‘Goody’ Abigail Lippincott

Abigail, born about 1621, married Richard Lippincott on 10 May 1640 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

Spouse:

1. Richard Lippincott (1613 - 1683)

Children:

1. Remembrance Lippincott (1641 - 1722)*
2. John Lippincott (1644 - 1720)*
3. Abigail Lippincott (1646 - 1646)*
4. Restore Lippincott (1653 - 1741)*
5. Freedom Lippincott (1655 - 1697)*
6. Increase Lippincott Dennis (1657 - 1695)*
7. Jacob Lippincott (1660 - 1689)*
8. Preserved Lippincott (1666 - ____)*

Origins

There are no death records for a William or Elizabeth Goody in the "England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8)." Index. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : accessed 2013., nor a record for a birth of an Abigail. Records for William/Elizabeth Goody should be checked in Dorchester, Massachusetts and surrounding towns.

Notes

Two days before his death Richard Lippincott made his will and acknowledged it before Joseph Parker, justice of the peace, January 2, following his administratrix, her fellow bondsman being her son's father-in-law, William Shattock, and Francis Borden. There seems, however, to have been some irregularity in the will or its provisions, particularly in omitting mention of an exuctor; for on the day when the widow gave her bond, Governor Thomas Rudyard issued a warrant or commission to Joseph Parker, John Hans (Hance)and Eliakim Wardell "or any two of them, to examine Abigail, the widow of Richard Lippincott, as to her knowledge of any other last will made by her husband." An endorsement on the will, dated May 21, 1681, states that the "said Abigail has no knowledge of any other will and that she will faithfully administer the estate." The inventory of the personal estate, L428, 2 shilling, including debts due L30, and negro slaves L60, was made by Eliakim Wardell, William Shattock, Francis Borden and Joseph Parker.

The Dutch proprietors of New Amsterdam had long been engaged in the slave trade and at the surrender to the English in 1664 the colony contained many slaves some of whom were owned by Friends. As early as 1652 members of this society at Warwick, Rhode Island, passed a law requiring all slaves to be liberated after ten years service, as was the manner with the English servants, who however, had to serve but four years. In 1683 the court at Shrewsbury passed a law against trading in slaves. These are the earliest known instances of legislation in behalf of negro emancipation.

Richard Lippincott was owner of a number of slaves; and in her will, dated June 28, 1697, and approved August 7 following, his widow, Abigail Lippincott, frees most of them besides leaving to her children and grand children much real estate and considerable bequests in money.

Comments

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goody-35 

Judith Olsen's book does not include a maiden name nor birth date. Abigail's birth location is identified on page 19 as Northumberland, England.

The book also contains a purported transcription of Abigail's will (pg 16) which identifies her slaves as Oliver Cosen and wife Attah.

References

1. Lippincott, Five Generations of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott, by Judith M. Olsen
2. Shourds, Thomas (1876). "Lippincott Family" History and genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey. Bridgeton, New Jersey: pp. 132–138 ISBN 0-8063-0714-5
3. Clement, John (1877). "The Lipponcotts". Sketches of the first emigrant settlers in Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, West New Jersey. Camden: Sinnickson Chew. pp. 377-385
4. http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p574.htm#i28654 (dead link)
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lippincott_(Quaker) Cites:
   1. Clement, John (1877). "The Lipponcotts". Sketches of the first emigrant settlers in Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, West New Jersey. Camden: Sinnickson Chew. pp. 377-385
   2. Lippincott, Five Generations of the Descendents of Richard and Abigail Lippincott by Judith M. Olsen
   3. "Viola Longerbone Ancestry". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
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   5. "Pres. George W. Bush and Pres. Richard Nixon". www.holcombegenealogy.com.
   6. Ancestry of Sam Waterston". www.wargs.com < link >
6. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jleatham/genealogy/Richard_Lippinco...
7. JOHNSON and SCHAUFELBERGER GENEALOGY < link > notes, sources
   1. There is a standard discrepancy among sources--many sources translate the "eighth month" as transcribed in an original source, as August while others use the presumed method of the time where March is the first month and therefore the "eighth month" is October. Since the latter seems more correct, all dates associated with the children of Richard and Abigail Lippincott are reported using this system.
   2. There is some question about her maiden name since Goody was a term of address and possibly not her surname.
   3. Olson, Judith M., Lippincott: Five Generations of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott, Gloucester Co. Historical Society, Woodbury, NJ 1982
   4. Stillwell, John E. MD, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany - Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants, Volume V, New York 1932

Colonial Families of the United States, pps. 365-6

1. #New Jersey Historical Society Bulletin Sept. 1955 Vol. 5. No.1
   1. History of Burlington Co., New Jersey "Lippincott" pps. 222-223
   2. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey pps. 531-542
   3. Bulletin of the Gloucester Co., Historical Society Vol 5 No. 1 Sept. 1955
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goody-35 cites
   1. Judith M. OLSEN. LIPPINCOTT 5 Generations of the Descendants of Richard & Abigail LIPPINCOTT. Gloucester County Historical Society: Woodbury, New Jersey. 1982; Repository R1
   2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnsongenealogy/white/id4...
   3. Find A Grave Memorial# 55022772
   4. Abigail Goody Lippincott, New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, page 293
   5. Early Church Records of Monmouth County, New Jersey page 42