A matron of the American Revolutionary War. Her second husband Stephen Conkling, Sr., whom she was married to, at the time, was an officer during the Revolution. Abigail's four sons-in-law, married to her four eldest daughters, all fought in the Revolution, three of them serving as officers. Four of her step-sons served in uniform during the war as did Abigail's three youngest brothers actively serve in the Revolution. Additionally, Abigail's nephews (sons of her sister Mary Lyon) also served in combat during the Revolution. Abigail's own sons were just young children at the time. Abigail along with second husband Stephen Conkling hosted General George Washington at her home near Morristown, NJ, during the Revolution, which is recorded in an excerpt later in this bio.
Abigail came from one of the First Families of New Jersey through her mother's side. Her great-grandfather Captain James Bollen was one of the founding father's of Colonial New Jersey. Many of New Jersey's earliest documents are in his hand.
Abigail was the first daughter but 5th child (of 11) of parents James Harris (1700-1763) a British subject who came to the Colony of New Jersey from Bristol, England and settled in Elizabeth"town," New Jersey. He became a prosperous Merchant-Taylor investing his business proceeds in property and other ventures. His wife was Anne (Bollen) Harris (1702-1774), Abigail's mother, who emanated from one of the first founding families (Bollen) of New Jersey. The family resided in Elizabeth, New Jersey and later Morristown, New Jersey.
Abigail was baptized at Saint John's Episcopal Church (pictures left inset) in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 28, 1731. This historic church which still stands was founded in 1707. Some of Abigail's children were also baptized at this same church. Abigail's parents are also buried in that church's cemetery.
Numerous sources erroneously list Abigail's birthday as March 28, 1731. That is the day she was baptized not the day she was born! She died at the age of 91, making her birth date before March 28th and even before March 21st, her DOD, after turning 91.
Abigail married Nathaniel Mitchell on August 30, 1752 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she was also baptized 21 years earlier. The couple had 10 children together. Husband Nathaniel died unexpectedly on a trip to North Carolina to visit relatives in 1773. The relatives he was visiting were the elder brothers of Abigail, some of whom had relocated to North Carolina.
Three years after Nathaniel's death, Abigail remarried to widower Stephen Conkling, Sr. (1721-1791) on May 2, 1776, thus leaving Elizabeth, New Jersey and relocating to Morristown, New Jersey where Stephen Conkling was established. Stephen Conkling served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. As before mentioned, three of Abigail's younger brothers also served in the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War, her brother George serving as an officer directly under General Washington's command.
Abigail became widowed again in 1791. In 1776, Abigail transferred by letter to the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey where second husband Stephen Conkling belonged and which churchyard he was later buried. She transferred her membership, again, to the Rockaway Presbyterian Church in 1794. Her permanent departure from New Jersey came about a year after this.
Abigail's three youngest brothers who all served in the Revolutionary War were - George Harris (1741-1822), Thomas Stephen Harris (1743-1822) and John Harris (1750-1818). Thomas, John, and George all have D.A.R. Patriot numbers. All three brothers participated in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. After the war, in the 1790's, all three brothers, together, moved west to Washington County, Pennsylvania. They convinced their sister Abigail to join them. Additionally, Abigail's stepson Captain Jonathan Conkling joined the group too with his wife and children.
Below is an Excerpt from the book "The Harris Family In The United States" New Jersey Branch by Sarah J. (Harris) Keifer:
Mrs. Abigail (Harris) Mitchell [Conkling] was one of the New Jersey matrons of the Revolution, and there is yet an old 'heirloom' of her family in possession of one of her granddaughters [Hannah (Mitchell) Mefford (1798-1897)], it being a cup and saucer of peculiar construction. The old china set of the last century was used by General Washington when at her house near Morristown, during the Revolutionary War.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Nathaniel Mitchell, on a trip to North Carolina, she remarried to Stephen Conkling, a widower on May 2, 1776. Following his death in 1791, in the company of her brothers, Thomas, George and John Harris, Abigail emigrated from New Jersey to Washington County, Pennsylvania around 1795. She then emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, where some of her children resided, and where she resided the balance of her life, dying at her son's, William Mitchell, in Knox County, Ohio on March 21, 1822, aged ninety-one years.
