Mary (Felstead) Abbott (aft. 1585 - 1633)

Born after 1585 in Essex, England [uncertain]

Wife of George Abbott Sr. — married 5 Oct 1624 (to 1633) in Great Tey, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 1633 before age 48 in Chappel, Essex, England

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Biography

Mary Felstead married George Abbott in the parish of Great Tey, co. Essex, England on 05 October 1624.^[1] "Mary wife of George Abbott" was buried at Chappel, the neighboring parish in Essex county, at the end of the year 1633 [exact date is illegible]. Five children of George Abbott were baptised in the parish of Chappel between 1625 and 1632^[2]:

1. Thomas, bp. 01 Sep 1625
2. George, bp. 22 Nov 1627
3. Mary, bp. 21 Dec 1628, bur. Chappel, 24 Feb 1630/1
4. Nehemiah, bp. 02 May 1630.
5. Mary (again), bp. 26 Feb 1631/2, bur. Chappel, 13 May 1634.

• A sixth son of George, born by 1639, was at Concord, Mass., in 1659, d. Andover, 6 May 1695; m. 15 Dec 1664, Sarah Stewart. He was most likely not a son of Mary Felstead.

Sources

1. ↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of George(1) Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts" TAG Vol. 85(2011):26-28, citing Great Tey, Essex, parish register [FHL film #1,565,716, item 23]
2. ↑ Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of George(1) Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts" TAG Vol. 85(2011):26-28.