Jabez Marchant, Sr.

Warning His Parents are unknown

Sources

1. Frank R. Merchant. The House of Jabez: Chronicles of the Merchant-Marchant Family from 1721. (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co,, 1987). This book summaries the previous treatments by George Edward Merchant and includes entries from various histories and primary sources. He includes 430 pages including descendants. Jabez Merchant received a grant of land in Lobster Cove in 1723 of half an acre. Ebenezer Marchant arrived in Cape Ann in 1719. Jabez Marchant was married there on Jan. 12, 1720/21. They are thought to be brothers and children of Abishai Merchant and Mary Taylor born probably in Yarmouhth, MA. [I would like to see evidence supporting this]. Jabez is said to have died 1773 (see below) in Gloucester. [Note He certainly was dead by 1778 when Gloucester vital records 3:212 states "Mary Merchant, wid. Jabesh, consumption, Mar. 12, 1778, a. 80 y. C.R."] She died at the house of their son Daniel Marchant. [It is possibly that he is the Jabez Merchant who was buried in Redcliffe, Bristol, England on 2 May 1773. James Babson brother of his wife's previous husband John Babson died there in 1736/7 [Essex Antiquarian 5:2] Bristol did a lot of trade with Cape Ann.] The author presumes the death date derives from the fact that an order was drawn on the town treasurer April 12,1773,'to pay unto Samuel Griffin Jr. or doer the sum of ten shillings for making a coffin for Jabez Merchant deceased (3-278). At the time of his marriage, he is called a cordwainer. He rec'd more land grants in 1742 and 1743. In 1757 he was paid to take care of the third parish meeting house. His tax was abated in 1758. Salem Records 112;223 "Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, 'Cordwainer' for 53-12-8 conveys to Ambrose Griffin etc. Feb. 6, 1764" Granters wife 'Mary' On March 31,1768 - Salem Records 123:148 - "Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, cordwainer, conveys to Daniel Merchant, mariner, for 24 pounds lawful money, his house and land etc. the whole of said land being about half an acre, be the same more or less." Grantors wife 'Mary'. Deed signed Marchant. Third Parish Records, "March 23, 1769 , Thomas Sewel treas, Jabez Merchant advance of six shillings allowed by William Norwood, David Lane, Thomas Lane,Committe for said Parish." On March 26,1770 he is found on the list of the poor. Jan. 10, 1771 (3-229) an order was drawn for 3-11-6 in favor of Andrew Harraden "for supplying Jabez Merchant the year past to this instant." Again on Sept. 3, 177 1 an order was drawn (3-241) to pay Samuel Griffin 1-19-3 "advanced Jabez Merchant and wife, between the fifth and 25th day of March last." March 25,1772 (3-253) it was voted "Jabez Merchant to be supplied by Thomas Griffin." April 21,177 2 (3-255) an order was drawn to pay Samuel 4-10-4 "whereof 33 shillings and five pence is for sundry supplies for Jabez Merchant." On July 6,1772 (3-257) an order was drawn to pay "Capt.Cornelious Fellow 10-7-11 for sundry supplies for Jabez Merchant." and on Sept 25, 1772, Thomas Griffin (3-261) received 6-7-4 for supplies furnished the same. That seems to be the last record showing he was alive. An order was drawn on the town treasurer April 12,1773 "to pay unto Samuel Griffin Jr. or doer the sum of ten shillings for making a coffin for Jabez Merchant deceased. "(3-278) The last mention of him is in a later order, after his death, when on Feb. 23 ,1774 (3-364) Ambrose Frison was paid 1-1-8 "for digging two graves for poor persons deceased, and six foot of wood for Jabez Merchant."
2. Chamberlain, George Walter. The Babson genealogy, 1637-1930. (Wellesley Hills, Mass.: Babson Institute, 1934), 13.John4 Babson b Gloucester 14 Dec 1691 d 1 Jun 1720 m Gloucester 6 Jan 1714/5 Mary Butman dau of John and Sarah (Robinson) Butman b Gloucester 18 Jul 1697. She married 2nd Gloucester 12 Jan 1720/1 Jabez Merchant of Gloucester and died at the house of her son Daniel Merchant 12 Mar 1778 aged 80 years
3. Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920), 1187. 17 Feb 1721 Jabez and Mary Merchant quit claim to John Babson all the right in the housing and land which her later husband died seized of during the minority of his grandson, James Babson.
4. Merchant, George Edward. The Merchants of Cape Ann: the same being the partial record of a family which has had a place in the annals of the town and city, Gloucester, Mass., for nearly two hundred years. (United States?: G.E. Merchant, 1914).
5. Babson, John J. History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann: including the town of Rockport. (Gloucester Mass.: Procter Bros., 1860), 273.
6. Pringle, James Robert. History of the town and city of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. (Gloucester, Mass.: Procter Brothers, 1860), 64.

