Bette et al, History of Nantucket by Alexander Starbuck -- Page #785-786 -- reflects that John Hussey and Jedidah Coffin had eight children ... Child five is Bethiah -- died 9th 7 mo. 1791: probably married (June 1759) Bachelor Bunker ... Child six is Abigail, -- probably married January 1763, Joseph Myrick ... I don't have anything on Joseph Myrick -- However, *History of Nantucket* reflects that both Abigail [noted above], daughter of John Hussey and Jedidah Coffin; and Abigail, daughter of Seth Hussey and Sarah Jenkins, married Joseph Myrick in 1763 ... yet, I believe that Bachelor Bunker married Bethiah Hussey's younger sister Abigail after the death of his first wife because her death left him with many young children and marrying a sister of the deceased bride was the norm in those days on that island ... And it was other Abigail, daughter of Seth Hussey and Sarah Jenkins, who married Joseph Myrick ... I was not able to find a Paul Hussey and Hannah Varney union nor was I able to find a Bethiah, daughter of Paul Hussey, in that particular book ... I also noted that Bethiah [Hussey] Bunker's death is different -- yet similar in the *Bunker Genealogy* and *History of Nantucket* -- 7th 9 mo. 1771 and 9th 7 mo. 1771 ... More research needed <grin> ... The Coffin Family edited by Louis Coffin only reflects that Jedidah Coffin, daughter of Joseph Coffin and Bethia Macy, married John Hussey -- No children reflected ... Because the book only follows the male lines, it is of no further help ... One last item -- In the Bunker Genealogy: The book doesn't reflect by which wife Batchelor Bunker [N-40] had the sixteen children ... It may help in identifying which Abigail and Bethiah Hussey if the original birth records could be found ... I hope I didn't confuse the original question by the above <Grin> ... Harold Wilkinson Bette Richards wrote: > The BFA database does not give the parents of Abigail Hussey. However, it > does give the parents of Bethiah but says they were Paul Hussey and Hannah > Varney. Anybody got any more information? Thanks. > > Bette > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harold Wilkinson [mailto:roywfgs@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 11:13 AM > To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Batchelder Bunker > > > Batchelor's Will dated 26-Oct-1811, proved __-Jun-1813, mentions wife > Abigail, executrix; "my two sons Simeon and Stephen"; daughter Hulda > Coffin, wife of Daniel Coffin Esq. of Sherborn, daughter Elizabeth > Gardner, wife of Robert Gardner Jr. of Sherborn, daughter Sarah Cutter, > wife of Aaron Cutter, daughter Lydia, singlewoman (Bunker Genealogy, > page #41). > > That's the closest I have on his death [between 1811 and 1813 mentioned > above] ... BTW, you know that Abigail was his second wife -- his first > was Bethiah Hussey, also a daughter of John Hussey and Jedidah Coffin ... > > HTH > Harold Wilkinson > > Marcelle Aldredge wrote: > > > > Need a death date for Batchelder Bunker. He was born 10 March 1737 I > > believe, and was married to Abigail Hussey on 22 Aug 1773. > > > > Any information would be helpful. Thanks. > > > > Marcelle Aldredge >