Abigail Davis

1635 - 1682  (46 years)

• Name	Abigail Davis
  Birth	31 Aug 1635	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Gender	Female
  Death	Jul 1682	Sakonnet, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Burial	Richmond Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Notes	Wife of Richard Ussell. On May 20, 1657, Abigail Davis, petitioned the Assembly, alleging that her mother and step-father, John Cowdall, had forced her into a marriage with Richard Ussell. Later that year, the Assembly declared that her marriage with Richard was unlawful and that she was free to marry Edward Richmond, whom she declared in her petition to be her choice. She then became the wife of Edward Richmond, the son of John Richmond from Ashton, Keynes, Wiltshire, England. They married in 1658, and were the parents of Sylvester Richmond.
  Person ID	I965	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	William Davis,   b. 1597, England d. 1643, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary
  Family ID	F3692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Captain Edward Richmond,   b. 1632, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England d. Nov 1696, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1656
  Children	+ 1. Colonel Sylvester Richmond,   b. 1672, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. 20 Nov 1754, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 31 Aug 1635 - Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Death - Jul 1682 - Sakonnet, Newport County, Rhode Island Burial - - Richmond Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth
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