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Abigail Eddy 1601–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1601

Birth Location: Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA

Death Date: 20 MAY 1687

Death Location: Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA

Father: William Eddy

Mother: Mary Fosten

Spouse(s): John Benjamin

Children(s): Mary Benjamin, Abel Benjamin, Joshua Benjamin, Richard Benjamin, Caleb Benjamin, Samuel Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Abigail Benjamin, John Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin

The story of Abigail Eddy began in 1601 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA. Abigail Eddy married John Waterman Benjamin, and had children including Abel Benjamin, Abigail Benjamin, Caleb Benjamin, John Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin, Joshua Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Richard Benjamin, Samuel Benjamin. Abigail Eddy passed away in 1687 in Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Eddy began in 1601 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA.
  • Abigail Eddy married John Waterman Benjamin, and had children including Abel Benjamin, Abigail Benjamin, Caleb Benjamin, John Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin, Joshua Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Richard Benjamin, Samuel Benjamin.
  • Abigail Eddy passed away in 1687 in Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Eddy
1559–1616
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Fosten
1568–1611
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

John Benjamin
1585–1645
Birth Location: Heathfield, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Mary Benjamin
1646–1646
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Abel Benjamin
1645–1713
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Benjamin
1642–1684
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Richard Benjamin
1640–1706
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
RB
Caleb Benjamin
1622–1710
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
CB
Samuel Benjamin
1628–1669
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
SB
Mary Benjamin
1626–1646
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
MB
Abigail Benjamin
1624–1704
Birth Location: England
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John Benjamin
1620–1706
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
JB
Joseph Benjamin
1633–1704
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JB

Abigail Eddy's Ancestors

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Abigail Eddy
1601–1687
Birth Place: Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
Parents
William Eddy
1559–1616
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Fosten
1568–1611
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Eddy
1530–1600
Bradfield, Berkshire, England
John Fosten
1537–1573
Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ellen) Munn
1540–1612
Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Eddy
1519–1578
Mary Greenshawe
1523–1598
John Fosten
1511–1590
Unknown
1515–1590
Stephen Munn
1514–1594
Bridget Saxby
1516–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Addis
1491–1525
Anne English
1491–1525
John Greenshawe
1502–1536

