Abigail Little

Biography

Abigail Little (Marsh) was born circa 1718 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts. Her parents were Sgt John Marsh and Hannah Marsh (King).

Abigail married Waitstill Hastings on October 1, 1736. Together they had the following children:
Hon John Waitsfield Hastings;
Abigail Wolcott (Hastings);
Hannah Bernard Kellogg (Hastings);
Mary Hastings;
Samuel Hastings.

Abigail married Hon. John Prentice Bulkeley on April 16, 1751 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States. Together they had the following children:
Capt. Charles Bulkley.

Abigail married Rev. Ephraim Little on November 5, 1755 in Colchester, New London, CT. Together they had the following children:
Sophia Little;
Justin Little.

She died on June 24, 1786 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States and was buried in Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

Tombstone Inscription

in 69th yr, consort of Rev Ephraim Little

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References

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHN-WBC : 30 December 2022), Abigail Marsh in entry for Waitstill Hastings, 1736. Name Waitstill Hastings Sex Male Spouse's Name Abigail Marsh Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 1 Oct 1736 Event Place Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Event Place (Original) Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
• "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F759-56P : 11 January 2020), Abigail Bulkeley in entry for Ephraim Little, 1755. Name Ephraim Little Sex Male Spouse's Name Abigail Bulkeley Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 5 Nov 1755 Event Place Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States Event Place (Original) First Congregational Church, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7023185/abigail-hastings-little
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 25 2017, 23:18:40 UTC
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hawley-hurd-etc&i... (dead link)
• Reference: [https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/7023185/abigail-hastings-little Find A Grave Memorial] - SmartCopy: Oct 30 2023, 2:27:24 UTC
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/97MX-7HZ cites
  • John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 337. “Her name Abigail belonging to an aunt of Hannah Barnard was a favorite name in the Barnard family, and her age compared with that of her husband, and the name Hannah Barnard given to her child, seem strong indicaitons that she ws Hannah (Barnard) Marsh's daughter.”
  • "The History Of Hadley, Massachusetts", Republished, 1976 by New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth. With "Family Genealogies", by Lucius M. Boltwood, 1905. Pg. 92.