Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Penquite was born on 27 August 1739, in Middletown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Nicholas Penquite, was 39 and her mother, Abigail Bills, was 39. She died on 25 May 1740, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 0.
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1699–1739 Male
1699–1739 Female
Siblings (7)
1723–1750 Male
1725–1835 Male
1727–1799 Female
1730–1778 Female
1732– Female
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Name Meaning
Biblical name, meaning ‘father of exaltation’ in Hebrew, borne by one of King David's wives, who had earlier been married to Nabal (1 Samuel 25:3), and by the mother of Absalom's captain Amasa (2 Samuel 1:25). The name first came into general use in Britain in the 16th century, under Puritan influence. It was a common name in literature for a lady's maid, for example in Beaumont and Fletcher's play The Scornful Lady ( 1616 ). The biblical Abigail refers to herself as ‘thy servant’ in addressing King David. In Ireland this name has traditionally been used as an Anglicized form of Gobnat , although the reasons for this are not clear. It was popular in the 17th century, especially among Puritans and Nonconformists, and has again enjoyed considerable favour since the 1990s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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