Sarah (Stevens) Abbot (1681 - 1750)

Born 28 Oct 1681 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Abbott — married 22 Jul 1708 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1750 at age 69 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

SARAH STEVENS, b. 28 Oct 1681 daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Abbott) Stevens;^[1] Sarah d. at Andover, 28 Dec 1750;^[2] m. 22 Jul 1708, her first cousin, STEPHEN ABBOT, b. at Andover, 16 Mar 1678 son of John and Sarah (Barker) Abbott; Stephen d. at Andover, 27 May 1766.

Notes

From The Essex Antiquarian, p. 38:

Stephen Abbot, born in Andover Jan. 14, 1678-9. He is called in the records of deeds, first, a wheelwright, then yeoman, and, later, miller. He lived in Andover where Professor Porter resided. He married Sarah Stevens July 22, 1708, and she died Dec. 28, 1750, aged sixty-nine. He died May 27, 1766.

Children, born in Andover :---

i. Stephen, b. in 1709; d. young.

ii. Ephraim, b. in 1710.

iii. Sarah, b. Oct. ___, 1711 ; m. Dea. George Abbot of Concord, N. H.

iv. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1713; m. Joseph Holt of Lunenburg Oct. 14, 1742; and d. Aug. 16, 1748.

v. Hannah, b. July 30, 1716; m. Benjamin Abbot of Concord, N. H.

vi. Stephen, b. March 21, 1718.

vii. Priscilla, b. Feb. 20, 1720; probably m. Jacob Towle of Lancaster (pub. Feb. 15, 1771).

viii. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 29, 1721; d. about 1786.

ix. Samuel, b. June 23, 1726.

x. Mehitable, b. March 17, 1727-8; d. April 16, 1728.

Sources

1. ↑ Stevens, Sarah, d. Ephraim and Sarah, Oct. 28, 1681. Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B340.shtml
2. ↑ Abbot, Sarah (Stevens), w. Mr. Stephen, Dec. 28, 1750, in her 70th y. Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D368.shtml

• Essex Antiquarian, p. 38; Andover Deaths, v. 2, p. 368

• "Abbot Genealogy." The Essex Antiquarian, a Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol 1, No 3. Salem, Massachusetts : The Essex Antiquarian, 1897 (Reprint: Higginson Book Company). Note: This publication is out of copyright and can also be downloaded in PDF and other formats at Archive.org.

• 'Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849. 2 vols. (v. 1, Births; v. 2, Marriages & Deaths). Topsfield, Massachusetts : Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. (can be found on Google Books and Archive.org).

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jon Myers for creating WikiTree profile Stevens-3921 through the import of MYERS-EVEY Family WikiTree.ged on Apr 18, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Stevens-855 created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011 by Sue Fitzpatrick.
• WikiTree profile Stevens-3201 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter.