The ABBOTT / ABBOT Family of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Andover, Essex, MA and
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THOMAS ELLIOT (d.aft. 1491) of Roxwell, co. Essex
 
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RICHARD ELLIOT (d. aft. 1491) of Devonshire
 
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WILLIAM ABBOTT (abt 1470 - living 1532) of Bishop's Stortford
THOMAS ELLIOT of Cottered and Hunsden m.
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JOHN ABBOTT (abt 1495 - living 1545) of Bishop's Stortford m.
UNKNOWN ELLIOT
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WILLIAM ABBOTT (abt 1525 - 1569) of Bishop's Stortford m. Margaret Unknown
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GEORGE ABBOTT (abt 1550 - bu. 1620) of Bishop's Stortford m. Bridget Wylley
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GEORGE ABBOTT (bp. 1587) of Bishop's Stortford m. Elizabeth Unknown
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GEORGE ABBOTT (bp. 1617 - 1681) of Bishop's Stortford and Andover m. Hannah Chandler
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LIEUT. NATHANIEL ABBOTT (1671 - 1749) of Andover m. Dorcas Hibbert
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NATHANIEL ABBOTT (1700 - 1770) of Andover and Concord m. Penelope Ballard
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RUTH ABBOTT (1738 - 1817) m. James Walker


INDEX to the Abbott family files

Generation 1

THOMAS ELLIOT (d. aft 1491) of Roxwell, co. Essex

Parents: Unknown

Thomas Elliot was living in 1491. [Ref]

Thomas was of Roxwell. [Ref, 39;368-70]

Children of Thomas Elliot:

  1. Richard Elliot was living in 1491.

Generation 2

RICHARD ELLIOT (d. aft. 1491) of Devonshire

Parents: Thomas Elliot

Richard Elliot, gentleman of Devonshire, was living in 1491. [Ref]

Children of Richard Elliot:

  1. Thomas Elliot married married first Margaret Unknown. He married second Elizabeth Wilson.

Generation 3

WILLIAM ABBOTT (abt 1470 - living 1532) of Bishop's Stortford

Parents: Unknown

William Abbott was born about 1470. [Ref]

He was church warden of St. Michael's in Bishop's Stortford in 1509, 1517, 1518. [Ref] He appears in a subsidy of 14 Henry VIII (1523). [Ref] He was a juror on St. Catherine's Day 24 Henry VIII (21 Nov 1532) in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref]

Children: (probable)

  1. John Abbott was born about 1495. He was living in 1545. He probably married Unknown Elliot

THOMAS ELLIOT of Cottered and Hunsden, Herts.

Parents: Richard Elliot

Thomas was of Cottered and Hunsdon, Herts. [Ref] According to the Visitation pedigree, Thomas had a wife named Margaret. However, his widow was Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Wilson. [Ref] Elizabeth married second Thomas Greene of Stanford Rivers, yeoman [Ref]

Thomas Grene of Stanford Ryvers, Essex, yeoman, made his will on 23 Mar 1534; it was proved on 12 Jan 1537. He mentions, among others, his wife's son Richard Elliot. [Ref, 48;385-6]

Children of Thomas Elliot: (Perhaps the first seven are the children of Margaret; the last is Elizabeth's.)

