Abraham Staples

1638 - 1703  (65 years)

• Name	Abraham Staples
  Birth	1638	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 1703	Mendon, Worcestor, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I11301	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John Staple,   b. 1610, Chard Parish, Somerset, England d. 4 Jul 1683, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Staple,   b. Between 1598 and 1623   d. Between 1648 and 1711 (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1641 and 1671  [1]
  Family ID	F2884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Randall,   b. 20 Mar 1642, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 9 Mar 1713, Mendon, Worcestor, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1660	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. Ebenezer Staples,   b. Between 1659 and 1685   d. Between 1665 and 1765 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hannah Darling Staples,   b. Between 1659 and 1685   d. Between 1665 and 1768 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Jacob Staples,   b. Between 1659 and 1685   d. Between 1665 and 1765 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Staples,   b. Between 1659 and 1685   d. Between 1665 and 1765 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Staples,   b. Between 1659 and 1685   d. Between 1665 and 1768 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Abraham Staples,   b. 14 Jun 1663, Mendon, Worcestor, Massachusetts d. 30 Jan 1707, Mendon, Worcestor, Massachusetts (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] He lived in Dorchester in 1658. Nine children were born in Mendon. Death was certified. In 1674 the King Philip's War commenced. Mendon was perhaps the first town in the Bay Colony to suffer the consequences. Abraham Staples served in the colonial forces; his family took refuge with relatives in Weymouth. Finally, August 12, 1676 King Philip was killed. The war ended with the Indians practically exterminated in New England. Abraham and his family were among the first to return to Mendon in 1678. They rebuilt their home, possibly the frame house which remained in the family for 140 years. Sergeant Abraham Staples died October 20, 1703. His total estate amounted to over a thousand Pounds, a handsome amount at the time. His wife, Mary survived him for nearly nine years to March 9, 1712. Their graves are still prominent in Mendon.

  
  

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