Abigail Ingraham: A Notable Wife, Mother and Grandmother

Abigail Ingraham was born about 1636, probably in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and she died February 12, 1715 in Stonington, Connecticut. She is buried in Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington, Connecticut. It turns out that Abigail Ingraham (Chesebrough, Holmes, Avery) is both my ninth and tenth great-grandmother, and I descend from all three of her husbands- Samuel Chesebrough, Joshua Holmes and Captain James Avery. Additionally, I descend from two of Abigail and Joshua Holmes’ grand-daughters, Mary and Abigail Holmes. Abigail first married Samuel Chesebrough on November 30, 1655 and they had seven kids together- Abigail, Marie, Samuel, William, Sarah, Elizabeth and Elisha.  Abigail married her second husband, Joshua Holmes on June 15, 1675.  They had two children- Mary and Joshua. Lastly, Abigail married Captain James Avery on July 14, 1698. James and Abigail did not have any kids together, however; Captain James Avery is my 11^th great-grandfather, through his daughter Hannah, with his first wife Joanna Greenslade. James and Joanna married November 10, 1643 and had nine kids- James, Mary, Thomas, John, Rebecca, Jonathan, Christopher, Samuel, and Hannah.

9th Great-Grandparents

Abigail Ingraham m. Samuel Chesebrough                                       

8th Great-Grandparents

Elisha Chesebrough m. Rebecca Mason                  

7th Great-Grandparents

Abigail Chesebrough m. William Slack                     

6th Great-Grandparents

Abigail Slack m. Jonathan Weaver

5th Great-Grandparents

Eliphael Phally Weaver m. Amos Breed

4th Great-Grandparents

Amos Breed m. Elisa Dye

3rd Great-Grandparents

Abigail Jane Breed m. James B. Chapin

2^nd Great-Grandparents

George Chapin m. Flora Allen

Great-Grandparents

Roy E. Chapin m. Madeline Wilson

Grandparents

Chapin  m.  Mutch

                                      10^th Great-Grandparents

Abigail Ingraham m. Joshua Holmes      Abigail Ingraham m. Joshua Holmes 

                                      9^th Great-Grandparents

Joshua Holmes m. Fear Sturges           Joshua Holmes m. Fear Sturges

                                      8^th Great-Grandparents

Mary Holmes m. John Randall                Abigail Holmes m. Jedediah Brown

                                      7^th Great-Grandparents

                                      *First Cousins

John Randall m. Lucy Brown                  Lucy Brown m. John Randall

                                      6^th Great-Grandparents

Lucy Randall m. Amos Breed Sr.           Lucy Randall m. Amos Breed Sr.

*See Grandparents through 5th Great-Grandparents above or below, as the family lines continue exactly the same.                                           

11^th Great-Grandparents

James Avery m. Joanna Greenslade

           

10^th Great-Grandparents

Hannah Avery m. Ephraim Miner

9^th Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Miner m. John Brown

8^th Great-Grandparents

Jedediah Brown m. Abigail Holmes

7^th Great-Grandparents

Lucy Brown m. John Randall

6^th Great-Grandparents

Lucy Randall m. Amos Breed Sr.

5^th Great-Grandparents

Amos Breed Jr. m. Eliphael Phally Weaver

4^th Great-Grandparents

Amos Breed II m. Elisa Dye

3rd Great-Grandparents

Abigail Jane Breed m. James B. Chapin

2^nd Great-Grandparents

George Chapin m. Flora Allen

Great-Grandparents

Roy E. Chapin m. Madeline Wilson

Grandparents

Chapin m. Mutch