Deacon James Abbott, II

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NEW HAMPSHIRE. DAR Ancestor # A000089

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James Abbott Jr (1717 - 1802)

Deacon James Abbott Jr

Born 12 Jan 1717 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of James Abbott Sr and Abigail (Farnum) Abbott

Brother of Son Abbot, Abigail (Abbott) Kidder, Abigail (Abbot) Waldron, Elizabeth Abbot, William Abbot, Rachel Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Reuben Abbott, Simeon Abbot, Amos Abbott, Phebe (Abbott) Merrill, Sarah (Abbot) Eastman, Rebecca Abbott, Mary Abbot and Hannah Abbot

Husband of Sarah (Bancroft) Abbott — married 1 Apr 1742 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father of Abigail (Abbott) Bailey, Mary (Abbott) Cross, Judith (Abbott) Brock, William Abbott and Ezra Abbott

Died 1802 at about age 84 in Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States

Profile last modified 22 Feb 2022 | Created 13 Jun 2016

Biography

James was buried at at Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont. His memorial has a photo of his headstone and links to those of family members.[1]

Born 12 JAN 1717. Andover, Essex, MA. [2][3][4]

Died 1802 Newbury, Essex, MA. [5] 1803[6]

FSFTID L4QZ-TGZ.

Residence 1763 Newbury, , VT. [7] Concord, , NH. [8]

Occupation: Farmer. [9]

Marriage Husband James(1) Abbott. Wife Sarah Bancroft. Child: William(1) Abbott. Marriage 1 APR 1742. Concord, , MA?. [10][11] Residence N Salem, , NH.

Husband James(2) Abbott. Wife @I151@. Child: James(1) Abbott. Marriage 6 JAN 1714. [12][13]

Children of James and Sarah

Sarah, b. March 1, 1743, in Andover; m. J. Walden of Warner, N. H.
_______, d. young.
Abigail, b. Jan. 22, 1746; m. Maj. Asa Bailey of Haverhill, N. H., April 15, 1767. They were the parents of Rev. Phineas Bailey of East Berkshire, Vt., and Hebron, N. Y.
Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1748; m. _______ Minchen.
James, b. Oct. 18, 1750; m. Zilpha Smith in 1780; moved to Ohio in 1809 ; and d. about 1814. They had children.
Judith, b. Jan. 19, 1753; m. Dea. Thomas Brock of Newbury, Vt., in 1773 ; and d. in 1807.
William, b. April 24, 1755; was a farmer, and lived in Haverhill, N. H. ; m. Mabel Whittlesey of East Guilford, Conn., in 1777; and d. June 14, 1807. They had children.
Bancroft, b. June 4, 1757; was a farmer, and lived in Newbury, Vt.; m. Lydia White in 1787; and d. Oct. 29, 1829. They had children.
Ezra,* b. Oct. 8, 1759; d. young.
. _______, d. young.
Susannah, b. March 3, 1763.
Ezra, b. June 2, 1765; lived in Newbury, Vt., and Bath, N. H. ; m. Hannah Abbot in 1786 ; and had children. He d. July 5, 1842.[14]
"In November 1763, they removed from Concord, New Hampshire to Newbury, Vermont, one of the earliest families in that town. Removed to Haverhill {New Hampshire}, but returned in 1783, and settled at South Newbury, where Irving W. Abbott now lives {ca 1913}. Of their 10 children, Bancroft lived at South Newbury; Judith married Dea. Thomas Brock, and from them came the Brock families of West and South Newbury, and William, from whom many Ryegate people are descended."<History of Ryegate, Vermont, Miller & Wells, 1913, p. 275>

"He removed to Newbury {Vermont} in November 1763, and settled on Lots 3 and 11, on the Ox-bow, which he sold to Rev. Peter Powers, and removed to Haverhill {New Hampshire}, where he was town clerk 1769-70, 1772-73, selectman and member of the Council of Safety. He returned to Newbury, 1783, and bought the farm still in the family, where his great-great-grandson, Irving A. Abbott, resides {ca.1902}. He and his wife and two children were original members of the first church, of which he was one of the first deacons." <History of Newbury, Vermont, p. 420>

