Abigail (Mitchell) Pierson, wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson
and daughter of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Mitchell
of South Ouram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Abigail Mitchell was baptized 26 Sep 1618, in Halifax,
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the eldest of six children.
She immigrated with her parents 17 Aug 1635 to Boston
from Bristol, England on the Ship "James". Matthew and
Susan Mitchell settled in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Abigail Mitchell married Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson in 1640
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. They had ten children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson immigrated in 1639 to Boston to
minister to the Puritans at Lynn. He may have been recruited
by Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Both John Winthrop and Abraham Pierson were graduates of
Trinity College, Cambridge University, England.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of the Congregational
Church at Southampton, Long Island (1640-1646). In 1646
he moved his family to Branford, New Haven Colony, where
he and Abigail raised their children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of Guilford Congregational
Church ( ten miles from Branford) from 1646 until 30 Oct 1666,
at which time he and a number of the Guilford church members
moved their families to New Jersey to help found the new township
named "New Ark" (Newark). They were dissatisfied with the action
which forced New Haven Colony to merge with Connecticut Colony.
Rev. Abraham Pierson served as minister of the Congregational
Church there until his death. His son, Abraham Jr. Pierson, was
assistant minister. Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson died 9 Aug 1678 in
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, and was buried in the Old Burying
Ground in Newark.
After the death of her husband, Abigail Pierson moved
(date unknown) to Connecticut to live with her daughter,
Abigail (Pierson) Davenport, who married on 27 Nov 1662,
Branford, New Haven Colony, the Rev. John Jr. Davenport.
The Rev. John Sr. Davenport, a non-conforming Puritan,
along with his childhood friend, the wealthy Theophilus
Eaton, co-founded New Haven Colony in 1646.
Abigail Pierson's son, Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson, also left
Newark, New Jersey, and settled in Clinton, Killingworth,
Middlesex County, Connecticut. He is credited with the
creation of the Collegiate School which was moved from
Old Saybrook in 1716 to New Haven. It was renamed Yale
College in 1718 and Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson was the first
president of the college.
Abigail Pierson's daughter, Susanna (Pierson) Bell, wife of
Capt. Jonathan Bell, died at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1732.
Abigail Pierson's youngest son, Isaac Pierson, died 1725, in
Wethersfield Township, Hartford, Connecticut.
===
[Note]
The fact that Abigail Mitchell (not Abigail Wheelwright)
was the wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was revealed in an
article in "The History and Genealogy of the Families of Old
Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Vol 2, page 1076:
"Mitchell, Matthew (page 415) from South Ouram (line 4)
read Owram.
"The fact that a dau. of Matthew Mitchell became wife
of Rev. Abraham Pierson was revealed in Winthrop mss.
discovered by Col. Charles E. Banks."
See "The American Genealogist" Vol. 9, pp. 37-40.
===
and daughter of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Mitchell
of South Ouram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Abigail Mitchell was baptized 26 Sep 1618, in Halifax,
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the eldest of six children.
She immigrated with her parents 17 Aug 1635 to Boston
from Bristol, England on the Ship "James". Matthew and
Susan Mitchell settled in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Abigail Mitchell married Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson in 1640
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. They had ten children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson immigrated in 1639 to Boston to
minister to the Puritans at Lynn. He may have been recruited
by Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Both John Winthrop and Abraham Pierson were graduates of
Trinity College, Cambridge University, England.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of the Congregational
Church at Southampton, Long Island (1640-1646). In 1646
he moved his family to Branford, New Haven Colony, where
he and Abigail raised their children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of Guilford Congregational
Church ( ten miles from Branford) from 1646 until 30 Oct 1666,
at which time he and a number of the Guilford church members
moved their families to New Jersey to help found the new township
named "New Ark" (Newark). They were dissatisfied with the action
which forced New Haven Colony to merge with Connecticut Colony.
Rev. Abraham Pierson served as minister of the Congregational
Church there until his death. His son, Abraham Jr. Pierson, was
assistant minister. Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson died 9 Aug 1678 in
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, and was buried in the Old Burying
Ground in Newark.
After the death of her husband, Abigail Pierson moved
(date unknown) to Connecticut to live with her daughter,
Abigail (Pierson) Davenport, who married on 27 Nov 1662,
Branford, New Haven Colony, the Rev. John Jr. Davenport.
The Rev. John Sr. Davenport, a non-conforming Puritan,
along with his childhood friend, the wealthy Theophilus
Eaton, co-founded New Haven Colony in 1646.
Abigail Pierson's son, Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson, also left
Newark, New Jersey, and settled in Clinton, Killingworth,
Middlesex County, Connecticut. He is credited with the
creation of the Collegiate School which was moved from
Old Saybrook in 1716 to New Haven. It was renamed Yale
College in 1718 and Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson was the first
president of the college.
Abigail Pierson's daughter, Susanna (Pierson) Bell, wife of
Capt. Jonathan Bell, died at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1732.
Abigail Pierson's youngest son, Isaac Pierson, died 1725, in
Wethersfield Township, Hartford, Connecticut.
===
[Note]
The fact that Abigail Mitchell (not Abigail Wheelwright)
was the wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was revealed in an
article in "The History and Genealogy of the Families of Old
Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Vol 2, page 1076:
"Mitchell, Matthew (page 415) from South Ouram (line 4)
read Owram.
"The fact that a dau. of Matthew Mitchell became wife
of Rev. Abraham Pierson was revealed in Winthrop mss.
discovered by Col. Charles E. Banks."
See "The American Genealogist" Vol. 9, pp. 37-40.
