Shilling, Abigail, 1729 - 1802

Born around 1729, Abigail Shilling was a member of the Tunxis tribe in Farmington, Connecticut, most likely the wife of John Shilling.  They both received an allotment of land at Pequonnuck Meadow in 1777 but Abigail also got land at Indian Neck as an Indian proprietor.  She died in Farmington on March 5, 1802 at age 73.

 

Farmington Death Records, 1802, Farmington Town Library.  Sources for this biography also come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.