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Abigail Whitehead (Turney)

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Birthplace: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Death: 1754 (42-43)
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Turney, Sr and Abigail Turney
Wife of Nathaniel Whitehead
Mother of Eunice Hall
Sister of Benjamin Turney; Elizabeth Turney; Thomas J Turney, Jr; Samuel Turney; Sarah Bulkley and 3 others

Managed by: Kitty Munson Cooper
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About Abigail Whitehead

Biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turney-804

Abigail Turney was the daughter of Thomas Turney and Abigail Welles of Fairfield Connecticut[1]

She married Nathaniel Whitehead, Jr, the son of Nathaniel Whitehead and his first wife, Elizabeth Bulkley of Fairfield Connecticut[1] [2], and their children included[3] [4]:

  1. Elizabeth[1], born about 1738, who married James Bulkley April 8, 1756, and who died June 27, 1809[2]
  2. Reuben[1] [3], who married Elizabeth Jennings May 10, 1764, and then married Eunice (Beardsley) Jackson, daughter of Samuel Beardsley and widow of Aaron Jackson[2]
  3. Benjamin[1] [3]a loyalist, who "went over to the enemy". In October, 1780, his wife and one child (presumably Lyman) were allowed to go to Long Island[2]a loyalist, who "went over to the enemy". In October, 1780, his wife and one child (presumably Lyman) were allowed to go to Long Island[2]. In 1783, the family came to New Brunswick along with the Loyalists[5], and on 20 Nov 1766 he married Mehitable "Mabel" jackson[2] [5]
  4. Abigail [1] [4], who married Hezekiah Webb[2]
  5. Eunice[1] [4], who married Burgess Hall July 23, 1767[2].

Abigail died before her father, who mentioned her children in his will, dated April 9, 1756[1]. Her estate passed probate on June 6, 1756, when husband was appointed guardian to their minor children[3] [4].

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Abigail Whitehead's Timeline

1711
1711
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1748
December 14, 1748
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1754
1754
Age 43
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony