Abigail
WILLIS
(b.
28 May 1684
,
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
30 January 1765
,
Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Abigail WILLIS was born 28 May 1684 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Abigail WILLIS was the child of Benjamin WILLIS and Susanna WHITMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS (maternal) Thomas WHITMAN and Abigail BYRAMSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abigail married Morgan COBB abt. 1701 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Morgan COBB was born 29 December 1673 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Morgan died 30 September 1755 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Morgan was the child of Augustine COBB and Elizabeth Bethia HARVEY?.
Abigail WILLIS died 30 January 1765 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Morgan COBB-- Date: abt. 1701 Place:
Morgan COBB was the child of Augustine COBB and Elizabeth Bethia HARVEY?
Children of Morgan COBB and Abigail WILLIS:
Thomas COBB (b.abt. 1705, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 May 1779, Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Lydia LEONARD 8 March 1738 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
Morgan COBB-- Date: abt. 1701 Place: Morgan COBB was the child of Augustine COBB and Elizabeth Bethia HARVEY?
Children of Morgan COBB and Abigail WILLIS:
Thomas COBB (b.abt. 1705, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 May 1779, Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay )m. Lydia LEONARD 8 March 1738 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
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1684 Birth 28 May 1684
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1738 Marriage of ChildThomas COBB married 8 March 1738, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Lydia LEONARD
1755 Death of Spouse/PartnerMorgan COBB died 30 September 1755, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
1765 Death 30 January 1765
Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 80.
Added: 6/26/2026 4:02:28 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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