  1. John Elliot, the Elder of Bishop's Stortford [Ref] died on 30 Oct 1557. [Ref, 39;368-70] He is buried in the Bishop's Stortford church. [Ref, 39;368-70] He married first Elizabeth Graves. [Ref, 39;368-70] He married second Margaret Sheppy. [Ref, 39;368-70]
    John Elliot of Stortford signed his will on 22 Oct 1557. He mentions his wife Margaret; his sons John, Rowland, Edward and George; his daughters Tabett and Alice; his daughters Agnes Pylston, Blythe Haynes and Wynnyfryde Pyston; Richard Grave and his wife and John Elliot her son; Besse Eve.
    1. John Elliot was alive on 22 Oct 1557. He married Elinore Newton. [Ref, 39;368-70] Elinore was the daughter of Sir John Newton. [Ref, 39;368-70]
      John was mentioned in his cousin Thomas's will. [Ref, 48;389-90]
      John was a mercer of London.
    2. Rowland Elliotwas born about 1525/35. [Ref] He was alive on 29 Mar 1569. He married of daughter of George Brown. [Ref, 39;368-70]
      Rowland is probably the cousin Rowland mentioned in his cousin William Abbott's will. [Ref] He was of White Roding, co. Essex. [Ref, 39;368-70]
    3. Edward Elliotdied on 22 Dec 1595. [Ref, 39;368-70] He was buried on 29 Dec 1595 in Writtle. [Ref, 39;368-70] He married Jane Gedge. [Ref, 48;400] Jane was the daughter of James Gedge. [Ref, 48;400]
      In his will, signed on 22 Dec 1595 and proved on 15 May 1596, Edward Elliot, Esq. of Newland near Writtle, co. Essex, mentions his wife Jane, his brother Bogas, his brother Butler, his brother George Elliot and his sister Pulisden. [Ref, 48;390-91]
    4. George Elliot was alive on 22 Dec 1595, when he was mentioned in his brother Edward's will. [Ref, 48;390-91]
    5. Agnes Elliot was alive on 22 Oct 1557. She married Unknown Pilston.
    6. Blythe Elliotwas alive on 22 Oct 1557. She married George Haynes. [Ref, 39;368-70]
    7. Winifred Elliot was alive on 22 Oct 1557. She married Richard Pilston. [Ref, 48;400]
    8. Tabitha Elliot was alive on 22 Oct 1557.
    9. Alice Elliotwas alive on 22 Oct 1557.
  2. George Elliot died on 6 Sep 1551. [Ref, 39;368-70] He is buried in the Bishop's Stortford church. [Ref, 39;368-70]
    George Elliot of Bishop's Stortford had land in Farnham. [Ref]
    George Elliot, Esq. of Stortford signed his will on 12 Jan 1548. It was proved on 29 Jan 1554. He left bequests to his eldest brother John; his youngest brother John; his brothers Robert and Thomas; his sister Johan Heynes; his children George and the underage Magnus and Kateryn Sparke. John Sparke and John Elliot, mercer of London, were executors. [Ref, 48;386-7] On 8 Sep 1551 George made his last will dividing his land. He mentions his children George, Magnus and Katerin; John Sparke the wife of Katerin; his brother Robert of Hunsdon; John Elliot, mercer of London; Henry Elliot of Lanocke. [Ref, 48;387] In the original there is a bequest to Peter Elliot, but it is obliterted and the word "ded" is inserted. [Ref, 48;387]
    1. George Elliot was born before 1530.
    2. Magnus Elliot was born after 1530.
      He is probably the cousin Elliot his uncle William Abbot mentions in his will. [Ref]
    3. Katherine Elliot was born about 1530/5. She married John Sparke.
  3. Robert Elliot of Hunsdon [Ref] was alive in 1554.
  4. Thomas Elliot of Widford [Ref] died between 26 Nov 1551, when he signed his will, and 13 Nov 1554, when it was proved. [Ref, 48;387-8]
    In his will Thomas mentions his sons Thomas, John and Simon. [Ref, 48;387]
    1. Thomas Elliot was alive in 1551.
    2. John Elliot was alive in 1551.
    3. Simon Elliot was alive in 1551.
  5. John Elliot, the Younger of Widford [Ref] died after 15 Oct 1557, when he was mentioned in his son Thomas's will. He married Johan Unknown.
    1. Thomas Elliot died between 31 Aug 1557, when he signed his will, and 15 Oct 1557, when it was proved. [Ref, 48;389-90] He married Margery Unknown.
      In his will, Thomas Elliot, citizen and leather seller of London, mentions Bassabie Elliot; his brother Henry Elliot, mercer, his uncle John of Stortford and John Elliot of London, mercer, his son; his father and mother John and Johan Elliot. [Ref, 48;389-90]
    2. Henry Elliot was alive in 1557.
      Henry was a mercer.
  6. Unknown Elliot married John Abbott.
  7. Johan Elliot married John Haynes. John died between 20 Jul 1551, when he made his will and 20 Oct 1550 (6?), when it was proved. [Ref, 48;388]
    In his will John mentions his wife Joanne; his son George; his daughter Joane, the wife of Nicholas Lambarde; his daughter Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Ive; his daughter Agnes, the wife of John Grave; his daughter Cateren, the wife of Simond Elliot; his daughter Julyan, the wife of John Clere; his son Richard and Richard's daughter Joane. [Ref, 48;388]
    1. George Haynes was alive in 1551.
    2. Joane Haynes was alive in 1551. She married Nicholas Lambarde.
    3. Elizabeth Haynes was probably alive in 1557. She married Robert Ive.
      Elizabeth is probably the Besse Eve mentioned in Uncle John's will. [Ref, 48;389-90]
    4. Agnes Haynes was alive in 1551. She married John Grave.
    5. Katherine Haynes was alive in 1551. She married Simond Elliot.
    6. Julian Haynes was alive in 1551. She married John Clere.
    7. Richard Haynes was alive and had a daughter in 1551.
  8. Richard Elliot is mentioned in his stepfather's will of 23 Mar 1534.

