Dear Sue: According to the Watertown Vital Records, Book 1, p. 36, Abigail Tarbell married (Dea.) JOSHUA Whitney as his third wife on 30 Sep 1672, following the death of Mary Buckmaster, his second wife, on 17 Mar 1671/72. This last union produced ten children, the information about which I can supply if you are interested. According to the "Watertown Genealogies" that are printed as a part of the Watertown Vital Records in the series of MA Vital Records to 1850, (Vol. 1, p. 598) Abigail was born in England and with her brother, Thomas Tarball/Tarbell Jr. came to Watertown about 1656 with their parents, Thomas Tarball and wife Mary. After their arrival, two more children were born to this couple, Elizabeth, b. 5 Jan 1656/57, and William, b. 26 Feb 1658/59. The family later moved to Groton, Middlesex, MA. I hope that this information meets your needs. I have needed only this much on the Tarball/Tarbells because my interest is primarily with the Whitneys. Plus, the sources I have go no further in identifying a location in England from whence this family came. Allan E. Green Whitney Research Group