Abigail Morse

1757 - 1845  (87 years)

• Name	Abigail Morse
  	Father: Jacob Morse (1716–1758) Mother: Abigail Eastman (1723–1795) [5]
  Birth	16 Mar 1757	East Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire   [1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12]
  	Birth Record of Abigail Morse
  Moved To	Feb 1826 (68 years)	Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A.   [11, 12]
  Will	15 Mar 1844 (86 years)	Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [9]
  Death	17 Feb 1845	Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1, 11, 12]
  Burial	Aft 17 Feb 1845	Philbrick Cemetery, Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Philbrick Cemetery, Deerfield, New Hampshire   [1]
  Probate/Proved	8 Aug 1845 (88 years)	Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [9]
  Person ID, Branch	I18407
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage: Woodman (1856) and Woodman (1995) give Jonathan and Abigail's marriage date as 12 November 1782.

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Jonathan Woodman,   b. 25 Jul 1746, Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire d. 9 Apr 1827, Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  Other Partners: Mary Elkins  m. 27 Aug 1772
Marriage	13 Nov 1782	The First Church of Kingston, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. The First Church of Kingston,  Kingston, New Hampshire   [2, 6, 7, 8, 10]
They were married by the Rev. Elihu Thayer.
	Marriage Record of Jonathan Woodman and Mary Elkins
Age at Marriage	She : 25 years and 8 months - He : 36 years and 4 months.
Children	1783 to 1800  [11, 12]
1. Abigail Woodman (1783-____) 2. Ruth Woodman (1785-1855) 3. Betsey Woodman (1786-1833) 4. Sarah Woodman (1789-____) 5. Nancy Woodman (1790-before 1794) 6. David Woodman (1792-____) 7. Nancy Woodman (1794-____) 8. Eunice Woodman (1797-1842) 9. Enos Woodman (1800-____)
Family ID	F9023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Aug 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Abigail Morse(1757 – 1845) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Mar 1757 - East Kingston, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire Marriage - 13 Nov 1782 - The First Church of Kingston, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Moved To - Feb 1826 - Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A. Will - 15 Mar 1844 - Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Death - 17 Feb 1845 - Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 17 Feb 1845 - Philbrick Cemetery, Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 8 Aug 1845 - Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 115289213 Mrs Abigail Morse Woodman. [S656] Hosier, Kathleen E., Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993). [S161] New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S1676] New Hampshire, Birth Index, 1659-1900, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations. Inc., 2013), Birth Record of Abigail Morse. [S2437] New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021), Birth Record of Abigail Morse. [S144] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Moses Woodman and Abigail Morse. [S2360] New Hampshire Department of Health, New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 202), Marriage Record of Jonathan Woodman and Mary Elkins. [S141] New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S2616] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S837] Tibbetts, Charles W. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, volume 3, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1988). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).