Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Abigail Davis
- Bef 1685-
Name Abigail Davis [1, 2] Gender Female Death Bef 20 Aug 1685 [3] Person ID I22654 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of GFS Last Modified 2 Jun 2021
Father William Davis, b. of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Mother Mary Family ID F13718 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edward Richmond, Attorney General of Rhode Island, b. Abt 1632, England d. Nov 1696, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island (Age ~ 64 years) Children + 1. Elizabeth Richmond, b. 6 Dec 1666, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island d. 9 Feb 1717, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 50 years) + 2. Col. Sylvester Richmond, b. 1672, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island d. 20 Nov 1754, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island (Age 82 years) Family ID F13628 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Apr 2021
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Notes - "She married first, Richard Ussell. On 21 May 1657 Abigil Davis petitioned the General Court alleging that her stepfather John Cowdell and her mother had forced her into marriage with Richard Ussell . The marriage was declared unlawful and she was free to marry Edward Richmond." [Chase-Wigglesworth Genealogy, citation details below]
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Sources - [S679] The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin. Albany, New York; 1887.
- [S5710] The Richmond Family 1594-1896 by Joshua Bailey Richmond. Boston, 1897.
- [S2219] Chase-Wigglesworth Genealogy: The Ancestors and Descendants of Philip Putnam Chase and His Wife Anna Cornelia Wigglesworth ed. Alicia Crane Williams. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990.
- [S679] The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin. Albany, New York; 1887.