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Jabez Merchant 1690-

Birth • 0 Sources 1690 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death • 0 Sources

Jabesh Merchant in entry for Mary Merchant, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN Jabez Merchant 1690-

Marriage: 12 June 1720

Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Mary Butman 1697-1778

Children (11)

Daniel Merchant 1721-

Sarah Marchant 1723-

Mary Merchant 1723-1750

Martha Merchant 1725-

Lemuel Merchant 1725-1762

William Marchant 1727-

Jabez Marchant 1727-1789

Lois Merchant 1729-

Samuel Merchant 1731-

John Marchent 1733-

Eunice Merchant 1735-1760

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Abishai Marchant 1650-1717

Marriage: 1673 Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Mary Taylor 1650-1718

Children (8)

Samuel Marchant 1673-1676

Jabez Marchant 1675-1676

Ebenezer Marchant 1676-

Hannah Merchant 1677-1710

John Guernsey Marchant 1679-1767

Elizabeth Marchant 1681-1781

Samuel Marchant Sr. 1683-1757

Jabez Merchant 1690-

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marchant-643

Jabez (Marchant) Merchant SR (abt. 1687 - 1773)

Jabez Merchant SR formerly Marchant

Born about Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Son of Abishai Marchant and Mary (Taylor) Marchant

Brother of William Marchant, Elizabeth (Merchant) Wheldon, Samuel (Merchant) Marchant and John Marchant
Husband of Mary Butman — married 12 Jan 1721 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Father of Ruth (Marchant) Cleaves, Daniel Marchant, Sarah (Marchant) Crocker, Jabez Merchant JR, Lois (Merchant) Woodbury and Lemuel Merchant

Died 23 Aug 1773 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

vans added Lemuel Merchant (bef.1737-) as child of Jabez (Marchant) Merchant SR (abt.1687-1773). [Thank Kathy for this]

Biography

19. Jabez6 Merchant (Abijah/Abasha/Obijah5 Marchant, John4, John3, John2, John1) was born Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass., and died 1773 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. He married Mary Butman June 12, 1720 in Gloucester, Essex, Maine, daughter of John Butman and Sarah Robinson. She was born July 18, 1697 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass., and died March 12, 1778 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.

From "The Babson Genealogy": "Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, cordwainer, and Mary is wife, late widow of John Babson 3rd of Gloucester, deceased, agree that John Babson shall take the eldest child, James, to bring up at his own charge; and has paid unto his son, James Babson, a debt of £50 which was due from the estate of his brother, John Babson, deceased. In consideration of this, Jabez Merchant and Mary, his wife, quit claim unto their father, John Babson, all rights in the housing and land which her late husband died seized of during the minority of his grandson, James Babson." This agreement was signed 17 Feb. 1721/22. (Essex County Probate 1187)

Information re: John Babson and his dau. Sarah Butman and her husband, Jabez Merchant, found in the Babson Genealogy, Babson Gleanings, pg98.

Mary and Jabez Merchant were parents of 11 children. Despite his notability in life and in death, nothing is known of his parents or birthplace.

More About Jabez Merchant: Burial: Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Lived: Aft. 1720, Moved to Gloucester, Mass. Occupation: Cordwainer

Notes for Mary Butman: From: "A History of Framington, Mass." Great-great-granddaughter of Father of the Pilgrim Colony, Rev. John Robinson

Genealogy of the Library of Congress since 1986 section.