Abigail Eddy's Descendants

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Abigail Eddy (OCT 1601–20 MAY 1687) m. John (Waterman) Benjamin (21 March 1585–14 June 1645)
  1. 1. Mary Benjamin 1646–1646
  2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1645–1713 m. Amathia Merricke 1654–1710
    1. 1. Mary Benjamin 1672–1700
    2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1675–1675
    3. 3. John Benjamin 1677–1732
    4. 4. Abigail Benjamin 1680–1733
    5. 5. Joshua Benjamin 1686–1734
  3. 3. Joshua Benjamin 1642–1684
  4. 4. Richard Benjamin 1640–1706 m. Anna 1644–
  5. 5. Caleb Benjamin 1622–1710 m. Mary Hale 1649–1700
    1. 1. John Benjamin 1677–1753 m. Hannah Stow 1680–1755
      1. 1. Gideon Benjamin 1712–1762 m. Amy Spencer 1717–1789
        1. 1. Hannah Benjamin 1738–1830 m. Jonathan Shepard 1740–1832
  6. 6. Samuel Benjamin 1628–1669 m. Mary 1631–1669
    1. 1. Samuel Benjamin 1668–1694 m. Unknown 1665–
      1. 1. Samuel (III) Benjamin 1690– m. Mary Hammond 1696–
        1. 1. SAMUEL BENJAMIN 1726–1781 m. Martha Dix 1731–1800
  7. 7. Mary Benjamin 1626–1646
  8. 8. Abigail Benjamin 1624–1704 m. John Woodward 1621–1696 m. Joshua Stubbs 1622–1654
  9. 9. John Benjamin 1620–1706 m. Lydia Allen 1624–1709
    1. 1. Abel Benjamin 1668–1720 m. Abigail Stimpson 1671–1755
      1. 1. Mercy Benjamin 1714–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Benjamin 1712–1774
      3. 3. Elizabeth Benjamin 1710–1710
      4. 4. Rebecca Benjamin 1708–1779 m. Edmund Livermore 1707–1750
        1. 1. Rhoda Livermore –1754
        2. 2. Daniel Livermore 1746–1804 m. Elizabeth Hitchcock 1745–1803
        3. 3. Hannah Livermore 1743–1815
        4. 4. Josiah Livermore 1738–
        5. 5. Samuel Livermore 1736–1753
        6. 6. Elizabeth Livermore 1734–1834
      5. 5. Abel Benjamin 1706–1729
      6. 6. Ann Benjamin 1703–
      7. 7. Caleb Benjamin 1701–1775
      8. 8. Abigail Benjamin 1699–
      9. 9. Jonathan Benjamin 1696–1731 m. Susanna Norcross 1701–1734
        1. 1. Abel Benjamin 1731–1759 m. Elizabeth Nutting 1731–1816
        2. 2. Jonathan Benjamin 1728–
        3. 3. Mary Benjamin 1726–
        4. 4. Susanna Benjamin 1723–1792
        5. 5. Joshua Benjamin 1720–1766
      10. 10. Abel Benjamin 1695–1697
    2. 2. Sarah Benjamin 1663–1745 m. William Hagar 1659–1731
      1. 1. Joseph Hagar 1702–1777
      2. 2. Mary Hagar 1690–1770 m. Jonathan Page 1677–1751
        1. 1. Simon Page 1731–1806
        2. 2. Mary Page 1729–1815
        3. 3. Sarah Page 1724–1754
        4. 4. Simon Page 1722–1807
        5. 5. Benjamin Page 1719–1772
        6. 6. Mary Page 1717–1754
        7. 7. Joseph Page 1714–1799 m. Abigail Shedd 1716–1812
        8. 8. John Page 1712–1751
        9. 9. Faith Page 1707–1763
        10. 10. Daughter Page 1706–1706
      3. 3. William Hagar 1688–1762 m. Mary Flagg 1690–1751
        1. 1. William Hagar 1732–
        2. 2. Simeon (Daniel) Hager 1731–1790
        3. 3. David Hagar 1729–
        4. 4. Dinah Hagar 1728–1792 m. Abijah Bemis 1724–1790
        5. 5. Benjamin Hagar 1726–1758
        6. 6. Daniel Hagar 1726–1775
        7. 7. Abigail Hagar 1725–1824
        8. 8. Sarah Hagar 1723–1776 m. Elisha Fulham 1725–1801
        9. 9. Abigail Hagar 1720–1725
        10. 10. William Hagar 1717–
        11. 11. Mary Hagar 1714–1760
        12. 12. Submit Hagar 1713–
    3. 3. Ann Benjamin 1662–
    4. 4. Daniel Benjamin 1660–1719 m. Elizabeth Browne 1664–1740
      1. 1. John Benjamin 1709–
      2. 2. Mary Benjamin 1705–1752
      3. 3. Patience Benjamin 1701–1763
      4. 4. Lydia Benjamin 1699–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Benjamin 1696–
      6. 6. Samuel Benjamin 1696–
      7. 7. Jonathan Benjamin 1690–1742 m. Annabella Eve 1695–1733
