Abigail (Brown) Curtice (1690 - 1748)

Born 25 Apr 1690 in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony

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Died 11 Feb 1748 at age 57 in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Abigail Brown was born 25 April 1690 in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, the daughter of Richard Brown and Dorothy King.^[1]

She married Richard Curtice about 1710,^[2] likely in Southold or possibly in Hebron, Connecticut, where her first child was born in 1711.^[2][3] They had 11 children and lived in Hebron, Connecticut.^[2]

Abigail died 11 February 1748 in Hebron, Connecticut.^[4][5] She was buried in Hebron, Connecticut.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ A Brief Account of the Family of Lieutenant Richard Browne, of Southold, on the Island of Nassau, or Long Island, N. Y., by Lucy D. Akerly (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 31 - New York, NY, April 1900, pp. 65-70; July 1900, pp. 166-170) pp. 67-68: Abigail, daughter of Ensign Richard Brown & Dorothy King, born 25 April 1690 GoogleBooks
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Richard Curtice, Master Mariner - a Genealogy of Richard Curtice of Salem, Mass. and Southold, Long Island - Curtis, Harlow Dunham - pub. Madison, Conn. 1955 - p. 5: Richard Curtice m. ___ 1710 Abigail Brown who survived him - Note: The surname of Richard 3's wife Abigail Brown was found in the family records of Ephraim John Henry 8 Curtice of Wheatland, Iowa. HathiTrust
3. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73K-GX5 : 11 June 2020), Richard Curtice in entry for Curtice - Curtice Birth 17 Oct 1711 Tolland, Connecticut
4. ↑ Barbour Collection for Hebron, Connecticut - Douglas Library of Hebron (download pdf) - page 32: Curtis, Curtice, Curtise - Abigail wid. d. Feb.11, 1747/8 BarbourCollection
5. ↑ Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VP-ZM9 : 16 January 2020), Abigail Curtice, 11 Feb 1748, age 59 yrs. (Hale Collection) Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
6. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 35730578 Abigail Brown Curtice (1690-1748) - Godfrey Hill Cemetery - Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut FindaGrave

• Abigail Brown, Probable Wife of Richard Curtice of Hebron, Conn. Author: Claude W. Barlow - Publication: The American Genealogist 37 (1961) - Repository: Media: Magazine Page: pg. 87

• 1698 Southold LI Census - A Study of Identities - Town of Southold Suffolk County Long Island, New York by Norris M. Taylor, Jr. - Brown: Richard, Dorithy, Richard junjr, Samuel, Dorathy, Abigall, Mehitobel, Henry - This is Richard-2 (Richard-1) Brown and his wife, and also his cousin, Dorothy-3 (Samuel-2, William-1) King. This family covered in NYGBR 31:65-70, 1900. A David born after the census. For Richard-1 Brown material, see NYGBR 31:65-70, 1900, Ackerly article.

• RootsWeb - Ancestry.com ID I9318 - Ensign Richard Browne - father of Samuel Browne. Richard Browne was married to Dorothy King, 8 May, 1683; he died in 1701, in his 50th year. Issue: Richard Browne, born 6 April,1684; Samuel Browne, born 21 March, 1685-6; Dorothy Browne, born 3 April,1688; Abigail Brown, born 25 April, 1690; Deborah Browne, born 5 March,1692-3; Mehittabell Brown, born 8 Oct., 1695; Henry Browne, born 3 Jan.,1697-8, died 18 Aug., 1702; David Brown, born 8 Feb., 1699-1700.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Katharine E for starting this profile.