Generation 4

JOHN ABBOTT (b. abt 1495 - living 1545) of Bishop's Stortford

Parents: probably William Abbott [Ref]

John Abbott was assessed in the subsidy of 14 Henry VIII (1523) for goods worth 40s. He paid taxes of 3s. 4d. in the subsidies of 34 Henry VIII (1542-3), 35 Henry VIII (1543-4) and 37 Henry VIII (1545-6). In the subsidy of 34 Henry VIII, the tax was on goods worth 10s. [Ref] John appears in the rental roll of the Bishop of London for his manor of Stortford in 37 Henry VIII: "John Abot paies for a tenement that he dwelleth in on the est syed of northstrete by yere xx d." [Ref]

UNKNOWN ELLIOT

Parents: Thomas Elliot

John Abbott's wife was probably a daughter of Thomas Elliot. [Ref]

Children of John Abbott and Unknown Elliot: (probable)

  1. John Abbott was born about 1520 and was buried on 8 Apr 1570 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He married Joane Carrowe, the daughter of Thomas and Joane Carrowe, about 1543. [Ref] John and Joane had three children. [Ref] In his will, dated 25 Jun 1548, Joane's father says, "I give my daughter Joane no money, as it would not serve her husband two months; therefore I give her for life my house in Northgate ... ". [Ref] He also left bequests to her sons John and Awbery Atwood and her daughter Joane. [Ref]
    1. John Abbott was born about 1543. He was buried on 26 Oct 1579 in Bishop's Storford.
    2. Awbery Abbott was born about 1545.
    3. Joane Abbott was born about 1547. She married John Momford on 27 Apr 1578.
  2. William Abbott was born about 1525. He died in 1569. He married Margaret Unknown.

Generation 5

WILLIAM ABBOTT (abt 1525 - 1569) of Bishop's Stortford

Parents: probably John Abbott [Ref] and Unknown Elliot

William was born about 1525. [Ref] He died between 12 Mar 1568/9, when his will is dated, and 29 Mar 1569, when it was proved. [Ref] He married Margaret Unknown about 1550. [Ref] She died after 12 Mar 1568/9. It is likely that either Margaret or her mother-in-law is a daughter of Thomas Elliot, but the chronology seems more plausible if it is her mother-in-law who is the daughter. [Ref]

William was a man of "good estate". [Ref] He paid poor-rate assessments of 12d. in 1558 and 5s. 4d. in 1556. [Ref]

Henry Parseley was querent versus William Abbott and his wife Margaret, deforciants, for a messuage and land in Stortford in autumn of 1564. [Ref]

William paid 10s. 8d. on land worth £4 in the subsidy of 5 Elizabeth (1563) and he paid 5s. 4d. on land worth £4 in the subsidy of 8 Elizabeth (1566). [Ref]

William named his eldest son George, apparently after his uncle George Elliot. [Ref]

In his will, William left Margaret his messuage and adjoining tenement, together with crofts and land, until his son George was 21. He also left Margaret other lands in Stortford and land in Farnham that he bought from his cousin Elliot. He also left bequests to his sons John, Robert and Thomas. His cousin Rowland Elliot was named supervisor. [Ref]

Children of William Abbott and Margaret Unkown:

  1. George Abbott was born about 1550 in Bishop's Stortford. He was buried on 11 Jan 1619/20. He married Bridget Wylley.
  2. John Abbott was living in 1569.
  3. Robert Abbott was living in 1569.
  4. Thomas Abbott was living in 1569.

Generation 6

GEORGE ABBOTT (abt 1550 - bu. 1620) of Bishop's Stortford

 

Parents: William Abbott and Margaret Unknown [Ref]   signature signature on George's will

George was born about 1550 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He was buried on 11 Jan 1619/20. [Ref] He married Bridget Wylley about 1576. [Ref][Ref gives only the date] She was buried on 13 Aug 1625. [Ref]

George was amerced 3d. for default of suit of court on 13 Apr 1577. [Ref] On 6 Apr 1583, 30 Mar 1585 and 27 Sep 1585 he was one of the chief pledges. [Ref] On 1 Oct 1604 he was ordered to make two easy stiles in his croft out of Napton Field into London Lane. [Ref] In 1596 he sold land in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] On 20 Sep 1602 he witnessed the will of John Gace of Stortford. [Ref] In 1608 he was a church warden. [Ref]

In his will, dated 12 Oct 1619, George calls himself George Abbott, the elder, a yeoman of Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He mentions his eldest son George, his wife Bridget, his son Edward, his daughter Joane and her two children and his daughter Anne, the wife of Matthew Reeve, and her two daughters who are under 21. [Ref]

Children of George Abbott and Bridget Whylle:

  1. George Abbott was baptised on 17 Jul 1577 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He was buried on 10 Aug 1577.
  2. John Abbott was probably born in 1579. [Ref] He was buried on 2 Apr 1589.
  3. Anne Abbott was baptised on 3 Dec 1581 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] She married Matthew Reeve before 12 Oct 1619. [Ref]
    Anne's father mentions her two daughters in his will.
  4. Johanne Abbott was baptised on 17 Jun 1584 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] She died young. [Ref]
  5. Grace Abbott was baptised on 10 Oct 1585 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] She was buried on 6 Jan 1585/6.
  6. George Abott was baptised on 28 May 1587 in Bishop's Stortford. He married Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref]
  7. Johanne Abbott was baptised on 5 Apr 1590 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] She was alive and married by 12 Oct 1619; perhaps she married Daniel Fordham on 12 Nov 1617 in Farnham. [Ref]
  8. Edward Abbott was baptised on 19 Dec 1591 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He married Unknown Marsh of Chrishall, co. Essex. [Ref]