        1. 1. Daniel Benjamin 1731–
        2. 2. Sarah Benjamin 1728–
        3. 3. Mindwell BENJAMIN 1726–
        4. 4. Jerusha Benjamin 1723–
        5. 5. Annabel Benjamin 1720–1780 m. Ebenezer Wellington 1718–1761
        6. 6. Mercy Benjamin 1717–1785 m. Nathan Munroe 1716–1792
        7. 7. Elizabeth Benjamin 1716–1748
      8. 8. Daniel Benjamin 1688–1768 m. Mary Bond 1689–1748
        1. 1. Hephzibah Benjamin 1712–1757 m. Joseph Berry 1698–1757
        2. 2. Sarah BENJAMIN 1718–1723
        3. 3. Mary Benjamin 1720–1723
        4. 4. Lydia Benjamin 1722–1772 m. Thaddeus Ward 1721–1770
        5. 5. Daniel BENJAMIN 1723–1724
        6. 6. Sarah BENJAMIN 1725–1766
        7. 7. Daniel BENJAMIN 1727–1787 m. Lydia WARREN 1721–1790
    5. 5. Mary Benjamin 1658–1659
    6. 6. Abigail Benjamin 1655–1686
    7. 7. Lydia Benjamin 1653–1709
    8. 8. John Benjamin 1651–1708
  10. 10. Joseph Benjamin 1633–1704 m. Sarah Clark 1639–1716 m. Jemima Lumbard 1636–1688
    1. 1. Joseph Benjamin 1673–1738 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1678–1738
      1. 1. John Benjamin 1718–1788
      2. 2. Abel Benjamin 1716–1819 m. Judith Ford 1716–1777
        1. 1. Jesse Benjamin 1758–1851 m. Rachel Bunn 1766–1843
        2. 2. Sarah Benjamin 1756–1827 m. Samuel Gates 1753–
        3. 3. Anne Benjamin 1753–
        4. 4. Judith Benjamin 1750–
        5. 5. Zipporah Benjamin 1744–
        6. 6. Ezra Benjamin 1742–1819 m. Jane Eames 1754– m. Prudence Main 1749–1773
        7. 7. Lydia Benjamin 1738–
      3. 3. Daniel Benjamin 1714–1756 m. Phebe Guile 1725–1756
        1. 1. Benjamin Benjamin 1756–1756
        2. 2. Grace Benjamin 1754–1847 m. Walter Fanning 1747–1847
        3. 3. Elizabeth Benjamin 1749–1846
        4. 4. Jedediah Benjamin 1747–1756
        5. 5. Daniel Benjamin 1744–1843 m. Sarah Davis 1743–1843
        6. 6. David Benjamin 1743–1753
        7. 7. Phoebe Benjamin 1745–1813 m. Ebenezer Benjamin 1735–1789
      4. 4. Jedediah Benjamin 1711–1805 m. Patience Stanton 1710–1800
        1. 1. Simeon Benjamin 1744–1825 m. Abigail Foster 1748–1825
        2. 2. Phineas Benjamin 1733–1804 m. Jemima Hollister 1768–
      5. 5. Grace Benjamin 1709–1803 m. Jonathan Wheeler 1705–
        1. 1. Grace Wheeler 1733– m. Abraham Stanton 1731–
        2. 2. Ame Wheeler 1730–
      6. 6. Sarah Benjamin 1707–1770 m. Josiah Parke 1709–1793
        1. 1. Sarah Parks 1748–1804 m. Obadiah Gore –1779
        2. 2. Thomas Park 1745–1819 m. Abigail Nesbit 1760–1843
        3. 3. Josiah Parke 1744–1829 m. Anna Weekley 1744–1827
        4. 4. Susannah Park 1742– m. Christopher Reynolds 1733–1776
        5. 5. Amos Park 1739–1804 m. Grace Herrick 1747–1804
        6. 6. Dorothy Parks 1738–
        7. 7. Sybil Parks 1736–
        8. 8. Joseph Parks 1734–1763 m. Sarah Killam 1742–1843
        9. 9. Benjamin Park 1732–
      7. 7. Hannah Benjamin 1706–1732
      8. 8. Elizabeth Benjamin 1703–1798 m. Robert Parke 1697–1779
        1. 1. Dorothy Parke 1745–1795 m. Mortimer Stoddard 1735–1794
        2. 2. Elijah Parke 1744–1795 m. Olive Brown 1752–
        3. 3. Hezekiah Parke 1740–1776 m. Martha Kinne 1741–1776
        4. 4. Hannah Parke 1738– m. Jason Mason 1733–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Parke 1735–1762 m. Benjamin Enos 1733–1791
        6. 6. Mary Park 1733–1769 m. John Avery 1732–1794
        7. 7. Roswell Parke 1731–1762 m. Deborah Avery 1735–1827
        8. 8. James Parke 1730–1810 m. Mary Grant 1734–
      9. 9. Joseph Benjamin 1699–1803 m. Deborah Clark 1710–1761
        1. 1. Isaac Benjamin 1742–1802
        2. 2. Mary Benjamin 1739–1819 m. Andrew Durkee 1737–1814
        3. 3. Nathan Benjamin 1737–1785 m. Abigail Dibble 1741–1772
        4. 4. Josiah Benjamin 1734–1805 m. Deborah Brush 1741–1777
