Maddness of Folly , Margaret White

 

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Maddness of Folly , Margaret White

Margaret was not a blood relative of mine, but I find her story very interesting. 
She was hot tempered adultress, and apparently more than a little intimidating.  

Margaret married Robert Colewell in 1660 they had two children Robert, Jr., b. 1662, and Elizabeth, b 1664.  Robert (Colwel, Coleway, Caldwell)  took the  freemans oath 1658 in Providence, took oath of allegiance. May 1666-

October 1666, Thomas Walling was found guilty of assault on Robert Colwell and paid a bond of 20 pounds, but he failed to appear in court and forfeited his bond.
October 1666 Margaret was convicted of  fornication with Thomas Wallin ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes in Boston and was fined £5
 July 21, 1667 Colwell was granted a divorce from Margaret.
Margaret married Thomas in 1669; he died in 1674. In just five short years she gave birth to four boys,
  
On Decmber 25,1678 Margaret married Daniel Abbott, brother of Thomas Wallen's first wife and son of Daniel Abbott that had arrived on the Winthrop Fleet. (-some speculate he did this to regain his sister's share of family inheritance )

In about 1682 Margaret gave birth to Daniel Abbott III. (the future Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island)

 Magaret and Daniel hit a "rough patch" in their marriage  August 7, 1683

Petion " Whereas my wife Margrett through her maddness of folly & turbulency of her currupt will,  hath often threatened to ruinate my family, routeing me (as she saith) of horse & foote, destroying me root & branch, putting out one of her owne eyes to putt out both mine, & sett  my house on fire: And is since deparated from me takeing away my Children without my consent. And as I have been enformed, is now plotting micheife with wsome , of her turbulent Spiritt, that when I am absent from home to rifle my house & take away my goodes, to accomplish her Divelish resolution against me. These are therefore, not only to advise, but alsoe to charge all persons vpon theire perrill to forbare any such illegal proceedings, and alsoe do hereby foreworne & forbid al persons whatsoever, to forbare bargaineing with, contracting of Debts, or receiveing any part of my estate of my sd wife Mrgrett without my approbation."

Published 8 January 1684: "These are to desire the Towne, that the within Written prohibition may be put  upon the publick record of this Towne, And also published in this Towne meeting."  

Daniel died  early 1700's (dates found vary from 1700-1717)  and mentioned Margaret in his will , so they apparently never divorced.   (TL NOTE not yet located the will )

Margaret appeared once more in the public records  (Margaret may have died later this year):
1717
" 'Upon the Cumplaint of Mrs Margret Abbott widow of mr Daniel Abbott deceased that she wants Releif and being sensible  that the sd Daniel Abbott her deceased husband Left a Compitent Esstate: suffuciant to Releife his sd widdow and being Informed that his son Daniel Abbott Administred vpon sd Esstate and being also sumthing sinsable of the same Where vpon wee doe order as hereby it is ordered that the sd suruiueing Daniel Abbott shall pay to the Relief of his mother the sd Margreet Abbott the sum of Eight shillings Per weeke Currant money into the hands of one of the over seers of the poor of  sd Towne Except he provide for her sum other way to her Content vntill sum further order be taken.' "

FAMILY PATH  Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen, AND  to Abbott

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