Abigail Powell

Abigail Beadle

• aka Bedell
• Born 14 Mar 1608 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
• Died 21 Apr 1677 at age 69 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
• Daughter of Samuel Beadle and Abigail Collins
• Sister of William Bedle, Abigail Bedle, John Bedle BA MA, Samuel Bedle, Thomas Bedle, Nathaniell Bedle, Samuel Bedle, Arthur Bedle and Dorothy (Bedle) Bowles
• Wife of Michael Powell — married 5 May 1636 in London, England (2nd wife)

Children of Abigail Bedle and Michael Powell:

1. John Powell, born before 14 May 1637 in Romford, Essex, England; died 31 Dec 1649
2. Abigail Powell, born 14 Feb 1639 in Romford, Essex, England; married John Howlett
3. Elizabeth Powell, born 10 Jun 1641 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; married 1) Richard Hollingsworth Jr; 2) Richard Bryan; 3) Robert Treat
4. Dorothy Powell, born 2 Jul 1643 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; died 16 Aug 1711 at age 68 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; married Seth Perry
5. Michael Powell, born 12 Oct 1645 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; died before 1676/7
6. Margaret Powell, born 8 Jan 1649 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay; died 6 Mar 1710 at age 61 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay. Married 1) Anthony Haywood 2) William Colman

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Origins

Sam. Bedle of Wolverston in com. Suffolk m. Abigail da. of ? Collins of Bramford in com. Suffolk. They had: John Bedle eldest sonne; Sam. Bedle; Nathaniel Bedle 3 sonne of London mercht A°1633 m. Mary da. of Richard Rowell of Windover in com. Buckingham; Dorothy; Abigail. Note: Book error text has been corrected here. [3][4]

References

1. West, Randy A., Michael1 Powell of Dedham and Boston, Massachusetts: An Update, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Pages 112-115. < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached)
2. https://archive.org/details/diaryofsamuelsew01sewaiala/page/52 As Mrs Eliot was alive when Abigail, the widow of Michael Powell, wrote her will in 1677, we may reasonably assume that she (Mary Powell, widow of William Wilcox, wife of Jacob Eliot) and her sister Mrs Dwight (Sarah Powell, 2nd wife of Timothy Dwight) were omitted from it because they were children of Michael Powell by an earlier wife.
3. Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2023, 17:14:05 UTC
4. WikiTree contributors, "Abigail (Bedle) Powell (1608-1677)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bedle-22 : accessed 19 November 2024). cites
   1. genealogical Gleanings in England. Volume 1. Page 25. Author: Waters, Henry F. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101073398479;view=1up;...
5. FamilySearch: bn:1608-03-14 bp:1608-03-19 Woolverstone, Suffolk. Abigail Bedle daughter of Samuell Bedle.
   1. The Visitation of London, anno Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635, by Sir Henry Saint-George. (Pg. 16).
   2. The Visitation of London, anno Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635, by Sir Henry Saint-George. (Pg. 61).
   3. West, Randy A., Michael1 Powell of Dedham and Boston, Massachusetts: An Update, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 113. "She died in Boston by 21 April 1677. Her will, dated 14 March 1676/7 and proved 28 April 1677."