Included with the memorial for Abigail's mother, Anne Bollen, are some details about the early importance of Abigail's great-grandfather Captain James Bollen and his role in the founding of New Jersey.
Abigail came from one of the First Families of New Jersey through her mother's side. Her great-grandfather Captain James Bollen was one of the founding father's of Colonial New Jersey. Many of New Jersey's earliest documents are in his hand.
Abigail was the first daughter but 5th child (of 11) of parents James Harris (1700-1763) a British subject who came to the Colony of New Jersey from Bristol, England and settled in Elizabeth"town," New Jersey. He became a prosperous Merchant-Taylor investing his business proceeds in property and other ventures. His wife was Anne (Bollen) Harris (1702-1774), Abigail's mother, who emanated from one of the first founding families (Bollen) of New Jersey. The family resided in Elizabeth, New Jersey and later Morristown, New Jersey.
Abigail was baptized at Saint John's Episcopal Church (pictures left inset) in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 28, 1731. This historic church which still stands was founded in 1707. Some of Abigail's children were also baptized at this same church. Abigail's parents are also buried in that church's cemetery.
Numerous sources erroneously list Abigail's birthday as March 28, 1731. That is the day she was baptized not the day she was born! She died at the age of 91, making her birth date before March 28th and even before March 21st, her DOD, after turning 91.
Abigail married Nathaniel Mitchell on August 30, 1752 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she was also baptized 21 years earlier. The couple had 10 children together. Husband Nathaniel died unexpectedly on a trip to North Carolina to visit relatives in 1773. The relatives he was visiting were the elder brothers of Abigail, some of whom had relocated to North Carolina.
Three years after Nathaniel's death, Abigail remarried to widower Stephen Conkling, Sr. (1721-1791) on May 2, 1776, thus leaving Elizabeth, New Jersey and relocating to Morristown, New Jersey where Stephen Conkling was established. Stephen Conkling served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. As before mentioned, three of Abigail's younger brothers also served in the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War, her brother George serving as an officer directly under General Washington's command.
Abigail became widowed again in 1791. In 1776, Abigail transferred by letter to the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey where second husband Stephen Conkling belonged and which churchyard he was later buried. She transferred her membership, again, to the Rockaway Presbyterian Church in 1794. Her permanent departure from New Jersey came about a year after this.
Abigail's three youngest brothers who all served in the Revolutionary War were - George Harris (1741-1822), Thomas Stephen Harris (1743-1822) and John Harris (1750-1818). Thomas, John, and George all have D.A.R. Patriot numbers. All three brothers participated in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. After the war, in the 1790's, all three brothers, together, moved west to Washington County, Pennsylvania. They convinced their sister Abigail to join them. Additionally, Abigail's stepson Captain Jonathan Conkling joined the group too with his wife and children.
Below is an Excerpt from the book "The Harris Family In The United States" New Jersey Branch by Sarah J. (Harris) Keifer:
Mrs. Abigail (Harris) Mitchell [Conkling] was one of the New Jersey matrons of the Revolution, and there is yet an old 'heirloom' of her family in possession of one of her granddaughters [Hannah (Mitchell) Mefford (1798-1897)], it being a cup and saucer of peculiar construction. The old china set of the last century was used by General Washington when at her house near Morristown, during the Revolutionary War.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Nathaniel Mitchell, on a trip to North Carolina, she remarried to Stephen Conkling, a widower on May 2, 1776. Following his death in 1791, in the company of her brothers, Thomas, George and John Harris, Abigail emigrated from New Jersey to Washington County, Pennsylvania around 1795. She then emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, where some of her children resided, and where she resided the balance of her life, dying at her son's, William Mitchell, in Knox County, Ohio on March 21, 1822, aged ninety-one years.
Included with the memorial for Abigail's mother, Anne Bollen, are some details about the early importance of Abigail's great-grandfather Captain James Bollen and his role in the founding of New Jersey.