Notes

From Essex Antiquarian:
p. 40 - "James Abbot, born in Andover Feb. 12, 1695. ... He married Abigail Farnum Jan. 6, 1714. She was born in 1692. He died Dec. 27, 1787, aged ninety- two.”
“Children, born in Andover :—
“...ii. James b. Jan. 12, 1717. See below (141)"
p. 80 - "Dea. James Abbot, born in Andover Jan. 12, 1717. He was a farmer, and lived in Concord, N. H., until 1763, when he removed to Newbury, Vt., where he was one of the first settlers, and deacon of the church. He married Sarah Bancroft of Reading in 1742.
From Abbot & Abbot, p. 12:
"James, Farmer, Andover; moved to Concord, N. H. 1737 ; m. Jan. 1714, Abigail Farnum, b. 1692. … James, b. 12 Jan. 1717; d. 1803, a. 86...
From Pane-Joyce Genealogy:
"Sarah Bancroft. Born on 6 Feb 1721/2 in Reading, MA. On 1 Apr 1742 when Sarah was 20, she married Dea. James Abbot. Born on 12 Jan 1717 in Andover, MA.
"James Abbot, of Concord, NH, moved to Newbury, VT, after marriage."
Note: I have emailed the authors of this page, requesting source information.
Birth

12 Jan 1717
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Essex Antiq.
Death

1803
Newbury, Orange, Vermont, USA
Abbot & Abbot
Note: Place of death is assumed. Source states only that he lived there.
Sources

↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 100331017 James Abbott
↑ Source: #S1840 275 Page 275
↑ Source: #S1812 40, 80 Page 40, 80
↑ Source: #S44222 4 Page 4
↑ Source: #S44222 4 Page 4
↑ Source: #S1840 275 Page 275
↑ Source: #S1812 80 Page 80
↑ Source: #S1812 80 Page 80
↑ Source: #S1812 80 Page 80
↑ Source: #S1812 80 Page 80
↑ Source: #S44222 4 Page 4
↑ Source: #S1812 40 Page 40
↑ Source: #S44222 4 Page 4
↑ Children page 80 The Essex antiquarian.
Source: S1840 Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic, History of Ryegate, VT (The Caledonian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913) ian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913. TID 0 Footnote Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic, History of Ryegate, VT (The Caledonian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913) ShortFootnote Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic, History of Ryegate, VT Bibliography Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic. History of Ryegate, VT. The Caledonian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913. Repository: #R10
Repository: R10 BJB Library
Source: S44222 Jennie Ada Badger Winters, "Abbott,"; , Vermont Genealogical Society, . TID 117 Author Jennie Ada Badger Winters ManuscriptTitle ABBOTT ManuscriptNo Repository Vermont Genealogical Society RepositoryLoc
History of Newbury, Vermont, Frederic Wells, 1902, p. 420
History of Ryegate, Vermont, Miller & Wells, 1913, p. 275
Source S177 Essex Antiquarian, a Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol 1, No 3. Salem, Massachusetts : The Essex Antiquarian, 1897 (Reprint: Higginson Book Company). Repository: #R1. Note: This publication is out of copyright and can also be downloaded in PDF and other formats at Archive.org.
Source: S1812 Essex Antiquarian Vol 1 No 3 TID 0 Footnote Essex Antiquarian Vol 1 No 3 ShortFootnote Essex Antiquarian Vol 1 No 3 Bibliography Essex Antiquarian Vol 1 No 3 pp 35-41, 58-62, 79-84, 96-100
Source: S9 Abbot, Abiel and Abbot, Ephraim, comps. A genealogical register of the descendants of George Abbot of Andover: George Abbot of Rowley, Thomas Abbot of Andover, Arthur Abbot of Ipswich, Robert Abbot of Branford, CT and George Abbot of Norwalk, Ct. Boston, Massachusetts : James Munroe, 1847. Note: This publication is out of copyright and can also be downloaded in PDF and other formats at Archive.org.
Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Abbot-165 created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011 by Sue Fitzpatrick.
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