Abigail Bradley

 

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Abigail Bradley
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Born: 09 Sep 1671 New Haven Colony

 

   
Married: 29 Jun 1692 New Haven Colony

 

   
Died: 03 Sep 1743 East Haven, New Haven,  CT    

FATHER

Joseph Bradley

MOTHER

Silence Brockett

HUSBAND

John Moulthrop

CHILDREN

1. Abigail Moulthrop b. 12 Aug 1693
    bap 18 Aug 1700 New Haven
    d. after 1758
    removed to Durham

2. John Moulthrop b. 17 Mar 1695/6
    bap. 18 Aug 1700 New Haven
    married Sarah daughter Samuel and Sarah (Newman) Tuttle
    d. Abt. 1757

3. Mary Moulthrop b. 05 Apr 1699
    d. 1 Jul 1708 East Haven, CT

4. Sarah Moulthrop b. 10 Oct 1701
    married: Adonijah Morris
    married: Simon Coe

5. Daniel Moulthrop b. 01 Dec 1703
    d. 29 Jan 1759
    married: Hannah Belcher
    married: Lydia daughter John and Hannah (Hemingway) How

6. Israel Moulthrop b. 07 Jun 1706
    d, 15 Oct 1788
    married: Lydia Page

7. Joseph Moulthrop b. 18 Jun 1708
    d. Aft. 23 Jan 1771
    married Mary Wheadon

8. Timothy Moulthrop b. 18 Jun 1708

Abigail Bradley
by Susan Brooke
April 2022

 According to the New Haven Vital Records, Abigail Bradley was born on 9 Sep 1671 in The New Haven Colony. (1) When she was 20 years old she married John Moulthrop on 29 Jun 1692. (2) According to the Barbour Collection he died 14 Feb 1712/13 when he was 46 leaving his widow with several young children.. (3) Abigail, aged 40, was named administrator and given custody of her youngest six children, John, Sarah, Daniel, Israel, John and Timothy. (4) The oldest child, Abigail, was over 18. The youngest two were twins, Joseph and Timothy, and they were only 4 years old.  Three witnesses also came forward and cited the will of John Molthrop upon his deathbed.  He knew he was leaving his widow with a lot of debt and very little moveable estate so he granted her land to sell to settle those debts. (5)
Her daughter, Mary, had died about four years earlier, but she still had seven children to raise. She lived to the age of 71 and died 3 Sep 1743. (6)

Sources

(1) Families of Ancient New Haven Vol II by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1923,
page 261
Abigail (Bradley) b. 9 Sep 1671 NHV d. 3 Sep 1743 EHV; m 29 June 1692 NHV John Moulthrop

Colonial Families of the United States of America 1607-1775 Vol VII, by Nelson Osgood Rhoades, 1920,  page 410

III 7. (Sergeant) John Moulthrop, b. 15 Feb, 1667-1668; d. 14th February, 1713; m. 29th June, 1692, Abigail Bradley, b. 9th September, 1671; d. 3d September, 1743; dau of Joseph, b. 4th January, 1646, who m. Silence (Brockett), 25th October, 1557, dau. of John Brockett, of New Haven.  He served in Colonial Wars.
    John Brockett, son of Sir John, of England, was the young engineer chosen to lay out the village or colony of New Haven.  The "Green" or "Public Square," and its usrrounding for two blocks deep, remain practically unchanged in form from that established by the first survey.  John, d. 12th March, 1689 aged eighty.

(2) Connecticut Marriages

"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H963-3Y6Z : 11 January 2020), John Moulthrop, 1692.

(3) Barbour Collection deaths
Moulthrop, Sergt. John d. Feb 14, 1712/13  TM1

(4)   New Haven Probate Records
  Vol. IV  pages, 149, 167, 174/5 263/4  

Administration of the estate of John Moulthrop granted to widow Abigail on April 1, 1713
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Inventory of estate of John Moulthrop May 8, 1713  £446 08 0.
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Abigail Moulthrop April 8, 1714 allowed guardianship of children John and Sarah
Appointed guardian of Daniel, Israel, Joseph and Timothy.
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(5) On same page.
FHL film 5295 image 339

"Abigail Molthrop administrator of the Estate of John Molthrop Late of East Haven, Dec'd Exhibited an Instrument under the hand of Jacob Hemmingway, John How and Mercy Luddington testifying of the Said Dec'd Did give the Said Abigail Leave to Sell Land for repayment of his debts which upon the oath of two of the witnesses was accepted by the Court as a nuncupative Will and approved for Record. East Haven June 2, 1713 Wee whose names are under written Do testify that John Molthrop of East Haven Late  deceased  for Several Reasons and Especially Because he Said he Knew y he should Leave his wife much in debt and very Scant of moveable estate to pay them. and that she could not with convenience Spare any.  Did therefore upon his Death bed Leave as this Last Will and testament his wife should have some Land of his in a Lott called the plaines Lott.  Enough to Sell and pay the debts.    Jacob Hemmingway, John How and Mercy Luddington"

Each swore they heard the deceased make this declaration.

(6) Connecticut Town Records (Barbour Collection)
(Moulthrop), Abigail, wid. (d. 3 Sep 1743)  TM2 page 25