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Abigail <I>Makepeace ?</I> Williams

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Abigail Makepeace ? Williams

Birth
Death
23 Feb 1779
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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I have removed for now her birth year and town as well as year of marriage due to conflicting data:

Original Bio had birth year of 1685, which was estimated based on age at death, and placed in Freetown.

Update: In the book "Two Men of Taunton" the wife of Samuel Williams (grandson of Richard) is named Abigail (Makepeace). There is an Abigail Makepease born Nov 25th 1686 in Freetown MA, the dau. of William Makepeace. see page 1 of "Vital records of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686-1795" I'm not sure if this is her. It seems more likely than the other info below. The above book also mentioned Freetown in a reference to her husband Samuel.

I have also removed the maiden name of (Goddard)

Prior to this update I had written below and now adjusted a bit:

Since taking on Management of this Memorial, which had ended up managed by FindaGrave, I found:

If she is the daughter of Leah (Fisher) Goddard, who was linked as her Mother, and William Goddard then her birth would be:

Abigail, d. of William and Leah, Dec. 2, 1696.

Vital Records of Sherborn, Middlesex County, MA. (which does not yield the age of 94 noted for her death, as found in the Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, Taunton - deaths - buried at Neck O Land. .) Given the conflicting info above. I have removed Leah (Fisher) as her Mother, and instead included the link to her for the record.

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Her marriage to Samuel Williams was also originally set as 1703 (VR not found for that).

But if she is the Abigail Goddard from Sherborn then her marriage to Samuel WIlliams is 1716:

Marriage: Goddard, Abigail and Samuel Williams, May 14, 1716. [Intention not recorded]

Vital Records of Sherborn, Middlesex County, MA.

If someone has further info that clears this up, please suggest the edit with a note to explain. Thank you.

I am now tending to believe that it is a case of mistaken identity and that she is not a (Goddard) but rather a (Makepeace).






I have removed for now her birth year and town as well as year of marriage due to conflicting data:

Original Bio had birth year of 1685, which was estimated based on age at death, and placed in Freetown.

Update: In the book "Two Men of Taunton" the wife of Samuel Williams (grandson of Richard) is named Abigail (Makepeace). There is an Abigail Makepease born Nov 25th 1686 in Freetown MA, the dau. of William Makepeace. see page 1 of "Vital records of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686-1795" I'm not sure if this is her. It seems more likely than the other info below. The above book also mentioned Freetown in a reference to her husband Samuel.

I have also removed the maiden name of (Goddard)

Prior to this update I had written below and now adjusted a bit:

Since taking on Management of this Memorial, which had ended up managed by FindaGrave, I found:

If she is the daughter of Leah (Fisher) Goddard, who was linked as her Mother, and William Goddard then her birth would be:

Abigail, d. of William and Leah, Dec. 2, 1696.

Vital Records of Sherborn, Middlesex County, MA. (which does not yield the age of 94 noted for her death, as found in the Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, Taunton - deaths - buried at Neck O Land. .) Given the conflicting info above. I have removed Leah (Fisher) as her Mother, and instead included the link to her for the record.

____

Her marriage to Samuel Williams was also originally set as 1703 (VR not found for that).

But if she is the Abigail Goddard from Sherborn then her marriage to Samuel WIlliams is 1716:

Marriage: Goddard, Abigail and Samuel Williams, May 14, 1716. [Intention not recorded]

Vital Records of Sherborn, Middlesex County, MA.

If someone has further info that clears this up, please suggest the edit with a note to explain. Thank you.

I am now tending to believe that it is a case of mistaken identity and that she is not a (Goddard) but rather a (Makepeace).







Inscription

In memory of
Samuel Williams Esq
who departed this life
Apl. ye 17 1765
in the 84th year of his age.
And of
Mrs Abigail Williams
who departed this life
Feb ye 23 1779
in ye 94 year of her age.

"No man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens be no
more. They shall not awake nor be raised out of their sleep."

As a token of filial affection this monument was erected by their bereaved son Seth Williams Esq. A Dimini 1781.


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  • Maintained by: Dee_Rose
  • Originally Created by: Alicia
  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93777802/abigail-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Abigail Makepeace ? Williams (unknown–23 Feb 1779), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93777802, citing Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Dee_Rose (contributor 50889839).