Abraham Spoor (1757 - 1834)

Born 2 Oct 1757 in Linlithgo, Columbia, New York

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Biography

Abraham was born on 2 October 1757, in Linlithgo, Columbia, New York. He is the son of Isaac Spoor and Claertje Bresie. ^[1]

Abraham and Rebecca Betts (1759-) were married 24 February 1780, in Sheffield, Massachusetts. They had the following children: ^[2][3]

1. David, b. 24 Nov 1779, m. Electa Stearnes^[4]
2. Ephraim, b. 16 Oct 1781
3. Asahel, b. 2 Nov 1783, m. 1) Patience; 2) Mary Doxey ^[5]
4. Mary, b. 18 Apr 1787, m. William Stearnes^[6]
5. John, b. 28 Mar 1790
6. Almon, b. 5 Jul 1792^[7]
7. Louisa, b. 19 Apr 1796^[8]
8. Orange, b. 23 Sep 1803^[9]
   

   Private Abraham Spoor served with Colonel Ashley's Regiment, Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.

Abraham was a private in the Revolutionary War. He served in the Continental Army for nine months in 1778.^[10]

Confusion over Parents

The "Spoor Family in America" states that the Abraham who married Rebecca Betts was the son of Issac Spoor and Claertje Brasie. In Abraham's Revolutionary War pension papers, it definitely states his father was John Spoor, that he served under his father, Captain John Spoor, and that he was born 12 May 1760 to John Spoor and his wife Cornelia. Perhaps that Abraham should be merged with this Abraham?

Sources

1. ↑ Underwood, Marie Annette Spurr, 1854-; The Spoor Family in America; a record of the known descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland, and settled in the Hudson river valley in the middle of the seventeenth century; Pub: 1901, Press of the New Era Printing Co. Lancaster, PA; https://archive.org/stream/spoorfamilyiname00unde?ref=ol#page/110/mode/2up Page 110-111
2. ↑ Underwood, Marie Annette Spurr, 1854-; The Spoor Family in America; a record of the known descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland, and settled in the Hudson river valley in the middle of the seventeenth century; Pub: 1901, Press of the New Era Printing Co. Lancaster, PA; https://archive.org/details/spoorfamilyiname00unde/page/114/mode/2up Page 115-116
3. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files' National Archives (NARA), 300022, Pub M804, Group 15, Roll 2260; Spoor Abraham, Spoor, Rebecca. W.3195 https://www.fold3.com/image/16202184
4. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPD-B9K : 20 January 2020), David Spoor, 1780.
5. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HP-5L6 : 20 January 2020), Asahel Spoor, 1784.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2021), memorial page for Mary Spoor Stearns (18 Apr 1787–25 May 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #28475501, citing Eldridge Cemetery, South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2021), memorial page for Almond Spoor (5 Jul 1793–1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #20848205, citing Union Dale Cemetery, Union Dale, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by KenR Jr. (contributor 49966516).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2021), memorial page for Louisa Spoor Cressey (19 Apr 1796–5 Jun 1858), Find A Grave: Memorial #184338355, citing Montgomery Center Cemetery, Montgomery, Franklin County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by A Sindt (contributor 46820437).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2021), memorial page for Orange Spoor (23 Sep 1803–11 Jan 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #110276956, citing Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Farnham, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Robert Comeau (contributor 47310707).
10. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2021), "Record of Abraham Spoor", Ancestor # A107468.

• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2CS-PQJ : 21 January 2020), Abraham Spoor, 1757.