Abigail Blood

"In 1695 Abigail had an illegitimate child and Abigail was joined with her Foster relatives in posting a bond of 50 to secure the town of Andover from cost of maintenance of the child. There is no further record of either and quite likely she remarried. Abigail was ordered to receive 10 stripes for her deed."26

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Abigail Blood formerly Kemp

Born 27 Mar 1665 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Samuel (Kempe) Kemp and Sarah (Foster) Kemp

Sister of Samuel Kemp, Jonathan Kemp, Mehitable (Kemp) Keyes, Zerubbabel Kemp and Bethiah (Kemp) Spencer

Wife of James Blood I — married 20 Dec 1686 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Mother of James Blood II, John Blood and Martha (Blood) Penham

Died after 1695 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 22 Oct 2019 | Created 11 Mar 2011

Biography

Abigail Kemp was born 27 Mar 1665 at Billerica, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Samuel Kempe and Sarah Foster[1].

She married James Blood on 20 Dec 1686 at Groton, Massachusetts Bay [2].

He was killed "by the French and Ind." on 13 Sep 1692 at Groton, Massachusetts.[3][4]

In 1694, the estate of James Blood, probated at Groton, bequeathed £148 to Abigail, her daughters, and Jonathan KEMP, uncle and guardian of Abigail's children.

Children

Husband - James Blood

James BLOOD John BLOOD Martha BLOOD Father - Probably Samuel Shattuck of Groton[5]

Unkown (illegitimate) Discharge of Samuel Shattuck Obligation for Illegitimate Child, 31 Dec 1695: “Any that may be concerned Know y't I Abigail Blood do freely and absolutely acquitt & discharge Samuel Shattuck of Groton in the County of Middlesex and Enosh Laurence of the Same Town & County from all obligations or Sentence of Court concerning one Illegitimate childe w'ch said Abigail Blood accused said Samuel to be the reputed ffather of said Childe of all Charges for time past or shall arise hereafter for ever and also we the Subscribers Andrew ffoster Abraham Foster & Abigail Blood do binde us for our Selves jointly and Severally in a bond of fifty pounds currant Money of New England to Secure the Town of Andover harmless for the maintenance of said Childe. In witness here of we the Subscribers have set to our hands and seals this 31 day of decemb'r 1695. Before signing and Sealing Abigail Blood is meant ye Relict widow of James Blood of Groton, And Andrew ffoster and Abraham Foster of Andover in ye County of Essex.” [6]

Sources

↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7660/113/141911895 ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21174/164/426877475 ↑ “A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of ... : James Savage, John Farmer, Orrando Perry Dexter.” Internet Archive. Little, Brown and company, January 1, 1860. Online at Archive.org. ↑ "The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914, with Genealogical Records of the Principal Families; : Chandler, Charles Henry, 1840-1912. (from Old Catalog).” Internet Archive. Fitchburg, Mass. : Sentinel printing company, January 1, 1970. Online at Archive.org. ↑ “Record Books of the Registry of Deeds, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649-1900; Indexes: Grantee (1639-1905) and Grantor (1639-1950).” Find in a library with WorldCat, November 10, 2018. https://www.worldcat.org/title/record-books-of-the-registry-of-deed.... ↑ https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Abigail_Kemp_%281%29