Abigail Roberts

Background
Abigail Marston was born in 1877, born as Abigail Roberts before her eventual marriage to John Marston. An orphan, Abigail is said to have ridden with the members of the Van Der Linde Gang: Dutch van der Linde, Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella and John, as a prostitute and often slept with all the members of the gang. She ultimately fell in love with John and fell pregnant with their son, Jack, when she was only eighteen and later, their unnamed daughter. Abigail and John then sought protection for their children.

In 1906, John was gravely wounded in a botched bank robbery and left to die by the other members of the gang. John made a recovery and saw it as an opportunity to leave the gang and create a better life for his family, fleeing with Abigail and Jack. John purchases farmland on Beecher's Hope in West Elizabeth located in the northern Great Plains, hoping to establish a successful homestead. Unlike her husband and son, Abigail is revealed to be illiterate as shown when John receives a telegram from Bonnie MacFarlane.