John Babson (John3) was born in Gloucester, 14 Dec. 1691; died there 1 June 1720, aged 29 years. He married in Gloucester, 6 Jan. 1714/15, Mary Butman, daughter of John and Susan (Robinson) Butman, born there 18 July 1697.She married (2) in Gloucester, January 12, 1720/21, Jabez Merchant, and died in the home of her son, Daniel, March 12, 1778, aged 80 years." (Babson Gleanings, pg 98)

The Babson Genealogy page 13

16 JOHN4 BABSON, born in Gloucester, Dec. 14, 1691; died there June 1, 1720, aged 29 years. He married in Gloucester, Jan. 6, 1714/15, MARY BUTMAN, daughter of John and Sarah (Robinson) Butman, born in Gloucester, July 18, 1697. She married in Gloucester, Jan. 12, 1720/21, JABEZ MERCHANT, of Gloucester, and died at the house of her son, Daniel Merchant, Mar. 12, 1778, aged 80 years. (Babson's Historical Notes, Second Series, 98). John Babson abovesaid was the youngest of three John Babsons living in Gloucester in his lifetime. Therefore, he was called John Babson, 3d. Mary Babson, widow, was appointed administratrix of the estate of John Babson, 3d, of Gloucester, deceased, with James Babson and Philemon Warner as sureties in $500., Jan. 3, 1720/21. The inventory states that John Babson, 3d, died June 1, 1720. Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, cordwainer, and Mary his wife, late widow of John Babson, 3d, of Gloucester, deceased, agree that John Babson shall take the eldest child James to bring up at his own charge; and has paid unto his son James Babson, a debt of œ50 which was due from the estate of his brother, John Babson, deceased. In consideration of this Jabez Merchant and Mary his wife quitclaim unto their father, John Babson, all rights in the housing and land which her late husband died seized of during the minority of his grandson, James Babson. This agreement was signed Feb. 17, 1721/22. (Essex Probate, 1187). Children, born in Gloucester: 37--I. MARY5, b. Dec. 15, 1716; d. Jan. 18, 1716/17. 38--II. JAMES, b. Dec. 19, 1717. 39--III. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 4, 1719.

More About Mary Butman: Burial: March 14, 1778, Gloucester, Essex, Mass.

Children

Children of Jabez Merchant and Mary (Babson) Butman are:

Daniel7 Merchant, born November 16, 1721 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.; died Aft. 1779 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Jabez Merchant, born August 02, 1727 in (bapized) Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine.
Mary Merchant, born August 13, 1723 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.; died Bef. May 14, 1759. She married William Dolliver December 03, 1745 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Lois Merchant, born July 14, 1729 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. She married Caleb Woodbury November 22, 1748 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Martha Merchant, born June 20, 1725. She married Joseph Day April 17, 1744 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Lemuel Merchant, born September 25, 1737 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. He married Sarah Lane.
Samuel Merchant, born January 08, 1730/31. He married Essabella Day. (Notes for Samuel Merchant: Full Context of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. Volume 10 page 633 Merchant, Sam.Quarter Master, ship "Vengeance," commanded by Capt. Thomas Thomas; engaged June 27, 1779; discharged Aug. 27, 1779; service, 2 mos., on Penobscot expedition. Roll sworn to in Suffolk Co.
John Merchant, born July 11, 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Eunice Merchant, born November 23, 1735 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.
Little is known about Abishai Marchant but he is “assigned” the following children: Samuel born about 1673; Jabez born about 1675; Hannah born about 1677; John (Guernsey) born about 1679; Elizabeth born 1681, married Thomas Wheldon; Samuel born about 1683, m Joanna Gage; Ebenezer born about 1685 m Mrs. Berthia Day Willett.

