# Abigail Rowen — The Secret of the Old Clock character guide

> Abigail Rowen in The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Abigail, old Abigail, poor old Abigail, Miss Rowen

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-an-interesting-story

## Who they are

An elderly friend of Josiah Crowley whose memory, jogged by a chiming clock, releases the notebook clue that reframes the entire search.

## Relationships

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Abigail is a kind elderly woman who becomes a friend and beneficiary of Nancy's efforts to recover the lost will.

### [Josiah Crowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/characters/josiah_crowley)

_friendship_

Abigail was a dear friend of Josiah Crowley, and he intended to leave her a portion of his inheritance out of kindness.

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Abigail is a kind elderly woman who becomes a friend and beneficiary of Nancy's efforts to recover the lost will.

### [Nancy Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/characters/nancy_drew)

_friendship_

Abigail is a kind elderly woman who becomes a friend and beneficiary of Nancy's efforts to recover the lost will.

### [Josiah Crowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/characters/josiah_crowley)

_friendship_

Abigail was a dear friend of Josiah Crowley, and he intended to leave her a portion of his inheritance out of kindness.

## In the story

### [IX: Vital Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/ix-vital-information)

Injured and living in poverty; reveals she saw Josiah Crowley's second will.

### [X: Abigail's Disclosure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/x-abigail-s-disclosure)

Discloses that Josiah Crowley hid a notebook about his will in a family clock, but cannot recall where the notebook is now.

### [XIX: A Risky Undertaking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/xix-a-risky-undertaking)

Her description of the clock helps Nancy identify it.

### [XX: What Nancy Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/xx-what-nancy-found)

Her story about the clock is referenced by Nancy.

### [XXII: What the Notebook Revealed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/xxii-what-the-notebook-revealed)

Mentioned as needing medical attention, hoped to benefit from the will.

### [Looking for the Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/xxiii-looking-for-the-will)

Mentioned in the will as one of the beneficiaries.

## Links

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