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Abigail Westcott 1647–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Richard Westcott

Mother: Joanna Adams

Spouse(s): Moses Knapp

Children(s): Lydia Knapp

In 1647, Abigail Westcott entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, born to Richard Westcott And Joanna Adams. Abigail Westcott married Moses Lockwood Knapp, and had children including Lydia Knapp. Abigail Westcott passed away in 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1647, Abigail Westcott entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, born to Richard Westcott And Joanna Adams.
  • Abigail Westcott married Moses Lockwood Knapp, and had children including Lydia Knapp.
  • Abigail Westcott passed away in 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Westcott
1612–1682
Birth Location: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
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Joanna Adams
1612–1683
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Moses Knapp
1645–1726
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lydia Knapp
1670–1709
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT
LK

Abigail Westcott's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Westcott
1647–1726
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Richard Westcott
1612–1682
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Joanna Adams
1612–1683
Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard Westcott
1588–1651
Great Torrington, Barnstable Bay, Devon, England
Mary Parsons
1590–1625
Great Torrington, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Guy Westcott
1566–1591
Mary Stuckely
1570–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Westcott
1540–1566
Demaris Westcott
1544–1566

Abigail Westcott's Descendants

1.
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Abigail Westcott (1647–1726) m. Moses (Lockwood) Knapp (6 August 1645–1726)
  1. 1. Lydia Knapp 1670–1709 m. Thomas Pennoyer 1658–1724
    1. 1. Martha Pennoyer 1706–1739 m. Jonathan Whelpley 1698–1772
      1. 1. Darling Whelpley 1738–1813 m. Abigail Peck 1736–1813
        1. 1. Joseph Whelpley 1780–1844 m. Charlotte Davidson 1781–1849

Abigail Westcott's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Abigail Westcott in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1726
1726
Age 79
Death of Abigail Westcott in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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