Generation 7

GEORGE ABBOTT (bp. 1587) of Bishop's Stortford

Parents: George Abbott and Bridget Wylley [Ref]

George Abbott was baptised on 28 May 1587. [Ref] He was living in 1628, when his son Christopher was baptised. He married Elizabeth Unknown about 1615. [Ref]

Children of George Abbott and Elizabeth Unknown:

  1. George Abbott was baptised on 22 May 1617 in Bishop's Stortford. He died on 24 Dec 1681 in Andover. He married Hannah Chandler.
  2. Edward Abbott was baptised on 25 Mar 1623 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref]
  3. John Abbott was baptised on 16 Oct 1625 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref]
  4. Christopher Abbott was baptised on 2 Nov 1628. in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref]
 
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Generation 8

GEORGE ABBOTT (bp. 1617 - 1681) of Bishop's Stortford and Andover

Parents: George Abbott and Elizabeth Unknown [Ref]

George Abbott was baptised on 22 May 1617 in Bishop's Stortford. [Ref] He died on 24 Dec 1681 in Andover, age 66. [Ref, b. England, was one of the first settlers of Andover, 1643][Ref says 6 Dec] He is buried in the South Parish Burying Ground in Andover. [Ref] He married Hannah Chandler on 12 Dec 1646 in Roxbury. [Ref][Ref] There was a significant and unusual age difference between George and Hannah; he was 29 when they married and she was about 16.

On 18 Nov 1656, while preparing to testify against James Perley, George deposed that he was about 40 years old. A George Abbott, Jr. also testified and deposed that he was 26 at the same trial; this was the son of George Abbott of Rowley. [Ref, 2;89] George Abbott of Rowley was an older immigrant who died in Rowley in 1647. He left four sons and two of them, George (born 1630) and Thomas, Jr. (born about 1634), caused genealogical confusion by settling in Andover in about 1655 and 1660, respectively. [Ref]

Our George came to New England in 1637. [Ref] He lived a few years at Roxbury and was one of the first settlers there. [Ref] He is on a list of 1658 Proprietors of Andover. [Ref] George lived at first in the northern section of Andover but moved to a farm in the South Parish in 1660. [Ref] His house was fortified as a garrison against Indian attacks. [Ref] During King Philip's War there was an attack on Andover on 8 Apr 1676. Two of George's sons, Joseph and Timothy, were caught in the fields. Joseph was killed and Timothy was captured, but later released. [Ref]

George was not particularly active in public life, but he must have been relatively well educated and well regarded as he was constable of Andover on 19 (1) 1663 [Ref 3;132] and clerk in Andover on 26 (9) 1666. [Ref 3;153] On 28 (7) 1658 and 26 Sep 1676, George was on the grand jury of the court at Ipswich. [Ref]

George was frequently in court as a witness. On 24 (4) 1661 he deposed that he was between 40 and 50 and testified against John Carr, who was on trial for stealing from his master, Mr Simon Bradstreet, and other misdemeanors. [Ref 2;307] On 16 Jun 1662 he deposed that he was about 50 and testified in the defamation case of John Carr v. John Godfrey. [Ref 2;412] On 4 (3) 1663, and again at the court in Ipswich on 5 May 1663, George testified against Bray, Samuel and John Wilkins, who were accused of carrying away Mr Simon Bradstreet's hay. [Ref 3;45] On 16 Mar 1667/8 George provided a surety bond in his brother-in-law Thomas Chandler's legal controversy with Job Tyler. [Ref 4;1]

In 1658 [?] George was one of the inhabitants of Andover who signed a petition asking for John Osgood to be appointed Sergeant and Chief Commander. [Ref 1;123] On 7 (7) 1658 John Dane of Andover signed a will leaving his daughter Elizabeth How a cow that was in the hands of George Abbott. [Ref 9;37] On 28 Apr 1662 George helped inventory the estate of John Stevens of Andover. [Ref 2;412] George bought 48 acres in Andover from Richard Sutton on 18 Mar 1663. [Ref]

The will of "George Abbut" of Andover, co. Essex, aged and "crasey" in body, dated 12 Dec 1681. Considering the great love and affection I have unto my loving wife Hannah Abbut and the tender love she hath had to me and her care and diligence in helping me to get and save what God has blessed us with and also her prudence in management of the same, I leave her my whole estate for life, she to dispose of the same among my children with the advice of my overseers, my eldest son John Abbot to have a double portion. My wife is to be sole executrix and my brothers Thomas and William Chandler and my friend John Barker to be overseers.

