Abigail Morse Parkhurst

• BIRTH 6 Aug 1677 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 3 May 1758 (aged 80), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Farmers Burial Ground, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map
• MEMORIAL ID 18048878 Photos by family historian & Bill McEvoy

Abigail Morse, was a descendant of Joseph Morse, who came to this country in 1634 from England and the daughter of Deacon John & Abigail (Stearns) Morse. The children of Deacon John and Abigail (Morse) Parkhurst were all born in Watertown Farms, now Weston, Massachusetts

Inscription
Here Lyes ye Body of
MRS. ABIGAIL PARKHURST
Wife of Deacon
John Parkhurst
who departed this life
May ye 3rd 1758 in ye
81st Year of Her Age

Parents
John Morse 1638–1702
Abigail Stearns Morse 1624–1690

Spouse
John Parkhurst 1672–1764 (m. 1694)

Siblings
John Morse 1670 – unknown

Children 10x all b. in Watertown Farms, now Weston, MA
1. John Parkhurst b. & d. 1695
2. John Parkhurst b. 29 April 1697
3. Abigail Parkhurst b. 20 June 1699; m. 23 September 1728, John Pike of Newbury, Essex, MA
4. Lydia Parkhurst b. 21 July 1701; married 11 April 1723, Joseph Stone of Framingham, Middlesex, MA
5. Elizabeth Parkhurst b. 5 April 1704; d. December 1732, unmarried
6. Josiah Parkhurst b. 9 February 1706; m. 23 October 1735, Sarah Carter
7. Isaac Parkhurst b. 9 July 1708; m. 7 February 1733/34; Lydia Bigelow
8. Mary Parkhurst Bailey b. 15 July 1710; m. 20 August 1731, Edmund Bailey of Newbury, Essex, MA d. 1736
9. Jonas Parkhurst b. 20 August 1712, m. Abigail Bigelow d.1798
10. Jemima Parkhurst b. 5 June 1715; m. 20 April 1738, Benjamin Bartlett of Newbury, Essex, MA

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18048878/abigail-parkhurst

Sources

[2] Stearns Genealogy and Memoirs, Volume 1 By Avis Stearns Van Wagenen. Page 24. "Abigail Morse, b., Aug. 6, 1677; md. Dea. John Parkhurst."

[3] https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic03savarich/page/239/mode... A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England] showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register by Savage, James, 1784-1873 p.239

[4] Parkhurst, Gabrial H. "John Parkhurst"; Courier Company, Bath, New York 1897 Pages: 12-13

[5] Bond, Henry, M.D. "Bond's Genealogies & History of Watertown, 2nd Edition"; N.E. Historic-Genealogical Society: Boston 1860 Pages: 371-373 & 388-389

From Find a Grave:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18048878/abigail_parkhurst

Abigail Morse, was a descendant of Joseph Morse, who came to this country in 1634 from England and the daughter of Deacon John & Abigail (Stearns) Morse.
Children of Deacon John and Abigail (Morse) Parkhurst (born in Watertown Farms, now Weston, Massachsetts)
1. JOHN, born and died 1695
2. JOHN, born 29 April 1697
3. ABIGAIL, born 20 June 1699; married 23 September 1728, John Pike of Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
4. LYDIA, born 21 July 1701; married 11 April 1723, Joseph Stone of Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
5. ELIZABETH, born 5 April 1704; died December 1732, unmarried
6. JOSIAH, born 9 February 1706; married 23 October 1735, Sarah Carter
7. ISAAC, born 9 July 1708; married 7 February 1733/34; Lydia Bigelow
8. MARY, born 15 July 1710; married 20 August 1731, Edmund Bailey of Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
9. JONAS, born 20 August 1712, married Abigail Bigelow
10. JEMIMA, born 5 June 1715; married 20 April 1738, Benjamin Bartlett of Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Source: Parkhurst, Gabrial H. "John Parkhurst"; Courier Company, Bath, New York 1897
Pages: 12-13
Source: Bond, Henry, M.D. "Bond's Genealogies & History of Watertown, 2nd Edition"; N.E. Historic-Genealogical Society: Boston 1860
Pages: 371-373 & 388-389