Abell Extended Family

Abell - Extended Family

Preserved Abell
(1644 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA - Aug 18, 1724 in Rehoboth,, MA) ^[1]
Son of Robert Abell (1605-1663 and Joanna
Married (1) Martha Redway (1648-1685) on Sep 27, 1667
Married (2) Sarah Bowen (1656-1704) on Dec 27, 1686

"In May 1668 he was eight on a list of those who drew lots for land in the North Purchase. In 1670 he is listed as a freeman of Rehoboth, and the same year John Butterworth and he are listed as surveyors of highways in Rehoboth. He was constable of Rehoboth in 1671. In 1684 Samuel Peek and Preserved Abell are listed as Grand Jurymen from Rehoboth. In the Rehoboth census of February 7, 1689 he is listed as a Sergeant. Ensign in 1690, and Lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Gallup's Company in the romantic expedition of Sir William Phillips against Quebec, Canada in 1690. He served in King Philip's War under Major Bradford.... His brother-in-law James Redaway served in the Narragansett Expidition. His home was burned in the destruction of the town by King Philip's ally and leader, Agawan, who sat in the same chair which he often occupied as a guest at the Abell homestead before the war." (Source: Abell Family in America)

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The 3 children of Preserved and first wife Martha are:

      1. Mehitable Abell ^[1] (Aug 28, 1672 in MA - Sep 19, 1672 in MA) infant

      2. Dorothy Abell ^[1] (Nov 18, 1677 in MA - Aug 1, 1741 in MA)
          Dorothy married (1) Ebenezer Walker (1676-1718) on Oct 11, 1703
          Dorothy married (2) John Read (1669-1752) on Jan 13, 1725
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      3. Joanna Abell ^[1] Jan 11, 1681 in MA - Feb 20, 1702/3 in MA) age 21/22

The 7 children of Preserved and second wife Sarah are:

      1. Martha Abell ^[1] (Nov 20, 1687 in MA- Aug 30, 1709 in MA) age 21
      2. Robert Abell ^[1] (Apr 25, 1689 in MA - May 1, 1715 in MA) age 26
      3. Levi Abell ^[1] (Jan 10, 1690/1 in MA - Aug 18, 1724 in MA) age 33/34
      4. Sarah Abell ^[1] (Feb 14, 1702/3 - )

      5. Experience Abell ^[1] (Mar 10, 1692/3 in MA - Dec 21, 1775 in MA)
          Married Abiah Carpenter (1691-1743) on Jan 1, 1718
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      6. Joshua Abell ^[1] (Jun 8, 1695 in MA - Mar 16, 1731/2 in MA)
          Married Rebecca Carpenter (1698-) on Jun 16, 1720
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      7. Mary Abell ^[1] (May 18, 1697 in MA - Jul 22, 1747 in MA)
          Married Ephraim Walker (1693-1731) in 1717
              1. Sarah Walker (Jan 30, 1718 in MA - 1733)
              2. Mary Walker (Sep 11, 1721 - May 14, 1760) age 38
                  Married Timothy Wilmarth (1717-1781) in 1743
                       1. Timothy Wilmarth II (1744-1815)
                           Married Thankful Steere (1756-1829) in 1773
                                1. Stephen Wilmarth (Apr 30, 1774 in RI - Jul 31, 1832 in RI)
                                    Married (1) Nancy Aldrich (1775-1806) in 1795
                                         1. Sarah Aldrich Wilmarth (1793-1867)
                                         2. Mary Wilmarth (1796-1876)
                                         3. Thankful Steere Wilmarth (1799-1823)
                                         4. Susan F. Wilmarth (1799-1874)
                                         5. Miranda Pond Wilmarth (1800-1822)
                                         6. Stephen Wilmarth (1803-1876)
                                         7. Charles Nelson Wilmarth (1806-1839)
                                    Married (2) Anne Sibley (1782-1875) in 1807
                                         8. Nancy Sibley Wilmarth (1812-1832)
                                2. Joseph Wilmarth (1776 in RI - Dec 29, 1858)
                                    Married Elizabeth (1789-1819) in 1815
                                3. Mary Wilmarth (Apr 1, 1778 - Dec 17, 1867)
                                    Married John Aldrich (1773-1858)
                                         1. Arthur Fenner Aldrich (1801-1875)
                                         2. Wilmarth N. Aldrich (1806-1846)
                                4. Hannah Wilmarth (Jan 25, 1780 - Jul 19, 1869)
                                    Married (1) Arnold Colwell (1776-1850)
                                         1. Lucy Colwell (1799-1844)
                                         2. Alice Wilmarth Colwell (1800-1888)
                                         3. William Arnold Colwell (1806-1870)
                                         4. Nancy Wilmarth Colwell (1809-1897)
                                         5. Abigail Colwell (1813-1883)
                                    Married (2) Samuel Winsor (1757-1800) in 1825
                                5. Nancy Wilmarth (Feb 4, 1788 - Sep 30, 1806)

             3. Anne Walker (Dec 5, 1722 - Apr 4, 1723) infant
             4. Lydia Walker (May 20, 1725 in MA - Aug 11, 1798 in VT)
                 Married James Clay (1718-1798) on Feb 9, 1743 - 11 children
             5. Amie Walker (Mar 4, 1727 in MA - Abt. 1790 in RI)
                 Married Eleazer Harding (c1725-1792) on Oct 29, 1747 - 3 children
             6. Ephraim Walker (Sep 23, 1728 in MA - Oct 19, 1728 in MA) infant
             7. Martha Walker (Dec 22, 1729 in MA - Jul 5, 1767 in MA)
                 Married John Humphrey, Jr. (1727-) on Dec 24, 1747 - 11 children
             8. Freelove Walker (Aug 14, 1731 in MA - 1732) infant