Family:Chadwick, Abigail (c1707-?)
Abigail5 Chadwick (Sarah Whitney4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Charles and Sarah4 (Whitney) Chadwick was born circa 1707[1], calculated from age at baptism; baptized 21 Jan 1727/28 at Weston, MA; aged 21 years.
Abigail married Capt. Henry Spring, son of Thomas Spring and Elizabeth Traine, 17 May 1732 at Watertown, MA.
Capt. Henry Spring was a farmer in Weston and a Selectman in 1758. He and his cousins Josiah, Jedediah, and Converse Spring served in a Regiment commanded by Sir William Pepperill in the Indian War of 1757 and was captain of a company from Watertown in the French and Indian War of 1758 in the Spring and again in 1759. Capt. Spring and his daughter Rebecca drowned while attempting to cross a pond on the ice in the winter of 1779-80.
Capt. Spring commanded the Watertown Train Band in Colonel William William's Regiment in 1758 when Massachusetts provided 7,000 men for the Lake George Expedition. These troops joined with the British regulars under General Abercrombie. Capt. Spring carried a beautifully carved powder horn, presented by his troops, throughout this campaign; later, it was carried by his son, Amos, in the American Revolution and by his grandson, Capt. Amos Spring II, in the War of 1812. It is now in the possession of his great, great grandson, Henry K. Holton, Indianapolis, Ind.
Children of Henry and Abigail5 (Chadwick) Spring all b. at Weston, MA:
i. Henry Spring6, b. 26 Apr 1733; baptized 29 Apr 1733 at Watertown, MA; Marriage banns for he and Hannah Whitney were published 31 Dec 1756 at Weston, MA; "both of Weston;" m. Hannah Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington, 28 Apr 1757 at Weston, MA; "both of Weston." - He was also known as Henry Spring Jr.
ii. Abigail Spring, b. 16 Jan 1734/35; baptized 26 Jan 1734/35 at Weston, MA; m. Benjamin Brown Dec 1754 at Weston, MA; husband "of Housatonic No. 1" (New Marlboro). iii. Elijah Spring, b. 28 Feb 1736/37; baptized 6 Mar 1736/37 at Weston, MA; Marriage banns for he and Beulah Jackson were published 28 Aug 1761 at Weston, MA; husband "of Housatonic No. 1" (New Marlboro). iv. Elizabeth Spring, b. 7 Apr 1739; baptized 15 Apr 1739 at Watertown, MA; m. Josiah Mansfield, son of Theophilus Mansfield and Sybil White, 23 Sep 1756 at Weston, MA; d. 30 May 1771 at Acton, MA, at age 32. v. Mary Spring, b. 22 Mar 1741; baptized 29 Mar 1741 at Watertown, MA; m. Abijah Burbank 4 Sep 1760 at Weston, MA; husband "of Sutton;" d. 26 Sep 1786 at age 45. vi. Lucy Spring, b. 20 Feb 1742; baptized 27 Feb 1742 at Watertown, MA. vii. Rebekah Spring, b. 26 Oct 1744; baptized 28 Oct 1744 at Watertown, MA; Marriage banns for she and Asa Smith were published 28 Oct 1763 at Weston, MA. viii. Keziah Spring, b. 30 Sep 1746; m. Jeremiah Chandler 10 Jun 1780 at Stockbridge, MA. ix. Ebenezer Spring, baptized 6 Nov 1747; b. 4 Nov 1748 at Weston, MA; m. Naomi Sedgwick 27 Feb 1769; d. 1831 at Charlton, NY. x. Mercy Spring, baptized 1750 at Weston, MA; b. 8 Feb 1750; m. Ebenezer Chadwick 31 Oct 1771 at Monterey, MA. xi. Amos Spring, b. 5 Dec 1752; m. Rebecca Judd 29 Dec 1774; d. 23 Feb 1814 at MA at age 61. xii. Sarah Spring, b. 22 May 1757.
References
1. "The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent", Vol. 1. Sources - "Watertown Soldiers in the Colonial Wars" by Ronbinson, pp. 35, 42; "Colonial Families of the USA" by Mackenzie, p. 107; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. IV, p. 330; "National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America", Book 20, pp. 25-26; "Genealogical Dictionary of New England" by Savage, Vol. IV, pp. 156-157; "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650" by Banks, p. 166; "Soldiers in King Philip's War" by Bodge, pp. 85, 260, 264, 376; Attica, New York News, 20 May 1943.Vital Records of Otis, Massachusetts to 1850, pp. 57, 154; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 66, p. 239.
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