A matron of the American Revolutionary War. Her second husband Stephen Conkling, Sr., whom she was married to, at the time, was an officer during the Revolution. Abigail's four sons-in-law, married to her four eldest daughters, all fought in the Revolution, three of them serving as officers. Four of her step-sons served in uniform during the war as did Abigail's three youngest brothers actively serve in the Revolution. Additionally, Abigail's nephews (sons of her sister Mary Lyon) also served in combat during the Revolution. Abigail's own sons were just young children at the time. Abigail along with second husband Stephen Conkling hosted General George Washington at her home near Morristown, NJ, during the Revolution, which is recorded in an excerpt later in this bio.
Abigail came from one of the First Families of New Jersey through her mother's side. Her great-grandfather Captain James Bollen was one of the founding father's of Colonial New Jersey. Many of New Jersey's earliest documents are in his hand.
Abigail was the first daughter but 5th child (of 11) of parents James Harris (1700-1763) a British subject who came to the Colony of New Jersey from Bristol, England and settled in Elizabeth"town," New Jersey. He became a prosperous Merchant-Taylor investing his business proceeds in property and other ventures. His wife was Anne (Bollen) Harris (1702-1774), Abigail's mother, who emanated from one of the first founding families (Bollen) of New Jersey. The family resided in Elizabeth, New Jersey and later Morristown, New Jersey.
Abigail was baptized at Saint John's Episcopal Church (pictures left inset) in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 28, 1731. This historic church which still stands was founded in 1707. Some of Abigail's children were also baptized at this same church. Abigail's parents are also buried in that church's cemetery.
Numerous sources erroneously list Abigail's birthday as March 28, 1731. That is the day she was baptized not the day she was born! She died at the age of 91, making her birth date before March 28th and even before March 21st, her DOD, after turning 91.
Abigail married Nathaniel Mitchell on August 30, 1752 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she was also baptized 21 years earlier. The couple had 10 children together. Husband Nathaniel died unexpectedly on a trip to North Carolina to visit relatives in 1773. The relatives he was visiting were the elder brothers of Abigail, some of whom had relocated to North Carolina.
Three years after Nathaniel's death, Abigail remarried to widower Stephen Conkling, Sr. (1721-1791) on May 2, 1776, thus leaving Elizabeth, New Jersey and relocating to Morristown, New Jersey where Stephen Conkling was established. Stephen Conkling served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. As before mentioned, three of Abigail's younger brothers also served in the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War, her brother George serving as an officer directly under General Washington's command.
Abigail became widowed again in 1791. In 1776, Abigail transferred by letter to the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey where second husband Stephen Conkling belonged and which churchyard he was later buried. She transferred her membership, again, to the Rockaway Presbyterian Church in 1794. Her permanent departure from New Jersey came about a year after this.
Abigail's three youngest brothers who all served in the Revolutionary War were - George Harris (1741-1822), Thomas Stephen Harris (1743-1822) and John Harris (1750-1818). Thomas, John, and George all have D.A.R. Patriot numbers. All three brothers participated in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. After the war, in the 1790's, all three brothers, together, moved west to Washington County, Pennsylvania. They convinced their sister Abigail to join them. Additionally, Abigail's stepson Captain Jonathan Conkling joined the group too with his wife and children.
Below is an Excerpt from the book "The Harris Family In The United States" New Jersey Branch by Sarah J. (Harris) Keifer:
Mrs. Abigail (Harris) Mitchell [Conkling] was one of the New Jersey matrons of the Revolution, and there is yet an old 'heirloom' of her family in possession of one of her granddaughters [Hannah (Mitchell) Mefford (1798-1897)], it being a cup and saucer of peculiar construction. The old china set of the last century was used by General Washington when at her house near Morristown, during the Revolutionary War.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Nathaniel Mitchell, on a trip to North Carolina, she remarried to Stephen Conkling, a widower on May 2, 1776. Following his death in 1791, in the company of her brothers, Thomas, George and John Harris, Abigail emigrated from New Jersey to Washington County, Pennsylvania around 1795. She then emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, where some of her children resided, and where she resided the balance of her life, dying at her son's, William Mitchell, in Knox County, Ohio on March 21, 1822, aged ninety-one years.
