Abigail Whitney 1688–1783 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Abigail WhitneyAge: 94 years1688–1783

Name: Abigail Whitney

Given names: Abigail

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	May 3, 1688 27 23 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Whitney about 1691 (Age 2 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Whitney October 12, 1692 (Age 4 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	John Whitney June 15, 1694 (Age 6 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Ruth Reynolds after May 27, 1695 (Age 7 years) Watertown, Massachusetts
Birth of a brother	David Whitney June 16, 1697 (Age 9 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Christening	July 10, 1698 (Age 10 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a sister	Ruth Whitney July 10, 1698 (Age 10 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a brother	Benjamin Whitney July 10, 1698 (Age 10 years)
Christening of a brother	David Whitney July 10, 1698 (Age 10 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Daniel Whitney July 17, 1700 (Age 12 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Benjamin Whitney November 13, 1713 (Age 25 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Richard Sawtell — View this family March 18, 1717 (Age 28 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #1	John Sawtell February 11, 1718 (Age 29 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a son	John Sawtell February 14, 1718 (Age 29 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #2	Abigail Sawtell April 12, 1719 (Age 30 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #3	Henry Sawtell about 1720 (Age 31 years) Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #4	Enoch Sawtell about 1723 (Age 34 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #5	Sarah Sawtell about 1725 (Age 36 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #6	Hannah Sawtell about 1726 (Age 37 years) Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #7	Ruth Sawtell about 1729 (Age 40 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Benjamin Whitney 1736 (Age 47 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a daughter	Sarah Sawtell August 29, 1736 (Age 48 years)
Christening of a daughter	Hannah Sawtell August 29, 1736 (Age 48 years)
Christening of a daughter	Ruth Sawtell August 29, 1736 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brother	David Whitney December 18, 1738 (Age 50 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Benjamin Hastings — Abigail Sawtell — View this family May 12, 1743 (Age 55 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Henry Sawtell — Sarah Harrington — View this family June 6, 1744 (Age 56 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Enoch Sawtell — Bethia Bond — View this family April 13, 1747 (Age 58 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA Shared note: On Marriage Record, husband "of Waltham", wife "of Watertown."
Marriage of a child	William Sawyer — Sarah Sawtell — View this family July 7, 1748 (Age 60 years) Bolton, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Jonas Whitcomb — Hannah Sawtell — View this family May 17, 1753 (Age 65 years) Bolton, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	John Richardson — Ruth Sawtell — View this family 1757 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husband	Richard Sawtell before October 20, 1760 (Age 72 years) Bolton, Worcester, MA
Death of a daughter	Ruth Sawtell October 1, 1764 (Age 76 years) Templeton, Worcester, MA
Death of a mother	Abigail Hagar 1767 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brother	Daniel Whitney before March 28, 1775 (Age 86 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	John Whitney 1776 (Age 87 years)
Death	about 1783 (Age 94 years) Bolton, Worcester, MA

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Hagar Abigail Whitney Benjamin Whitney John Whitney David Whitney Ruth Whitney Daniel Whitney Family with spouse Elizabeth … Benjamin Whitney Birth: November 28, 1660 36 37 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1736 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney Benjamin Whitney John Whitney David Whitney Ruth Whitney Daniel Whitney Abigail Hagar Birth: about 1665 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1767
	Marriage: March 30, 1687 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
13 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Sawtell John Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Henry Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Sarah Sawtell Hannah Sawtell Ruth Sawtell Abigail Whitney Birth: May 3, 1688 27 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: about 1783 — Bolton, Worcester, MA
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca … Benjamin Whitney Birth: about 1691 30 26 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: November 13, 1713 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan (--?--) Susanna Whitney John Whitney Jonathan Whitney Amos Whitney Abraham Whitney Moses Whitney Ezekiel Whitney Stephen Whitney Aaron Whitney Ruth Whitney Family with spouse Bethia Cutter Family with spouse Beriah Bemis John Whitney Birth: June 15, 1694 33 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1776
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Fillebrown Rebecca Whitney David Whitney Anna Whitney Nathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Josiah Whitney Jonas Whitney Jonathan Whitney David Whitney Birth: June 16, 1697 36 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 18, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
13 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Bond Benjamin Bond Ruth Bond Bethia Bond Abigail Bond John Bond Mary Bond Josiah Bond Sarah Bond Susanna Bond Elizabeth Bond Ruth Whitney Birth: July 10, 1698 37 33 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1686
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothy Tainter Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney Simon Whitney Johanna Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Daniel Whitney Joshua Whitney Henry Whitney Israel Whitney Lydia Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney Lucy Whitney Daniel Whitney Birth: July 17, 1700 39 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before March 28, 1775 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Hagar Abigail Whitney Benjamin Whitney John Whitney David Whitney Ruth Whitney Daniel Whitney Family with spouse Elizabeth … Benjamin Whitney Birth: November 28, 1660 36 37 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1736 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Whitney Elizabeth … Birth: about 1662 Death: 1676
	Marriage: 1676 —

