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Abigail Filley

Female 1685 - 1761  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Abigail Filley 
    Born Dec 1685  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Nov 1761  Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4502  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father John Filley,   b. 15 Dec 1645, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1690, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Abigail Dibble,   b. Bef 1663, of Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1/01 Feb 1681/2  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nathaniel Phelps,   b. 7/07 Jan 1677/8, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1746, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1719  of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. The book "The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors," comp. by Oliver Seymour Phelps of Portland, Oregon and Andrew T. Servin of Lenox, Massachusetts, 1899, pp. 110-111:
      "Capt. Nathaniel Phelps, b. Windsor, CT., 7 Jan, bapt 27 Jan 1677-8, removed with his brother Timothy to the settling of Hebron in 1690, before marrying. He m. 1st Hannah Bissel, 28 Mar 1700, dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Holcomb) Bissel. She b. Windsor, 18 Sep 1682, d. in Hebron 24 Feb 1717, aged 35 yrs. Her father was the fourth child of John Bissell the emigrant. He married 2nd Abigail Pinney, 5 Nov 1719, died Hebron, 28 Nov 1761. Capt. Phelps was the first town clerk on the organization of the town of Hebron in 1708-9, an active man in town affairs and captain of the militia. He died in Hebron, 23 Sept., 1746, in his 69th year.
      Children by 1st wife, Hannah Bissel, born Hebron, CT:
      a. Hannah, b. 22 Jan 1701-2, m. Jacob Sherwin.
      b. Nathaniel, b. 19 Sep 1703, m. Mary Curtis, 2nd Rachel Sawyer.
      c. Joshua, b. 19 Sep 1709, d. 1 Jan 1712 (or 28).
      d. Solomon, b. 29 Jul 1716, m. Temperance Barber.
      Children by 2nd wife, Abigail Pinney:
      e. Abigail, b. 18 Apr 1721, m. three times.
      f. Alexander, b. 6 Jan 1723-4, m. widow Anna Phelps, 2nd Theodora Wheelock.
      g. Mehitable, b. 23 Jan 1726, m. David Ingraham."

      2. The book "Histories and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," Henry R. Stiles, 1892, p. 610:
      "Isaac (son of Isaac, g.son of Humphrey) Pinney, m. Abigail Filley, 26 Jan 1709/10; she b. (acc. to Mrs. Martha A. Gaylord) in Suffield, Dec 1685, and do. Nov 1761, age 76. He d. 12 Aug 1717, age 30 years. Children:
      a. Prudence, b. 6 Oct 1710; m. Abraham Stanley of Wallingford. - A.S.K.
      b. Anne, b. 24 Jan 1712/13; m. Asahel Phelps of Hepron. - A.S.K.
      c. Oliver, b. 20 Mar 1714/15.
      d. Isaac, b. 15 Jan 1716/17, m. Mary ___."
      [Note: Abigail marries Nathaniel Phelps in this database as the widow of Isaac Pinney.]

      3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 569:
      "Nathaniel Phelps (son of Lt. Timothy, g.son of William), rem. to Hebron, Conn., 1690, with his elder brother Timothy; at org. of Hebron was chosen first town clerk. He d. Hebron 23 Sep 1746; m. (1) 28 Mar 1700, Hannah (dau. Samuel and Abigail Holcomb) Bissell, b. Windsor, 18 Dec 1682; d. Hebron 24 Feb 1717; (2) Abigail Pinney, 5 Nov 1719. Children (b. Hebron):
      A. By first wife:
      a. Hannah, b. 22 Jan 1701/2; m. Jacob Sherwin, 20 Mar 1734.
      b. Nathaniel (Lt.), b. 19 Sep 1703; m. (1) Mary Curtis, 26 Aug 1726; (2) Rachel Savage, 26 Mar 1752.
      c. Joshua, b. 19 Sep 1709; d. 12 Jan 1712/13.
      d. Solomon, b. 29 Jul 1716; married Temperance Barber, 10 May 1738; resided Hebron; 9 children.
      B. By second wife:
      e. Abigail, b. 18 Apr 1721; m. a Bartholomew.
      f. Alexander, b. 6 Jan 1723/4.
      g. Mehitable, b. 23 Jan 1726; m. David Ingraham, 4 Sep 1746; res. Hebron; had (1) David (Ingraham), b. 16 Jan 1748."

      4. FHL book 929.273 L995m "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his Wife Harriet Wade Rice...," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 357-60:
      "EDWARD1 GRISWOLD, son of George Griswold and his first wife Dousubel (___) and half-brother of Matthew Griswold...
      [Children...]
      viii MARY GRISWOLD, bpt. Windsor 13 Oct 1644; d. 1690; m. 19 May 1661/2 TIMOTHY PHELPS, b. Windsor 1 Sept 1639; d. 1719, s/o William Phelps and his second wife, Mary Dover. Children (PHELPS): Timothy m. Martha Crow, d/o Christopher Crow and Mary Burr; Joseph m. Sarah Hosford; William m/1 Abigail Mudge, m/2 Ruth Barber, d/o Samuel Barber & Mary Coggens; Cornelius m. Sarah Mansfield; Mary d. in her teens; Samuel m. Abigail Eno, d/o James Eno and Abigail Bissell; Nathaniel m/1 Hannah Bissell, d/o Samuel Bissell & Abigail Holcomb, m/2 Abigail Pinney; Sarah m. David Marshall; Abigail m. Samuel Filer; Hannah m/1 Thomas Phelps, m/2 James3 Eno (James2,1); Ann m. David Porter, s/o John Porter & Joanna Gaylord; Martha m. Samuel Holcomb...
      (Edward Elbridge Salisbury & Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, Gen. & Biog. Monographs on the Fam. of Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, et.al.; pp: 10-13; Nash, Fifty Puritan Ancestors, pp. 102-5; Ruth Lee Griswold, Griswold Family, pp. 188-9; Richard A. Wheeler, History of Stonington, Conn., p. 537; Alvan Talcott, Families of Early Guilford, Conn., pp. 530-1; Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, The Griswold Family, The First Five Generations in America, p. 13 et seq.; Savage sv Edward, George, Francis, Joseph Griswold; Torrey sv Edward, George, John, Joseph, Francis Griswold; James Bemis.)"

      MARRIAGE:
      1. First marriage to Isaac Pinney, 26 Jan 1709/1710. Isaac died 12 Aug 1717 at age 30. He was the grandson of Humphrey Pinney, the emigrant. His uncle, aunt, and daughter are in this database. Abigail remarried Nathaniel Phelps under her first marriage name of Abigail Pinney.

      2. The book "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records," Hebron Town Vital Records:
      "Phelps, Nath(anie)ll, m. Abigill Pin(n)ey, 5 Nov 1719, vol. 1, p. 70."