Additional Information for Abishai Marchant Notes (7) [Dyer II.FTW] Birth: 10 Jan 1649/50 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Death: 1712 in Yarmouth Barnstable Co., Massachusetts This is from the Edgartown Records, as transcribed by; Katherine Merwin Mayhew, Martha's Vineyard Historian; Abishai Marchant, son of John Marchant, b. Yarmouth Jan 10, 1650/51, died after 1714 probably at Yarmouth. He was of Martha's Vineyard on Dec 6, 1693 when he sold land to Lt. John Coffin. The following is from handwritten notes in the Edgartown Historical Society; Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 5, p. 43: July 5, 1670, " Abishai Marchant, for being found to be in bed with Mary the wife of Morgan Jones, was fined the sume of 40s to the use of the Collonie." Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 8, p. 132: " July 1670, fined L2, for above offence" July 5, 1670 (CM, PCR 5:43): Abisha Marchant, for being found to be in bed with Mary, the wife of Morgan Jones, was fined the summe of forty shillings to the vse of the collonie. August 11, 1670 (PCR 5:48): Abisha Marchant, for being in bed with Mary, the wife of Morgan Jones, fined forty shillings. Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 5, p. 12: "Mar. 4, 1672/3 - Abishai Marchant & Mary Taylor for committing fornication with each other, fined each of them L5." March 4, 1672/1673 (CM, PCR 5:112): Abisha Marchant and Mary Tayler, for committing fornication with each other, fined each of them five pound. [Abishai married Mary Taylor in 1673 or ‘74 and they had several children] In the book; " History of Cape Cod [ History of Barnstable County ], Annals of Yarmouth, Vol. 2. p. 195: April 26, 1676, Abishai Marchant of Yarmouth " rated L1:15:3, towards the charge of the late was." Evidently Abishai neglected to show up for duty and subsequently was fined. In the book "History of Barnstable County", "Annals of Yarmouth" pages 195-195. "towards to late war", shows both the tax-paying inhabitants at this date, and their comparative wealth. We retain order of names, inasmuch as it probably indicates neighborhood. Abishai Marchant, 1.15. 3, he appears 28th on the list in the first colum, between Anthony Fry and Mr. Sunderland. Abishai's father John appears in the second column, second to last on the list. John Marchant, 2.11 (I say John is the father of Abishai as he is not dead until 1693, and son John b. 1679/80, of Abishai would have been too young.) [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2862, Date of Import: 4 Jun 1999] Descendants of John Marchant http://hometown.aol.com/CaptBilly/Marchnts.html ABISHAI MARCHANT, born 10 Jan 1650-1651, resided in Yarmouth MA about 1714 and later Edgartown, MA, returning later to Yarmouth, MA. He married Mary Taylor about 1673 who was born about 1650 and died 1 Feb 1717-1718.

Abishai Marchant 1 2 Birth: 10 JAN 1650/51 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA 1 2 Father: John Marchant b: ABT 1625 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA Mother: Unknown Marriage 1 Mary Taylor b: ABT 1650 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Married: ABT 1673 13 Children: Samuel Marchant b: ABT 1673 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Jabez Marchant b: ABT 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Hannah Marchant b: ABT 1677 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA John Marchant b: ABT 1679 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Elizabeth Marchant b: ABT 1681 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Samuel Marchant b: ABT 1683 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Ebenezer Marchant b: ABT 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Jabez Marchant b: ABT 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Sources: Title: Randall and Allied Families - William Randall (1609-1693) of Scituate and His Descendants with Ancestral Families Abbrev: Randall and Allied Fams. Author: Randall, Frank Alfred Publication: Raveret-Weber Printing Company, Chicago, 1943 Page: pgs. 316-319. Title: Some of the Descendants of the Closson Marchant Thornton and Everingham Families Abbrev: C, M, T, E (1963) Author: Closson, William G. Publication: privately published, Flushing, NY, 1963 Page: pg. 2-3. Title: Some of the Descendants of the Closson Marchant Thornton and Everingham Families Abbrev: C, M, T, E (1963) Author: Closson, William G. Publication: privately published, Flushing, NY, 1963 Page: pg. 3.

