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Abigail Leighton (Ham)

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Birthplace: Dover, Province of New Hampshire
Death: November 30, 1768 (58)
Durham, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire
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Daughter of Joseph Ham and Tamsen [Ham] Tibbetts
Wife of Daniel Meserve, Jr; John Leighton and Lieutenant Clement Meserve, Sr.
Mother of Joseph Meserve, I; Daniel Meserve; Jonathan Meserve; Abigail Durell; Colonel Ebenezer Meserve, Sr. and 12 others
Sister of Joseph Ham

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Profile last modified 4 Mar 2020 | Created 25 Mar 2015

Abigail (Ham) Meserve (1710 - 1768)

Born 15 Mar 1710 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire

Daughter of Joseph Ham and Tamsen (Meservey) Tibbets

Sister of Elizabeth Ham and Joseph Ham

Wife of Daniel Meserve Jr. — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Wife of Clement Meserve — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Mother of Clement Meserve

Died 30 Nov 1768 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire

Biography

Abigail Ham was the daughter of Tamsen "Meserve" Ham. Abigail married two of her Meserve cousins (nephews of her mother).

First, she married Daniel jr Meserve (1710 – 1783) and their children include the following:

Joseph Meserve 1729 – 1787, Deborah Meserve Smith Gilmore 1732 – 1790, Daniel Meserve iii 1734 – , Paul Meserve 1737 – 1757, Jonathan Meserve 1738 – 1812 Abigail Meserve 1745- . Then after her first husband died, she married her husband's brother Lt. Clement Meserve 1716 – 1800. Abigail and Clement's children include the following:

Clement Meserve 1748 – 1824, Ebenezer Meserve 1750 – 1822, Stephen Meserve 1750 – 1795, Elizabeth Betty Meserve Emerson 1764 – 1843 Israel Meserve 1767 – 1804. Sources

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Abigail Ham was the daughter of Tamsen "Meserve" Ham. Abigail married two of her Meserve cousins (nephews of her mother). First, she married Daniel jr Meserve (1710 – 1783) and their children include the following: Joseph Meserve 1729 – 1787, Deborah Meserve smith gilmore 1732 – 1790, Daniel Meserve iii1734 – , Paul Meserve 1737 – 1757, Jonathan Meserve 1738 – 1812, and Abigail Meserve 1745- . Then after her first husband died, she married her husband's brother Lt. Clement Meserve 1716 – 1800. Abigail and Clement's children include the following: Clement Meserve 1748 – 1824, Ebenezer Meserve 1750 – 1822, Stephen Meserve 1750 – 1795, Elizabeth Betty Meserve emerson 1764 – 1843, and Israel Meserve 1767 – 1804.

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Abigail Leighton's Timeline

1710
March 15, 1710
Dover, Province of New Hampshire
1729
August 20, 1729
Dover, New Hampshire, United States
October 4, 1729
Dover, Strafford, NH
1731
May 13, 1731
Dover, New Hampshire, United States
1734
March 18, 1734
1736
May 9, 1736
Dover, Province of New Hampshire
1738
March 4, 1738
Dover, NH
April 3, 1738
Dover, Province of New Hampshire
1741
January 23, 1741
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire