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Abigail Stansfield, May Johnson 1638 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1638

Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 May 1714

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Gideon Stansfield

Mother: Grace Eastwood

Spouse(s): Samuel May, Sergeant Johnson

Children(s): Abigail May, Samuel May, Jonathan May, Joanna May, Eleazer May, John May, Gideon May, Experience May, John Johnson, Abigail May, Deborah Johnson

The story of Abigail Stansfield May Johnson began in 1638 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, with parents Gideon Stansfield and Grace Eastwood. As an adult, Abigail Stansfield May Johnson wed Samuel May and Sergeant Humphrey Johnson. Their household included Abigail May, Samuel May, Jonathan May, Joanna May, Eleazer May, John May, Gideon May, Experience May, John Johnson, Abigail May and Deborah Johnson. Abigail Stansfield May Johnson's life came to an end in 1714 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Gideon Stansfield
1601 – 1658
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
GS
Grace Eastwood
1599 – 1682
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
GE

Spouses(s)

Samuel May
1634 – 1677
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
SM
Sergeant Johnson
1620 – 1692
Birth Location: Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
SJ

Children(s)

Abigail May
1659 – 1745
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
AM
Samuel May
1661 – 1697
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
SM
Jonathan May
1663 – 1690
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
JM
Joanna May
1666 – 1751
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
JM
Eleazer May
1667 – 1689
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
EM
John May
1670 – 1728
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
JM
Gideon May
1671 – 1671
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
GM
Experience May
1673 –
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
EM
John Johnson
1679 – 1755
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
JJ
Abigail May
1659 – 1745
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
AM
Deborah Johnson
1682 – 1768
Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
DJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1638
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 166, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 7 January 1657
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogy of the descendants of John May who came from England to Roxbury in America, 1640

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 6 Dec 1678
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury
    Record Source: Norfolk County, MA Probate Index 1793-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Drapers in America : being a history and genealogy of those of that name and connection

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 May 1714
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Norfolk County, MA Probate Index 1793-1900, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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