Born in Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abel Collins
and Rebecca Bartholomew
Sister of
Mercy (Collins) Hughes and Hepzibah (Collins) Barnes
Wife of
John Barnes
— married
1763 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died after
after age 65
in New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2017
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Biography
Abigail was born in 1744. She passed away after 1810. m. 1764 John Barnes
- Children per Barnes Family Yearbook:
- Obedience Barnes
- Abel Barnes
- John Barnes, b. 1767; d. Aug. 21, 1773.
- Elihu Barnes
- Amos Barnes
- Abegail Barnes
- John Barnes.
- Abraham Barnes, b. 1777.
- Jeremiah Barnes
Sources
- Dodd, Stephen. The East-Haven Register, In Three Parts (A.H. Maltby & Co., 1824) Page 114
- The East-Haven Register
- Barnes Family Year Book, Vol II compiled by Trescott C. Barnes 1908 p. 21 (https://ia904503.us.archive.org/14/items/barnesfamilyyear02barn/barnesfamilyyear02barn_bw.pdf)
- "Record of the Bartholomew Family," George Wells Bartholomew, 1885, pg. 71
- "Families of Ancient New Haven," Donald L. Jacobus.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~1.56%
Dudley Miller
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T426982 [compare], FTDNA kit #585856
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~0.78%
Don Larson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Donald W Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WY137888C1 [compare], Ancestry member donaldwsmith
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Appear to have married the same person: Bio of 17484 says married John Barnes 1764 Profile 25575 has m. John Barnes Ancestry records have two that are pertinent: 1) Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) East Haven Vital Records, p. 139 lists: Abel d. Mar. 29, 1773 Abiga[i]l, d. Abel b. Aug 15, 1744 2) Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 New Haven, CT, p. 53 lists: Abel d. Mar 30, 1773 "about" 68 Between them they have her birth as daughter of Abel who is listed as father in profile Collins-17484, and marriage to John Barn[e] Abigail, m. John Barns, Oct. 10, 1763
They also concur closely with the East Haven Register entry cited in Collins-17484.
I believe I am descended from Abigail Collins as my 5GGM. Ancestry Thrulines has found 12 DNA matches there under four children of Abigail: 1) Obedience Barnes b. 1764 (2 matches) 2) Abel Barnes b. 1766 (1 match) 3) John Barnes b. 1772 (my line, 3 matches) 4) Abraham Barnes b. 1777 (6 matches)
Let me know if I can help add sources to the docs I referenced. My Ancestry tree is public, and I have linked the sources noted above: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/119052369/person/192182587618/facts