Abigail Nabby Hopkins

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

Abigail was the daughter of Walter Harris and Deborah Booth.≤ref> Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906 database FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1F77K-QF2 : 3 December 2014) Abigail Harris 11Dec 1721 citing; FHL microfilm unknown ≤/ref>

Marriage===She married Robert Dickson "of Colchester" 7 May 1740.≤ref name="Family Record">

"Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955". Citing Page: it 1 p 119; FHL microfilm: 1513707; Record number: 154;.
F7PP-ZBC (accessed 3 April 2022)
3QS7-89VP-5QB3 Image number 00145. Abigail Harris marriage to Robert Duson on 7 May 1740 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America.≤/ref>≤ref>The American Genealogist 1947-01: Vol 23 Iss 3,page 159, https://archive.org/details/sim_american-genealogist_1947-01_23_3/p...≤/ref> And they had the following children:

Children

1. Elizabeth, born 25 February 1741
2. Abigail, born 30 August 1742
3. William, born 11 October 1744
4. Charles, born 21 October 1746
5. Robert, born 12 December 1748
6. Edward, born 12 April 1751# Rebeckah, born 7 September 1753≤ref name="Family Record" /> married Dec. 22, 1773 Samuel Wright.

They owned the Covenant at East Middletown (Portland) Church 22 Feb. 1741, and at least three of their children were baptized there.≤ref>Harris, Gale I. "Walter Harris of Wethersfield, Connecticut", The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1988) Vol. 142 Page 336 ≤/ref>
Robert died in about 1754. Abigail Harris Dixson, widow, m. (2) Dec. 24, 1772, ≤ref>"Early Connecticut Marriages".
2bb380 (free access)≤br/>46451 (subscription required, accessed 3 April 2022). Abigail Dixon marriage to Burnham on 24 Dec 1772, in Chatham-Portland,Middlesex.≤/ref>≤ref>Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records prior to 1800 by Bailey, Frederic W. (Frederic William), d. 1918,book 4,page 97, https://archive.org/details/cu31924092205842/page/n107/mode/2up?q=w...≤/ref> Timothy Burnham, widower, of East Hartford, Conn.The date of Abigail's death has not been found althoughevery source of information has been examined. It is possible that she lived to the year 1807. Although Timothy Burnham died in 1786 his Estate was not settled until 1807. Abigail had the use of one-third of the real estate during her life, so that may well account for the delayinsettling the estate. No grave stone for Abigail has survived in Connecticut.
≤ref>Heath, Florence B., and Lusk, Mildred W. B. Genealogical records of deacon John Burnham and his descendants (third edition) digitalimage Family Search (Pages67-68 : accessed 3 Apr 2022).≤/ref>To date, there is no reliable information on her life after the death of her husband Robert Dickson.

Research Notes==The 1807 death date that is often cited for Abigail links to a Portland, Connecticut record that says she was "Æ 24" which is clearly incorrect.≤ref>

"Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920".
624e2c (free access)≤br/>34499 (subscription required, accessed 3 April 2022).
Abigail Dixon death 12 Feb 1807 in Portland, Connecticut, USA.
≤/ref>

Sources ==≤references /> * DICKSON SCOTCH-IRISH -https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G001755.pdf page 15

See also:* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (PID: LHX5-BRS) (Entry for Abigail Harris);contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments ===Thanks to Tom Bredehoft for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tom and others.

Thanks to Chantigny -4 for adopting profile on August 29, 2017

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Abigail was the daughter of Walter Harris and Deborah Booth.≤ref> Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906 database FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1F77K-QF2 : 3 December 2014) Abigail Harris 11Dec 1721 citing; FHL microfilm unknown ≤/ref>

Marriage===She married Robert Dickson "of Colchester" 7 May 1740.≤ref name="Family Record">

"Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955". Citing Page: it 1 p 119; FHL microfilm: 1513707; Record number: 154;.
F7PP-ZBC (accessed 3 April 2022)
3QS7-89VP-5QB3 Image number 00145. Abigail Harris marriage to Robert Duson on 7 May 1740 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America.≤/ref>≤ref>The American Genealogist 1947-01: Vol 23 Iss 3,page 159, https://archive.org/details/sim_american-genealogist_1947-01_23_3/p...≤/ref> And they had the following children:

Children

1. Elizabeth, born 25 February 1741
2. Abigail, born 30 August 1742
3. William, born 11 October 1744
4. Charles, born 21 October 1746
5. Robert, born 12 December 1748
6. Edward, born 12 April 1751# Rebeckah, born 7 September 1753≤ref name="Family Record" /> married Dec. 22, 1773 Samuel Wright.

They owned the Covenant at East Middletown (Portland) Church 22 Feb. 1741, and at least three of their children were baptized there.≤ref>Harris, Gale I. "Walter Harris of Wethersfield, Connecticut", The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1988) Vol. 142 Page 336 ≤/ref>
Robert died in about 1754. Abigail Harris Dixson, widow, m. (2) Dec. 24, 1772, ≤ref>"Early Connecticut Marriages".
2bb380 (free access)≤br/>46451 (subscription required, accessed 3 April 2022). Abigail Dixon marriage to Burnham on 24 Dec 1772, in Chatham-Portland,Middlesex.≤/ref>≤ref>Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records prior to 1800 by Bailey, Frederic W. (Frederic William), d. 1918,book 4,page 97, https://archive.org/details/cu31924092205842/page/n107/mode/2up?q=w...≤/ref> Timothy Burnham, widower, of East Hartford, Conn.The date of Abigail's death has not been found althoughevery source of information has been examined. It is possible that she lived to the year 1807. Although Timothy Burnham died in 1786 his Estate was not settled until 1807. Abigail had the use of one-third of the real estate during her life, so that may well account for the delayinsettling the estate. No grave stone for Abigail has survived in Connecticut.
≤ref>Heath, Florence B., and Lusk, Mildred W. B. Genealogical records of deacon John Burnham and his descendants (third edition) digitalimage Family Search (Pages67-68 : accessed 3 Apr 2022).≤/ref>To date, there is no reliable information on her life after the death of her husband Robert Dickson.

Research Notes==The 1807 death date that is often cited for Abigail links to a Portland, Connecticut record that says she was "Æ 24" which is clearly incorrect.≤ref>

"Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920".
624e2c (free access)≤br/>34499 (subscription required, accessed 3 April 2022).
Abigail Dixon death 12 Feb 1807 in Portland, Connecticut, USA.
≤/ref>

Sources ==≤references /> * DICKSON SCOTCH-IRISH -https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G001755.pdf page 15

See also:* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (PID: LHX5-BRS) (Entry for Abigail Harris);contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments ===Thanks to Tom Bredehoft for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tom and others.

Thanks to Chantigny -4 for adopting profile on August 29, 2017