===
Abigail (Mitchell) Pierson, wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson
and daughter of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Mitchell
of South Ouram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Abigail Mitchell was baptized 26 Sep 1618, in Halifax,
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the eldest of six children.
She immigrated with her parents 17 Aug 1635 to Boston
from Bristol, England on the Ship "James". Matthew and
Susan Mitchell settled in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Abigail Mitchell married Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson in 1640
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. They had ten children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson immigrated in 1639 to Boston to
minister to the Puritans at Lynn. He may have been recruited
by Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Both John Winthrop and Abraham Pierson were graduates of
Trinity College, Cambridge University, England.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of the Congregational
Church at Southampton, Long Island (1640-1646). In 1646
he moved his family to Branford, New Haven Colony, where
he and Abigail raised their children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of Guilford Congregational
Church ( ten miles from Branford) from 1646 until 30 Oct 1666,
at which time he and a number of the Guilford church members
moved their families to New Jersey to help found the new township
named "New Ark" (Newark). They were dissatisfied with the action
which forced New Haven Colony to merge with Connecticut Colony.
Rev. Abraham Pierson served as minister of the Congregational
Church there until his death. His son, Abraham Jr. Pierson, was
assistant minister. Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson died 9 Aug 1678 in
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, and was buried in the Old Burying
Ground in Newark.
After the death of her husband, Abigail Pierson moved
(date unknown) to Connecticut to live with her daughter,
Abigail (Pierson) Davenport, who married on 27 Nov 1662,
Branford, New Haven Colony, the Rev. John Jr. Davenport.
The Rev. John Sr. Davenport, a non-conforming Puritan,
along with his childhood friend, the wealthy Theophilus
Eaton, co-founded New Haven Colony in 1646.
Abigail Pierson's son, Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson, also left
Newark, New Jersey, and settled in Clinton, Killingworth,
Middlesex County, Connecticut. He is credited with the
creation of the Collegiate School which was moved from
Old Saybrook in 1716 to New Haven. It was renamed Yale
College in 1718 and Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson was the first
president of the college.
Abigail Pierson's daughter, Susanna (Pierson) Bell, wife of
Capt. Jonathan Bell, died at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1732.
Abigail Pierson's youngest son, Isaac Pierson, died 1725, in
Wethersfield Township, Hartford, Connecticut.
===
[Note]
The fact that Abigail Mitchell (not Abigail Wheelwright)
was the wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was revealed in an
article in "The History and Genealogy of the Families of Old
Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Vol 2, page 1076:
"Mitchell, Matthew (page 415) from South Ouram (line 4)
read Owram.
"The fact that a dau. of Matthew Mitchell became wife
of Rev. Abraham Pierson was revealed in Winthrop mss.
discovered by Col. Charles E. Banks."
See "The American Genealogist" Vol. 9, pp. 37-40.
===
and daughter of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Mitchell
of South Ouram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Abigail Mitchell was baptized 26 Sep 1618, in Halifax,
West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the eldest of six children.
She immigrated with her parents 17 Aug 1635 to Boston
from Bristol, England on the Ship "James". Matthew and
Susan Mitchell settled in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Abigail Mitchell married Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson in 1640
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. They had ten children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson immigrated in 1639 to Boston to
minister to the Puritans at Lynn. He may have been recruited
by Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Both John Winthrop and Abraham Pierson were graduates of
Trinity College, Cambridge University, England.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of the Congregational
Church at Southampton, Long Island (1640-1646). In 1646
he moved his family to Branford, New Haven Colony, where
he and Abigail raised their children.
Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was minister of Guilford Congregational
Church ( ten miles from Branford) from 1646 until 30 Oct 1666,
at which time he and a number of the Guilford church members
moved their families to New Jersey to help found the new township
named "New Ark" (Newark). They were dissatisfied with the action
which forced New Haven Colony to merge with Connecticut Colony.
Rev. Abraham Pierson served as minister of the Congregational
Church there until his death. His son, Abraham Jr. Pierson, was
assistant minister. Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson died 9 Aug 1678 in
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, and was buried in the Old Burying
Ground in Newark.
After the death of her husband, Abigail Pierson moved
(date unknown) to Connecticut to live with her daughter,
Abigail (Pierson) Davenport, who married on 27 Nov 1662,
Branford, New Haven Colony, the Rev. John Jr. Davenport.
The Rev. John Sr. Davenport, a non-conforming Puritan,
along with his childhood friend, the wealthy Theophilus
Eaton, co-founded New Haven Colony in 1646.
Abigail Pierson's son, Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson, also left
Newark, New Jersey, and settled in Clinton, Killingworth,
Middlesex County, Connecticut. He is credited with the
creation of the Collegiate School which was moved from
Old Saybrook in 1716 to New Haven. It was renamed Yale
College in 1718 and Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson was the first
president of the college.
Abigail Pierson's daughter, Susanna (Pierson) Bell, wife of
Capt. Jonathan Bell, died at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1732.
Abigail Pierson's youngest son, Isaac Pierson, died 1725, in
Wethersfield Township, Hartford, Connecticut.
===
[Note]
The fact that Abigail Mitchell (not Abigail Wheelwright)
was the wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson was revealed in an
article in "The History and Genealogy of the Families of Old
Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Vol 2, page 1076:
"Mitchell, Matthew (page 415) from South Ouram (line 4)
read Owram.
"The fact that a dau. of Matthew Mitchell became wife
of Rev. Abraham Pierson was revealed in Winthrop mss.
discovered by Col. Charles E. Banks."
See "The American Genealogist" Vol. 9, pp. 37-40.
===