May have been b. 1675.
Sources

Jillaine S Smith. The two Richard Taylor families of early Yarmouth, Massachusetts. NEHGR July 2011 p 187-199.
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GZYX : 13 July 2016), Jabez Marchant and Mary Babson, 12 Jan 1720; citing Marriage, Glocester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1T-BHF : 10 December 2014), Jabesh Merchant in entry for Mary Merchant, 12 Mar 1778; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 447; FHL microfilm 864,859.
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Gloucester - Births, p 135.
Lawrence Merchant, The San Simon (Carlsbad, N.M.: Merchant, 1975) LC Call No.: CS71.M5491975
Frank Russell Merchant, The house of Jabez: Chronicles of the Merchant-Marchant family, from 1721 (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Pub. Co., 1987) LC Call No.:CS71.M5491987
A.N. Marchant, Marchant genealogy & Family Records ca1300-ca1984
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http://www.hayward-logan.com/Robinson/Marchant.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marchant-643 Profile last modified 16 Dec 2019 | Created 24 Mar 2016 | Last significant change: 16 Dec 2019

Jabez Merchant SR formerly Marchant

Born about Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusettsm

Son of Abishai Marchant and Mary (Taylor) Marchant

Brother of William Marchant, Elizabeth (Merchant) Wheldon, Samuel (Merchant) Marchant and John Marchant

Husband of Mary Butman — married 12 Jan 1721 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Father of Ruth (Marchant) Cleaves, Daniel Marchant, Sarah (Marchant) Crocker, Jabez Merchant JR and Lois (Merchant) Woodbury

Died 23 Aug 1773 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 16 Dec 2019 | Created 24 Mar 2016 | Last significant change: 16 Dec 2019

12:24: Pamjoy Major added Jabez Merchant JR (1727-abt.1789) as child for Jabez (Marchant) Merchant SR (abt.1687-1773). [Thank Pamjoy for this]

Biography

19. Jabez6 Merchant (Abijah/Abasha/Obijah5 Marchant, John4, John3, John2, John1) was born Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass., and died 1773 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. He married Mary Butman June 12, 1720 in Gloucester, Essex, Maine, daughter of John Butman and Sarah Robinson. She was born July 18, 1697 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass., and died March 12, 1778 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.

From "The Babson Genealogy": "Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, cordwainer, and Mary is wife, late widow of John Babson 3rd of Gloucester, deceased, agree that John Babson shall take the eldest child, James, to bring up at his own charge; and has paid unto his son, James Babson, a debt of £50 which was due from the estate of his brother, John Babson, deceased. In consideration of this, Jabez Merchant and Mary, his wife, quit claim unto their father, John Babson, all rights in the housing and land which her late husband died seized of during the minority of his grandson, James Babson." This agreement was signed 17 Feb. 1721/22. (Essex County Probate 1187)

Information re: John Babson and his dau. Sarah Butman and her husband, Jabez Merchant, found in the Babson Genealogy, Babson Gleanings, pg98.

Mary and Jabez Merchant were parents of 11 children. Despite his notability in life and in death, nothing is known of his parents or birthplace.

More About Jabez Merchant: Burial: Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Lived: Aft. 1720, Moved to Gloucester, Mass. Occupation: Cordwainer

Notes for Mary Butman: From: "A History of Framington, Mass." Great-great-granddaughter of Father of the Pilgrim Colony, Rev. John Robinson

Genealogy of the Library of Congress since 1986 section.

John Babson (John3) was born in Gloucester, 14 Dec. 1691; died there 1 June 1720, aged 29 years. He married in Gloucester, 6 Jan. 1714/15, Mary Butman, daughter of John and Susan (Robinson) Butman, born there 18 July 1697.She married (2) in Gloucester, January 12, 1720/21, Jabez Merchant, and died in the home of her son, Daniel, March 12, 1778, aged 80 years." (Babson Gleanings, pg 98)