His estate amounted to about £487. [abstract in Ref]

Hannah is a rare example of a woman in Massachusetts at the time conveying property in a deed alone. On 10 Feb 1706/7 she conveyed land to her sons: " ... I Hannah Abbott : alias Dane Relick to gorg Abbott late of Andover deceased for the natural afectean I bare to my sons : Timothy : Thomas : and Nathaniel Abbott : doe give to my sons : above named : all my rights in the common and undivided land in the Township of Andover aforesaid ..." [Ref, pp. 85-6]

Children of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler:

  1. Dea. John Abbott "oldest son" [Ref] was born on 2 Mar 1648. Dea. John Abbott died on 19 Mar 1720/1 in Andover. [Ref] He married Sarah Barker on 17 Nov 1673 [Ref][Ref] in Andover. [Ref] Sarah was the daughter of Richard Barker. [Ref][Ref]
    John took the Oath of Allegiance on 11 Feb 1678 in Andover. [Ref] He is on the 18 Apr 1691 Andover list of freemen. [Ref, 3;351] John Abbott Sr. was one of those who signed a petition on 3 Aug 1692 in favour of Mary Osgood, Eunice Fry, Deliverance Dane, Sarah Wilson, Sr. and Abigail Barker, all of whom had been accused of witchcraft. [Ref, Thomas Hutchinson, History of Massachusetts Bay 2;32-3]
    some descendants of John Abbott
  2. Joseph Abbott was born on 11 Mar 1649 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah] He died on 24 Jun 1650 in Andover. [Ref, s. George]
  3. Hannah Abbott was born on 9 Jun 1650 in Andover. [Ref, d. George and Hannah] She married John Chandler [Ref, p. 11] on 20 Dec 1676 in Andover. [Ref][Ref]
    John Chandler and Hannah Abbott were two of those who signed a petition on 3 Aug 1692 in favour of Mary Osgood, Eunice Fry, Deliverance Dane, Sarah Wilson, Sr. and Abigail Barker, all of whom had been accused of witchcraft. [Ref, Thomas Hutchinson, History of Massachusetts Bay 2;32-3]
  4. Joseph Abbott was born on 30 Mar 1652 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah] He was killed by the Indians on 8 Apr 1676 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah][Ref]
    Joseph, a veteran of the Narragansett War, was "the first soldier in defense of old Andover to die on its soil." [Ref]
  5. George Abbott was born on 7 Jun 1655 in Andover. [Ref, s. George, Sr. and Hannah] He died on 22 Mar 1688/9 in Andover. [Ref][Ref] He married Dorcas Graves on 17 Apr 1678 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Dorcas was the daughter of Mark Graves. [Ref][Ref]
    George was credited as a soldier in King Philip's war under Maj. Thomas Savage on 24 Jul 1676. [Ref] He took the Oath of Allegiance on 11 Feb 1678 in Andover. [Ref][Ref] He is on the 18 Apr 1691 Andover list of freemen. [Ref, 3;351]
    some descendants of George Abbott
  6. William Abbott was born on 18 Nov 1657 in Andover. [Ref, s. George, Sr. and Hannah][Ref 1;121] William, Sr. died on 21 Oct 1713 in Andover. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Geery on 19 Jun 1682 in Andover. [Ref] Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel Geery (Geary) of Roxbury. [Ref][Ref] She died on 26 Nov 1712 in Andover. [Ref, w. William]
    William took the Oath of Allegiance on 11 Feb 1678 in Andover. [Ref]
    some descendants of William Abbott
  7. Sarah Abbott was born on 14 Nov 1659 in Andover. [Refd, George, Sr. and Hannah] She married Ephraim Stevens on 11 Oct 1680 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Ephraim was born about 1648. Ens. Ephraim died on 15 Jun 1718 in his 70th year in Andover. [Ref] "Sarah, w. Ens. Ephraim and d. Rev. Francis and Hannah Dane" died on 29 Jun 1711, age 51, in Andover. As Hannah Dane was Sarah's mother (she married second Rev. Francis Dane as his third wife) and as Rev. Francis and Hannah had no children and Francis had no daughter named Sarah, the Sarah refered to in the record is surely Sarah Abbott.
    At the Mar 1677 court, "Ephraim Stevens, for reproaching a magistrate, was fined. Abated upon his humble petition." [Ref 6;251]
    Eprhraim Stevens was one of those who signed a petition on 3 Aug 1692 in favour of Mary Osgood, Eunice Fry, Deliverance Dane, Sarah Wilson, Sr. and Abigail Barker, all of whom had been accused of witchcraft. [Ref, Thomas Hutchinson, History of Massachusetts Bay 2;32-3]
    some descendants of Sarah Abbott
  8. Benjamin Abbott was born on 20 Dec 1662 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah] He might be the Corp. Benjamin who died on 30 Mar 1702/3 in Andover. [Ref] He married Sarah Farnham on 22 Apr 1685 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Sarah was the daughter of Ralph Farnam. [Ref][Ref] She was born about 1660.
    Benjamin took the Oath of Allegiance on 11 Feb 1678 in Andover. [Ref]
    In Jun 1683 Naomi Lovejoy appeared before the court, acknowledged fornication with Benjamin Abbott and was fined. [Ref 9;59] Benjamin and Naomi had an illegitimate daughter in 1984 in Andover. [Ref, d. Benjamin and Naomi Lovejoy] Naomi was Naomi Hoyt, the widow of John Lovejoy.
    Benjamin, age 31, testified in the witch trial of Martha Carrier, arrested in Andover on 28 May and executed on 19 Aug 1692. He said, 'Last March ... having some land granted to me by the town of Andover near to Goodman Carrier's his land, and when this land came to be laid out Goodwife Carrier was very angry and said that she would stick as close to Benjamin Abbott as the bark stuck to the tree and that I should repent of it before seven years came to an end and that Dr. Prescott could never cure me. These words were heard by Allen Toothaker. She also said to Ralph Farnam, Jr. that she would hold my nose so close to the grindstone as ever it was held since my name was Benjamin Abbott. Presently after I was taken with a swelling in my foot and then was taken with a pain in my side. Exceedingly tormented, which bred to a sore, which was lanced by Dr. Prescott and several gallons of corruption did run out as was judged and so continued about six weeks. Very bad and then one other sore did breed in my groin which was lanced by Dr. Prescott also and continued very bad a while and then another sore breeding my groin which was also cut and put me to very great misery, so that it brought me almost to death's door, and continued until Goodwife Carrier was taken and carried away by the constable and that very day I begun to grow better ... and have great cause to think that the said Carrier had a great hand in my sickness and misery. [Ref, Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft 1;138, my spelling and punctuation] Benjamin's wife Sarah, age about 32, also testified. She said that she had heard that Martha Currier was greatly troubled that the town had granted Benjamin a parcel of land near Thomas Currier's land. She said that Martha had made threats and that strange and unusual things had happened to Benjamin's cattle. [Ref, Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft 1;138]
    some descendants of Benjamin Abbott
  9. Timothy Abbott was born on 17 Nov 1663 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah] He died on 9 Sep 1730. [Ref] He married Hannah Graves on 27 Dec 1689 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Hannah was the daughter of Mark Graves. [Ref][Ref]
    Timothy is said to have been carried off by the Indians who killed his brother Joseph, but was soon returned. [Ref, pp. 175-6]
    some descendants of Timothy Abbott
  10. Thomas Abbott was born on 6 May 1666 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah] He married Hannah Gray on 7 Dec 1697 [Ref][Ref] in Andover. [Ref]
    some descendants of Thomas Abbott
  11. Edward Abbott was "probably one of the latest children". [Ref] He drowned and was buried in the old North yard. [Ref]
  12. Lieut. Nathaniel Abbott was born on 4 Jul 1671 in Andover. He died on 1 Dec 1749. He married Dorcas Hibbert.
  13. Elizabeth Abbott was born on 29 Jan 1673 in Andover. [Ref, d. George and Hannah][Ref 5;263] She married Nathan Stevens on 24 Nov 1692 [Ref][Ref] in Andover. [Ref] Nathan was born on 5 Apr 1665 in Andover. [Ref, s. John and Hannah] He died on 25 Sep 1740, in his 76th year, in Andover. [Ref]
    some descendants of Elizabeth Abbott

