William Abbott (1657 - 1713)

Born 18 Nov 1657 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gary) Abbott — married 19 Jun 1682 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1713 at age 55 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Abbott Name Study.

Note of Spouses

Elizabeth Gray born 1651 in Salem daughter of Robert Gray (1620-1662) and his wife Elizabeth has been removed as a possible spouse of William Abbott as it can be established through the will of Robert Gray who died in 1662 and subsequent land transactions that Elizabeth Gray born 1651 married John Priest.

The marriage of William Abbot and Elizabeth Gary is recorded at Roxbury^[1] (also noted in records at Andover) but likely occurred in Roxbury which was Elizabeth's place of birth and residence.

In addition, the identity of William's wife as Elizabeth Gary/Geary daughter of Nathaniel Geary of Roxbury is confirmed by the probate record of Nathaniel Gary of Roxbury which includes an acknowledgment on 16 April 1684 from William Abbit of Andover that he has received from the estate administrator (Anna Bishop) his full portion from the estate.^[2]

Birth

George Abbott's son William Abbott was born in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, on 18 Nov 1657. ^[3]

Died 21 OCT 1713. Andover, ESSEX, MA. ^[4]

Religion: Puritan.

Occupation: Weaver.

Residence Andover, ESSEX, MA.

Marriage 12 DEC 1646. Roxbury, MA.

Marriage 19 JUN 1682 Andover, ESSEX, MA. ^[5]

Child James(2) Abbott

Child William(2) Abbott

From The Essex Antiquarian, p. 35, under children of George and Hannah (Chandler) Abbot:

Children, born in Andover :---

vi. William, b. Nov. 18, 1657.

From Chandler, p. 7, under children of Hannah [Chandler] and George Abbot:

vi. William Abbot, b. 18 Nov. 1657 ; d. 24 Oct. 1713 ; a Puritan in faith and Christian conduct ; lived near Prof. Stuart's house in Andover ; m. 2 June, 1682, Elizabeth Gray. She d. Dec. 1712. Twelve children.

From The Essex Antiquarian, p. 36:

William Abbot, born in Andover, Nov. 18, 1657. He was a weaver, and lived in Andover. He had the Puritan faith. He married Elizabeth Geary of Roxbury June 19, 1682. She died Nov. 26, 1712 ; and he died Oct. 21, 1713.

Children, born in Andover :---

i. Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1683; m. Joseph Phelps of Andover March 13, 1711; and was living in 1726.

ii. William, b. March 17, 1685; was given, when about three years old, to his father's uncle William Geary of Roxbury, who promised to care for him as his own, which he did. He married, and had a daughter. Lived in Roxbury, and died Oct. 28, 1713.

iii. George, b. March 19, 1687; d. Nov. 21, 1690.

iv. Ezra, b. July 7, 1689; and d. in Andover Nov. 19, 1712.

v. George, b. Dec. 21, 1691; d. Dec. 30, 1691.

vi. Nathan, b. Dec. 10, 1692; d. Jan. 9, 1712-3.

vii. James, b. Feb. 12, 1695. See below (39)

viii. Paul, b. March 28, 1697. See below (40).

ix. Philip, b. April 3, 1699; was a cordwainer; lived in Andover until about 1722; when he removed to Hampton, Conn., and afterward settled in Windham, where he m. Abigail Bickford Oct. 20, 1723, and where most of his children were born. He d. in 1749.

x. Hannah, b. April 5, 1701; m. Abiel Holt of Windham Feb. 21, 1721; and lived in Windham. She d. Jan. 8, 1788.

xi. Caleb, b. in 1704; was a tailor; removed to Pomfret, Conn., in 1726; and settled in Union in 1749; m. Elizabeth Paine Dec. 3, 1730; and d. in Union Jan. 31, 1778. They had children.

xii. Zebadiah, b. in 1706; removed to Windham, Conn., in 1728; m. Hannah ______; and d. 17__. His widow d. in 1769. They had one child, a daughter, who died young. He was a husbandman.

Note: The "See below" references behind certain children, refer to further information about them in the article cited, not in this profile.

From Andover Births, v. 1, p. 11, under Abbet:

William, s. Georg, sr. and Hanna, Nov. 18, 1657.

From Andover Marriages, v. 2, p. 24, under Abbott:

William, and Elizabeth Geery, June 19, 1682.

From Andover Deaths, v. 2, p. 374, under Abbott:

William, sr., Oct. 21, 1713.

A previous manager cited Ancestral File Number GD0F-3L at FamilySearch.org. The search results are linked. The number is associated with 113 user-submitted genealogies for his wife. I have not checked all of these to see if any cite more solid sources. These give her maiden name variously as Geary, Gary, or Gray. Most give her father's name as Nathaniel Gary.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ9-H4J : 10 November 2020), William Abbot, 19 Jun 1682; citing Marriage, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
2. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. Case 1096, Estate of Nathaniel Gary
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLP-L5F : 15 January 2020), William Abbott, 1657.
4. ↑ Letter to Ruth Jenkins dated February 12, 1980
5. ↑ Letter to Ruth Jenkins dated February 12, 1980. Andover Vital Records -- William Abbott married Elizabeth Geery in Andover, June 19, 1682. There are no other pertinent Geery, Gray, or Grey entries as clues to her parentage.

• Source S177 "Abbot Genealogy." The 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). Note: This publication is out of copyright and can be downloaded in PDF and other formats at Archive.org.

• Source S12 Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849, 2 vols. (v. 1, Births; v. 2, Marriages & Deaths). Topsfield, Massachusetts : Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. (can be found on Google Books and Archive.org).

• Source S57 George Chandler, comp. The Chandler family: The descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637. Worcester, Mass. : Press of Charles Hamilton, 1883. (can be found on OpenLibrary and Archive.org).

• Source: S71 Ancestral File. One of 113 user-submitted genealogies. See notes above.

• Ramsdell, George. The History of Milford (The Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 1901) Page 559

• Miller, Edward and Wells, Frederic, History of Ryegate, VT (The Caledonian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913) ian Company, St. Johnsbury, VT 1913.

• Andover Historical Society

• Jennie Ada Badger Winters, "ABBOTT"; Vermont Genealogical Society, Vermont Genealogical Society