Abigail Beardsley

Ancestor of actors James Arness and Peter Graves.P.T. Barnum, Tom Thumb ancestor.

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Category: New Haven, New Haven Colony

Biography ==A record of Abigail's birth or baptism does not exist, but she was between the ages of 14 and 21, in 1658. Taking into consideration her birth order and the ages of her siblings, a good estimate of her birth is1641/2.

When John Clark and his wife died in 1648, Abigail and her siblings were left minor orphans. Matthew Gilbert, John Wakeman, Samuell Whitehead, & John Moss, were appointed by the Court, March 5th, 1649, as overseers of the children and the estate of John Clarke, deceased. At CourtJan 10, 1658, John's age was stated as 21. Samuel and Abigail, being over the age of 14, chose guardians. Samuel chose Abraham Doolittle and Abigail chose Samuel Whitehead. After expenses of raising the children for 10 years and some losses, John received 2/5 of the estate (37L,7s, 10d). The other children received 18L, 13s, 11d each, which was delivered to their guardians.<ref name=Dexter1>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) Ancient Town Records Vol 1. New Haven Town Records 1649-1662. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1917. pp. 15, 378, 379, 385</ref> For a full transcript see John's or hiswife's profile

Marriage ===:: 1663 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut<ref>#S266 </ref><ref>#S190 Page: pg 56</ref>

Death

:: 1726 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut<ref>#S266 </ref>

Sources

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• S190: Torrey, Clarence Almon. <i>Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700</i> (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore,1985) *Churchill, Gardner Asaph, Churchill, Nathaniel Wiley, Bodge, George M., <i>Churchill Family in America</i>, Published by the family of G.A.Churchill, Boston about 1910 (date unavailable) Possible copyright status: The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright restrictionsfor this item. Notes: One (page 320 and 321) delete. Page number 687 and 688 are missing. from Archive.org *History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus, Donald L., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, USA*Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America by I. H. Beardsley (Isaac Haight Beardsley), John Dove, Printer and Publisher, Denver, Colorado 1902*Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Stratford, Connecticut by Nellie Beardsley Holt, J. Harness Beardsley, Blue Hill, Maine 1951*The Trowbridge Genealogy by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor 1908*The Great Migration Begins and/or The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), 1999

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