Various spellings of Kimball:
Kemball, Kembolde, Kembold
The settlement of New Meadows was incorporated as the Town of Topsfield in 1650. The church "gathered" on November 4, 1663. The third Meeting House was built in 1703 with Rev. Joseph Capen as pastor.
Abigail Kimball Estey Poole was born on March 22, 1667 in Ipswich, Massachusetts She was the daughter of John and Mary Kimball. Reseachers differ on whether it was Mary Bradstreet or Mary Jordan.
She married Isaac Estey in 1689 when she was about 22 years old. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Isaac and Abigail Estey.
She became a widow when Isaac died in 1714.
She married her second husband, William Poole of Reading on April 25, 1718. William was the son of Captain Jonathan and Judith Poole. He was born January 8, 1676/77.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
