Noah Abell

22. Noah Abell, son of Caleb Abell and Mary Miller, born December 25, 1706; died 1783; married at Norwich, Connecticut., May 23, 1729, Anna, born August 16, 1711, died April 30, 1801 at Franklin, dau. of Ahial and Abiah (Hough) Marshall.

On March 2, 1757, Noah deeded his lot and Buildings where he lived, containing 9 acres and 76 rods, to William Morgan of Norwich, formerly of Groton, Conn., 16 acres and 102 rods of Woodland on the highway, that leads to Sam’ll Gifford’s, and 20 acres and 40 rods across the (Yantic) river. This last parcel prob. includes a small steep hill or ledge of rock where tradition has it that the Indians had a Fort in ancient times before the white people came to Norwich.

Will of Noah Abell of Norwich, dated Apr. 7, 1781:

Considering my advanced years. To wife Anna, one third part of land and buildings. To my four daughters, Mary the wife of Samuel Griswold, Lucy the Wife of Benajah Bushnell, June., Abiah the Wife of John Diggs, Hannah the wife of John Edgcomb, the full value of £20 to each in Spanish milled dollars, 6s to a Dollar— to be paid by my two sons Caleb Abell & Thomas Abell—each to pay one half. To Thomas Abell my Dwelling house & my barn & the land they both stand on. All the rest of Estate to be equally divided between the two sons Caleb & Thomas & they to pay equally all debts and bequests to my wife & daughters.

The two sons are named as Executors. The Will was proved in Franklin, Apr. 3, 1787. On Apr. 11, 1789, an agreement signed by Anna Abell, Caleb Abell and Thomas Abell, describing the land and the personal property that each is to have of the Estate of Noah Abell. A metal marker at his grave reads: “A Patriots’ grave 1775-1783.”

Children:

• 60. MARY; m. Samuel Griswold.
• JABEZ, b. Feb. 12, 1730-1; prob. d. young.
• 61. CALEB, b. May 24, 1732.
• 62. THOMAS, b. 1742.
• 63. LUCY, b. Mar. 23, 1742.
• ABIAH, b. Aug. 5, 1747; m. John Briggs.
• HANNAH, b. Aug. 18, 1751 or 1753; m. John Edgcomb Dec. 9, 1779. She joined the Church at Lebanon, Conn., in 1801 by letter from Bozrah Church. They had dau. Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 1780 at Norwich, Conn.

Origins

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In 1697 Caleb and ten others were allowed to build a seat on the east side of the meeting house on the Leanto beams for their convenient sitting on the Lord’s Days. Rev. Huntington’s book of “Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Norwich” names 36 men whom he supposes to have been original proprietors; but one of these was Richard Wallis and another was Caleb Abell, who in 1660 was only 14 years of age. On May 2, 1728 Caleb deeded 1234 acres of land to his daughter, Esperience Hide. On January 12, 1727-8 Caleb deeded to his son Noah his home lot, dwelling house and barn, all lands adjoining his home lot and lands over the river (Yantic) his pasture land lying northerly and northeasterly of William Hide dwelling house (which house was on the other side of Town Street and a little to the east) lying in two parcels, together with land on both sides of Bradford brook on north side of road leading to Lebanon, except W 2 acres on south east of brook and land near Ben¬ jamin Abell’s dwelling house which he gave to his son Samuel, reserving to himself and his wife Marey the dwelling house during his life and for hers after his decease, also liberty to his daughter Hannah to dwell in said house so long as she remains unmarried and a passageway across home lot to his son Samuel to Samuel’s own land.

References

• Per "Abell, Horace A.. The Abell family in America : Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass., his English ancestry and his descendants, other Abell families and immigrants, Abell families in England. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1940" Caleb married Mary Miller born 1687, on june 25, 1701. She was the widow of Stephen Loomer. She outlived Caleb and was mentioned in his will. She was the daughter of George Miller. Page 50. < Archive.Org > Noah Abell, son of Caleb Abell by Mary Miller. 22. b. Drc. 25, 1706. Page 52. < Archive.Org > Page 61-62. < Archive.Org >