Abigail Blanchard

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I am looking for the family of Abigail Phillips, born 20 Feb 1662 in Boston and died 19 Sep 1724 in Weymouth, MA. She married John Blanchard in 1685. They had 9 children. Abigail's father was Nicholas Phillips born about 1611 and died in Weymouth in 1672. Nicholas was at Dedham, MA by 18 Aug 1636 and was named a freeman of Massachusetts Bay in 1640.

From http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/phillips/13352/

I have the following from the Early Records of Weymouth:

John Blanchard, b. 3/27/1660 Weymouth, Ma. son of Nathaniel B. Blanchard and Susanna Bates; d. 3/10/1733 weymouth, Ma.

Abigail Phillips, b (?) Weymouth, Ma. dau. of Nicholas Phillips (my line) and Elizabeth Jewson; d. 9/19/1724.

They married 3/1684 at Weymouth, Ma.(source: History of Weymouth - G. W. Chamberlain, His Wey 98,465.)

• Marriage to John Blanchard: (Mar 1684 — Age: 22) Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony* Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via daughter Sarah Blanchard by SmartCopy: Oct 2 2015, 13:29:09 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Biography ===Abigail Phillips was born February 20, 1660, in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She is the daughter of Deacon Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson.<ref>Will-Phillips-140 This profile is, by definition, the "Abigail Phillips" from Nicholas' will.</ref>

Abigail grew up next door to her uncle Martin in the"Old Spain" area. John King and Joseph Shaw were neighbors living inthe same area.<ref name='Phillips'>Phillips Page 8-9</ref> Her family and uncles were involved in pioneer farming and town building and she grew up doing the same.
Her father died before October 3, 1672, when his will was proved in Weymouth. Abigail inherited a one-sixth share of her father's residual estate after specific bequeaths.<ref>Will-Phillips-140</ref> Abigail married John Blanchard in 1684 in Weymouth. They had nine children.<ref name='Phillips'/> Abigail (Phillips) Blanchard died September 19, 1724, in Weymouth.<ref>VR of Weymouth Vol. 2, Deaths: Page 249</ref>

Children of John and Abigail

:1. Sarah, born Aug. 19, 1686. :2. Mary, born Aug. 10, 1689.:3. John 2nd, born Oct. 1, 1691. Married Elizabeth Gross April 4, 1720, settled at Weymouth where he was deacon of the church :4. Thomas, 1694. :5. Samuel, born Sept. 19, 1697. :6. Nathaniel, born May 19, 1701. :7. Jonathan, born June 2, 1704. :8. Abigail, born Oct. 31, 1711. :9. Nicholas died early in life.

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Sources ==*Will-Phillips-140: Will of DeaconNicholas Phillips of Dedham, Dated 2 Jun 1671, Proved 2 Oct 1672. Abstracted in Chamberlain but still looking for facsimile of original.*VRWM: Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts,to the Year 1850 (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1910 ) Deaths on Archive.org*Chamberlain: Chamberlain, George Walter. History_of_Weymouth_Massachusetts, Volume 4, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass.), 1923 On Hathitrust.org*Phillips: Phillips, C. Arthur. Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Dedham and Weymouth, Mass., 1636-1672, Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1976. On Archive.org - Available by joining Internet Archive Library (free).

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988*HISTORY of the BLANCHARD FAMILY: From 1636 to the present time, Jonathan Hunt, Reedtown, Ohio, Price 25 cents. Published about 1898