Abigail Morse1

F, (16 March 1757 - 17 February 1845)
Father-Biological*Jacob Morse b. 1716, d. 1758
Mother-Biological*Abigail Eastman b. 1723, d. 1795
Last Edited=7 Aug 2026
     Abigail Morse was born on 16 March 1757 at East Kingston, Colony of New Hampshire.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Jacob Morse and Abigail Eastman. As of 13 November 1782,her married name was Woodman.1

Abigail Morse, age 25, married Jonathan Woodman, age 36 , son of Joshua Woodman and Eunice Sawyer, on 13 November 1782 at the First Church of Kingston, Kingston, New Hampshire, by the Rev. Elihu Thayer.

Children:
1. Abigail Woodman (1783-____)
2. Ruth Woodman (1785-1855)
3. Betsey Woodman (1786-1833)
4. Sarah Woodman (1789-____)
5. Nancy Woodman (1790-before 1794)
6. David Woodman (1792-____)
7. Nancy Woodman (1794-____)
8. Eunice Woodman (1797-1842)
9. Enos Woodman (1800-____.)1,2,7,8,9,10


Abigail and Jonathanmoved to Fayette, Maine, in February 1826.1,2 Abigail wrote her will on 15 March 1844 at Deerfield, New Hampshire.11 She died on 17 February 1845 at Deerfield, New Hampshire, at age 87.1,2,4 Abigail was buried at Philbrick Cemetery, Deerfield, New Hampshire.4 Her estate was probated on 8 August 1845 at Rockingham County, New Hampshire.11

Compeller's Notes:
Marriage Date: Woodman (1856) and Woodman (1995) give Jonathan and Abigail's marriage date as 12 November 1782. Woodman(1995) probably used the date from Woodman (1856.)1,2

Citations

  1. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
  2. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  3. New Hampshire Department of State. New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2021.
  4. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  5. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  6. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  7. Hosier, Kathleen. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993.
  8. Tibbetts, Charles W.. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. volume 3. Dover, New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Genealogical Society, 1906.
  9. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  10. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  11. New Hampshire. Probate Court. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.