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Abigail Walter (Phillips)

Also Known As: "Abigail (Phillips) Woodbury East"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: after September 19, 1687
of, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry Phillips, of Dedham & Boston and Anna Phillips
Wife of Jonathan Woodbury; David East and Thomas Walter
Mother of Jonathan Woodbury, Jr.; Ann Bligh and Nathaniel Walter
Sister of Eleazer Phillips (died young); Hannah Negus; John Phillips (died young); Sarah Jamison and Nathaniel Phillips
Half sister of Eleazer Phillips; Henry Phillips, Jr.; Timothy Phillips; Mary Phipps; Elishu Phillips and 8 others

Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Abigail Walter

Abigail Phillips

  • Born: 20 Oct 1645 at Dedham MA
  • Died:after 19 Sep 1687 of Boston MA
  • Father: Henry PHILLIPS, Deacon, Butcher
  • Mother: Ann Hunting
  • Spouses: 1) Jonathon Woodbury, Mariner; 2) David East, Mariner; 3) Thomas Walters

Abigail is thought to have married first, Jonathan Woodbury (died 1677); second David East (died 1685); and third, Thomas Walter (died 1698). “Thomas Walter and Abigail East, both of Boston, were married on September 19, 1687.”

From the probate records noted below, she likely was the wife of Jonathan Woodbury and David East was likely the son of Francis and Mary East of Boston.

Children

  1. Jonathan Woodbury, born at Boston on February 22, 1672
  2. Ann East, born at Boston about 1680. Married Simon Bligh.
  3. Nathaniel Walters, born at Boston on 30 Jan 1687/88
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
  • Name: Abigail Phillips
  • Event Type: Birth
  • Birth Date: 20 Oct 1645
  • Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Father Name: Henry Phillips
  • Mother Name: Anne Phillips
  • The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
  • Name: Abigail Phillips
  • Event Type: Birth
  • Birth Date: 20 Aug 1645
  • Birth Place: Boston, USA
  • Father's name: Henry Phillips
  • Mother's name: Anne Phillips

Origins

Children of Henry Phillips and Ann, his 2nd wife:

  1. Eleizer was born at Dedham on the 30th 11 mo. 1641 [January 30, 1642]; and died there on 14th 12 mo. [February, 14, 1642]. [10]
  2. Hannah was born at Dedham on 25th 3 mo. 1643 [May 35, 1643] [10] ' married ___ Negus. [14]
  3. Abigail was born at Dedham on the 2nd 8 mo. 1645 [October 2, 1645] [10]; married David East. [14]
  4. John, born at Dedham on the 20th 4 mo. 1648 [June 20, 1648] [10]; likely died young.
  5. Sarah born at Dedham on 30th 6 mo. 1650 [August 30, 1650] [10]; likely died prior to 1682, not mentioned in her father's will.
  6. Nathaniel of brother Philips, baptized at the First Church, Dedham on 3d 2 mo. 1653 [April 3, 1653] [15]; died by December 10, 1678, when Henry and Eleazer Philips and Jabez Negus posted bond to administer his estate. [16]

References

  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHM4-F9S : 15 January 2020), Thomas Walter & Abigail in entry for Nathaniel Walter, 1688.
  • New England Historical & Genealogical Register Page: 8:208
  • http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/genealogy/aqwg2304.htm#45156 Abigail PHILLIPS [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 20 Oct 1645 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She married Jonathan WOODBURY on 1671 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Other marriages: EAST, David. WALTER, Thomas. Shows her parents as Henry Phillips, of Dedham & Boston & Anna Phillips
  • http://www.heritageregistry.net/html.pages/grpf05039.html
  • http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michelott...
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LKG2-K5R
  • https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Henry_Phillips_%282%29
  • Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862) 3:410-411. “ Henry (Phillips), Dedham, freem. 13 Mar. 1639, ar. co. 1640, had w. Eliz. [Mary, per published Dedham vital records, p. 126] Brock, wh. d. 1 Aug. 1640, and m. 1 May 1641, Ann Hunting, prob. sis. of Elder John, had Eleazur, b. 30 Jan. bapt. 6 Feb. 1642, d. in few days; Hannah, 25, bapt. 28 May 1643; Abigail, 20 Oct. 1645; .... His will of 7 Aug. 1682, with codic. 4 Dec. 1685, pro. 18 Feb. foll. disposes of good est. names w. s. Eleazer, Timothy, Samuel, and John, direct. this last for college, ds. Hannah Negus, Abigail East, Mehitable, and Eliz. also notices Henry and Nathaniel as dec. so that prob. both had reach. mature yrs. ....
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JC-YZQ : 15 January 2020), Abigail Phillips, 1645.
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHM3-GFR : 15 January 2020), Abiga in entry for Jonathan Woodberry, 1672.
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWP-XRZ : 14 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Nathaniel Walter, 1688.
  • ↑ Hill, Don Gleason. Editor. The Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, In the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, Parts I & II, 1635-1845, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886, p. 2-4: 126-7 https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto01dedh
  • ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appleton, William S. Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths 1630-1699, City Document 130, Registry Dept. City of Boston, Rockwell & Churchill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1883 p. 24-5: 125
  • ↑ Case 891:p. 1-7: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  • ↑ Case 1450: p. 1-18: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  • ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Case 1402: p. 1-5: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  • ↑ 6.0 6.1 Trask, William Blake, Frank Bradish (Eliot), Charles A. Drew, A. Grace Small, editors. Suffolk Deeds, Volume 13, Rockwell & Churchill Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903. p. 98-9: 208-10: 330-1: 368-9
  • ↑ Bailey, Frederic William, editor. Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800, With the Addition of Plymouth County Marriages 1692-1746, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland,1897 p. 30
  • Mr Thomas Walter in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Mr Thomas Walter Event Type: Marriage Intention (Marriage) Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1687 Marriage Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Abigail East Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. AncestryImage
  • Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 page 777. GoogleBooks Name Thomas Walter Gender Male. Marriage Date 17 Aug 1687 Marriage Place Charlestown / Boston Spouse 2/ wife Abigail (Phillips) (Woodbury) East, w Jonathan, w David. Thomas Walter m 1st by 1663 to ?; Roxbury.
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Abigail Walter's Timeline

1645
October 20, 1645
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1672
February 22, 1672
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1680
1680
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1687
September 19, 1687
Age 41
of, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1688
January 30, 1688
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts