Abigail Adams

Abigail Pickering

• BIRTH 6 Jun 1733 Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
• DEATH 30 Sep 1781 (aged 48) New Hampshire, USA
• BURIAL Newington Cemetery, Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA

Family

Abigail was the daughter of Lieutenant James Pickering of Newington and his wife Mary Nutter.

From “A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and ...,” Volume 1 By Andrew Napoleon Adams. Page 405. GoogleBooks

Children of Dea. Benjamin', (1729) [24] (Rev. Joseph', Joseph", Joseph', Henry') and Abigail (Pickering) Adams; res. Newington, N. H.

• 46. i. Capt. James", b. in Newington, N. H., Jan. 22, 1752; m. June, 1778, Mary Cole, dau. of Capt. Amos and Elizabeth (Wallingford) Cole of Berwick, Me., b. Aug. 22, 1756. He was selectman of Rochester, N. H., 1780, 1786 and 1789; delegate to convention in favor of paper money Sept., 1786, and d. in Rochester, N. H., 10 June, 1779 or 1793.
• ii. Elizabeth", b. in Newington, Oct. 5 or 15, 1754. There is a conflict of traditions. According to some testimonies, this Elizabeth m. Dec. 8, 1776, her cousin, Capt. Joseph Adams; according to others, it was Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer and Lois (Downing) Adams who married Capt. Joseph Adams.
• 47. iii. Nathan Webb", b. in Newington, May 16, 1756; m. Feb. 12, 1783-4, Elizabeth Cole of Rochester; d. 29 Oct, 1848, age 86; res. Newington, N. H. He d. 23 April, 1831.
• 48. iv. Ruth Webb", b. in Newington, May 23, 1758; m. April 20, 1777, John Shackford of Newington. She d. 21 Dec., 1825.
• 49. v Mary", b. in Newington, Aug. 12, 1760; m. Hon. James Smith of Portsmouth.
• 50. vi. Abigail", b. in Newington, Oct. 24, 1770; m. Capt. George Nutter of Portsmouth. He d. 19 Sept., 1814, age 47. She d. 7 Aug., 1823.
• 51. vii. Benjamin", b. in Newington, Nov. 1, 1773; m. Elizabeth Talpey of Portsmouth, N. H., d. 1 May, 1838. He d. 15 Sept., 1817.
• 52. viii. Thomas", b. in Newington, June 4, 1779; m. Mary Pickering, dau. of William Pepperell and Mary (Nelson) Pickering of Portsmouth, N. H. He settled in Portsmouth and removed to Boston where he d.

Notes

From “Genealogical Data Respecting John Pickering of Portsmouth, N.H., and His ...” By Robert Henry Eddy. Page 5. GoogleBooks

The wife of James Pickering3 (of Thomas2, of John1) was named Mary, and they must have had a son Stephen, according to the Newington church records of Rev. Joseph Adams, in which is stated: "Stephen, son of James and Mary Pickering, was bapt. March 9, 1740; the other children on the 16th of March, 1740."

From Genealogical Data Respecting John Pickering of Portsmouth, N.H., and His ... By Robert Henry Eddy. page 22 GoogleBooks

9. Will of James Pickering, of Newington, dated June 6, 1766. Proved Aug. 31st, 1768. Mentions his sons John, Winthrop, Anthony and Thomas, and his daughter Abigail, wife of Benjamin Adams.

References

• Genealogical Data Respecting John Pickering of Portsmouth, N.H., and His ... By Robert Henry Eddy. Page 8. GoogleBooks Abigail, daughter of James Pickering, m Benjamin Adams
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/LCWV-T8D
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136401673/abigail-adams
• http://alden.org/aldengenealogy/database/pafg95.htm