On 15 Dec 1748 when Wait was 34, he married
Abigail Bradford (28949) , daughter of
Hon. Gamaliel Bradford (12238) (18 Mar 1704-24 Apr 1778) &
Abigail Bartlett (21482) (18 Mar 1704-30 Aug 1776), in Kingston, MA.
182,286 Wait and Abigail were both of Duxbury when they married.
Born on 24 Sep 1728 in Duxbury, MA.180 Abigail died aft 25 Oct 1768.316
Children of Wait and Abigail (Bradford) Wadsworth, born and baptized at Duxbury:
i. Abigail Wadsworth, b. 3 Jun 1749, bp. 5 Jun 1749, m. at Duxbury 28 Apr 1779 Prince Howland (b. ca. 1754 at Duxbury);
ii. Joseph Wadsworth, b. 7 Jul 1750, bp. 5 Sep 1756, m. at Duxbury 3 Feb 1773 Anne Drew (bp. 12 Aug 1750 at Duxbury), resided at Duxbury;
iii. Ahira Wadsworth, b. 1 Nov 1751, bp. 5 Sep 1756;
iv. Seneca Wadsworth, b. 9 Apr 1753, d. 29 Aug 1825 at Duxbury, m. there 5 Jan 1777 Dewsbury Soule (bp. 17 May 1761 at Duxbury, d. there 27 May 1846);
v. Wait Wadsworth, b. 7 Oct 1754, bp. 4 Sep 1756, d. 11 Mar 1840 at Duxbury, m. 1st there 14 mar 1774 Jerusha Bartlett (b. ca. 1753), m. 2nd at Duxbury 25 Jan 1799 Priscilla Stetson (b. 14 Sep 1770 at Pembroke, d. 26 Feb 1858 at Duxbury);
vi. Cynthia Wadsworth, b. 25 Mar 1756, d. 28 Aug 1827 at Duxbury, m. there 7 Jan 1777 Ezekiel Soule (b. there 16 Feb 1752, d. there 3 Nov 1843);
vii. Robert Wadsworth, b. 26 Sep 1757, d. 25 Apr 1760;
viii. Eden Wadsworth, b. 12 May 1759, d. 30 Apr 1818 at Duxbury, m. ca. 1786 Ruby Soule (b. 23 Apr 1762 at Duxbury, d. there 6 Apr 1816, dau. of Joseph & Mercy (Fullerton) Soule);
ix. Beulah Wadsworth, b. 8 Jun 1762, m. about 1783 Arthur Howland (b. about 1758);
x. Celanah Wadsworth, b. 9 Dec 1763, m. 1784 William Keene (b. about 1759);
xi. Elisha Wadsworth, b. 15 Jun 1765, d. 1786 at sea;
xii. Zepeth Wadsworth, b. 5 Oct 1766, d. 10 Jul 1832 at Duxbury, m. there Dec 1795 Mahala Winsor (bp. 3 Oct 1778 at Duxbury, dau. of Nathaniel & Olive (Soule) Winsor); and
xiii. Wiswell Wadsworth, b. 25 Oct 1768.316