The Babson Genealogy page 13

16 JOHN4 BABSON, born in Gloucester, Dec. 14, 1691; died there June 1, 1720, aged 29 years. He married in Gloucester, Jan. 6, 1714/15, MARY BUTMAN, daughter of John and Sarah (Robinson) Butman, born in Gloucester, July 18, 1697. She married in Gloucester, Jan. 12, 1720/21, JABEZ MERCHANT, of Gloucester, and died at the house of her son, Daniel Merchant, Mar. 12, 1778, aged 80 years. (Babson's Historical Notes, Second Series, 98). John Babson abovesaid was the youngest of three John Babsons living in Gloucester in his lifetime. Therefore, he was called John Babson, 3d. Mary Babson, widow, was appointed administratrix of the estate of John Babson, 3d, of Gloucester, deceased, with James Babson and Philemon Warner as sureties in $500., Jan. 3, 1720/21. The inventory states that John Babson, 3d, died June 1, 1720. Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, cordwainer, and Mary his wife, late widow of John Babson, 3d, of Gloucester, deceased, agree that John Babson shall take the eldest child James to bring up at his own charge; and has paid unto his son James Babson, a debt of œ50 which was due from the estate of his brother, John Babson, deceased. In consideration of this Jabez Merchant and Mary his wife quitclaim unto their father, John Babson, all rights in the housing and land which her late husband died seized of during the minority of his grandson, James Babson. This agreement was signed Feb. 17, 1721/22. (Essex Probate, 1187). Children, born in Gloucester: 37--I. MARY5, b. Dec. 15, 1716; d. Jan. 18, 1716/17. 38--II. JAMES, b. Dec. 19, 1717. 39--III. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 4, 1719.

More About Mary Butman: Burial: March 14, 1778, Gloucester, Essex, Mass.

Children

Children of Jabez Merchant and Mary (Babson) Butman are:

Daniel7 Merchant, born November 16, 1721 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.; died Aft. 1779 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Jabez Merchant, born August 02, 1727 in (bapized) Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine. Mary Merchant, born August 13, 1723 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.; died Bef. May 14, 1759. She married William Dolliver December 03, 1745 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Lois Merchant, born July 14, 1729 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. She married Caleb Woodbury November 22, 1748 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Martha Merchant, born June 20, 1725. She married Joseph Day April 17, 1744 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Lemuel Merchant, born September 25, 1737 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. He married Sarah Lane. Samuel Merchant, born January 08, 1730/31. He married Essabella Day. (Notes for Samuel Merchant: Full Context of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. Volume 10 page 633 Merchant, Sam.Quarter Master, ship "Vengeance," commanded by Capt. Thomas Thomas; engaged June 27, 1779; discharged Aug. 27, 1779; service, 2 mos., on Penobscot expedition. Roll sworn to in Suffolk Co. John Merchant, born July 11, 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Eunice Merchant, born November 23, 1735 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass. Little is known about Abishai Marchant but he is “assigned” the following children: Samuel born about 1673; Jabez born about 1675; Hannah born about 1677; John (Guernsey) born about 1679; Elizabeth born 1681, married Thomas Wheldon; Samuel born about 1683, m Joanna Gage; Ebenezer born about 1685 m Mrs. Berthia Day Willett.

