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Abigail Williams 1674 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1674

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America

Death Date: 20 Apr 1765

Death Location: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial America

Father: Samuel Williams

Mother: Theoda Peck

Spouse(s): Experience Porter

Children(s): Theoda Walbridge, Experience Porter, Hannah Porter, John Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Martha Storrs, Martha Porter, Eunice Storrs, Mary Porter, Abigail Porter, Joanna Porter, Mehitable Porter

Abigail Williams was born in 1674 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Samuel Williams and Theoda Peck. Abigail Williams married Experience Porter, and had children including Theoda Walbridge, Experience Porter, Hannah Porter, John Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Martha Storrs, Martha Porter, Eunice Storrs, Mary Porter, Abigail Porter, Joanna Porter, Mehitable Porter. Abigail Williams passed away in 1765 in Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Abigail Williams was born in 1674 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Samuel Williams and Theoda Peck.
  • Abigail Williams married Experience Porter, and had children including Theoda Walbridge, Experience Porter, Hannah Porter, John Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Martha Storrs, Martha Porter, Eunice Storrs, Mary Porter, Abigail Porter, Joanna Porter, Mehitable Porter.
  • Abigail Williams passed away in 1765 in Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial America.

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Abigail Williams's Ancestors

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Abigail Williams
1674 – 1765
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Parents
Samuel Williams
1632 – 1698
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Theoda Peck
1637 – 1718
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Cooke) Williams
1607 – 1693
NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENG
William Parke
1607 – 1685
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Martha (Holgrave Eva’s) 7thggm
1615 – 1708
Semer, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Park
1580 – 1664
Martha (Chapen)
1584 – 1640
John Holgrave
1590 – 1666
Elizabeth Marshall
1592 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Parke
1547 – 1593
Alice Chaplin
1549 – 1620
Richard Holgrave
1554 – 1630
Joan Chaplin
1554 – 1623
Jonathon Marshall
1560 – 1633
Joane Foskett
1560 – 1627

Abigail Williams's Descendants

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Abigail Williams (12 Jul 1674 – 20 Apr 1765) m. Experience Porter (5 August 1676 – 18 August 1750)
  1. 1. Theoda Walbridge (15 August 1699 – 16 December 1760)
  2. 2. Experience Porter (1700 – )
  3. 3. Hannah Porter (25 March 1701 – 28 August 1741)
  4. 4. John Porter (1704 – 1772) m. Abigail (Porter) Arnold (1710 – 1751)
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Porter (1750 – 1777) m. Edmund Freeman (1737 – 1813)
      1. 1. Sarah Freeman (1762 – 1848)
      2. 2. Covington Messick (1765 – 18 March 1828) m. Leah Willis (15 Feb 1772 – Bef. 1810) m. Leah Willis (1775 – 1815)
        1. 1. Newton (Willis) Messick (2 Mar 1791 – 1840) m. Margaret Donohoe (1790 – 26 May 1823) m. Margaret Donoho (1790 – 26 May 1823)
  5. 5. Nathaniel Porter (26 August 1709 – 4 November 1779)
  6. 6. Martha Storrs (11 January 1711 – 23 November 1776)
  7. 7. Martha Porter (11 January 1712 – )
  8. 8. Eunice Storrs (30 December 1712 – 21 February 1779)
  9. 9. Mary Porter (21 March 1717 – )
  10. 10. Abigail Porter (1720 – 7 December 1770)
  11. 11. Joanna Porter (2 January 1744 – 28 January 1822)
  12. 12. Mehitable Porter

Abigail Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1674
12 Jul 1674
Birth of Abigail Williams in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1725
29 Nov 1725
Age 51
Abigail Williams was married in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1765
20 Apr 1765
Age 91
Death of Abigail Williams in Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial America
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1674
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1725
    Event Place: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, Colonial 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: Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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