Individual Details
Abigail Sisson
(23 Mar 1685 - 30 Aug 1723)
Acct. of Richard Tew, George Sisson & William Sanford, Execs. of Est. of William Tew of Tiv., 'who Dyed 5th 2 mo,' dtd. 12 Nov. 1731. Very lengthy. Mentions paym. to 'Henery Tew Guardian to Sarah and Dorcas Tew,' & 'To the widdow Abigail Tew.' Incl. item 'To the funeral Expenses of Two Children (viz) Abigail & Edward Tew who Dyed ye 11th & 22d of August 1718.' Paym. for 'Time and Trouble Expended in Removing ye familey of Said Tew from Tiverton to Portsmouth.' Paym. 'To Scholing Sarah Tew and William Tew 10 weeks.' Item 'then Received under my Care Dorcas & Sarah Tew by the Request of their mother who Departed This Life the 30 pf the Sixth month 1723.' Various items for tending for Abigail Tew in her sickness and paying for her funeral. An item to 'Richard Tew in money to pay his Sister Peckom.' An item to 'Anna the wife of Henery Tew for the Grave Stones for William Tew his Wife and Three Children.' Mentions "Sarah Tew Left my house to Live with her aunt [Abigail] Wrightington.' Item 'To the abode of Dorcas Tew from the thirteenth of September 1723 until the thirteenth of September 1731' [7:253/4/5/6/7/8/9/60/1/2/3/4]." 4
•Probate: 7 MAR 1732/3 Newport, Newport, RI
•Note: "Rcpt. by Caleb Arnold of Newport and Sarah Arnold Lately Named Sarah Tew, for legacy from Est. of her father William Tew of Tiv., as paid by Richard Tew, George Sisson & William Sanford, Execs, dtd. at Newport 7 March 1732/3. Also incl. 'all Satisfaction for the personal Estate of Abigail Tew widdow of the said Wllm Tew,' excepting for that portion reserved to support Dorcas Tew, dau. of said William Tew and an idiot
•Probate: 7 MAR 1732/3 Newport, Newport, RI
•Note: "Rcpt. by Caleb Arnold of Newport and Sarah Arnold Lately Named Sarah Tew, for legacy from Est. of her father William Tew of Tiv., as paid by Richard Tew, George Sisson & William Sanford, Execs, dtd. at Newport 7 March 1732/3. Also incl. 'all Satisfaction for the personal Estate of Abigail Tew widdow of the said Wllm Tew,' excepting for that portion reserved to support Dorcas Tew, dau. of said William Tew and an idiot
Events
| Birth | 23 Mar 1685 | Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island | |||
| Marriage | 16 Mar 1708 | Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island - William Tew |  | ||
| Death | 30 Aug 1723 | Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British America |
Families
| Spouse | William Tew (1683 - 1718) |
| Child | Dorcas Tew (1709 - 1740) |
| Child | Sarah Tew (1711 - ) |
| Child | William Tew (1713 - 1723) |
| Child | Abigail Tew (1715 - 1718) |
| Child | Edward Tew (1717 - 1718) |
| Father | George Sisson (1636 - 1718) |
| Mother | Sarah F. Lawton (1647 - 1718) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann Sisson (1669 - 1752) |
| Sibling | Mary Sisson (1670 - 1698) |
| Sibling | Ann Sisson (1672 - 1749) |
| Sibling | Hope Sisson (1674 - 1752) |
| Sibling | Richard Sisson (1676 - 1752) |
| Sibling | Ruth Sisson (1680 - 1775) |
| Sibling | George Sisson (1683 - 1775) |
| Sibling | Thomas Sisson (1686 - 1775) |
| Sibling | John Sisson (1688 - 1784) |
| Sibling | James Sisson (1690 - 1776) |
Notes
Marriage
"Tew, William, of Henry, of Newport, and Abigail Sisson, of George, of Portsmouth; m. by George Brownell, Asst., March 16, 1707-8."