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Abigail Twist (Pudney)

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Birthplace: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Death: 1783 (99-100)
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Daughter of John Pudney, Sr., of Salem and Judith Pudney
Wife of John Twist
Mother of Abigail Phillips; Hannah Jennison and Rebeckah Harwood
Sister of John Pudney; Judith McIntire; Samuel Pudney; Joseph Pudney; Elizabeth Pudney and 3 others

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About Abigail Twist

Not the same as Abigail Sampson


Abigail Pudney married John Twist[3] of Salem, November 20, 1718. He was a son of Peter and (Callum) Twist. Abigail and John's known children were:[1][4]

  1. Abigail, baptized June 12, 1720; married Richard Phillips January 3, 1739-40
  2. Hannah, baptized April 5, 1730

John Pudney1, in Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: Sidney Perley, 1924-1928), 3:21.

"John Pudney1 (Putney) was a husbandman; married Judith Cook Nov. 18, 1662; she was his wife in 1701; he died in the spring of 1712; children: 1. John,2 born Sept. 28, 1663; 2. Judith,2 born Nov. 24, 1665; married Daniel Mackentier; 3. Johanna,2 born June 29, 1668; married William Shaw; 4. Samuel,2 born Oct. 13, 1670; of Salem in 1723; 5. Joseph,2 born Aug. 25, 1673; married Sarah Mackintire May 18, 1697; living in 1712; 6. Elizabeth,2 born Oct. __, 1676; 7. Jonathan,2 born March 18, 1677; husbandman; married Martha Green Dec. 13, 1706; living in 1745; had sons Jonathan and Nathaniel; 8. Abigail,2 born Aug. 14, 1683; living in 1712; 9. Elizabeth,2 born Jan. 7, 1689-90; died, unmarried, in 1716."


References

  • Perley, Sidney, History of Salem, published 1924-1938. Reference Volume 3, page 157 Hathitrust
  • Abigail Pudney Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Name: John Twist Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 20 Nov 1718 Event Place: Essex, England Spouse's Name: Abigail Pudney Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-4Z9G : 19 April 2021), John Twist and Abigail Pudney, 20 Nov 1718; citing Marriage, Essex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011221.
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 2 2017, 22:45:45 UTC
  • Abigail Pudney Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Name: John Twist Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 20 Nov 1718 Event Place: Essex, England Spouse's Name: Abigail Pudney Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-4Z9G : 19 April 2021), John Twist and Abigail Pudney, 20 Nov 1718; citing Marriage, Essex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011221.
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Abigail Twist's Timeline

1683
August 14, 1683
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
1691
March 1691
Age 7
1720
June 12, 1720
1725
June 6, 1725
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1729
April 9, 1729
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1783
1783
Age 99
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States