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Abigail Waldron 1712–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1712

Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1789

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Waldron

Mother: Hannah Briggs

Spouse(s): Gershon Williams

Children(s): Abigail Williams, David Williams

Abigail Waldron was born in 1712 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Waldron And Hannah Briggs. Abigail Waldron married Gershon Williams, and had children including Abigail Abby Williams, David Williams. Abigail Waldron passed away in 1789 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Waldron was born in 1712 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Waldron And Hannah Briggs.
  • Abigail Waldron married Gershon Williams, and had children including Abigail Abby Williams, David Williams.
  • Abigail Waldron passed away in 1789 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Waldron
1649–1729
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
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Hannah Briggs
1675–1710
Birth Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gershon Williams
1706–1775
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Abigail Williams
1731–1781
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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David Williams
1746–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Waldron's Ancestors

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Abigail Waldron
1712–1789
Birth Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Waldron
1649–1729
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Hannah Briggs
1675–1710
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Foulke Waldron
1610–1671
Alcester, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margery Gilbert
1607–1671
Alcester, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Samuel Briggs
1645–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Bennet (Elizabeth) Ellis
1645–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Waldron
1577–1636
Catherine Raven
1587–1636
Sir *
1585–1627
John Briggs
1615–1641
Catherine Walker
1619–1641
John Ellis
1623–1676
Elizabeth Freeman
1624–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Raven
1550–1588
John Puritan"
1596–1654
Hannah Masterson
1596–1654

Abigail Waldron's Descendants

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Abigail Waldron (4 Apr 1712–6 Apr 1789) m. Gershon Williams (1706–8 Oct 1775)
  1. 1. Abigail ("Abby") Williams 1731–1781 m. John Briggs 1721–1791
    1. 1. Godfrey Briggs 1756–1815 m. Sarah Paul 1767–1801
      1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Sr. 1798–1879 m. Mary (Ann) Richmond 1804–1840
        1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Jr. 1823–1903 m. Catherine (Frances) Hathaway 1828–1854 m. Sarah (Jane) Brown 1839–1909
        2. 2. Ann (Isabella) Briggs 1838–1886 m. Henry (Lincoln) Babbitt 1837–1903
        3. 3. Thomas (Andross) Briggs 1833–1912 m. Lucinda (Burt) Cummings 1833–1918
        4. 4. Alfred (Standish) Briggs 1824–1854 m. Elizabeth Booth 1824–
        5. 5. Washington (Irving) Briggs 1827–1890
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1829–1872 m. John (Wyman) Raymond 1822–1890
        7. 7. Ann (Mariah) Briggs 1835–1884
        8. 8. Georgianna (Briggs (1yr 8ms) old) 1840–1842
        9. 9. Andrew (R.) Briggs 1831–1849
        10. 10. Isabel (Ann) Briggs 1838–1859
      2. 2. Freeman Briggs 1793–1874 m. Abigail (Sylvia) French 1792–1871
        1. 1. Samuel (Elam) Briggs 1830–1903 m. Cornelia (Angeline) Palmer 1839–1915
        2. 2. Henry (Freeman) Briggs 1820–1899 m. Eliza McGalliard 1824–1891
        3. 3. Sophia (French) Briggs 1822–1909 m. Lewis (Coy) Chatfield 1807–1886
        4. 4. Phillip ("Otis" Briggs) Sr 1827–1903 m. Elizabeth (C "Eliza") Allen 1837–1867 m. Jane (A. "Jennie") Allen 1845–1914
        5. 5. Emily (Amelia) Briggs 1833–1887
        6. 6. Melissa (Angeline) Briggs 1839–1895 m. Charles (Emmett) Bennett 1835– m. Joseph (P) Brittain 1839–
        7. 7. Abigail ("Abba" Matilda) Briggs 1823–1905
      3. 3. George Briggs 1786–1866 m. Drusilla Paull 1783–1811
        1. 1. George (Lyman) Briggs 1809–1897 m. Ann (Eliza) Stevens 1813–1882
      4. 4. Godfrey Briggs 1790–1830 m. Amelia ("Mellia") Deane 1792–1849
        1. 1. Sarah ("Adeline") Briggs 1816–1898 m. Cyrus Presbrey 1815–1884
        2. 2. Catherine (H) Briggs 1824–1904 m. James (B) Godfrey 1823–1856
        3. 3. Cromwell (D.) Briggs 1827–1882
        4. 4. Elizabeth Briggs 1819–1896
        5. 5. Melinda Briggs 1817–1883
      5. 5. John Briggs 1792–1814
      6. 6. Ruth Briggs 1800–
    2. 2. John Briggs 1758–1822
      1. 1. Franklin Briggs 1794–1868 m. Mary (Washburn) Atwood 1805–1895
        1. 1. Adeline (Sarah) Briggs 1833–1876 m. George (Lawton Cornell 4th C) 2x 1826–1906
    3. 3. Sarah Briggs 1751–1840
    4. 4. George Briggs 1769–1857 m. Hope Paine 1774–1857
      1. 1. Caroline Briggs 1813–1873
      2. 2. Hannah (Payne) Briggs 1815–1857
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Briggs 1805–1884
      4. 4. Tisdale Briggs 1811–1885 m. Sarah (W.) Payne 1807–1888
        1. 1. Solomon (Payne) Briggs 1839–1875 m. Hannah (Maria) Chace 1842–1924
      5. 5. Phoebe (Ann) Briggs 1740–1829
      6. 6. Phebe (Ann) Briggs 1815–1829
      7. 7. Betsy (B.) Briggs 1805–1884
      8. 8. Mary (Matilda) Briggs 1809–1869
      9. 9. Freeman Briggs 1793–1872
    5. 5. Joseph Briggs 1758–1850
    6. 6. Edmund Briggs 1760–1836
    7. 7. Melbourn Briggs 1762–1838
    8. 8. Abigail Briggs 1764–1785
    9. 9. Sibyl Briggs 1766–
    10. 10. Lydia Briggs 1768–1862
  2. 2. David Williams 1746– m. Anna Webster 1749–1791
    1. 1. Hannah Williams 1771–1841 m. William Kerr 1767–1836
      1. 1. Armstrong Kerr 1796–1879
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kerr 1793–1850
      3. 3. Hannah Kerr 1805–
      4. 4. James Kerr 1801–1880
      5. 5. John Kerr 1800–
      6. 6. Mary Kerr 1797–1865
      7. 7. Rhoda Kerr 1792–1871
      8. 8. Robert (Logan) Kerr 1812–1858
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Kerr 1813–1858 m. Barrett (C.) Edrington 1809–1881
        1. 1. Carrie (Belle) Edrington 1857–1927
        2. 2. William (Armstrong) Edrington 1836–1910
        3. 3. Sarah (Virginia) Edrington 1838–1927 m. Benoni Hotchkiss 1827–1898
        4. 4. Susan (Katherine) Edrington 1841–1872
        5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Edrington 1843–1908
        6. 6. Betsy (Ann Williams) Edrington 1846–1849
        7. 7. Eliza (Frances) Edrington 1848–1866
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann Betty Majors) Edrington 1851–1925
        9. 9. Lewisa (C) Edrington 1852–
        10. 10. Nancy (Lois Calaway) Edrington 1852–1923
        11. 11. James (Barrett) Edrington 1854–1946
        12. 12. Mary (Louisana) Edrington 1834–1860
      10. 10. William Kerr 1800–

Abigail Waldron's Timeline

2 Records

1712
4 Apr 1712
Birth of Abigail Waldron in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1789
6 Apr 1789
Age 77
Death of Abigail Waldron in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1712
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1789
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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