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Abigail Brewer Luscomb

  also spelled Liscom, Liscomb, Liscum, Lyscom, Lyscomb  
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled by English Puritans in 1629 and was first incorporated in 1631 as Saugus.

Abigail Brewer Luscomb was born on December 4, 1664 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Crispus and Mary Brewer.

About 1691 she married John Luscomb who was the son of William and Susannah Luscomb. He was born about 1668.

Her father left her all his real and personal estate in his will. He died in 1706. Abigail and John had at least one son, Samuel Luscomb was born in Lynn on September 16, 1693.

On February 10, 1706/07, she was a widow and sold Crispus Richards eight acres of her father's land.

John died in 1707 in Southborough, Worcester County. After his death, Abigail sold her nephew, Crispus Richards, the land that she had inherited from her father.

Abigail died on August 16, 1737.

Children of Mary and
Crispus Brewer, Sr.
  • Crispus Brewer, Jr.
  • Sarah Brewer Graves
  • Mary Brewer Richards
  • Thomas Brewer
  • Elizabeth Brewer Lewis
  • Abigail Brewer Luscomb
  • It was common for bequests to include wearing apparel.
     

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