Daughter of Silas & Deborah Tobey Swift, wife of Winchester Mathewson, mother of 17 children. Gravestone missing or has fallen, sunk & buried under (it happens).
According to the Madison County Historical Society the DAR (Daughter of the American Revolution) recorded burials in Peterboro Cemetery (Vol. 180, pg. 89) Abigail & her husband are listed as buried in Peterboro Cemetery:
MATHEWSON, Winchester, d. 26 Aug. 1863, ae. 86y9m
MATHEWSON, Abigail, wife, d. 17 Jan. 1858, ae. 72y5m
Abigail and Winchester had a large family. Many of their children are also buried in Peterboro Cemetery.
Two of Abigail's sisters also moved to Smithfield, New York: Bathsheba Swift (1777-1842) who was married to Stephen Peckham (1780-1853) and Rebecca Swift (1780-1850) who was married to Emerson Brown (1782-1847).
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Abigail was a direct descendant of 7 Mayflower passengers: John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley, Elizabeth's parent's John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World, John Cooke (his father Francis Cooke was also a passenger) and Richard Warren.
She is also related indirectly to John Tilley's brother, Edward (Elizabeth Tilly's uncle) & his wife Ann Cooper Tilley both of whom also perished the first winter leaving Elizabeth an orphan at age 14.
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Abigail Swift=>Deborah Tobey=>Desire Newcomb=>Bathsheba Bourne=>Desire Chipman=>Hope Howland=>John Howland and his wife Elizabeth Tilley=>Elizabeth's parents John Tilley & Joan Hurst Tilley
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were derived from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey (Abigail Swift Mathewson's parents). Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
Daughter of Silas & Deborah Tobey Swift, wife of Winchester Mathewson, mother of 17 children. Gravestone missing or has fallen, sunk & buried under (it happens).
According to the Madison County Historical Society the DAR (Daughter of the American Revolution) recorded burials in Peterboro Cemetery (Vol. 180, pg. 89) Abigail & her husband are listed as buried in Peterboro Cemetery:
MATHEWSON, Winchester, d. 26 Aug. 1863, ae. 86y9m
MATHEWSON, Abigail, wife, d. 17 Jan. 1858, ae. 72y5m
Abigail and Winchester had a large family. Many of their children are also buried in Peterboro Cemetery.
Two of Abigail's sisters also moved to Smithfield, New York: Bathsheba Swift (1777-1842) who was married to Stephen Peckham (1780-1853) and Rebecca Swift (1780-1850) who was married to Emerson Brown (1782-1847).
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Abigail was a direct descendant of 7 Mayflower passengers: John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley, Elizabeth's parent's John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World, John Cooke (his father Francis Cooke was also a passenger) and Richard Warren.
She is also related indirectly to John Tilley's brother, Edward (Elizabeth Tilly's uncle) & his wife Ann Cooper Tilley both of whom also perished the first winter leaving Elizabeth an orphan at age 14.
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Abigail Swift=>Deborah Tobey=>Desire Newcomb=>Bathsheba Bourne=>Desire Chipman=>Hope Howland=>John Howland and his wife Elizabeth Tilley=>Elizabeth's parents John Tilley & Joan Hurst Tilley
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Abigail Swift =>Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were derived from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey (Abigail Swift Mathewson's parents). Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
Gravesite Details
Although her marker is missing Abigail's burial in Peterboro Cemetery was recorded by the DAR.
Family Members
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Bethiah Mathewson
1806–1828
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Deborah Mathewson Whitman
1811–1896
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Lois Mathewson Johnston
1813–1885
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Susan Desire Mattison Coe
1817–1871
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William W. Mathewson
1819–1820
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James W Mathewson
1821–1909
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Abigail Jane Matteson Ball
1824–1895
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Alexander J. Mathewson
1828–1829
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Cornelia L Mathewson Sager
1830–1912
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Hannah E. Mathewson Cramer
1832–1856
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