FATHER

Job Pease

MOTHER

HUSBAND

Asa Church Sr.

CHILDREN

1. Ichabod Church  b. 22 Dec 1761

2. Parley Church  b. 07 May 1764

3. Asa Church  b. 16  May 1766

4. Phebe Church  b. 11 Nov 1768

5. David Church  b. 08 Oct 1771

6. Sally Church   b. 01 Aug 1774

7. Bela Church  b. 28 March 1777

8. Samuel Church b. 22 March 1779

        d, 24 June 1804  Barre, VT

9. Eli Church b. 09 May 1781

10. Mary (Poly) Church b. 01 April 1784

11. Reuel Church b. 29 June 1787

Abiah Pease
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2023

According to a great granddaughter, Abiah Pease was born Jul 1742 at Martha's Vineyard. (1) Her tombstone reads that she was in her 96th year which would have made her also born about 1742.  Her father did not marry Eunice Phelps until 04 Feb 1744 in Lebanon, New London, CT, so Abiah was probably a daughter of Job Pease from his first and unknown wife.  When Abiah married Asa Church on 14 Jan 1760 in Mansfield, Tolland, CT., the record stated that she was a daughter of Job Pease. (2)
Abiah managed to give birth to at least 11 children within a 26 year period.  Her oldest son, Ichabod Church, was 25 years old when her born Reuel Church was born.  She was 45 years old. She lived into her 96th year. (3)

 (1) A great granddaughter, Lavinia Church Beane,  (daughter of Parley's son, Samuel Church), was helping Flora Church Reynolds,  ( great-granddaughter of Parley Church through his son, Shubal),   enter the DAR in January 1912,  This letter was submitted with the DAR application and says, in reference to Asa Church,  "His wife Abiah Pease was born July 1742 at Martha's Vineyard, the only daughter of Job Pease by his first marriage."  Lavinia was writing about her great grandmother so information could be wrong.

(2) Marriage Record  Mansfield Town Records  Vol 1 page 138

(3) Buried: Jericho Center Cemetery

"Abiah, relict of Asa Church died Jan 22, 1837 in the 96 years of her age"

Polly, Bella and Abiah in Jericho Cemetery

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