Abigail (Taylor) Williams
1735–1776 (Age 41)
Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States
The Life of Abigail
Abigail (Taylor) Williams was born about 1735. She married Lt. John Cotton on 2 December 1761, in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in April 1776, in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States, at the age of 41.
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Family Time Line
Abigail (Taylor) Williams
1735–1776
Lt. John Cotton
1727–1776
Marriage: 2 December 1761
Hannah Cotton
1763–1850
Anna Cotton
1766–
Sarah Cotton
1768–
John Cotton
1772–1863
Lake Cotton
1773–1840
Spouse & Children
1735–1776Female
1727–1776Male
MARRIAGE
2 December 1761
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
2 December 1761
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
children
(5)
1763–1850Female
- Anna Cotton
1766–Female
- Sarah Cotton
1768–Female
1772–1863Male
- Lake Cotton
1773–1840Male
World Events (2)
1776
Age 41
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 41
New York is the 11th state.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider , Szabó , and Portnov .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Abigail in entry for Sarah Cotton, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Abigail in entry for Luke Cotton, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Abigail Williams, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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