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Abigail Townsend 1747 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1812

Death Location: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Jenkins

Mother: Mary Townsend

Spouse(s): Ephraim Mikell

Children(s): Mary Mikell, Ann Mikell, Martha Grimball, Ephraim Mikell, Joseph Murray, Ephraim Mikell, John Mikell, Elizabeth Baynard, Mary Mikell, John Mikell

In 1747, Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell entered the world in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to William Jenkins and Mary Townsend. Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell married Ephraim Mikell, and had children including Mary Polly Ham (Polly May) (Hart) Mikell, Ann Mikell, Martha Grimball, Ephraim Mikell, Joseph James Murray, Ephraim Mikell, John Calder Mikell, Elizabeth Baynard, Mary Ann Mikell, John Calder Mikell. Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell passed away in 1812 in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell entered the world in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to William Jenkins and Mary Townsend.
  • Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell married Ephraim Mikell, and had children including Mary Polly Ham (Polly May) (Hart) Mikell, Ann Mikell, Martha Grimball, Ephraim Mikell, Joseph James Murray, Ephraim Mikell, John Calder Mikell, Elizabeth Baynard, Mary Ann Mikell, John Calder Mikell.
  • Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell passed away in 1812 in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jenkins
1704 – 1758
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Townsend
1718 – 1752
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Spouses(s)

Ephraim Mikell
1741 – 1809
Birth Location: St. Helena Island, 03, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Mikell
1761 – 1863
Birth Location: –
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Ann Mikell
1764 – 1764
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Martha Grimball
1764 – 1785
Birth Location: –
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Ephraim Mikell
1766 – 1838
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Joseph Murray
1770 – 1818
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
JM
Ephraim Mikell
1773 – 1838
Birth Location: Edisto Island, colony of South Carolina, British, South Carolina, USA
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John Mikell
1773 – 1838
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Baynard
1774 – 1815
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Blue House Plantation, 38, Charleston Co, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Mikell
1779 – 1818
Birth Location: Edisto Island, colony of South Carolina, British, South Carolina, USA
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John Mikell
1781 –
Birth Location: –
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Abigail Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Townsend
1747 – 1812
Birth Place: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Jenkins
1704 – 1758
Edisto Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Mary Townsend
1718 – 1752
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Daniel Townsend
1688 – 1746
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Hills
1695 – 1773
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Townsend's Descendants

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Abigail Townsend (1747 – 5 December 1812) m. Ephraim Mikell (26 March 1741 – 22 June 1809)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly Ham (Polly May) (Hart)) Mikell (10 Aug 1761 – 1863)
  2. 2. Ann Mikell (1 Mar 1764 – 7 Mar 1764)
  3. 3. Martha Grimball (15 Dec 1764 – 16 Feb 1785)
  4. 4. Ephraim Mikell (1766 or aug 1773 – 23 Jan 1838) m. Providence Jenkins
    1. 1. Isaac (Jenkins) Mikell (1808 – 1881)
  5. 5. Joseph (James) Murray (1770 – 18 Jul 1818)
  6. 6. Ephraim Mikell (Aug 1773 – 23 January 1838)
  7. 7. John (Calder) Mikell (23 Aug 1773 – 23 Jan 1838)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Baynard (Aug 1774 – 19 Feb 1815)
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Mikell (1779 – 30 July 1818)
  10. 10. John (Calder) Mikell (1781 – )

Abigail Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
1812
5 December 1812
Age 65
Death of Abigail Townsend Jenkins, Mikell in Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1812
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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