Abigail Abby WRAY

Notes:

My information on Abigail's life came primarily from the writings of my great-grandmother Chafee (nee Mary Andrews). I followed this up with two visits to the vault at the Bristol Town Hall in Bristol, RI, where I located and photocopied the death record, which gave additional facts such as date of death, age at death, parents' names, and place of birth. It says that her family was Scotch-No. Irish, and that she was born in Scotland. Gr-Grandma thought "her people were from the north of Ireland."

Abigail married the widower of her sister Charlotte.

(Bristol official record book #5, p.39)

According to the 1840 and 1851 England censuses, Abigail was born in Ireland. A posting on the Wray forum at genealogy.com says she was from Clonkirk, Ireland.

Abby Edwards age 48 housekeeper and James Edwards age 17 cotton spinner are listed on the ship's manifest, arriving in New York City on 27 August 1855. They sailed from Liverpool on the ship Thornton.

Abigail married George EDWARDS Abt 1825. George was born Abt 1790, England; died Abt Oct 1852, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have estimated their year of marriage.

1. Margaret (Margrette) Edwards was born Abt 1826, England; died , California.
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards was born Abt 23 Feb 1828, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland; died 27 Dec 1892, Attleborough, MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
3. Harriet Edwards was born Abt 10 Sep 1831, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland; died Abt 18 Aug 1907; was buried 21 Aug 1907, Walnut Hill Cemetery, Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI.
4. Suzanna "Susan" Edwards was born Abt 1 Jan 1834, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland.
5. Eliza Jane EDWARDS was born 4 Mar 1836, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland; died 2 Dec 1894, RI.
6. James Lovejoy Edwards was born 3 Jan 1839, Broadmoor Common, Herefordshire, England; died 18 Jan 1914, OInset-Wareham, MA.

George — Betsey Unknown. [Group Sheet]