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Abigail Tillinghast Sheldon

Birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
1744 (aged 70–71)
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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I was unable to find the exact date of death or burial for Abigail.

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Abigail married Nicholas Tanner SHELDON 1691 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

Their children, all born in Providence are:

1. Nicholas SHELDON b: 1693 - 1696
2. Joseph SHELDON b: 1698
3. Pardon SHELDON b: 2 MAR 1701/02
4. Lydia SHELDON b: 1698 - 1703
5. Abigail SHELDON b: 1696 - ?
6. John SHELDON b: 1706
7. Hannah SHELDON b: 1707
8. Mercy 'Mary' SHELDON b: 1709
9. Jeremiah SHELDON b: 1711

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Sources for researchers regarding Abigail are:

1. Title: The Tillinghast Family 1560-1971
Author: Rose C Tillinghast
Publication: 1972
Page: 5-12

2. Title: The Tillinghast Family 1560-1971
Author: Rose C Tillinghast
Publication: 1972

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Birth: 20 Jan 1673 in Providence, Rhode Island 1 2
Death: 1744 in Providence, Rhode Island
Note: or b. Mar 1673/4

Sources by others in Rootsweb regarding above:

1. Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Text: vol. 109, p. 194, "The Probable Identity of Penelope, Wife of Nicholas Sheldon of Cranston, Rhode Island"
Publication: New England Historical Genealogical Society
Page: vol 109, pg 194-197

2. Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Be fore 1690.
Author: John Osborne Austin
Publication: Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982
Page: p. 195

3. Title: Providence Record Commissioners, Early Records of the Town of Providence Rhode Island, Vols. 1-21 (CD-ROM #1173 by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1999
Originally published by Providence Record Commissioners, 1892-1915)
Page: vol. 16, p. 38

4. Title: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985)
Page: p. 667

5. Title: , Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical records and historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the old families, 3 volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1908; reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Company, n.d.), .
Page: vol. 1, p. 217

6. Title: John Osborne Austin, The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Originally published Albany, NY, 1887
Reprinted with corrections by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, MD; 1995)
Page: p. 203





I was unable to find the exact date of death or burial for Abigail.

*****

Abigail married Nicholas Tanner SHELDON 1691 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

Their children, all born in Providence are:

1. Nicholas SHELDON b: 1693 - 1696
2. Joseph SHELDON b: 1698
3. Pardon SHELDON b: 2 MAR 1701/02
4. Lydia SHELDON b: 1698 - 1703
5. Abigail SHELDON b: 1696 - ?
6. John SHELDON b: 1706
7. Hannah SHELDON b: 1707
8. Mercy 'Mary' SHELDON b: 1709
9. Jeremiah SHELDON b: 1711

*****
Sources for researchers regarding Abigail are:

1. Title: The Tillinghast Family 1560-1971
Author: Rose C Tillinghast
Publication: 1972
Page: 5-12

2. Title: The Tillinghast Family 1560-1971
Author: Rose C Tillinghast
Publication: 1972

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Birth: 20 Jan 1673 in Providence, Rhode Island 1 2
Death: 1744 in Providence, Rhode Island
Note: or b. Mar 1673/4

Sources by others in Rootsweb regarding above:

1. Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Text: vol. 109, p. 194, "The Probable Identity of Penelope, Wife of Nicholas Sheldon of Cranston, Rhode Island"
Publication: New England Historical Genealogical Society
Page: vol 109, pg 194-197

2. Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Be fore 1690.
Author: John Osborne Austin
Publication: Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982
Page: p. 195

3. Title: Providence Record Commissioners, Early Records of the Town of Providence Rhode Island, Vols. 1-21 (CD-ROM #1173 by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1999
Originally published by Providence Record Commissioners, 1892-1915)
Page: vol. 16, p. 38

4. Title: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985)
Page: p. 667

5. Title: , Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical records and historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the old families, 3 volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1908; reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Company, n.d.), .
Page: vol. 1, p. 217

6. Title: John Osborne Austin, The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Originally published Albany, NY, 1887
Reprinted with corrections by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, MD; 1995)
Page: p. 203







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  • Maintained by: Mary Moran
  • Originally Created by: Jim Kimble
  • Added: Jul 12, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149117101/abigail-sheldon: accessed ), memorial page for Abigail Tillinghast Sheldon (20 Jan 1673–1744), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149117101, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Mary Moran (contributor 48957115).