Selectman. He held this office again in 1686. In 1690, when Indian danger was immanent, the selectman of Newbury ordered his house to be designated a garrison house and fortified. After Abigail's death, in September 1713 Abraham, married second, Sarah Clements,, daughter of Robert Clements. He died on Saturday 28 November 1722. Issue: 1. Abigail Merrill (1665-1708) 2. Mary Merrill (1667-1703) 3. Elizabeth Merrill (1669-____) 4. Prudence Merrill (1669-____) 5. Hannah Merrill (1671-____) 6. Abraham Merrill (1672-1744) 7. John Merrill (1673-____) 8. Jonathan Merrill (1676-____) 9. David Merrill (1678-c1760) 10. Sarah Merrill (1679-____) 11. Susanna Merrill (1681-1681) 12. Prudence Merrill (1683-1718)

    Notes:

    Buried:
    HERE LYES THE BO
    DY OF ABIGAIL MERRILL
    THE WIFE OF DEA
    CON ABRAHAM
    MERRILL WHO DIED
    AVGVST YE 12 1712
    AGED YERES 70


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Webster was christened on 27 Jan 1605 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (son of Thomas Webster and Margaret); died on 4 Nov 1646 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Proprietor: 1634, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a proprietor and received lands in Ipswich.
    • Freeman: 4 Mar 1634/35, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
    • History: 1637, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; John was the baker who was admitted as an inhabitant of Salem in 1637 and had a grant of land.
    • Offices Held: 1642; He was the Clerk of Bonds.

    Notes:

    Name:

    John married Mary Shatswell in 1624 in England. Mary (daughter of John Shatswell and Judith) was born in 1606 in England; died on 28 Apr 1694 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Shatswell was born in 1606 in England (daughter of John Shatswell and Judith); died on 28 Apr 1694 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 1 Apr 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; She mentions her sons, Ebenezer and Jonathan.
    • Probate/Proved: 11 Nov 1696, Essex County, Massachusetts

    Children:
    1. Mary Webster was born in 1630 in England; died on 3 Feb 1709 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    2. John Webster was born in 1632 in England; died in 1714 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    3. Hannah Webster was born on 25 Dec 1635 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 17070/8 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    4. Steven Webster was born in 1637 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1694 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    5. Elizabeth Webster was born in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died after 1694 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    6. 1. Abigail Webster was born on 1641 to 1642 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    7. Israel Webster was born in 1644 in Massachusetts; died on 7 Dec 1683 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    8. Nathan Webster was born in 1646 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in May 1694 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    9. Thomas Webster was born in 1652 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in 1715.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Webster was born about 1570 in Ormesby St Michael, Norfolk, England; died after 1634 in England.

    Thomas married Margaret. Margaret was born about 1574 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret was born about 1574 in England.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Webster was christened on 27 Jan 1605 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died on 4 Nov 1646 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  John Shatswell was born in 1574 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died in 1642 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

    John married Judith about 1604 in Suffolk, England. Judith was born in 1578 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died on 17 Apr 1648 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Judith was born in 1578 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died on 17 Apr 1648 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. John Shatswell was born in 1604 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
    2. 3. Mary Shatswell was born in 1606 in England; died on 28 Apr 1694 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    3. Curwin Shatswell was born in 1608 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
    4. Margaret Shatswell was born in 1613 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died in Southold, Suffolk County, New York.
    5. Theophilus Shatswell was born about 1614 in England; died on 17 Aug 1663 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.