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Personal data Abigail Eddy 

• Alternative name: Abigail Eddye
• She was born before October 7, 1601 in Fordwich, Kent, Eng.
• She was christened on October 6, 1601 in Cranbrook, Kent Co., Eng.
• (note1) .Source 1

  Source: Lei Rachelle Child, Rose Elysium, Irene Fisher, Nancy D. Johnson Rasmussen, Steven Martin, Larry Payne, K. M. Woltmon, et al.

• She died on May 20, 1687 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA.
• She is buried after May 19, 1687 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA.
• A child of William Eddye and Mary Fosten
• This information was last updated on December 15, 2024.

Household of Abigail Eddy

She is married to John Benjamin.

They got married about 1619 at Cranbrook, Kent Co., Eng.

Child(ren):

1. Caleb Benjamin  ± 1638-1684 

Notes about Abigail Eddy

Abigail Eddye / Eddy

Sources: Author: Child, Lei Rachelle; Elysium, Rose; Fisher, Irene; Rasmussen, Nancy D. Johnson; Martin, Steven; Payne, Larry; Woltmon, K. M.; et al.; Title: "Abigail Eddy," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: ix June MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9SX2-4R1

"... Abigail Eddy Reason: Also Eddye Last Changed: May 15, 2023 Larry Payne Sex Female Last Changed: January 20, 2012 K. M. Woltmon

Birth 1 October 1601 Fordwich, Kent, England Reason: Her baptism was the 25th of Oct., 1601, at Cranbrook, Kent, England, so her birth is an estimate. There is no known connection to Fordwich. Last Changed: May 30, 2023 Rose Elysium

Christening 6 October 1601 Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom Reason: No less then, 7, yes SEVEN, attached sources for her baptism. Last Changed: May 15, 2023 Larry Payne

Death 20 May 1687 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, ... Reason: Anderson (Great Migration) & Bond (Watertown Genealogies) use the year 1687. ... Last Changed: May 15, 2023 Larry Payne

Burial ...Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachussetts, USA

Alternate Name Birth Name Abigail Eddye Last Changed: January 12, 2017 Pioneer
Alternate Name Married Name Abigail Benjamin Reason: Her husband's surname. Last Changed: May 13, 2023 Steven Martin
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Emigration Ship "The Lyon" departed 22 June 1632 London, England ... Last Changed: July 6, 2021 Nancy D. Johnson Rasmussen
Emigration Ship "The Lyon" arrived 16 September 1632 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...
Residence 1642 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, ... Largest homestead unsurpassed by any in the vicinity ... Last Changed: May 13, 2023 Steven Martin
Inherited 1645 Dwelling house with 3 acres of land from her husband, the rest of his estate valued at £297 was equally divided between their children Last Changed: July 6, 2021 Nancy D. Johnson Rasmussen

No headstone. Burial unknown. Last Changed: April 4, 2022 Lei Rachelle Child

Spouses & Children

John Benjamin Male 1585 - 1645
Abigail Eddy Female 1601 - 1687
Marriage about 1619 Cranbrook, Kent, England

Children (8)

[1] John Benjamin Male 1620 - 1706
[2] Abigail Benjamin Female 1624 - 1704
[3] Mary Benjamin Female 1626 - 1646
[4] Joseph Benjamin Male 1633 - 1704
[5] Samuel Benjamin Male 1636 - 1669
[6] Caleb Benjamin Male 1638 - 1684
[7] Abel Benjamin Male 1640 - 1719
[8] Joshua Benjamin Male 1642 - 1684

Parents & Siblings

Rev William Eddye Male 1560 - 1616
Mary Ann Fosten Female 1568 - 1611
Marriage 20 November 1587 Cranbrook, Kent, England

Children (16)

[1] Nathaniel Eddy Male 1589 - 1611
[2] Marie Eddye Female 1591 - 1671
[3] Phineas Eddy Male 1593 - 1641
[4] John Eddy Male 1597 - 1684
[5] Eleanor Eddy Female 1599 - 1610
[6] Ellen Eddy Female 1599 - 1610
[7] Abigail Eddy Female 1601 - 1687
[8] William Eddy Male 1603 - Deceased
[9] Anna Eddye Female 1603 - 1675
[10] Elizabeth Eddy Female 1606 - 1681
[11] Benjamin Eddy Male 1607 - Deceased
[12] Samuel Eddy Male 1608 - 1688
[13] Zacharias Eddye Male 1609 - 1690
[14] William Eddy Male 1610 - Deceased
[15] Zachariah Benjamin Eddy Male 1610 - 1611
[16] Nathaniel Eddy Male 1611 - 1611

We are fortunate that Abigail's husband John has a listing in the most accurate of all collections regarding early New England settlers, the Great Migration series by Robert Charles Anderson.

John Benjamin in his will called John Eddy his brother, which has been interpreted to mean that John Benjamin and John Eddy were brother-in-laws. It is believed, then, that John Benjamin married about 1620 in England, Abigail Eddye, the daughter of Rev. William & Mary (Fosten) Eddye. Rev. Eddye was the Vicar of St. Dustan's, Cranbrook, England. Abigail was baptized in that parish in 1601.

John likely brought his wife and probably three children with him to New England. There is no detailed list of the females and children aboard the ship. There is only a list of those men who were required to take an oath of allegiance before boarding the Lyon. Among those were John Benjamin and Richard Benjamin. See attached under Sources. Richard may have been a much younger brother, or a nephew, or, quite frankly, unrelated.

John lived first in Cambridge but removed to Watertown by 1643.

John and Abigail had 8 known children, the oldest three probably in England:
John *Abigail Mary Joseph Samuel Caleb Abel Joshua

According to Anderson, estimating the birth dates and birth order of John and Abigail's children has proven very difficult. No christening records for his children born in England have been found, and none of his children born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony have birth records either, which is unusual.

In John Benjamin's will, he identifies only son John by name, and then vaguely refers to "seven other children." His only known daughters, Abigail and Mary, have been identified through Mary's will. Besides son John who was mentioned in the will, five other sons have been identified through various direct and indirect means - land deeds, probate documents, etc.

The book, The Benjamin family in America (see attached under Sources) has a lot of good information about John and his family. Where it differs in some detail, the entry in the Great Migration series is considered to be more accurate."
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