On 20 May 1736 when Abraham was 27, he married
Rachel Manning, daughter of
William Manning (27 Jan 1677-25 Mar 1764) &
Elizabeth French (8 Jun 1679-19 Sep 1736), in Billerica, MA.
164 Born 17 Feb 1714/5 in Billerica, MA.164
Children of Abraham and Rachel (Manning) Durrant, born in Billerica:430
i. Abraham, b. 4 Oct 1737, d. 6 Nov 1776 at Billerica, m. there 1 Nov 1764 Lydia Gould (b. at Chelmsford, MA, d. at Merrimack, NH, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Parkhurst) Gould);
ii. Jonathan, b. 20 Aug 1739, d. ca. 1780 at Hillsboro, NH, m. at Billerica 13 Apr 1763 Anna Wilkins (dau. of Timothy and Margaret (Monroe) Wilkins of Concord, MA);
iii. Martha, b. 11 Jun 1741, d. 16 Nov 1823, m. at Billerica 17 Jan 1769 Jonas Priest of Groton, MA (b. 5 Apr 1744, d. 4 Oct 1831), resided at Vassalborough, ME;
iv. Rachel, b. 6 May 1743, m. at Billerica 17 Dec 1761 Leonard Wilson (b. 24 Oct 1736, son of John and Jemima (Shed) Wilson), resided at Billerica;
v. Joseph, b. 6 Feb 1744/5, prob. d. young;
vi. Reuben, b. 29 Feb 1747/8, d. 4 Jan 1821 at Billerica, m. Mary Gould at Chelmsford (b. 9 Aug 1746, d. 16 Oct 1823, sister of Lydia who married Reuben’s older brother Abraham);
vii. Jonas, b. 4 Jun 1751, m. 7 Dec 1776 Esther Jones of Bedford (d. 30 Oct 1820 at Carlisle), resided at Bedford, moved to Carlisle in 1797;
viii. Asa, b. 15 Jul 1753, prob. d. young; and
ix. Sarah, b. 4 Nov 1757 at Carlisle, d. 29 Mar 1836 at Stow, MA, m. at Bedford, MA, 10 Dec 1778 Lieut. Daniel Whitney (b. 11 Dec 1749 at Stow, d. there 28 Sep 1805, son of Daniel & Dorothy (Goss) Whitney).164