Abigail Dwight

Abigail Sergeant Dwight (Williams) was the eldest of five children. One of her siblings was Stephen D. Williams; born June 30, 1769; died Jan 12, 1790.

General Joseph Dwight, Abigail's second husband, died June 19, 1765. He left a long list of creditors. Each creditor received 16 shillings, 11 pence after probate. At that point Abigail was forced to leave Great Barrington and the comfortable house she had had with General Dwight in order to take up residence in the ("Mission") house in Stockbridge, which she had occupied with Rev. John Sergeant, her first husband. Now she would live there with her son and his family. Records show she had to defend her Sergeant belongings as well as gifts from the General to keep them from being considered among the General's assets. This information is available from Probate records in Berkshire county.

The following is excerpted from family notes of Adele Adams Bachman, circa 1955, regarding John Sergeant, Abigail's first husband:

On October 8, 1739, in presence of 90 Indians, he married Abigail Williams, then 18. He was 29. Attraction, cultivated taste, charming and hospitable manners - it was certain that she possessed these positive qualities. It is almost certain that she used them to no purposes but her own advancement and the domination of her environment. There is no indication that she was interested in her husband's work with the Indians.

Shortly after their marriage she refused to live in the little house on the Plain among the Indians and Sergeant built for her a fine mansion on the Hill with the white families. This ran him into debt beyond the possibility of repayment; increased by her personal extravagance. When he died (in 1749) his debts amounted to about 700 pounds. He left her a widow of 29, with three children: Electa age 9; Erastus age 7, John age 2.

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Widow of the Rev. John Sergeant. Remarried to Joseph Dwight.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 12 2022, 2:38:48 UTC

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