A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Abigail Skeel was baptized May 9, 1686, in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, the daughter of John and Hannah (Terrill) Skeel.
She married (1st) William Smith and (2nd) Ebenezer Barnum about 1710 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. Ebenezer was born about May 29, 1682, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, the son of Thomas and Mary (Feaks) Barnum. They had the following known children:
1. Ebenezer Barnum (1712-1745) married Elizabeth Skiffe
2. Gideon Barnum (1716-1818) married (1st) Mary Humphrey and (2nd) Anna ?
3. Jehiel Barnum (1718-1758) married Mariah Phinney
4. Richard Barnum (1720-1759)
5. Amos Barnum (1722-1754) married Jemima Hall
6. David Barnum (1724-?)
Ebenezer died September 17, 1755, in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony. Abigail died November 25, 1756, in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony.
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