Abiah Coward^{[1, 2]}

1772 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Abiah Coward
  Birth	9 Mar 1772	New Jersey, British Colonial America
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3343	Scudder
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Coward,   b. 26 Jan 1731, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 26 Jul 1798, Monmouth county, New Jersey (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lucretia Scudder,   b. 19 Mar 1737, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 13 Apr 1826 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1756
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abel Middleton,   b. Est 1765   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Est 1786	New Jersey
  Children	1. Lydia Middleton,   b. 3 Aug 1795, Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 24 Nov 1825, Tillypallly, Ceylon (Age 30 years)   2. Elizabeth Middleton,   b. 1799, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 1866, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States (Age 67 years)   3. Maria Middleton,   b. 1802, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Eli F. Cooley in Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, (Old Hunterdon County), N. J., p. 247 calls her Abiah. Stillwell, v. 3, p. 476 calls Abiah "Abigail." It is more likely she is Abiah for her grandmother and that name has been used by the Scudder family in its records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Genealogy of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, p. 247. [S1553] Joseph Coward and Lucretia Scudder, Stillwell, v 3, 165–166.