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Abigail Wilkins 1678–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1678

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 December 1742

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: John Wilkins

Mother: Mary :

Spouse(s): Captn. Ellery

Children(s): Lieutenant Ellery, William Ellery, Anstis Ellery, Abigail Ellery

Abigail Wilkins was born in 1678 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Wilkins And Mary Gengill. Abigail Wilkins married Captn Benjamin Ellery, and had children including Abigail Ellery, Anstis Ellery, Lieutenant Governor William Ellery, William Ellery. Abigail Wilkins passed away in 1742 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Wilkins was born in 1678 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Wilkins And Mary Gengill.
  • Abigail Wilkins married Captn Benjamin Ellery, and had children including Abigail Ellery, Anstis Ellery, Lieutenant Governor William Ellery, William Ellery.
  • Abigail Wilkins passed away in 1742 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilkins
1642–1723
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Mary :
1646–1741
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Captn. Ellery
1669–1746
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Lieutenant Ellery
1701–1764
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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William Ellery
1701–1764
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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Anstis Ellery
1697–1769
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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Abigail Ellery
1697–1726
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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Abigail Wilkins's Ancestors

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Abigail Wilkins
1678–1742
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Wilkins
1642–1723
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mary (Gengill) :
1646–1741
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Bray (Nichols) Wilkinson
1610–1701
Glamorganshire, Wales
Hannah ("Anna" (Way)) Gengell)
1616–1702
Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
John Gengill
1620–1714
Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Ellinor Downe
1622–1714
Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wilkins
1590–1648
Hannah Nichols
1590–1660
Henry Merchant
1573–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lord
1520–1603
Anne Smythe
1542–1610
Anne Carter
1554–1605

Abigail Wilkins's Descendants

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Abigail Wilkins (20 March 1678–15 December 1742) m. Captn. (Benjamin) Ellery (6 Sep 1669–26 Jul 1746)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Governor William) Ellery 1701–1764
  2. 2. William Ellery 1701–1764
  3. 3. Anstis Ellery 1697–1769
  4. 4. Abigail Ellery 1697–1726

Abigail Wilkins's Timeline

2 Records

1678
20 March 1678
Birth of Abigail Wilkins in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1742
15 December 1742
Age 64
Death of Abigail Wilkins in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1678
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1742
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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