"Abigail Marsh b. Hingham Feb. 21, 1671 was dau. of Onesiphorus Marsh and Hannah (Cutler). Abigail was age 15 when her mother died; she was adopted by her Uncle John Page and Aunt Mary (Marsh). Abigail married January 3, 1695 Abiel Mercer b. Dec. 27, 1670 son of Richard and Hannah (Shatswell) Mercer, (from Genealogy of the Family of George Marsh of Hingham p. 12)."