2A-F: Abigail Guthrie
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Abigail Guthrie
1742–1761, reported
Durham & the Judea family household, Connecticut
Abigail was the second daughter of John Guthrie and Abigail Coe. Her brief recorded story survives most clearly in her father’s will, which provided livestock, bedding, and household goods for her future.
Family at a Glance
- Parents
- John Guthrie and Abigail Coe. The Durham transcription names John and Abigail; John’s 1756 will names daughter Abigail.
- Birth & baptism
- 1742, Durham, Connecticut. The online Barbour transcription gives birth 21 July 1742 and baptism 3 May 1742. The family study reverses these, giving birth 3 May and baptism 21 July. The original entries are needed to resolve the chronology.
- Place in the family
- Second daughter and ninth child in the Branch F reconstruction of John and Abigail’s eleven children.
- Marriage & children
- No marriage or children are documented in the material reviewed.
- Death
- 1761, reported in Connecticut. The family study gives 4 June in its summary and 4 July in its narrative. The exact date and cause remain unverified.
- Burial
- Unknown. No burial location has been established for her.
Historical Highlights
Abigail was about fourteen when her father made his will on 29 June 1756. He left her a two-year-old heifer, a calf, four sheep, a bed and bedding, a pot, a large brass kettle, a peel, tongs, a trammel, a trunk, and a warming pan.
The livestock and household goods provided practical resources for her future. They offer a glimpse of family provision, but do not establish that she later married or set up a separate household.
Her death is reported only five years later. With the exact birth and death dates unresolved, she was approximately eighteen or nineteen. No cause of death is established.
Explore the Records
- Durham vital records: online Barbour transcription: identifies Abigail as John and Abigail’s daughter, but places her baptism before the stated birth. Compare the original town and church entries rather than exchanging the dates without evidence.
- John Guthrie’s will, 29 June 1756: Woodbury Probate District, accepted 18 August 1756. Names Abigail and specifies her inheritance. See the Branch F Family Hub for the parental family and probate discussion.
- Guthrie Genealogy family study: preserves the reported 1761 death, but gives conflicting June and July dates. No underlying death or burial record has been established in this review.
Most Wanted Documents
- Original Durham birth and baptism entries resolving the May and July 1742 dates.
- A death, church, cemetery, or family Bible record confirming the reported 1761 death and its exact date.
- Any later estate or family record identifying Abigail’s residence, marital status, or burial.
DNA Participation
No descendant line or autosomal participant is currently documented for Abigail. Guthrie paternal-line Y-DNA does not pass through a daughter to her children; Branch F’s Y-DNA representation is discussed on the Family Hub.
Help Build Abigail’s Story
A single church entry, family Bible notation, or burial record could clarify Abigail’s brief life. If you have a source naming her, please share the record and its context.
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Researched & Curated by Ann Guthrie