Generation 9

LIEUT. NATHANIEL ABBOTT (1671 - 1749) of Andover

Parents: George Abbott and Hannah Chandler.

Nathaniel Abbott was born on 4 Jul 1671 in Andover. [Ref, s. George and Hannah][Ref 4;416] He died on 1 Dec 1749 [Ref], in his 79th year, in Andover. [Ref] He married Dorcas Hibbert [Ref, 136;312] on 22 Oct 1695 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Dorcas, the wife of Lt. Nathaniel, died on 16 Feb 1742/3 in Andover. [Ref]

Children of Nathaniel Abbott and Dorcas Hibbert:

  1. Mary Abbott was born on 28 Jan 1697/8 in Andover. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Dorcas] She is probably the Mary who married Benjamin Blanchard on 29 Dec 1718 in Andover. [Ref][Ref, pp. 25-7]
    Four of Mary's children died within days of each other in Oct 1739, probably of diptheria or scarlet fever.
  2. Nathaniel Abbott was born on 9 Jun 1700 in Andover. He died in 1770 in Concord. He married Penelope Ballard.
  3. Unknown Abbott was born on 22 Jan 1704/5 in Andover. [Ref, ch. ___ and Dorcas, torn]
  4. Unknown Abbott was born on 4 Nov 1709 in Andover. [Ref, ch. Nathaniel and Dorcas, torn]
  5. Joshua Abbott was baptised on 3 Feb 1712 in Andover. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Dorcas]
  6. Elizabeth Abbott was born on 1 Feb 1713/4 in Andover. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Dorcas]
  7. Rebecca Abbott was baptised on 24 Apr 1717 in Andover. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Dorcas] She died in 1803. [Ref, p. 1400] She married Abiel Chandler on 18 Mar 1742. [Ref, p. 1400]
  8. Joseph Abbott married Deborah Blanchard. [Ref, 136;312] Deborah, the wife of Dea. Joseph, died on 21 Jul 1773 in Andover. [Ref]
    some descendants of Joseph Abbott

