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Abigail Johnson 1720 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1720

Birth Location: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Jan. 17, 1789

Death Location: Massachusetts

Father: Henry (Johnson)

Mother: Janet (Somerville)

Spouse(s): Mark II

Children(s): Thomas Whitaker

In 1720, Abigail Johnson entered the world in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, born to Henry Johnston (Johnson) and Janet Sommerville (Somerville). Abigail Johnson married Mark Whiteaker II, and had children including Thomas Mark Whitaker. Abigail Johnson passed away in 1789 in Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Abigail Johnson entered the world in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, born to Henry Johnston (Johnson) and Janet Sommerville (Somerville).
  • Abigail Johnson married Mark Whiteaker II, and had children including Thomas Mark Whitaker.
  • Abigail Johnson passed away in 1789 in Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry (Johnson)
1686 – 1740
Birth Location: Embelton, Northumberland, Scotland
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Janet (Somerville)
1690 – 1773
Birth Location: Carefrae, East Lothian, Border of England and Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mark II
1715 – 1800
Birth Location: St Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
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Children(s)

Thomas Whitaker
1750 – 1809
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Abigail Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Johnson
1720 – 1789
Birth Place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Henry Johnston (Johnson)
1686 – 1740
Embelton, Northumberland, Scotland
Janet (Sommerville) (Somerville)
1690 – 1773
Carefrae, East Lothian, Border of England and Scotland
Grandparents
Henry Johnson
1655 –
Westbury, Wiltshire, , England
Elizabeth Muirhead*
1650 –
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
James ((12 Lord Sommerville, 11th Lord Peerage) Somerville of) Drum
1674 – 1709
of Drum, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfrieshire, Scotland (baptism date)
Jennet (Patrick "Elizabeth") Murray
1672 – 1729
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Somerville
1652 – 1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Johnson's Descendants

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Abigail Johnson (10 Jun 1720 – Jan. 17, 1789) m. Mark (Whiteaker) II (15 Feb 1715 – 1800)
  1. 1. Thomas (Mark) Whitaker (08 Apr 1750 – 1809) m. Isabel (Jane) Acklen (1748 – 1810)
    1. 1. David Whitaker (1778 – 07 Mar 1844) m. Cloey Evans (1780 – aft 1830)
      1. 1. Theophilus Whitaker (25 Sep 1800 – 07 Dec 1853) m. Lucinda GRAMMER (1807 – ABT 1831)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Whitaker (About 1831 – 1925) m. Franklin Grayham (1829 – abt 1890)

Abigail Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1720
10 Jun 1720
Birth of Abigail Johnson in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
1789
Jan. 17, 1789
Age 69
Death of Abigail Johnson in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1720
    Event Place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan. 17, 1789
    Event Place: Massachusetts
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