Additional Information for Abishai Marchant Notes (7) [Dyer II.FTW] Birth: 10 Jan 1649/50 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Death: 1712 in Yarmouth Barnstable Co., Massachusetts This is from the Edgartown Records, as transcribed by; Katherine Merwin Mayhew, Martha's Vineyard Historian; Abishai Marchant, son of John Marchant, b. Yarmouth Jan 10, 1650/51, died after 1714 probably at Yarmouth. He was of Martha's Vineyard on Dec 6, 1693 when he sold land to Lt. John Coffin. The following is from handwritten notes in the Edgartown Historical Society; Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 5, p. 43: July 5, 1670, " Abishai Marchant, for being found to be in bed with Mary the wife of Morgan Jones, was fined the sume of 40s to the use of the Collonie." Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 8, p. 132: " July 1670, fined L2, for above offence" July 5, 1670 (CM, PCR 5:43): Abisha Marchant, for being found to be in bed with Mary, the wife of Morgan Jones, was fined the summe of forty shillings to the vse of the collonie. August 11, 1670 (PCR 5:48): Abisha Marchant, for being in bed with Mary, the wife of Morgan Jones, fined forty shillings. Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 5, p. 12: "Mar. 4, 1672/3 - Abishai Marchant & Mary Taylor for committing fornication with each other, fined each of them L5." March 4, 1672/1673 (CM, PCR 5:112): Abisha Marchant and Mary Tayler, for committing fornication with each other, fined each of them five pound. [Abishai married Mary Taylor in 1673 or ‘74 and they had several children] In the book; " History of Cape Cod [ History of Barnstable County ], Annals of Yarmouth, Vol. 2. p. 195: April 26, 1676, Abishai Marchant of Yarmouth " rated L1:15:3, towards the charge of the late was." Evidently Abishai neglected to show up for duty and subsequently was fined. In the book "History of Barnstable County", "Annals of Yarmouth" pages 195-195. "towards to late war", shows both the tax-paying inhabitants at this date, and their comparative wealth. We retain order of names, inasmuch as it probably indicates neighborhood. Abishai Marchant, 1.15. 3, he appears 28th on the list in the first colum, between Anthony Fry and Mr. Sunderland. Abishai's father John appears in the second column, second to last on the list. John Marchant, 2.11 (I say John is the father of Abishai as he is not dead until 1693, and son John b. 1679/80, of Abishai would have been too young.) [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2862, Date of Import: 4 Jun 1999] Descendants of John Marchant http://hometown.aol.com/CaptBilly/Marchnts.html ABISHAI MARCHANT, born 10 Jan 1650-1651, resided in Yarmouth MA about 1714 and later Edgartown, MA, returning later to Yarmouth, MA. He married Mary Taylor about 1673 who was born about 1650 and died 1 Feb 1717-1718.

Abishai Marchant 1 2 Birth: 10 JAN 1650/51 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA 1 2 Father: John Marchant b: ABT 1625 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA Mother: Unknown Marriage 1 Mary Taylor b: ABT 1650 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Married: ABT 1673 13 Children: Samuel Marchant b: ABT 1673 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Jabez Marchant b: ABT 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Hannah Marchant b: ABT 1677 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA John Marchant b: ABT 1679 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Elizabeth Marchant b: ABT 1681 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Samuel Marchant b: ABT 1683 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Ebenezer Marchant b: ABT 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Jabez Marchant b: ABT 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA Sources: Title: Randall and Allied Families - William Randall (1609-1693) of Scituate and His Descendants with Ancestral Families Abbrev: Randall and Allied Fams. Author: Randall, Frank Alfred Publication: Raveret-Weber Printing Company, Chicago, 1943 Page: pgs. 316-319. Title: Some of the Descendants of the Closson Marchant Thornton and Everingham Families Abbrev: C, M, T, E (1963) Author: Closson, William G. Publication: privately published, Flushing, NY, 1963 Page: pg. 2-3. Title: Some of the Descendants of the Closson Marchant Thornton and Everingham Families Abbrev: C, M, T, E (1963) Author: Closson, William G. Publication: privately published, Flushing, NY, 1963 Page: pg. 3.

May have been b. 1675. Sources

Jillaine S Smith. The two Richard Taylor families of early Yarmouth, Massachusetts. NEHGR July 2011 p 187-199. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GZYX : 13 July 2016), Jabez Marchant and Mary Babson, 12 Jan 1720; citing Marriage, Glocester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468. Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1T-BHF : 10 December 2014), Jabesh Merchant in entry for Mary Merchant, 12 Mar 1778; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 447; FHL microfilm 864,859. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Gloucester - Births, p 135. Lawrence Merchant, The San Simon (Carlsbad, N.M.: Merchant, 1975) LC Call No.: CS71.M5491975 Frank Russell Merchant, The house of Jabez: Chronicles of the Merchant-Marchant family, from 1721 (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Pub. Co., 1987) LC Call No.:CS71.M5491987 A.N. Marchant, Marchant genealogy & Family Records ca1300-ca1984 Geo. Ed. Merchant, The Merchants of Cape Ann" --LDS #2055238 Item 1 Subj: Marchant, Marchand by the Soc. of Gen.,(London) LDS Microfilm reel; 35 mm. FHL/British film # 215624. http://www.hayward-logan.com/Robinson/Marchant.htm