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Abigail Webster

Female 1642 - 1712  (71 years)


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  1. 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..

    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