Thomas Abbott Sr. (1625 - 1659)

Born 1 Sep 1625 in Chappel, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Swan) Woodman — married 13 Jul 1655 (to 7 Sep 1659) in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 7 Sep 1659 at age 34 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

September 1, 1625 -- Thomas Abbott was baptized at Chappel, Essex, England. He was a son of George and Mary (Felstead) Abbott. ^[1].

Circa 1643 -- Thomas Abbott along with his father (George Abbott) and brothers (George and Nehemiah) emigrated from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[2]

5th Month (May) 13, 1655 -- Thomas Abbott and Dorothea Swan married at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a daughter of Richard and Ann Unknown Swan. ^{[3] [4]}

6th Month (June) "last day" (31), 1659 -- date of Thomas Abbott's will which was made at the urging of "Richard Swan father in Law of Thomas Abbott." Thomas Abbott gave his brother George Abbott £10, his brother Nehemiah Abbott £10 "and my devission of land at meremacke," and his brother Thomas Abbott £5. The rest of his estate was given to his wife. ^[5]

7th Month [July] 5, 1659 -- date of Thomas Abbott's codicil "[b]efore seuen a clocke in the morneing," saying that "he had bene serswaded to make his will and he was in such extreme pane when he did it soe as he did not consider the thing as he should haue done, and thefor vpon further consideration ther was something in his former will he desired to alter which [was] that haueing giuen his wife his whole estat" (after debts and other legacies were paid), he have the land to "my brethren in case that my wife die childless, to those brethren that have children or may have children. [F]urthermore I giue unto widow Brocklebank and hir sons," 40 shillings. Both will and codicil were nucupative. ^[6]

September 7, 1659 -- Thomas Abbott was buried at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^{[7] [8]}

Thomas and Dorothea Swan Abbott had no children ^[9] However, the codicil to the will seems to consider the possibility that his wife was pregnant.

25 November 1659 -- An agreement was made between three of Thomas' brothers and his widow Dorothy. The document states that Nehemiah Abbott of Ipswich formerly bought a house and lot of Ezekiell Northend, and later sold the house and lot to his brother Thomas Abbott, now deceased. Thomas Abbott conditionally bequeathed his land to his three brothers: George Abbott, Nehemiah Abbott and Thomas Abbott. An agreement with their sister -in-law, Dorothy the late wife to their brother Thomas deceased, was made in which they made over all their right and interest in the house and land where Dorothy now dwells in Rowley with three acres of salt marsh and three acres of meadow. The document was dated 25 November 1659, and was signed by George, Nehemiah and Thomas Abbott. It was acknowledged the same day by George and Nehemiah; and later by Thomas on 13 June 1683.^[10]

1673 -- Dorothy Swan Abbott "was about 37 years old," according to the Essex County Files, which means she was born circa 1636. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ The English Origin of George Abbott of Rowley,, Massachusetts. Page 239.
2. ↑ The English Origin of George Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts. Pages 26 - 28,
3. ↑ The English Origin of George Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts. Pages 26 - 28,
4. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 1.
5. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 1.
6. ↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of George(1) Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts" TAG Vol. 85(2011):26-28, citing Essex Co. Probate Recs., 1:301-3.
7. ↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of George(1) Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts", TAG Vol. 85(2011):26-28, citing Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 vols. (Salem, 1928-31), Vol. 1:437.
8. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 1.
9. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 1.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Essex > Deeds 1708-1712 vol 22-24 > image 355 of 896; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Essex Deeds Vol. 23:48.
11. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, page 371.

• Leslie Mahler. The English Origin of George Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts. Volume 85. 2011. Pages 26 - 28, citing Chappel, Essex, parish register [Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, film #1,565, 700, item 6]. Citing Rowley VRs, Volume 1. Page 239. TAG Vol. 85. 2011. Pages 26-28, citing Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. 2 volumes. Salem, Massachusetts. 1928. Page 31. Volume 1. Page 437. TAG Vol. 85. 2011. Pages 26-28, citing Essex Co. Probate Record s. Volume 1. Pages 301 - 303.

• Mary Lovering Holman. Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury. 3 volumes. (n.p., 1938-42), 2:899-901. Information on Richard Swan and his family.

• John William Linzee Jr. The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Massachusetts and Their Ancestors and Descendants. Boston, Massachusetts. 1913. Pages 310 - 329. Information on Richard Swan and his family.

• George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett Jewett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. 1933. Reprinted by the New England History Press, Somersworth, New Hampshire. 1981. Pages 1 & 371. Also available online at: [1]

• Blodgette, George. "Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass.", Essex Institute Historical Collections (Salem, Massachusetts, 1882) Vol. 19, [2]

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