Abigail Holbrook

F, b. 26 March 1649
     Abigail was born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She was christened there on 26 March 1649.1 She was the daughter of Richard Holbrook and Agnes (?) Abigail married Joseph Hawkins on 8 April 1668 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Joseph & Abigail had children: Joseph [2/14/1669], Eleazer [12/12/1670], Abigail [2/02/1672], Robert [7/04/1675-7/18/1675], Mary [6/10/1677], John [9/28/1678-12/09/1691], Lois [11/06/1681] & Agnes [11/06/1681].2 Abigail's husband, Joseph, died on 6 November 1682 in Derby leaving her a widow.3

Citations

  1. [S305] Mary Louise Holbrook, The Holbrook Family of Derby, Connecticut, page 2.
  2. [S305] Mary Louise Holbrook, The Holbrook Family of Derby, Connecticut, page 2 - All children born Derby, Massachusetts [History of Derby].
  3. [S2568] New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687: Volume 1; part 2, page 92-24.