Generation 10

NATHANIEL ABBOTT (1700 - 1770) of Andover and Concord

Parents: Lieut. Nathaniel Abbott and Dorcas Hibbert

Nathaniel [Ref, 136;312] was born on 9 Jun 1700 in Andover. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Dorcas] He died in 1770 in Concord. [Ref][Ref, age 74] Nathaniel Abbott married Penelope Ballard [Ref, 136;312] on 23 Nov 1726 in Andover. [Ref]

Nathaniel left Andover and moved to Concord. [Ref] Nathaniel is on a 5 Feb 1725 list of original settlers of Concord. [Ref] A meeting of the first proprietors of Concord was held at Andover on 7 and 8 Feb 1726 and Nathaniel Abbott attended. [Ref] He must have moved his household after 1728, when Dorcus was born in Andover. The first European child born in Concord was born in his house [Ruth or Joshua?]. [Ref]

Nathaniel held some minor public offices. In 1730 he was the pound keeper and one of the two field drivers (people who rounded up stray animals and took them to the pound) in Concord. [Ref] He was constable in 1733. [Ref]

Nathaniel and Penelope (Ballard) Abbott were the 25th and 26th members, respectively, of the First Congregational Church in Concord, admitted in 1746. [Ref, p. iii]

Children of Nathaniel Abbott and Penelope Ballard:

