Mary Abbott

  Birth Notes:

Parents Joseph Abbott and Mary Mills.

  Death Notes:

Died aged 36 giving birth to tenth child.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptism, 27 Aug 1775, Debenham Suffolk [Independent Church]. ¹⁰³

Mary married Joseph Barker on 16 May 1799 in Debenham Suffolk [St. Mary Magdalene].¹⁰³ (Joseph Barker was born on 17 Apr 1778 in Debenham Suffolk ¹⁰³ and died before 1843 in Debenham Suffolk [Brices Farm] ¹⁰³.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom listed as Joseph Barker junior, although his father was Thomas Barker. Maybe his grandfather was Joseph Barker.
Witnesses Rachel and Robert Barker.
Joseph and Mary had ten children, who were all baptised at Debenham Independent Church -
Mary was born 1st April 1800 and baptised 18th April 1800 (died before 1801??)
Mary Ann born 19th September 1801 and baptised 9th February 1802 - she married Robert Hayward Hatten in 1833
Rachel was born 24th January 1803 and baptised 19th September 1804
Joseph was born 21st May 1804 and baptised 19th September 1804
John was born 10th December 1805 and baptised 1st April 1807
Louisa was born 10th February 1807 and baptised 26th February 1807
Sarah was born 17th March 1808 and baptised 23rd May 1808
Edmund Moor born 27th April 1809 and baptised 20th February 1810
Elizabeth Kersey born 20th September 1810 and baptised 1st July 1814 - married Jeremiah Gooding in 1832 and lived at Witnesham Hall, great-great-grandmother of Marion Withey
Thomas Abbott born 8th May 1812 also baptised 1st July 1814.