Individual Details

Abigail Elderkin

(1641 - Abt, 1700)

Abigail Elderkin was born in Dedham MA she married John Betts and was a school teacher. She was brought before the court for calling Jesus a bastard, details are sketchy. Thomas Burnham defended her and saved her from being hung. She was remanded to her father and eventually divorced her husband who married Abigail Smith Adams.

Events

Birth1641Dedham, British America
MarriageAbt, 1660John Betts
CivilMarch 10, 1661
Divorce1672John Betts
DeathAbt, 1700British America
OccupationSchool teacher

Families

SpouseJohn Betts (1627 - 1690)
FatherJohn Elderkin (1612 - 1687)

Endnotes

2. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 66.

3. Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who Was Among the Early Settlers At Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, And His Descendants. 2nd ed. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co, Page 58.

4. Adams, Sherman W, The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Name: Grafton Press; Location: New York; Date: 1904;), Volume 2 page 98.

5. Adams, Sherman W, The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Name: Grafton Press; Location: New York; Date: 1904;), Volume 2 page 98.

6. Adams, Sherman W, The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Name: Grafton Press; Location: New York; Date: 1904;), Volume 2 page 98.

7. Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who Was Among the Early Settlers At Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, And His Descendants. 2nd ed. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co, Page 58.