Abigail Blakeman: Robin's Roots

1663 - 1719 (55 years)

Generation: 1

Abigail Blakeman was born on 11 Nov 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Samuel Blakeman and Elizabeth Wheeler); died on 30 Mar 1719 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Buried:
GRid=27309558; no photo

Abigail married Hezekiah Dickinson on 4 Dec 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Hezekiah (son of Nathaniel Dickinson and Anne Bincks) was born on 28 Feb 1645/46 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Jun 1707 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Adam Dickinson was born on 5 Feb 1701/02 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
Joanna Dickinson was born on 2 Feb 1684 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Oct 1764 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Jonathan Dickinson was born on 22 Apr 1688 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Oct 1747 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey, USA.
Abigail Dickinson was born on 8 Dec 1690 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Jun 1775 in Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth Dickinson was born on 9 Mar 1693 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died in UNKNOWN.
Moses Dickinson was born on 12 Dec 1695 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 May 1778 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Abigail married Thomas Ingersoll on 21 Jan 1707/08 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was born on 28 Mar 1668 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Nov 1732 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Samuel Blakeman was born in 1635 in England (son of Adam Blakeman and Jane ??); died on 27 Nov 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events:

Probate: 1668, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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Buried:
GRid=92848162; no tombstone

Samuel married Elizabeth Wheeler in Nov 1660 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Wheeler and ??) was born on 6 Aug 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Dec 1735 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 6 Aug 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Moses Wheeler and ??); died on 4 Dec 1735 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Children:

1. Abigail Blakeman was born on 11 Nov 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Mar 1719 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Johanna Blakeman was born on 14 Sep 1667 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 5 Dec 1729 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.
Adam Blakeman was born on 4 Dec 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died in 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Generation: 3

Adam Blakeman was born on 10 Jun 1596 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England (son of John Blakeman and Thomissin Jurdane); died on 16 Mar 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events:

Arrival: 1638, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Secondary sources say 1598. But what appears to be a valid baptismal record definitely says 10 June 1596

Buried:
GRid=16729907; a tumbstone to honor the memory of Adam Blakeman. The Fisrt Congregational Church Stratford,Conn.

Adam married Jane ?? before 1628 in England. Jane was born on 24 May 1600 in Staffordshire, England; died on 20 Sep 1674 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane ?? was born on 24 May 1600 in Staffordshire, England; died on 20 Sep 1674 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Birth:
Many people claim that she is Jane Wheeler, sister of Moses Wheeler, but there is insufficient evidence to support that conclusion.

Died:
GRid=64743589; No tombstone

Children:

2. Samuel Blakeman was born in 1635 in England; died on 27 Nov 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
James Blakeman was born in 1657; died in 1689; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Benjamin Blakeman was born in 1643 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Dec 1689 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary Blakeman was born in 1636 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Mar 1709 in Salem; was buried in Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
John Blakeman was christened on 10 Apr 1624 in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England; died in 1662 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Moses Wheeler was born on 5 Jan 1598 in Bow, Middlesex, England; died on 15 Jan 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events:

Occupation: Ship's Carpenter, Farmer, Ferry Operator
Arrival: 1638, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Probate: 1698, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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Buried:
GRid=11229578; lengthy bio. Upright fieldstone with large crudely carved letters

Died:
Age: 100

Moses married ??. was born on 1 Jan 1620 in England; died on 20 Mar 1690 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

?? was born on 1 Jan 1620 in England; died on 20 Mar 1690 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events:

Arrival: Between 1629 and 1630, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She is often assumed to be Miriam Hawley, but there does not seem to be good evidence for that. Her birthdate has been reported as a specific date in 1620 without substantiation. Her children were born

Children:

3. Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 6 Aug 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Dec 1735 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Samuel Wheeler was born on 28 Apr 1649 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died in 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Moses Wheeler, Jr was born on 4 Jul 1651 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Jan 1724-5 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Joanna Wheeler was born on 5 Mar 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died in 1694 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Susanna Wheeler was born on 1 Mar 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Mary Wheeler was born on 13 Sep 1655 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 7 Feb 1735 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.
Jane Wheeler was born in 1660 in Bow, Middlesex, England; died in 1674 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Miriam Wheeler was born on 28 Mar 1647 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Oct 1693 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Generation: 4

John Blakeman was born in 1568 in England; died in 1626 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England; was buried on 7 Jul 1626 in Gnosall, Stafford, England.

John married Thomissin Jurdane. Thomissin was born on 26 Jan 1572 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England; died about 1643; was buried on 28 Jul 1643 in Gnosall, Stafford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomissin Jurdane was born on 26 Jan 1572 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England; died about 1643; was buried on 28 Jul 1643 in Gnosall, Stafford, England.

Other Events:

Baptism: 26 Jan 1572, Gnosall, Stafford, England

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Birth:
Christening

Children:

4. Adam Blakeman was born on 10 Jun 1596 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England; died on 16 Mar 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Penelope Blakeman was born on 17 Aug 1593 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.