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Abigail Ober (Woodbury)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: January 28, 1742 (86)
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Beverly, Massachussetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nicholas Woodbury, Sr. and Anna Woodbury
Wife of Richard Ober (d'Aubert)
Mother of John Ober, I; Abigail Butman; Hezekiah Ober; Richard Ober, Jr.; Nicholas Ober and 4 others
Sister of Joanna Anna Plummer; Abigail Woodbury, Died Young; Nicholas Woodbury, Died Young; Nicholas Woodbury, Jr.; Joseph Woodbury, Sr. and 3 others

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About Abigail Ober

Name origin Woodbury: Anglo-Saxon which means nothing as Huguenots took on English names when they escaped France. Please read history on Huguenots.

Some sources claim the original name was d'Aubert..

•ID: I57557 •Name: Abigail WOODBURY •Given Name: Abigail •Surname: Woodbury •Sex: F •_UID: 7E3D2C5C32D5034DB3D2DCF143D31AC3DF88 •Change Date: 22 NOV 2008 •Birth: BEF 28 AUG 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA U. S. A. •Note: from Larry Wert

Descendants of John & William Woodbury of Beverly, MA Also the Descendants of Richard Ober

http://www.woodburyober.com/

66. Abigail Woodbury (Nicholas15), (William3), (John1) was born in Aug 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA, was baptized on 28 Aug 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA, died on 28 Jan 1742 in Beverly, Essex, MA, and was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA.

Abygall, d. Nicholas and Anna (Paulgrave), b. Aug.___, 1655. CT R. (bp. 28: 8 m. 1655, C.RI

Abbigal, wid. Richard, d. Nicholas Woodberry "who was the son of William Woodberry, who was the first of that Branch of the Woodberrys who came into the country. He was brother of John who came about the year 1628 and from these two derived all the Woodberryes in New England," Jan. 28, 1741-2 a. 86 y. 5 m. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #515).
Abbigaile, and Richard Ober, m. Dec. 26, 1671. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #342).
Abigail married Richard Ober, cson of John Ober and Elizabeth Butcher , on 26 Dec 1671 in Beverly, Essex, MA. Richard Ober was baptized on 21 Nov 1641 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, died on 4 Mar 1716 in Beverly, Essex, MA, and was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA.
Richard, and Abbigaile Woodberry, m. Dec. 26, 1671. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #226).

Richard, b. at Absbury, Eng., d. Mar. 4, 1715-16, a. abt 74 y. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #518).

On Apr 2, 1716 Richard's estate was administered by his Widow Abigail and his eldest son John. Real estate 654 pounds, 18 shillings. Personal property 109 pounds, 19 shillings. Richard and Abigail are buried in the Ancient Burying Grounds on Abbott St. in Beverly, MA
Richard, the son of John Ober and born in Abbotsbury England, emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and became an active citizen of Beverly, Mass. His name appears Nov. 1664 in the Old Norfolk County records and he was living in Salem in 1668 and in Beverly in 1669. He signed the petition of 1668-69 against imposts and was witness to a deed of Mr. Woodberry to Nicholas Woodberry Sr., dated May 13, 1670, and he owned land near 'Plum Island' (probably Beverly Cove, adjoining the Thissell's land in (1673-74).
Richard Obers' occupation is given as "shoreman." One engaged in fisheries whose duties kept him on the shore. Richard was constable and collector of taxes in 1682-84, was guardian of Anna Morgan, daughter of Samuel Morgan in 1698, a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1694 and in 1702, a grand juror in 1694 and surveyor of highways for several years. About 1677 in obedience to a law of the General Court (Legislature) the Beverly town records show that a committee of ten members named to inspect their neighbors to prevent as much as may he of private tippling and drunkenness, of which committee Richard Ober was a member.



•ID: I57557 •Name: Abigail WOODBURY •Given Name: Abigail •Surname: Woodbury •Sex: F •_UID: 7E3D2C5C32D5034DB3D2DCF143D31AC3DF88 •Change Date: 22 NOV 2008 •Birth: BEF 28 AUG 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA U. S. A. •Note: from Larry Wert

Descendants of John & William Woodbury of Beverly, MA Also the Descendants of Richard Ober

http://www.woodburyober.com/

66. Abigail Woodbury (Nicholas15), (William3), (John1) was born in Aug 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA, was baptized on 28 Aug 1655 in Salem, Essex, MA, died on 28 Jan 1742 in Beverly, Essex, MA, and was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA.

Abygall, d. Nicholas and Anna (Paulgrave), b. Aug.___, 1655. CT R. (bp. 28: 8 m. 1655, C.RI

Abbigal, wid. Richard, d. Nicholas Woodberry "who was the son of William Woodberry, who was the first of that Branch of the Woodberrys who came into the country. He was brother of John who came about the year 1628 and from these two derived all the Woodberryes in New England," Jan. 28, 1741-2 a. 86 y. 5 m. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #515).
Abbigaile, and Richard Ober, m. Dec. 26, 1671. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #342).
Abigail married Richard Ober, cson of John Ober and Elizabeth Butcher , on 26 Dec 1671 in Beverly, Essex, MA. Richard Ober was baptized on 21 Nov 1641 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, died on 4 Mar 1716 in Beverly, Essex, MA, and was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA.
Richard, and Abbigaile Woodberry, m. Dec. 26, 1671. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #226).

Richard, b. at Absbury, Eng., d. Mar. 4, 1715-16, a. abt 74 y. Beverly V.R. (Pg. #518).

On Apr 2, 1716 Richard's estate was administered by his Widow Abigail and his eldest son John. Real estate 654 pounds, 18 shillings. Personal property 109 pounds, 19 shillings. Richard and Abigail are buried in the Ancient Burying Grounds on Abbott St. in Beverly, MA
Richard, the son of John Ober and born in Abbotsbury England, emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and became an active citizen of Beverly, Mass. His name appears Nov. 1664 in the Old Norfolk County records and he was living in Salem in 1668 and in Beverly in 1669. He signed the petition of 1668-69 against imposts and was witness to a deed of Mr. Woodberry to Nicholas Woodberry Sr., dated May 13, 1670, and he owned land near 'Plum Island' (probably Beverly Cove, adjoining the Thissell's land in (1673-74).
Richard Obers' occupation is given as "shoreman." One engaged in fisheries whose duties kept him on the shore. Richard was constable and collector of taxes in 1682-84, was guardian of Anna Morgan, daughter of Samuel Morgan in 1698, a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1694 and in 1702, a grand juror in 1694 and surveyor of highways for several years. About 1677 in obedience to a law of the General Court (Legislature) the Beverly town records show that a committee of ten members named to inspect their neighbors to prevent as much as may he of private tippling and drunkenness, of which committee Richard Ober was a member.

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Abigail Ober's Timeline

1655
August 28, 1655
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
August 28, 1655
Salem, Essex, MA
1675
June 1, 1675
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
July 26, 1675
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1677
December 9, 1677
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1680
February 1, 1680
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1681
November 9, 1681
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1684
March 1, 1684
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1686
September 17, 1686
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States