Abiel ‘Abiah’ Yarrington

Peter Yerrington was born abt. 1665 in Beverly (Boston), Essex County, Massachusetts Colony. His parents were William Yarrington and Alice Woodward from England. He married Abiah or Abiel Woodward 1692 at Beverly, Massachusetts . Abiah or Abiel Woodward was born at of Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Abt 1674 daughter of Ezekiel Woodward and Elizabeth.

They were the parents of 11 children:

1. Elizabeth Yarrington christened 1696.
2. William Yarrington christened 12 Jul 1696.
3. Peter Yarrington christened 17 Jan 1697.
4. Elizabeth Yarrington born 1697.
5. Hannah Yarrington christened 26 Mar 1699.
6. Mary Yarrington born 1701.
7. William Yarrington born 1703.
8. Ezekiel Yarrington born 1705.
9. Rachel Yarrington christened 10 Aug 1707.
10. Rachel Yarrington born 10 Aug 1707.
11. Ebenezer Yerrington born 1710.

Peter Yerrington died 1725 at North Stonington, Connecticut .

Abiah (Woodward) Yarrington (1674 - abt. 1720)

Born 1674 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Ezekiel Woodward and Elizabeth (Unknown) Woodward

Sister of Mary (Solart) Edwards [half], Anne (Woodward) Day [half], Elizabeth (Solart) Lovett [half], Sarah (Solart) Good [half], Sarah (Woodward) Row [half], Margaret (Woodward) Andrews [half], Elizabeth Woodward [half], Martha (Solart) Killam [half], Prudence (Woodward) Choate [half], Martha (Woodward) Emerson [half], Abigail (Solart) Larkum [half], Mary Woodward [half], Bethia (Solart) Herrick [half], Ezekiel Woodward Jr. [half], Rachel (Woodward) Snowden [half] and Mehitable (Woodward) Herrick

Wife of Peter Yarrington — married 1692 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Mother of Elizabeth (Yarrington) Hill, Mary (Yarrington) Burton, William Yarrington, Ezekiel Yarrington and Rachel Yarrington

Died about 1720 in New London, Connecticut

Profile last modified 4 Jul 2018 | Created 24 May 2012

Biography

Possible info: Abiah Woodward. daughter of Ezekiel Woodward, was born about 1674 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, died about 1720 in New London County, Connecticut and is buried at Preston City Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut.[1]

Abiah married Peter Yarrington about 1696 in Beverly, Massachusetts[2] and they had one child: Ezekiel, who was baptized in 1705 in Beverly Massachusetts.[3]

Peter Yarrington's estate was administered by wife, Abiah, and son, Ezekiel, on 15 Dec 1725.[3]

Sources

1. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Beverly/aBirthsY.shtml
2. THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 209
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