Tuesday, August 21, 2018

UFN : Ab(b)igail Jones

Found spelled with a single "b" or two "b", the name Abigail is the next unusual first name.  It is again taken from the Bible. [The story can be found starting I Samuel 25 verse 9, and the name appears verse 14.]  The name seems to mean "joy".

Caroline Cunningham Collection gives only three folks given this name.  The first Abigail is recorded in the 1755 Tax List of Granville County, NC. [Vol. I, p.1]  This appears to be the same individual found in the 1763 Marriages of Granville County, NC.  Here she marries Thomas Cook, 10 August, and she is listed as "widow". [Vol. II, p.1 and Vol. IV,  pages not numbered but arranged alphabetically.]

The second spelled with two "b" is recorded in the 1790 Census, 96 District, Edgefield County, SC.  She must be the head of household since she is listed with 2 males under 16, and 5 females.  Hum...seven kids...which means she would have to be married for roughly 14 years. [Vol. III, p.1]

The third Abigail is found in the Charlotte County, Virginia Marriages where on 12 June 1794 she marries Charles Tate.  Her maiden name is Jones. [Vol. II, p. 1]

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