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Abigail Richardson 1635 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Westmill, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1721

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Richardson

Mother: Mary Bacon

Spouse(s): John Merritt

Children(s): Susanna Marrid

The story of Abigail Richardson began in 1635 in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England. Abigail Richardson married John Cranniwell Merritt, and had children including Susanna Marrid. Abigail Richardson passed away in 1721 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Richardson began in 1635 in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Abigail Richardson married John Cranniwell Merritt, and had children including Susanna Marrid.
  • Abigail Richardson passed away in 1721 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abigail Richardson's Ancestors

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Abigail Richardson
1635 – 1721
Birth Place: Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Ezekial Richardson
1608 – 1651
Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
Mary Bacon
1612 – 1670
Charlestown, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Baldwyn
1584 – 1615
St Marys Parish, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Johane Blythe
1579 – 1615
St Marys, Hertfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
George Baldwin
1561 – 1584
Joanne Tyndale
1561 – 1620
William Blythe
1545 – 1579
Katherine Abbott
1550 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice Kinge
1533 – 1626
Thomas Tyndell
1525 – 1571
Avice Bodie
1530 – 1562

Abigail Richardson's Descendants

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Abigail Richardson (1635 – 15 Mar 1721) m. John (Cranniwell) Merritt (6 Apr 1628 – 16 Dec 1695)
  1. 1. Susanna Marrid (1652 – 16 Oct 1707) m. William Legg (1650 – 28 Aug 1710)
    1. 1. Jan ((John)) Legg (1686 – 18 Sep 1765) m. Annetje Fynhout (1682 – 1720)
      1. 1. Frederik (Willem Hermanie) Legg (31 Oct 1708 – 17 Oct 1780) m. Helena (Lena) Ploeg (May 1716 – 28 Oct 1760)
        1. 1. Jannetje (Rebecca Hermanie) Legg (1748 – 14 Feb 1779) m. Tjerck ((John)) Schoonmaker (16 Feb 1744 – 30 Dec 1828)

Abigail Richardson's Timeline

4 Records

1630
10 Jan 1630
Abigail Richardson was baptized in Saint Mary Woolnoth,London,London,England
Saint Mary Woolnoth,London,London,England
1635
1635
Birth of Abigail Richardson in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
1654
20 Jun 1654
Age 19
Abigail Richardson was married in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1721
15 Mar 1721
Age 86
Death of Abigail Richardson in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1630
    Event Place: Saint Mary Woolnoth,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1654
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1721
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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