hmtl5 Abigail Hedges b. Abt 1746 Frederick County, Maryland d. Aft 1830 Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Hedges Genealogy

Hedges and Allen Families

Genealogy of William Riley Hedges and Sarah Lavina Allen

Abt 1746 - Aft 1830 (85 years)

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Name	Abigail Hedges
Birth	Abt 1746	Frederick County, Maryland [1]
Gender	Female
Death	Aft 1830	Tuscarawas County, Ohio [1]
Person ID	I5507	Hedges
Last Modified	2 Mar 2025

Father	Joshua Hedges, b. 14 Apr 1714, New Castle County, Delaware d. 1789, Berkeley County, Virginia (Age 74 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Chapline, b. 14 Nov 1722, Prince George County, Maryland d. 14 Jul 1802, Berkeley County, Virginia (Age 79 years)
Marriage	11 Jan 1743	Prince George County, Maryland [1, 2]
Family ID	F2271	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Matthias Swaim, b. Abt 1740, Frederick County, Maryland d. Abt 1825 (Age 85 years)
Marriage	Abt 1768	Berkeley County, Virginia [1]
Family ID	F2395	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Mar 2025

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1746 - Frederick County, Maryland
	Marriage - Abt 1768 - Berkeley County, Virginia
	Death - Aft 1830 - Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Notes
According to family tradition, Abigail Hedges jumped out an upstairs window and ran away with Matthias Swaim so they could be married, as her parents did not care for him.
[1]

[S99] Gary Wayne Watson, The Descendants of Joshua and Elizabeth (Chapline) Hedges of Berkeley County, Virginia, (The Hedges Family Association, 1994), Library of Linda Hedges.
[S80] Joanne Eustice, Charles Hedges and brother Joseph Hedges, (Privately published, June 2000), Library of Linda Hedges.