  1. Nathaniel Abbott was born on 10 Mar 1726/7 [Ref] in Andover [Ref] He died on 4 Feb 1806 [Ref, p. 625, 19 Feb] in Corncord. [Ref, age 80][Ref] He married Miriam Chandler in 1749.Miriam was the daughter of Nathaniel and Susanna (Rowel) Chandler (marriage intention 8 Dec 1727 Amesbury). She was born on 24 Nov 1728 in Amesbury. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Susanna] She died on 24 Jan 1811 [Ref] in Concord. [Ref, no day, w. Nathaniel, Jr., age 82][Ref]
    Nathaniel, Jr. and Miriam (Chandler) Abbott were the 76th and 77th members, respectively, of the members, respectively, of the First Congregational Church in Concord. [Ref, p. iii]
    Nathaniel went on the Louisburg expedition from the Rumford District. [Ref]
    some descendants of Nathaniel Abbott
  2. Dorcas Abbott was born on 11 Nov 1728 in Andover [Ref] She married Moses Merrill. [Ref, p. 625] Moses was the son of John and Lydia (Haines) (married 15 Jan 1722/3 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts [Ref]) He was born on 27 Sep 1727 in Haverhill. [Ref, s. John and Lydia (Haines)]
    some descendants of Dorcas Abbott
  3. Rebecca Abbott was born on 27 May 1731 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died in Thetford, Vermont [Ref, p. 625] . She married John Merrill. [Ref, pp. 136-7][Ref, p. 625] John was the son of John and Lydia (Haines) Merrill. [Ref, pp. 136-7] He was born on 25 Nov 1725 in Haverhill. [Ref, s. John and Lydia (Haines)] He died in 1760 in Bow, New Hampshire. [Ref, pp. 136-7] The widow Rebecca (Abbott) Merrill married second Jacob Doyen. [Ref, 2;992] Jacob was the son of Francis Doyen. [Ref, p. 992]
    John was a farmer. [Ref, pp. 136-7]
    some descendants of Rebecca Abbott, including her scandalous great-granddaughter Dorcas Doyen a.k.a. Helen Jewett
  4. Elizabeth Abbott was born on 1 Jul 1733 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died on 25 Jan 1834 in Concord, age 100 years, six months and 12 days. [Ref, 2/24/1834 25th ult., wid. Joseph][Ref, p. 625] She married Joseph Hazeltine. [Ref, p. 625] Joseph was the son of Richard and Sarah (Barnes) Hazeltine. He was the grandson of Richard and Abigail (Chadwick) Hazeltine; the greatgrandson of Abraham and Elizabeth (Longhorne) Hazeltine and the great-greatgrandson of the immigrant Robert Hazeltine and his wife Ann. [Ref, p. 70] He was born on 27 Dec 1731 in Rumford [now Concord]. [Ref, s. Richard and Sarah (Barnes)] He died on [or soon before?] 30 May 1798, age 67, in Concord. [Ref]
    Joseph and Elizabeth (Abbott) Hazeltine were the 37th and 38th members, respectively, of the First Congregational Church in Concord, admitted in 1755. [Ref, p. xviii]
    some descendants of Elizabeth Abbott
  5. Mary Abbott was born on 7 Mar 1735 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died in Mar 1795. [Ref, p. 625] She married Joseph Walker. [Ref, p. 625]
  6. Hannah Abbott was born on 7 Mar 1736 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She is said to have married Ephraim Moor. [Ref, p. 625]
  7. Ruth Abbott was born on 28 Jan 1737/8 in Concord. She died on 27 Feb 1817 in Concord. She married James Walker.
  8. Capt. Joshua Abbott was born on 24 Feb 1740 [Ref] in Concord. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Penelope] He died on 26 Feb 1815 in Concord. [Ref, Capt., Mar 1815][Ref] He is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Concord. Click here to see a photo of his gravestone. He married Elizabeth Chandler. [Ref][Ref, 136;312] Elizabeth was the daugher of Josiah and Sarah (Parker) Chandler and the granddaughter of Josiah and Sarah (Ingolls) Chandler. (Josiah and Sarah Ingolls were married on 27 Feb 1706/7 in Andover [Ref]; Josiah was born on 7 Jun 1710/1 in Andover [Ref, s. Josiah and Sarah]; Josiah and Sarah Parker, wid., were married 1 Jul 1735 in Newbury. [Ref, both of Andover]) She was born on 20 Jul 1739 in Bradford. [Ref, d. Josiah and Sarah] She died on 27 May 1812 in Concord, age 73. [Ref, w. Capt. Joshua][Ref] She is buried in the Old North Cemetery. Click here to see a photo of her gravestone.
    Capt. Joshua and Elizabeth (Chandler) Abbott were the 142nd and 131st members, respectively, of the First Congregational Church in Concord. [Ref, p. iii]
    Capt. Joshua Abbott commanded the Tenth company in Col. John Stark's regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [Ref, p. 271]
    some descendants of Joshua Abbott
  9. Rachel Abbott was born on 7 Apr 1743 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died on 13 Jun 1788 in Concord. [Ref, w. Daniel, only the year] She married Daniel Abbott. [Ref, p. 625]
  10. Jeremiah Abbott [Ref, 136;312] was born on 17 Mar 1744 in Concord. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Penelope] He died on 8 Nov 1823 in Conway, Caroll, New Hampshire. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the Conway Village Cemetery in Conway. Click here to see a photo of his gravestone. He married Elizabeth Stickney. [Ref, pp. 26-7][Ref, 136;312] She died on 23 Dec 1836. [Ref]
    Jeremiah was a lieutenant with the Continental Army at Bunker Hill. [Ref] In 1790 Jeremiah headed a household in Conway, Strafford, New Hampshire composed of two free white males under 16, two free white males over 16 and three free white females. [Ref] In 1800 Jeremiah headed a household in Conway composed of two free white males under ten, one free white male ten to 15, one free white male 45 and over, one free white female ten to 15, one free white female 26 to 44 and one free white female 45 and over. [Ref] Jeremiah was a selectman in 1786 and 1791 in Conway. [Ref, p. 840] He was a surveyor in 1798 in Ossippee, Carroll, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 840]

    "I Jeremiah Abbott ... resident of the town of Conway ... aged 73 years on oath declare that at the town of Cambridge ... in the month of April 1775 enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Joshua Abbott in the New Hampshire line to serve in the same as a private ... for the term of eight months and that I served agreeable to my enlistment and that I enlisted again at Concord in the county of Rockingham ... in the company commanded by Capt. James Osgood of the regiment commanded by Col. Timothy Beedle in the New Hampshire line in the month of December 1775 for the term of one year ... I was honourably discharged ... in the month of December 1776 ... I was in the battle of Bunker Hill ... by reason of my reduced circumstances in life ... assistance of my country for support." [Ref]   Jeremiah's signature

    some descendants of Jeremiah Abbott
  11. Dorothy Abbott was born on 21 Dec 1746 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died on 27 Sep 1776. [Ref, p. 625] She married David George on 29 May 1766. [Ref, p. 625]
  12. Sarah Abbott was born on 3 Dec 1748 in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died in Jun 1842. [Ref, p. 625] She married Samuel Farnum [Ref, p. 625] on 1 Dec 1764. [Ref, membership #81510]

Generation 11

RUTH ABBOTT (1738 - 1817) of Concord

Parents: Nathaniel Abbot and Penelope Ballard

Ruth Abbott was born on 28 Jan 1738 [Ref, p. 625] in Concord. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Penelope] She died on 27 Feb 1817 [Ref, p. 625] in Concord. [Ref does not give the day, w. James Walker, d. Capt. Nath. Abbott][Ref, age 78] She is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Concord. Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married James Walker. [Ref, p. 625][Ref][Ref]

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