Abigail Varney

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name
Abigail Varney
aka
[Abigail Low]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Caleb Low, whom she married at Chebacco in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 8 Jan 1732/3, and mother of Nathan Low (b. 1742). A daughter of Thomas Varney and Abigail Cogswell, born at Chebacco in 1713, she was probably her husband's second cousin, both being great-grandchildren of Joseph Wise and Mary Tompson of Roxbury. She probably died at Ipswich in 1800, aged 86.
born
date
14 Oct 1713
place
Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
note
"Abigail, d. Thomas, at Chebacco, Oct. 14, 1713" (1:374). Mollie's typescript has "Oct. 4, 1713" on her Varney chart (p. 101) and "Oct. 13, 1713" on the next page.
died
date
30 Dec 1800
place
Ipswich, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, book-crowell-1868-history-essex]
note
"[Catharine, c. R. 4.], wid. Caleb, Dec. 30, 1800, a. 86 y." (2:624). Rev. John Cleaveland's Chebacco deaths, printed by Crowell (pp. 465-467), have the same: "Dec. 30 [1800]. Widow Catherine Low, aged 86." The age fits Abigail; the name does not.
father
id
thomas-varney-1682
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, will-caleb-low-1773]
research
research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
note
Her birth record. Caleb Low's will names "Thomas Varney, brother." Mollie made her the daughter of Thomas Varney and Abigail Proctor; Abigail Proctor was her grandmother.
mother
id
abigail-cogswell-1689
basis
inferred
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, book-jameson-1884-cogswells-in-america]
research
research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
note
Thomas Varney Jr.'s wife was Abigail Cogswell (Cogswell Genealogy p. 28), who died his wife in 1738.

Wife of Caleb Low. She and Caleb were second cousins, both great-grandchildren of Joseph Wise and Mary Tompson of Roxbury.

Her grandmother, Abigail (Proctor) Varney, was a sister of John Proctor, hanged at Salem in 1692 (Essex Quarterly Courts 5:195; 7:218), which made Proctor her great-uncle.

Mollie's typescript (p. 101) makes her the daughter of Abigail Proctor; Abigail Proctor was her grandmother, the wife of Corporal Thomas Varney (d. 1692), and her mother was Abigail Cogswell.

Open questions

  • The 1800 death entry calls the widow of Caleb "Catharine," in the Ipswich church record and in Cleaveland's list. Check the originals.
  1. ---
  2. name: Abigail Varney
  3. aka: [Abigail Low]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Caleb Low, whom she married at Chebacco in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 8 Jan 1732/3, and
  8. mother of Nathan Low (b. 1742). A daughter of Thomas Varney and Abigail Cogswell, born at
  9. Chebacco in 1713, she was probably her husband's second cousin, both being great-grandchildren
  10. of Joseph Wise and Mary Tompson of Roxbury. She probably died at Ipswich in 1800, aged 86.
  11. born:
  12. date: 14 Oct 1713
  13. place: Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  17. note: "\"Abigail, d. Thomas, at Chebacco, Oct. 14, 1713\" (1:374). Mollie's typescript has \"Oct. 4, 1713\" on her Varney chart (p. 101) and \"Oct. 13, 1713\" on the next page."
  18. died:
  19. date: 30 Dec 1800
  20. place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, book-crowell-1868-history-essex]
  24. note: "\"[Catharine, c. R. 4.], wid. Caleb, Dec. 30, 1800, a. 86 y.\" (2:624). Rev. John Cleaveland's Chebacco deaths, printed by Crowell (pp. 465-467), have the same: \"Dec. 30 [1800]. Widow Catherine Low, aged 86.\" The age fits Abigail; the name does not."
  25. father:
  26. id: thomas-varney-1682
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: proven
  29. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, will-caleb-low-1773]
  30. research: research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
  31. note: Her birth record. Caleb Low's will names "Thomas Varney, brother." Mollie made her the daughter of Thomas Varney and Abigail Proctor; Abigail Proctor was her grandmother.
  32. mother:
  33. id: abigail-cogswell-1689
  34. basis: inferred
  35. confidence: proven
  36. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, book-jameson-1884-cogswells-in-america]
  37. research: research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
  38. note: Thomas Varney Jr.'s wife was Abigail Cogswell (Cogswell Genealogy p. 28), who died his wife in 1738.
  39. ---
  41. Wife of Caleb Low. She and Caleb were second cousins, both great-grandchildren of
  42. Joseph Wise and Mary Tompson of Roxbury.
  44. Her grandmother, Abigail (Proctor) Varney, was a sister of John Proctor, hanged at Salem
  45. in 1692 (Essex Quarterly Courts 5:195; 7:218), which made Proctor her great-uncle.
  47. Mollie's typescript (p. 101) makes her the daughter of Abigail Proctor; Abigail Proctor
  48. was her grandmother, the wife of Corporal Thomas Varney (d. 1692), and her mother was
  49. Abigail Cogswell.
  51. ## Open questions
  53. - The 1800 death entry calls the widow of Caleb "Catharine," in the Ipswich church record
  54. and in Cleaveland's list. Check the originals.
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