Included with the memorial for Abigail's mother, Anne Bollen, are some details about the early importance of Abigail's great-grandfather Captain James Bollen and his role in the founding of New Jersey.
Abigail came from one of the First Families of New Jersey through her mother's side. Her great-grandfather Captain James Bollen was one of the founding father's of Colonial New Jersey. Many of New Jersey's earliest documents are in his hand.
Abigail was the first daughter but 5th child (of 11) of parents James Harris (1700-1763) a British subject who came to the Colony of New Jersey from Bristol, England and settled in Elizabeth"town," New Jersey. He became a prosperous Merchant-Taylor investing his business proceeds in property and other ventures. His wife was Anne (Bollen) Harris (1702-1774), Abigail's mother, who emanated from one of the first founding families (Bollen) of New Jersey. The family resided in Elizabeth, New Jersey and later Morristown, New Jersey.
Abigail was baptized at Saint John's Episcopal Church (pictures left inset) in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 28, 1731. This historic church which still stands was founded in 1707. Some of Abigail's children were also baptized at this same church. Abigail's parents are also buried in that church's cemetery.
Numerous sources erroneously list Abigail's birthday as March 28, 1731. That is the day she was baptized not the day she was born! She died at the age of 91, making her birth date before March 28th and even before March 21st, her DOD, after turning 91.
Abigail married Nathaniel Mitchell on August 30, 1752 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she was also baptized 21 years earlier. The couple had 10 children together. Husband Nathaniel died unexpectedly on a trip to North Carolina to visit relatives in 1773. The relatives he was visiting were the elder brothers of Abigail, some of whom had relocated to North Carolina.
Three years after Nathaniel's death, Abigail remarried to widower Stephen Conkling, Sr. (1721-1791) on May 2, 1776, thus leaving Elizabeth, New Jersey and relocating to Morristown, New Jersey where Stephen Conkling was established. Stephen Conkling served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. As before mentioned, three of Abigail's younger brothers also served in the New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War, her brother George serving as an officer directly under General Washington's command.
Abigail became widowed again in 1791. In 1776, Abigail transferred by letter to the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey where second husband Stephen Conkling belonged and which churchyard he was later buried. She transferred her membership, again, to the Rockaway Presbyterian Church in 1794. Her permanent departure from New Jersey came about a year after this.
Abigail's three youngest brothers who all served in the Revolutionary War were - George Harris (1741-1822), Thomas Stephen Harris (1743-1822) and John Harris (1750-1818). Thomas, John, and George all have D.A.R. Patriot numbers. All three brothers participated in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. After the war, in the 1790's, all three brothers, together, moved west to Washington County, Pennsylvania. They convinced their sister Abigail to join them. Additionally, Abigail's stepson Captain Jonathan Conkling joined the group too with his wife and children.
Below is an Excerpt from the book "The Harris Family In The United States" New Jersey Branch by Sarah J. (Harris) Keifer:
Mrs. Abigail (Harris) Mitchell [Conkling] was one of the New Jersey matrons of the Revolution, and there is yet an old 'heirloom' of her family in possession of one of her granddaughters [Hannah (Mitchell) Mefford (1798-1897)], it being a cup and saucer of peculiar construction. The old china set of the last century was used by General Washington when at her house near Morristown, during the Revolutionary War.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Nathaniel Mitchell, on a trip to North Carolina, she remarried to Stephen Conkling, a widower on May 2, 1776. Following his death in 1791, in the company of her brothers, Thomas, George and John Harris, Abigail emigrated from New Jersey to Washington County, Pennsylvania around 1795. She then emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, where some of her children resided, and where she resided the balance of her life, dying at her son's, William Mitchell, in Knox County, Ohio on March 21, 1822, aged ninety-one years.
Included with the memorial for Abigail's mother, Anne Bollen, are some details about the early importance of Abigail's great-grandfather Captain James Bollen and his role in the founding of New Jersey.
Inscription
Already mostly illegible by the 1970's.
Gravesite Details
Buried in a secluded section near the west end of the cemetery. Abigail was buried in this location before the cemetery "officially" came into being in 1833.
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