        5. 5. Deborah Benjamin 1732–1830 m. John Cady 1728–1805
        6. 6. Barzilla Benjamin 1728–1805 m. Ann (Cheedler) Cheseboro 1740–1825
        7. 7. Barzilla Benjamin 1728–1805
        8. 8. James Benjamin 1727–1772 m. Priscilla Burton 1726–1771
        9. 9. Elizabeth Benjamin 1725–1819
        10. 10. Elijah Benjamin 1725–1768 m. Hannah Taft 1726–1802
        11. 11. Joseph Benjamin 1723–1761 m. Abigail Dibble 1724–1792 m. Anne (Hannah) Penniman 1726–1748
      10. 10. Obediah Benjamin 1701–1746 m. Mary Yarrington 1701–1755
        1. 1. Jacob Benjamin 1739–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Benjamin 1737–1846 m. George Darrow 1743–1820
        3. 3. Ebenezer Benjamin 1735–1789 m. Phoebe Benjamin 1745–1813
        4. 4. Abel Benjamin 1731–1824 m. Esther Smith 1740–1822
        5. 5. Obed Benjamin 1729–1806 m. Mary Herd 1731–1786 m. Deborah West 1752–1835
    2. 2. Kezia Benjamin 1688–1703
    3. 3. Sarah Benjamin 1684–1713
    4. 4. Elizabeth Benjamin 1679–1703
    5. 5. Mercy Benjamin 1673–1732 m. Isaac Gates 1673–1748
    6. 6. Mary Benjamin 1670–1722
    7. 7. Hannah Benjamin 1668–1670 m. Simon Gates 1666–1752
      1. 1. Benjamin Gates 1704–1758 m. Bethulia Rice 1704–1772
        1. 1. William (Capt) Gates 1729–1808 m. Jane Rice 1734–1807
      2. 2. Amos Gates 1706–1783 m. Mary Hubbard 1712–1754
        1. 1. Isaac Gates 1746–1831 m. Mary Wheeler 1754–1818
    8. 8. Sarah Benjamin 1667–1668
    9. 9. Jemima Benjamin 1666–1700 m. Stephen Gates 1690–1782
      1. 1. Hannah Gates 1714–1762 m. Oliver Perkins 1713–1782
        1. 1. Prudence Perkins 1754–1821
      2. 2. Elizabeth Gates 1704–1738 m. Adrian Anglin 1693–1777
        1. 1. William Anglin 1733–1803 m. Susannah (Ann) Cox 1739–1810
      3. 3. Isaac Gates 1701–1788 m. Sarah Maffried 1718–1788
        1. 1. Susanna Gates 1749–1846 m. Ezra Lathrop 1743–1777
    10. 10. John (Clark) Benjamin 1682–1716 m. Phebe Larrabee 1680–1716
      1. 1. Elizabeth Benjamin 1711–1797 m. Baks 1709–1763
        1. 1. Judah Baks 1737–1821 m. Priscilla Gates 1741–1829
      2. 2. John BENJAMIN 1714–1791 m. Margaret Jameson 1716–1769
        1. 1. John Benjamin 1740–1744
        2. 2. Jemima Benjamin 1745–1795 m. Nathan Wheeler 1744–1812
        3. 3. Margaret Benjamin 1747–
        4. 4. John Benjamin 1751–1781 m. Grace Waite 1756–1781
        5. 5. David Benjamin 1743–1786 m. Lucy Parke 1749–1785

Abigail Eddy's Timeline

5 Records

1601
6 October 1601
Birth of Abigail Eddy in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
1601
OCT 1601
Birth of Abigail Eddy in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
1601
25 Oct 1601
Abigail Eddy was baptized in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1687
20 May 1687
Age 86
Death of Abigail Eddy in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1687
20 MAY 1687
Age 86
Death of Abigail Eddy in Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 October 1601
    Event Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 49.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RAS
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [13] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Eddy Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1601
    Event Place: Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1601
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1687
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1601; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Captain John Grout of Watertown and Sudbury, Massachusetts and Some of His Descendants

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1687
    Event Place: Charlestown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
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