THURSTON, Abner

  General Notes:

Abner Thurston may have been born in Newbury and moved to Exeter with his father. Records show that he bought land in Exeter, NH in 1728 and sold land to Moses of Stratham in 1734 and 1735., p40
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: He was a corporal in the company of Capt. Daniel Ladd in the 'march after the enemy toward Winnipiseogee pond" May 17, 1724 p40

Abner married.

  Marriage Notes:

Shuah, or Jerusha, Gilman, daughter of Moses Gilman of Exeter, New Hampshire, is often named as the wife of Abner. So far the closest I've found to a source is from Vol 2 of Savage:

MOSES, S. of the preced. prob. eldest, had two ws. Ann, and Elizabeth neither of wh. have kn. surnames, had ch. (nam. in his will, made 4 Apr. 1741, pro. 28 Oct. 1746), Moses, Abigail, Ann, Judith, Shuah, and Elizabeth.

This will, found in the Ancestry.com New Hampshire Probate Records, names the children's last names: "Abigail Lord, Anne Longee, Judith Smith, Shuah Thustin and Elizabeth Thustin." There is no concrete evidence of the marriage. Abner's son Moses named his third child Shuah. ^{3 4}