Anthony Austin (1668 - 1733)

Born 7 Dec 1668 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Holcomb) Austin — married 4 Oct 1699 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1733 at age 64 in Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Anthony Austin was born on 7 December 1668 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.^[1][2] He was the son of Anthony Austin, 1636 - 1708 and Esther Huggins, 1643 - 1698.^[1][2]

Anthony married Abigail Holcomb on 4 October 1699 at Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (later annexed by Connecticut).^[1][2][3][4] They had the following children^[1][2]:

1. Anthony Austin, b. 4 Jul 1700, d. 11 May 1775
2. Abigail Austin, b. 12 Feb 1701, d. 1702 as an infant
3. Benajah Austin, b. 11 Jul 1704, d. 25 Jul 1704 as an infant
4. Benajah Austin, b. 23 Aug 1705
5. Esther Austin, b. 6 Mar 1707, d. 2 Apr 1708 as an infant
6. Esther Austin, b. 5 May 1709, d. 31 May 1756
7. Uriah Austin, b. 25 Dec 1711, d. 1712 - 28 Dec 1799
8. Caleb Austin, b. 19 Jun 1714, d. 31 Jul 1714 as an infant
9. Sarah Austin, b. 1715, d. 10 Aug 1796
10. Caleb Austin, b. 6 Feb 1718, d. 1719 - 9 May 1792
11. Joshua Austin, b. 6 Feb 1718, d. 1719 - 19 Oct 1801
12. Deborah Austin, b. 17 Dec 1721, d. 16 Jan 1802

At the time that Anthony Austin resided in the town of Suffield it was part of Massachusetts. The town was later annexed by Connecticut in 1749.^[3][4]

Anthony Austin died on 9 January 1733 in Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^[1][2] He was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (later annexed by Connecticut).^[1][3][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Austin
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Family History of Anthony Austin"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Annual Report of The American Historical Association"
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Early Suffield Families"
5. ↑ Find-A-Grave, Anthony Austin

• Austin, Jim & Austin, Liz. "Ensign Anthony Austin." Austin Families Association of America. Accessed 25 May 2017.
• "Family History of Anthony Austin", Suffield Historical Society
• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #28245998 for Anthony Austin, Jr in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. The gravestone inscription is legible in the image provided. However, the remaining information on this page is not sourced,
• Report of The American Historical Association for the Year 1906 (Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1908), Vol. 2, Page 77, Mead, Nelson P. "Public Archives of Connecticut. County, Probate, and Local Records". Suffield. Incorporated by Massachusetts, May, 1674; annexed to Connecticut, May, 1749.
• "Early Suffield Families", Suffield Historical Society
• Sheldon, Hezekiah Spencer. Documentary History of Suffield (C.W. Bryan Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1879) Page 29