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Abigail Child was born on June 16, 1672 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, daughter of Richard Child (1631–1694) and Mehitable Dimmock (<1642–1676).
Abigail (22) married Joseph Lothrop (19) (born on December 14, 1675 in Barnstable; son of Melatiah Lothrop and Sarah (Farrar) Lothrop) on January 14, 1695 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their daughter was Mehitable Lothrop (~1700–1746).
In 1748, her husband bequeathed the enslavement of his enslaved people, Amos, Sarah, and Bulah to her, and she was to have the use of his enslaved black man, Jack, then Jack was to be set free after her death.[1]
Abigail died on May 9, 1753 in Barnstable, aged 80. She was buried in Lothrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[2] [3]
The will of Abigail Lothrop was dated 21 June 1748 with a codicil dated 13 September 1748 and 2 May 1753 and proved on 3 July 1753 in Barnstable. She mentioned her grandchildren, John Russell, Abigail Russell, Jonathan Russell, Martha, Rebecca, and her great-grandchild, Lothrop Russell. She mentioned her enslaved black man Jack and he was to have his clothes and bedding. She nominated her kinsman, Joseph Blish Jr., as her executor, and for him to sell her enslaved woman named Bulah and the money was to go to Martha. Her inventory was taken on 13 July 1753 and included one enslaved black woman. Her husband's estate was then set off to John Russell, son of John Russell, Jr., decd., and Lothrop Russell, son of Jonathan Russell, decd.[4]
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