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Whitney John Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Henry Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Sarah Sawtell Hannah Sawtell Ruth Sawtell Richard Sawtell Christening: April 21, 1689 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before October 20, 1760 — Bolton, Worcester, MA
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Sawtell John Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Henry Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Sarah Sawtell Hannah Sawtell Ruth Sawtell Abigail Whitney Birth: May 3, 1688 27 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: about 1783 — Bolton, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: March 18, 1717 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
11 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Sawtell Birth: February 11, 1718 28 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: February 14, 1718 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
14 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Hastings Abigail Sawtell Birth: April 12, 1719 29 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1783
21 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Harrington Henry Sawtell Birth: about 1720 30 31 — Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death:
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bethia Bond Benjamin Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Bethia Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Richard Sawtell Ruth Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Birth: about 1723 33 34 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1800 — Somerset, Windham, VT
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Sawyer Sarah Sawtell Birth: about 1725 35 36 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: 1810 — Bolton, Worcester, MA
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonas Whitcomb Hannah Sawtell Birth: about 1726 36 37 — Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: June 27, 1796 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Richardson Ruth Sawtell Birth: about 1729 39 40 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: October 1, 1764 — Templeton, Worcester, MA

Generation 1
1. Abigail Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Abigail Hagar, was born on May 3, 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died about 1783 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She married Richard Sawtell on March 18, 1717 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was baptized on April 21, 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before October 20, 1760 in Bolton, Worcester, MA.
  Children of Abigail Whitney and Richard Sawtell:
  1. John Sawtell (1718–1718)
  2. Abigail Sawtell (1719–1783)
  3. Henry Sawtell (1720–)
  4. Enoch Sawtell (1723–1800)
  5. Sarah Sawtell (1725–1810)
  6. Hannah Sawtell (1726–1796)
  7. Ruth Sawtell (1729–1764)
Generation 2back to top
1. Abigail Sawtell, daughter of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born on April 12, 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died after 1783. She married Benjamin Hastings on May 12, 1743 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1715 in Of Waltham, Middlesex, MA.
2. Henry Sawtell, son of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born about 1720 in Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He married Sarah Harrington, daughter of , on June 6, 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1723 in Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA.
3. Enoch Sawtell, son of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born about 1723 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died after 1800 in Somerset, Windham, VT. He married Bethia Bond, daughter of John Bond and Ruth Whitney, on April 13, 1747 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She was born on March 23, 1720 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
  Children of Enoch Sawtell and Bethia Bond:
  1. Benjamin Sawtell (1749–1823)
  2. Enoch Sawtell (1752–1824)
  3. Bethia Sawtell (1754–1827)
  4. Abigail Sawtell (1755–)
  5. Richard Sawtell (1759–1823)
  6. Ruth Sawtell (1764–)
4. Sarah Sawtell, daughter of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born about 1725 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died in 1810 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She married William Sawyer on July 7, 1748 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1724 in Of Bolton, Worcester, MA.
5. Hannah Sawtell, daughter of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born about 1726 in Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on June 27, 1796 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Jonas Whitcomb on May 17, 1753 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1725 in Of Bolton, Worcester, MA.
6. Ruth Sawtell, daughter of Richard Sawtell and Abigail Whitney, was born about 1729 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on October 1, 1764 in Templeton, Worcester, MA. She married John Richardson in 1757. He was born about 1725.
Generation 3back to top
1. Benjamin Sawtell, son of Enoch Sawtell and Bethia Bond, was born on July 2, 1749 in Bolton, Worcester, MA and died on February 11, 1823 in Somerset, Windham, VT at the age of 73. He married Relief Washburn on November 30, 1775 in Templeton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1754 in Of Templeton, Worcester, MA.

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Shared note	Her estate was probated in 1783 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She and Richard Sawtell resided before 1743 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA, and after 1748 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

Family with parents
father Parents John Whitney Ruth Reynolds	Benjamin Whitney 1660–1736
mother Parents (unknown)	Abigail Hagar 1665–1767
herself Family Richard Sawtell John Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Henry Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Sarah Sawtell Hannah Sawtell Ruth Sawtell	Abigail Whitney 1688–1783
younger brother Family Rebecca …	Benjamin Whitney 1691–1713
younger brother Family Susan (--?--) Susanna Whitney John Whitney Jonathan Whitney Amos Whitney Abraham Whitney Moses Whitney Ezekiel Whitney Stephen Whitney Aaron Whitney Ruth Whitney Bethia Cutter Beriah Bemis	John Whitney 1694–1776
younger brother Family Rebecca Fillebrown Rebecca Whitney David Whitney Anna Whitney Nathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Josiah Whitney Jonas Whitney Jonathan Whitney	David Whitney 1697–1738
younger sister Family John Bond Benjamin Bond Ruth Bond Bethia Bond Abigail Bond John Bond Mary Bond Josiah Bond Sarah Bond Susanna Bond Elizabeth Bond	Ruth Whitney 1698–1686
younger brother Family Dorothy Tainter Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney Simon Whitney Johanna Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Daniel Whitney Joshua Whitney Henry Whitney Israel Whitney Lydia Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney Lucy Whitney	Daniel Whitney 1700–1775
Father’s family with Elizabeth …
father Parents John Whitney Ruth Reynolds	Benjamin Whitney 1660–1736
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth … 1662–1676
Family with Richard Sawtell
husband Parents (unknown)	Richard Sawtell 1689–1760
herself Parents Benjamin Whitney Abigail Hagar	Abigail Whitney 1688–1783
son Family (none)	John Sawtell 1718–1718
daughter Family Benjamin Hastings	Abigail Sawtell 1719–1783
son Family Sarah Harrington	Henry Sawtell 1720–
son Family Bethia Bond Benjamin Sawtell Enoch Sawtell Bethia Sawtell Abigail Sawtell Richard Sawtell Ruth Sawtell	Enoch Sawtell 1723–1800
daughter Family William Sawyer	Sarah Sawtell 1725–1810
daughter Family Jonas Whitcomb	Hannah Sawtell 1726–1796
daughter Family John Richardson	Ruth Sawtell 1729–1764

Abigail WhitneyAge: 94 years1688–1783

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