Jonathan Abbott (1719 - 1790)

Born 24 Apr 1719 in King and Queen, Virginia

Died 30 Jan 1790 at age 70 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

At least by 1759, three years after Joseph Abbott’s son William was born in King and Queen, there was also a John Abbott in King and Queen County. He is mentioned in the vestry book for Stratton Major Parish in 1759 and again in 1767, by which time he was widowed with several adult daughters still living with him. ^[1]

This John Abbott would be around the age of Joseph Abbott and probably the older Jacob and thus is another possible brother. John’s son, also named John Abbott (b. c1737), married abt. 1762 in adjacent Middlesex County, VA and died there in 1776 [MWBF:82], leaving a widow and at least three proved children. [MWB1795-1798:65] His only surviving son, Vivion/Bevin Abbott (b. c1773), married in Middlesex in 1801 and moved his family abt. 18

The only feasible possibility found in the immediate area for the father of Joseph Abbott and his possible brothers Jacob and John was a William Abbott who appears in records for Old Rappahannock/Essex County, adjacent along the northeast side of King and Queen.

William Abbott immigrated into Virginia by 5 Mar 1689/90, when his headright was used by Capt. George Taylor to obtain a certificate for 1150 acres, as recorded in Old Rappahannock Court on that date. [RCO1686-1692:151(199)] In 1692, Old Rappahannock became extinct when it was divided into Richmond County (on the north side of the Rappahannock River) and Essex (on the south side).

Sources

1. ↑ [Chamberlayne, p. 24, 168]

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKB-7PT : 5 December 2014), John Abbot and Margaret Lyon, 15 Jan 1758; citing Overwharton Parish,Stafford,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,104,724.
• https://joanhorsley.org/reports/Abbott_Joseph_REPORT_01_16_2014.pdf